Marnicq Bervoets is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 former professional motocross

Motocross

Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...

 racer.

Bervoets was one of the top motocross competitors in the 1990s. Riding for the Suzuki

Suzuki

is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...

 factory team, he finished second to perennial champion Stefan Everts

Stefan Everts

Stefan Everts is a motocross racer from Belgium, who retired in 2006 after securing his record 10th World Title. He also holds several other motocross records....

 three times in the F.I.M.

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

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 250cc motocross world championships from 1995 to 1997. He switched to the Yamaha

Yamaha Motor Company

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 factory racing team and moved to the 500cc class, finishing in second place in 2000 and third in 2001. Bervoets was a member of three winning Belgian teams at the Motocross des Nations

Motocross des Nations

The Motocross des Nations is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the "Olympics of Motocross"...

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