An annual event to decide the sport’s leading country, the FIM Long Track of Nations (LToN) powered by Anlas, Kineo and HKC Koopmann takes place tomorrow (7 September) in Morizès in the south-west of France where three-rider teams from seven nations will be in action.

Since the inaugural LToN in 2007 that was also held in Morizès, only four different countries – Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain and France – have claimed the coveted crown which is currently in Dutch hands following their famous win on home soil in Roden last season.

This ‘big four’ will of course be out in force in France on Saturday night aiming to add to their title totals, while teams from Finland, Denmark and the Czech Republic will all be focussed on racing to an historic first victory for their country.

Joining forces with Jakob Bukhave and Patrick Kruse, as team captain Kenneth Kruse Hansen will lead the Danes into battle and the experienced thirty-six-year-old from Herlev, a suburb of Danish capital city Copenhagen, is hoping a good result will act as a springboard for Long Track racing in his country.

Long Track has been in decline on the Danish scene for many years, but slowly we have got a growing interest for the sport,” he said. “To win the title would for sure give us a boost in our mission to make Long Track a big sport in Denmark again.

Saturday will be Hansen’s fourth appearance at the LToN and he clearly takes great pride in racing in his country’s colours after spending the rest of the season competing on an individual basis.

It is always an honour to represent your country at the highest level, we do this for Denmark as a team. Of course, it will be a different approach as we compete as a team, so we will share all things between us to make us as strong as possible as a unit.

Hansen currently sits eighth in the FIM Long Track World Championship points table after the opening three rounds with a best finish of ninth achieved last time out in Scheessel in Germany in August, but if he can find the form in which he ended 2023 when he won two of the final three rounds then the Danes may very well find themselves in contention.

However, for now at least he is refusing to elaborate on Denmark’s chances and when asked whether his nation can race to victory on Saturday night his reply is short and straight to the point.

“All teams that take part can win.”

The action at Morizès is due to get under way with the first Heat at 21:00 local time.

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