Paris thunders to the sound of Supercross once more

The new seating sections were full on Saturday evening and similarly packed on Sunday afternoon as Musquin set a mean pace around a well-received layout that was quick and open for racing. The course lacked the dense technicality of AMA tracks but the smallest mistake made the difference as the leaders – Honda’s Cole Seely and Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne and Dean Wilson – circulated within tenths of a second.

Musquin had the goods on the track by winning the Main Event on Saturday and from Cole Seely and Wilson on Sunday. Monster Energy’s Cedric Soubeyras, who so memorably blazed his way through UK Arenacross, took his Suzuki to fifth overall.

The fans caused the roof to rattle in full appreciation of Jackson Strong’s front flip in the FMX segment of the programme with Edgar Torronteras and Josh Sheehan also defying physics and the veteran Spaniard even impressing the crowd with his Beatbox capabilities.

The 34th edition of this famous race – that has seen some of the biggest names in the sport grace French soil – was all about the ‘revenir’ to Paris but also highlighted that the appeal of Supercross and some stunning racing talent is a strong as ever. 17th-18th of November 2018 and the next time that the U Arena gets dirty and loud won’t come soon enough for some.