Following the conclusion of the 2025 YZ BLU CRU FIM Europe Cup with the action-packed SuperFinale in Sweden last weekend, 17 standout riders from across the YZ65, YZ85 and YZ125 classes have earned their places in the prestigious BLU CRU Masterclass, set to take place from 11th-12th November, at the stunning MC des Costieres circuit in Beauvoisin, France.
Over 800 riders registered for the 2025 YZ BLU CRU FIM Europe Cup this year, and of these, 112 riders took to the track alongside their racing heroes at the 2025 MXGP of Sweden in Uddevalla last weekend.
The 17 finalists were chosen as a result of their performance in their respective races in Sweden, with the first three from each category earning a place automatically with two additional spots available for wildcard riders judged to have impressed by the BLU CRU Racing Committee.
For 2025, the winners of each class will not only receive an invitation to the BLU CRU Masterclass, but will also be offered the chance to race in the first-ever YZ BLU CRU World SuperFinale, taking place alongside the prestigious Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Ironman Raceway, Indiana, between 3-5 October. This brand-new event hosted by Yamaha Motor USA will follow the same successful format as the YZ BLU CRU European Cup SuperFinale and offers the three young riders invited to compete against rivals from across the globe.
The 2025 YZ BLU CRU European Cup SupeFinale saw close and competitive racing across the three classes, making the choice of the BLU CRU Racing Committee especially difficult on the wildcard places for the Masterclass.
In the YZ65 class, race winner Tymon Andrzejewski from Poland will head to the Masterclass alongside second placed Jann Huisman, whose podium finish earned him a place at his second Masterclass event, with Spain’s Biel Vilalta also automatically earning his spot from his third-place podium finish. The wildcard riders for the YZ65 class are Tommy Wood (Great Britain), who fought valiantly for the podium in the SuperFinale before a late crash ruled him out, and the Netherland’s Marcio van Laars, who impressed the BLU CRU Racing Committee with his speed in Qualifying before unfortunately being ruled out of the race in the early stages.
New Zealand’s Nixon Coppins, who is part of the YZ BLU CRU program in the United Kingdom, was the only dominant victor of the 2025 SuperFinale, storming to the win by over 17 seconds in the YZ85 race. He automatically earns a place at the Masterclass for the second time after being chosen as a wildcard rider in 2024. He’ll be joined by second-placed Thijs van den Bogaard and former YZ65 SuperFinale winner Willads Gordon (Denmark), who took third in the YZ85 class this time around. Ivan Vidal of Spain, who just missed out on a podium finish in the closing stages of the YZ85 race has been given a wildcard entry alongside Leo Gasjer of Slovenia, who finished seventh in this year’s race. Elin Rotsthen of Sweden joins the YZ85 riders as the highest placed female rider in the YZ85 SuperFinale.
An action-packed YZ125 SuperFinale saw fireworks in Sweden with at least three different leaders throughout the race, but it was the UK’s Drew Stock who came out victorious ahead of fellow countrymen Hayden Statt. Denmark’s Bertram Thorius, who led the race twice before finishing third joins the two Brits in automatic qualification for the Masterclass. The trio are joined by wildcard entrants Storm Maymann of Denmark and Alejandro Torres of Spain, with Tiril Ottesen, the fastest female YZ125 rider, also earning a space at the Masterclass later this year.
The Masterclass offers these young riders, aged between eight and 16 years, a unique opportunity to showcase their skills while training under the guidance of esteemed coaches and BLU CRU ambassadors, including former Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP rider Gautier Paulin, 2022 Women’s Motocross World Champion Nancy van de Ven and BLU CRU rider coach Brian Jørgensen. At the end of the two-day event, one rider from each class will be declared the winner.
The YZ125 winner will secure a place on a Yamaha-supported team, competing on a GYTR-kitted YZ125 in the 2026 EMX125 Championship. Additionally, the winners of the YZ65 and YZ85 categories will receive valuable support from Yamaha Motor Europe for their 2026 campaigns.
