Yamaha Motor Europe is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup, following an intense two days of training and assessment under the watchful eyes of bLU cRU coaches Gautier Paulin, Brian Jørgensen and Nancy van de Ven during the YZ bLU cRU Masterclass at Motocross des Costières in the South of France. Words: Yamaha
In the face of stiff competition, 16-year-old Briton Jamie Keith was selected as the winner of this year’s YZ125 Cup. Keith will step up to contest EMX125 in 2025 with a fully supported ride in the JK Racing Yamaha team.
In the YZ85 class it was 13-year-old Dutch rider Kay Zijlstra who was identified during the YZ bLU cRU Masterclass as the rider with the most potential, from a group in which the level of all the riders was extremely high. Zijlstra will receive direct Yamaha support for his 2025 season.
In the YZ65 Cup it proved impossible to separate British rider Tommy Wood and Dutch rider Jann Huisman, both of whom are 10 years of age. As a result, both riders will now receive the same level of support for their 2025 campaigns, with Wood supported by Yamaha Motor Europe and Huisman supported by Yamaha Motor Benelux.
The bLU cRU is open to all Yamaha YZ riders aged between 8 and 16 years and is free to join. You can sign up for the 2024 YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup by clicking HERE.
In 2024 Yamaha Motor Europe’s bLU cRU program featured hundreds of talented riders racing across Europe, all chasing a place on the start gate at the YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup SuperFinale, which this year ran as an integral part of the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin and, for the first time, featured riders from the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and Brazil.
From the 113 riders who competed in the YZ SuperFinale, the top three European finishers from each class, along with two wildcard riders and the top-performing female rider in each category, were invited to the prestigious bLU cRU Masterclass at Motocross des Costières in Beauvoisin, France in November.
At the Masterclass the riders had the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and receive guidance from bLU cRU coaches Paulin, Van de Ven and Jørgensen, who then had the unenviable job of selecting the winners from an increasingly talented group.
After the resounding success of the 2024 YZ Cup, in 2025 a further 120 riders from Cups and Challenges around the world will compete to win a place on the gate at the YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup SuperFinale, the venue for this epic event will be announced shortly.
In the meantime, you can sign up to join the bLU cRU on the following link: https://www.yamaha-racing.com/blu-cru/yz-blu-cru-cup/register/
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