It is not just the MXGP and MX2 riders who will be enjoying a brief summer break in Turkey, as the WMX and EMX Open riders are scheduled to compete at both this weekend’s Grand Prix of Turkey and then the Grand Prix of Afyon that follows. Now, despite the criticism that comes with adding support classes to races that are far from where riders are located, the WMX entry list is actually rather healthy. The WMX class is quietly on the up at the moment.
The EMX Open division is suffering a tad, with just 14 riders entered and eight of those hailing from Turkey. Is that not the reason for the class though, to give national riders a shot in front of their home crowd? It is not too far fetched to think that some of the local fans will be more interested in watching how Ata Kahvecioglu does in EMX Open instead of Maxime Renaux in MX2. Anyway, I digress. Provisional WMX and EMX Open entries for the first Turkish stop are below.
WMX |
1 | Courtney Duncan |
5 | Britt Jans-Beken |
8 | Kiara Fontanesi |
9 | Virginie Germond |
11 | Mia Ribic |
22 | Despina Mandani |
28 | Elisa Galvagno |
29 | Fahimeh Nematollahi |
36 | Avrie Berry |
51 | Jenitty van der Beek |
79 | Gabriela Seisdedos |
85 | Nancy van de Ven |
88 | Irmak Yildirim |
90 | Sandra Keller |
131 | Line Dam |
172 | Lynn Valk |
188 | Shana van der Vlist |
255 | Daniela Guillen |
274 | Amandine Verstappen |
325 | Sara Andersen |
423 | Larissa Papenmeier |
469 | Jamie Astudillo |
612 | Mathea Seleboe |
625 | Tahlia Jade O’Hare |
699 | Elena Kapsamer |
705 | Malou Jakobsen |
912 | Giorgia Blasigh |
EMX Open |
11 | Ata Kahvecioglu |
16 | Nicolas Dercourt |
18 | Volkan Ozgur |
43 | Davide De Bortoli |
74 | Berkay Kocakaya |
96 | Mustafa Cetin |
100 | Sakir Senkalayci |
101 | Batuhan Demiryol |
185 | Mehmet Celik |
261 | Murat Basterzi |
399 | Matej Jaros |
414 | Krisztian Tompa |
771 | Simone Croci |
831 | Tomasz Wysocki |
Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: Ray Archer
