{"id":161246,"date":"2026-11-11T19:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/?p=161246"},"modified":"2026-11-11T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:42:05","slug":"joel-smets-un-quintuple-champion-du-monde-bien-ancre-dans-ses-racines-campinoises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/index.php\/2026\/11\/joel-smets-un-quintuple-champion-du-monde-bien-ancre-dans-ses-racines-campinoises\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo\u00ebl Smets, un quintuple champion du monde bien ancr\u00e9 dans ses racines campinoises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cinq titres mondiaux, une carri\u00e8re internationale exceptionnelle et un surnom qui lui colle toujours \u00e0 la peau : celui du \u00ab Lion de Dessel \u00bb. Mais derri\u00e8re la l\u00e9gende du motocross, Jo\u00ebl Smets reste avant tout un enfant de la Campine, profond\u00e9ment attach\u00e9 \u00e0 sa r\u00e9gion. Dans un article publi\u00e9 par le quotidien flamand Gazet van Antwerpen, l&rsquo;ancien champion du monde replonge dans ses souvenirs et revisite les lieux qui ont marqu\u00e9 sa jeunesse.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De la piste de BMX de Brasel aux terrains de football du KFC Witgoor Sport, en passant par l&rsquo;ancien circuit de motocross de De Witte Berg, aujourd&rsquo;hui disparu, cette balade \u00e0 travers sa r\u00e9gion natale est l&rsquo;occasion pour Smets de revenir sur les endroits qui ont fa\u00e7onn\u00e9 l&rsquo;homme et le sportif qu&rsquo;il est devenu.<\/p><div class=\"kfyke6af50903570bf\" ><!-- \/91277017\/Inline-articles-mobile -->\n<div style=\"margin:auto; text-align:center !important\">\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1784982661365-0' style='min-width: 250px; min-height: 75px;'>\n  <script>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1784982661365-0'); });\n  <\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.kfyke6af50903570bf {\r\nmargin-bottom:30px;margin-top:20px\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.kfyke6af50903570bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.kfyke6af50903570bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.kfyke6af50903570bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.kfyke6af50903570bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.kfyke6af50903570bf {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>\u00ab J&rsquo;ai grandi ici, dans les bois, comme un enfant tr\u00e8s actif qui \u00e9tait passionn\u00e9 par tous les sports. Plus c&rsquo;\u00e9tait aventureux, mieux c&rsquo;\u00e9tait \u00bb, se souvient-il avec le sourire.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e9 \u00e0 Mol et install\u00e9 depuis toujours \u00e0 Dessel, Jo\u00ebl Smets n&rsquo;a jamais vraiment coup\u00e9 le cordon avec ses racines. M\u00eame apr\u00e8s avoir parcouru le monde au fil des Grands Prix, il habite aujourd&rsquo;hui encore \u00e0 quelques centaines de m\u00e8tres de la maison familiale. La Campine reste son point d&rsquo;ancrage, loin du tumulte du paddock international.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tom-vialle-joel-smets.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102325\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tom-vialle-joel-smets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tom-vialle-joel-smets.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tom-vialle-joel-smets-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tom-vialle-joel-smets-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"jiibq6af50903570d5\" ><!-- \/91277017\/articles-inline-2 -->\n<div style=\"margin: 20px auto; text-align:center !important\">\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1785021530385-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 75px;'>\n  <script>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1785021530385-0'); });\n  <\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.jiibq6af50903570d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.jiibq6af50903570d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.jiibq6af50903570d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.jiibq6af50903570d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.jiibq6af50903570d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>\u00c0 57 ans, le quintuple champion du monde profite aussi d&rsquo;un nouveau chapitre de sa vie. Apr\u00e8s avoir longtemps occup\u00e9 des fonctions de directeur sportif chez KTM, il dispose d\u00e9sormais de davantage de temps libre. Et cela semble lui convenir parfaitement. \u00ab Je ne cherche pas activement quelque chose de nouveau, je profite de mon temps libre \u00bb, explique-t-il dans les colonnes de la Gazet van Antwerpen.<\/p>\n<p>Le motocross n&rsquo;a \u00e9videmment pas disparu de son quotidien. Smets continue notamment \u00e0 pratiquer le v\u00e9lo, m\u00eame s&rsquo;il a d\u00fb adapter ses habitudes. Ses genoux, marqu\u00e9s par les ann\u00e9es de comp\u00e9tition et les blessures, l&rsquo;ont pouss\u00e9 \u00e0 passer au VTT \u00e9lectrique. Une concession pour celui qui a longtemps figur\u00e9 parmi les sportifs les plus aff\u00fbt\u00e9s du paddock, mais qu&rsquo;il accepte avec philosophie. Il estime d&rsquo;ailleurs \u00eatre encore en excellente condition physique pour le reste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jo\u00ebl-Smets-sur-KTM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38791\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.motocrossmag.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Jo\u00ebl-Smets-sur-KTM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cette balade \u00e0 travers Dessel et ses environs rappelle finalement que les grandes carri\u00e8res commencent souvent tout pr\u00e8s de chez soi. Avant de devenir l&rsquo;un des plus grands champions de l&rsquo;histoire du motocross belge, le Lion de Dessel \u00e9tait simplement un gamin de la Campine, passionn\u00e9 de sport et avide d&rsquo;aventure.<\/p>\n<p>Et si les titres mondiaux l&rsquo;ont emmen\u00e9 aux quatre coins du monde, ses racines, elles, n&rsquo;ont jamais boug\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinq titres mondiaux, une carri\u00e8re internationale exceptionnelle et un surnom qui lui colle toujours \u00e0 la peau : celui du \u00ab Lion de Dessel \u00bb. Mais derri\u00e8re la l\u00e9gende du motocross, Jo\u00ebl Smets reste avant tout un enfant de la Campine, profond\u00e9ment attach\u00e9 \u00e0 sa r\u00e9gion. 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