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Sylvain Geboers
Sylvain Geboers (born 28 March 1945) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and motocross racing team manager. He competed in the Motocross World Championships between 1964 and 1975. Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, the six-time World Champion, Joël Robert, Geboers was one of the top motocross racers of the late 1960s and early 1970s. During a five year period from 1968 to 1972, he finished in the top three of the FIM 250cc Motocross World Championships.
After his competitive career had ended, he became the longtime team manager for the Suzuki Motocross Grand Prix team. Geboers was the older brother of five-time Motocross World Champion, Eric Geboers.
Geboers was born in Balen, Belgium on 28 March 1945 and grew up in nearby Mol, Belgium. His father was an amateur motocross racer who owned a petrol station that also sold automobiles, mopeds and scooters. Sylvain Geboers was the oldest of five brothers with Eric Geboers being the youngest, 16 years his junior. All five brothers followed their father's lead and became motorcycle racers. A supporter's club was formed out of a desire to help further the racing careers of the Geboers brothers. For nearly 30 years, from the beginning of Sylvain's career in the early 1960s to the end of Eric's career in 1990, the supporter's club remained active by raising funds through subscription fees and by organizing tours to watch the brothers compete.
Geboers began motocross racing at the age of 16 riding a large, heavy 500cc four-stroke motorcycle. By the time he was 17 years old, he had won the 500cc Belgian Junior National Championship riding a BSA Gold Star motorcycle. He became known as a sand track specialist because of the many sand tracks located near his home in Belgium, and across the border in Holland. Sand tracks require great stamina as well as high speeds to avoid getting bogged down in the deep, sandy soil.
At the age of 19, Geboers surged to prominence in his first world championship race at the 1964 500cc Belgian Grand Prix. The setting of the Belgian Grand Prix was a rugged, narrow track in the forests surrounding the picturesque hilltop Citadel of Namur. First held in 1947, the Namur Grand Prix was revered by motocross enthusiasts in the same manner that auto racing enthusiasts considered the Monaco Grand Prix to be the crown jewel of the Formula One season. In the first heat race he finished in fourth-place ahead of former World Champions Bill Nilsson (Jawa), Sten Lundin (Lito) and Rolf Tibblin (Hedlund).
Geboers earned a place on the Belgian team in the 1964 Motocross des Nations held at Hawkstone Park, England. He placed ninth in the first heat race then scored an impressive second place in the second heat behind the reigning World Champion, Jeff Smith (BSA). His score helped the Belgian team finish second to the British team.
Geboers' impressive performance at the Motocross des Nations got the attention of the Matchless motorcycle company who offered him support for the 1965 season riding their new four-stroke Model G85CS race bike. However, by the mid 1960s heavier four-stroke motorcycles like Matchless were being rendered obsolete by rapid advances in two-stroke engine technology which made apparent the importance of lightness and agility in motocross racing, and Geboers failed to score any world championship points that year. He was once again named to the Belgian team in the 1965 Motocross des Nations event held at the Namur Circuit in Belgium where the Belgian team once again finished second to the British team led by Jeff Smith and Don Rickman.
Geboers competed in the 1966 250cc World Championship riding a Lindström motorcycle. Lindströms were Husqvarna motorcycles modified by Swedish engine tuner Göte Lindström to withstand the rigors of motocross. He scored his first world championship points while riding a Lindström at the 1966 500cc Danish Grand Prix where he finished in third place behind Rolf Tibblin (ČZ) and Paul Friedrichs (ČZ). Geboers joined the Belgian team for the 1966 Motocross des Nations event at Remalard, France where they finished second to the British team for the third consecutive year.
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Sylvain Geboers
Sylvain Geboers (born 28 March 1945) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and motocross racing team manager. He competed in the Motocross World Championships between 1964 and 1975. Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, the six-time World Champion, Joël Robert, Geboers was one of the top motocross racers of the late 1960s and early 1970s. During a five year period from 1968 to 1972, he finished in the top three of the FIM 250cc Motocross World Championships.
After his competitive career had ended, he became the longtime team manager for the Suzuki Motocross Grand Prix team. Geboers was the older brother of five-time Motocross World Champion, Eric Geboers.
Geboers was born in Balen, Belgium on 28 March 1945 and grew up in nearby Mol, Belgium. His father was an amateur motocross racer who owned a petrol station that also sold automobiles, mopeds and scooters. Sylvain Geboers was the oldest of five brothers with Eric Geboers being the youngest, 16 years his junior. All five brothers followed their father's lead and became motorcycle racers. A supporter's club was formed out of a desire to help further the racing careers of the Geboers brothers. For nearly 30 years, from the beginning of Sylvain's career in the early 1960s to the end of Eric's career in 1990, the supporter's club remained active by raising funds through subscription fees and by organizing tours to watch the brothers compete.
Geboers began motocross racing at the age of 16 riding a large, heavy 500cc four-stroke motorcycle. By the time he was 17 years old, he had won the 500cc Belgian Junior National Championship riding a BSA Gold Star motorcycle. He became known as a sand track specialist because of the many sand tracks located near his home in Belgium, and across the border in Holland. Sand tracks require great stamina as well as high speeds to avoid getting bogged down in the deep, sandy soil.
At the age of 19, Geboers surged to prominence in his first world championship race at the 1964 500cc Belgian Grand Prix. The setting of the Belgian Grand Prix was a rugged, narrow track in the forests surrounding the picturesque hilltop Citadel of Namur. First held in 1947, the Namur Grand Prix was revered by motocross enthusiasts in the same manner that auto racing enthusiasts considered the Monaco Grand Prix to be the crown jewel of the Formula One season. In the first heat race he finished in fourth-place ahead of former World Champions Bill Nilsson (Jawa), Sten Lundin (Lito) and Rolf Tibblin (Hedlund).
Geboers earned a place on the Belgian team in the 1964 Motocross des Nations held at Hawkstone Park, England. He placed ninth in the first heat race then scored an impressive second place in the second heat behind the reigning World Champion, Jeff Smith (BSA). His score helped the Belgian team finish second to the British team.
Geboers' impressive performance at the Motocross des Nations got the attention of the Matchless motorcycle company who offered him support for the 1965 season riding their new four-stroke Model G85CS race bike. However, by the mid 1960s heavier four-stroke motorcycles like Matchless were being rendered obsolete by rapid advances in two-stroke engine technology which made apparent the importance of lightness and agility in motocross racing, and Geboers failed to score any world championship points that year. He was once again named to the Belgian team in the 1965 Motocross des Nations event held at the Namur Circuit in Belgium where the Belgian team once again finished second to the British team led by Jeff Smith and Don Rickman.
Geboers competed in the 1966 250cc World Championship riding a Lindström motorcycle. Lindströms were Husqvarna motorcycles modified by Swedish engine tuner Göte Lindström to withstand the rigors of motocross. He scored his first world championship points while riding a Lindström at the 1966 500cc Danish Grand Prix where he finished in third place behind Rolf Tibblin (ČZ) and Paul Friedrichs (ČZ). Geboers joined the Belgian team for the 1966 Motocross des Nations event at Remalard, France where they finished second to the British team for the third consecutive year.