Calvin Vlaanderen

Calvin Vlaanderen, born on 24 June 1996, is a South African-born Dutch professional motocross racer who has dual nationality, South African by birth and Dutch through his grandparents. He is a two time grand prix winner at FIM Motocross World Championship level and was a member of the victorious Dutch team at the 2019 Motocross des Nations. Domestically he won the 500cc class in the 2022 Dutch Masters of Motocross. After picking up numerous South African national titles from 50cc to 125cc between 2003 and 2011, he finished tenth overall in the 125 class of the FIM Motocross Junior World Championship in 2011, then moved to Germany full-time, finished tenth in the European Motocross Championship with two overall podiums in Italy and Portugal, and was seventh overall in the 2012 Junior World Championship.