2022 FIM Long Track of Nations | |
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The 2022 FIM Long Track of Nations was the 14th annual FIM Team Long Track World Championship. The final took place on 26 May 2022 in Herxheim, Germany. [1] [2] The 2020 and 2021 events had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Germany won the event for the ninth time, with two times individual world champion Erik Riss returning to the longtrack after a long break and gaining the crucial heat win in the final that saw Germany beat the Czech Republic by virtue of the race win. Mathieu Trésarrieu performed superbly for France but was unable to gain the support required from his team. [3]
Pos. | Team | Pts | riders |
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Germany | 42+12 | Erik Riss 35, Lukas Fienhage 17, Max Dilger 2 | |
Czech Republic | 42+12 | Martin Málek 30, Josef Franc 22, Hynek Štichauer 2 | |
France | 39+6 | Mathieu Trésarrieu 43, Stéphane Trésarrieu 8, Mathias Trésarrieu 6 | |
4 | Netherlands | 41 | Romano Hummel 29, Theo Pijper 23, Dave Meijerink 0 |
5 | Great Britain | 31 | Zach Wajtknecht 29, James Shanes 5, Chris Harris 4 |
6 | Denmark | 22 | Kenneth Kruse Hansen 12, Jacob Bukhave 10 |
7 | Poland | 12 | Stanisław Burza 10, Marcin Sekulla 1, Adam Skórnicki 1 |
8 | Finland | 11 | Tero Aarnio 5, Henri Ahlbom 4, Max Koivula 2 |
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