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The 2023 FIM Long Track of Nations was the 15th annual FIM Team Long Track World Championship. The final took place on 24 September 2023 in Roden, Netherlands. [1] [2]
The Netherlands won the event for a fourth time, with 2021 individual World Long Track champion Romano Hummel winning all six of his races for a maximum 30 points. Dave Meijerink, Mika Meijer and Jannick de Jong completed the successful quartet.
Nine-time champions Germany finished second, with Erik Riss top scoring, while Great Britain completed the podium. [3]
Pos. | Team | Pts | riders |
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Netherlands | 64 | Romano Hummel 30, Dave Meijerink 17, Mika Meijer 10, Jannick de Jong 7 | |
Germany | 57 | Erik Riss 29, Martin Smolinski 18, Jörg Tebbe 9, Stephan Katt 1 | |
Great Britain | 49 | Chris Harris 25, Zach Wajtknecht 12, Andrew Appleton 12 | |
4 | Finland | 44 | Henri Ahlbom 16, Tero Aarnio 14, Jesse Mustonen 13, Topi Mustonen 1 |
5 | Czech Republic | 36 | Hynek Štichauer 18, Josef Franc 13, Jan Macek 5 |
6 | Denmark | 35 | Jacob Bukhave 23, Tobias Thomsen 12, Morten Qvistgaard 0 |
7 | France | 29 | Mathias Trésarrieu 10, Jordan Dubernard 8, Steven Labouyrie 8, Gaétan Stella 3 |
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