Jere Haavisto claimed victory in the opening EMX Open moto at Lommel. The Finnish rider delivered a strong performance and crossed the finish line first after fourteen laps. Damien Knuiman secured an impressive result for the Netherlands by finishing second, 14.779 seconds behind Haavisto. Peter Koenig completed the top three. Nicholas Lapucci crossed the line in fourth, while Albin Gerhardsson rounded out the top five.