Natalie Kane entrusts EBC discs and pads on her Husqvarna
Natalie Kane has been racing motocross around Europe for many years, recently taking a break due to pregnancy.
She recently returned to compete in the Women’s Swedish Championship for 2025, with her first round taking place just nine weeks after giving birth.
Kane relies on EBC’s MX-S (front) and R-Series (rear) motocross brake pads, as well as MD Contour discs on her Husqvarna bike.
We caught up with Kane the final round of 2025, which took place at Vimmerby Motorsällskap. Despite some setbacks, she clinched 7th on the day, leaving her 6th overall in the championship standings for the year.
Read her reflections on the race and the year in general in her own words below…
“Saturday was the final round of the Swedish championship in Vimmerby. A new track for me as I have never been there before, but I liked the look of the layout and sandy conditions. It had been raining so the track was heavy and tricky.
“At the last Swedish Championship round in Göta when I came off the track, I hurt my right wrist a little, but wasn’t so extreme – I just had to rest some days. But last weekend, I was taken out by another rider at a club race and got hit on the same wrist and hand. He smashed it up pretty good but I think I was lucky I was wearing my Mobius wrist brace again, as that saved me from getting any broken bones. I tried to ride on Wednesday and it was sore but possible to ride, so I decided to race the final round of the Swedish championship.”
“Unfortunately, it was not a great day for me at all and I would be lying if I said I was not disappointed even with the cards I was dealt coming into this round. I still felt I could have been better even with my hand/wrist hurting. I just rode bad personally, I had no flow on the track all day, sitting up in turns and I just could not get a good feeling.
“Final round was no qualifying as only the top 25 are allowed to race the final and you go to the gate on the position you are in the championship which for me was 6th.
“In Moto 1, I had a decent start and showed some speed before a few mistakes and then my hand started to hurt so 6th was the best I could do.
“Before Moto 2, we had thunder and lightning, then the sky just opened, so it was just real survival mode for me. These conditions are not easy for anyone but I have not seen conditions like this or rode in them for years. I spun off the messy start grid and was almost last around the 1st turn. I did my bes,t but 7th was where I got back to.”
“Overall, 7th on the day and 6th overall in the championship total. My goal was to make it to all rounds and be top 10, so I am happy with 6th and proud of myself for doing my first race of any sort in three years, just nine weeks after giving birth to my son. I showed great speed here and there. I led some laps and improved every round. I did not make all my goals but everything has not gone smoothly either with bike troubles, some injuries and personal things. All that being said, I think I showed I’m still competitive on top level and very much ready to keep putting the effort in and be back in 2026.”
“I still did bring home one medal this year: a silver medal for 2nd overall in SM Sprint (Swedish Motocross Sprint event) to add to my collection and a very nice surprise to be given ‘best comeback of the year in the Swedish Championship’ at the prize ceremony on Saturday evening in Svemo. Really appreciated it and felt respected a lot by the federation and everyone.
“Lastly, thank you so much to everyone for helping me this year and believing in me and my comeback to racing. I may race some more races and would love to race Götland Grand National, but right now, I just have to see how long my hand and wrist will take to recover 100%.”
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