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Images from the 2016 Supercross in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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5 minutes together with Romain Febvre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Nov 032016

The Veltins-Arena in Germany brought together first ever Monster Energy SMX Riders’ and Manufacturers’ Cup and we caught up there with Romain Febvre.

Romain how did your first training here at Veltins - Arena in Germany go so far?


Yeah, it was good! We had the opportunity to ride yesterday, myself, Dungey and Gajser. so was good to see and try the track, having the opportunity to check if everything fine or needed any adjustment.

Actually I am very surprised by the track building organization, as the track for it´s inaugural run looks very good. The race today consists of different race categories, so let’s see how they will manage to fix the track in between those races.

Images from the 2016 Supercross in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
This is the first Super motocross Event taking place in Germany. What are your expectations of such an Event? Are you ready for the evening? 

Yes, we are ready. We are here to win with the Team Yamaha. We’ll see how it will goes for us, but you will definitely see some good racing. I hope that we will have many spectators creating a great atmosphere.
Supermotocross at the Veltins Arena in Germany.
What do you think is the most challenging element in this artificial track? 

All the jumps! It will be difficult to do the passes on those jumps! Also the curves: they are very sand bases therefore it will be easy to make a mistake. We will see some interesting moves there and I think it’s going to be challenging for the racers to pass each other.
Images from the 2016 Supercross in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
From your point of view what´s the biggest difference between indoor and outdoor races? 

Actually I haven’t ridden indoor courses that much. The only clear difference is the size. Indoor courses are always smaller than outdoor ones. Ideally it would be great to be able to train 1-2 two weeks before in order to adapt the bike and learn how to ride a smaller and shorter track. So the training at the Motocross of Nations was great, as I could adapt the bike for the super motocross.
Images from the 2016 Supercross in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Which contests do you think started helping you achieve international recognition in order to start your professional career?

I started to ride at age of 3. I did at first national races in France till the age of 15, then I went to European races in Belgium and Germany. The results came quite fast. Then I stepped up to the European Championship and I won. Afterwards I moved to MX2 and then to MXGP. That’s how I got international recognition from sponsors and people.
Images from the 2016 Supercross in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Which engine cylinder is your bike, is it a 2 or 4 strokes? 

4 strokes. 

Watch Monster Energy SMX Riders' & Manufacturers' Cup Highlights:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3kkdP7Ojg  

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