Sven Breugelmans | |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | 12 August 1979 | (age 44)
Motocross career | |
Years active | 1999 - 2008 |
Teams | Suzuki, KTM |
Championships | MX3 - 2005, 2008 |
Wins | 10 |
Sven Breugelmans (born 12 August 1979) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1999 to 2008. Breugelmans is notable for being a two-time F.I.M. motocross world championship in the MX3-GP class for 650cc motorcycles.[1][2]
Breugelmans was born in Turnhout, Belgium. In 1999 he competed in the 125cc motocross world championships, finishing the season ranked 31st on a Kawasaki.[3] He switched to riding a Yamaha in the 2000 125cc world championship and improved to 23rd and then finished the 2001 season ranked 12th.[4][5]
In 2003 he joined the Sylvain Geboers Suzuki team to compete in the MXGP class but, a serious injury suffered at the British Grand Prix ended his season.[6][7] Breugelmans joined the KTM team for the 2004 MX1 world championship for 450cc motorcycles and was ranked 28th at the end of the season.[8]
Breugelmans won the 2005 MX3-GP motocross world championship riding for the KTM team run by former world champion Jacky Martens.[9][10] He finished as runner-up to Yves Demaria in the 2006 and 2007 MX3-GP world championships, before reclaiming the title in 2008.[11][12][13][14]