Become an IMBA board member!!!

Hello sports fans!

Are you involved in and interested in motocross? Would you like to take on a role on the IMBA board?

We are looking for interested people who would like to help shape the IMBA as officials.

You do not have to be a member of an IMBA association (on the board or as a member) to do so. However, it would be ideal if you could meet a few requirements.

Steffi Laier, Belgium wins the IMBA European Ladies' Championship again!

The team, the girls from the Netherlands, win the Nations title together.

Hello, I was in Wingles at the weekend for the Ladies' European Championship final. Everything was very well organised and the riders and team leaders were satisfied. The weather was OK, a little drizzle on Sunday morning, but the track was perfect.

IMBA European Championship 2025 Ladies

The next race for ladies will take place on 31 August 2025 in Wingles, France. UFOLEP and Club MC Etangs invite all women to participate in their race.

GPS data: 50.505324 / 2.861254

The paddock is open from: Friday afternoon

Award ceremony: approx. 30 minutes after the end of the last race on Sunday.

- For each event, there is a daily ranking with trophies for the top three finishers.

- The ‘Champions of Europe’ ranking is the ranking of all races in the European Championship in the respective season.

In addition to the winner's trophy, the respective champion (Champions of Europe) will receive a champion T-shirt in rainbow colours.

The presentation of the riders and teams will take place on SUNDAY at 12.15 pm.

Out of respect, we ask all riders to participate.

Further information, the announcement, schedule and route map can also be found here under Race Info in the attached PDF files.

Registration is carried out by the individual associations via the IMBA website under Registration.

Cancellation of the IMBA Masters of Nations 2025

Dear IMBA sports fans, I have some very unfortunate news to share with you today. We, the IMBA Board and the VMCF Board, had a meeting on Monday about the IMBA Masters of Nations event scheduled for 19–20 July and came to the conclusion that, given the number of participants registered, it will not be possible to hold the event. There are too few participants in the youth classes and too few participants in various adult classes. The organiser and the IMBA board had expected at least 200-250 participants from outside the area, and the Belgian riders are also not interested in this event. Some say it is too far away for them, others are put off by the hard stone ground, etc.

The VMCF regrets having to cancel the event, but the costs for the track and everything else have become so high that the entire race weekend has to be cancelled.

Participants who have already transferred funds will, of course, be refunded in the next few days. For those who have not yet transferred funds, please do not make any further transfers.

I wish you all continued good luck and success in whatever events you take part in.

Willi Jütten, IMBA Secretary

IMBA Ladies 18-05-2025 in Berghem, Netherlands

During qualifying, reigning European champion Steffi Laier from Belgium showed that she was the one to beat. However, Amber Simons from the Netherlands posted the fastest qualifying time.