Team France MXoN team change – Vialle OUT

France have changed their Motocross Des Nations team heading to Assen.

Maxime Renaux has been drafted into the team and will contest the MX2 class replacing Tom Vialle.

The following statement was posted:

Following the refusal of one of the ktm team’s sales partners to accept the proposal of the ffm on the outfits of the French team, the federation is forced to replace Tom Vialle by Maxime Renaux to represent France in assen on the 28 And September 29th.

Gautier Paulin (Yamaha) – mxgp category – captain
Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) – MX2 Category
Jordi Tixier (KTM) – open category

The President of the ffm, Jacques Bolle: ” I am really saddened by this situation, especially for Tom, but for my part, I consider that the pilots must first wear the colors of France to the mxdn”.

Pic: Ray Archer