Milko Potisek

Milko Potisek (27 December 1989-), known as the Lion of Flanders, is a French motorcycle racer who specialises in motocross and sand racing. He was the French Elite Motocross Champion and French Sand Racing Champion in 2022. He has also won the Enduropale du Touquet three times.

Biography Potisek was born in Dunkirk on 27 December 1989, the son of a motorcycle dealer. He grew up around motorcycles and at age 3 started riding a Yamaha PW50 in the fields.

Career With a lower age limit in Belgium than France, Potisek competed in the 65cc category of the Belgian Motocross Championship at age 8. He started competing in France age 12 on a Kawasaki KX80 before switching to a Yamaha YZ80. He finished 5th in the French Minivert Championship. finished 3rd in the Enduropale du Touquet and was runner-up in the MX3 World Championship on a Honda in 2011. Joining the HDI team for 2012, Potisek entered the MX1 World Championship finishing 19th. The 2013 Enduropale was held in cold and snowy conditions. In 2013 he joined Team 2B and raced for them in the 2014 MXGP, finishing 19th. and won again in 2020.

After disruptions to racing due to COVID-19, Potisek was runner up in the 2021 French Elite Motocross Championship. He won the championship in 2022.

A few days before the 2024 Enduropale, Potisek suffered a huge crash while practicing. He sustained a collapsed lung and liver and pelvis injuries. Once recovered he then broke his arm side-lining him again. Fully fit, he finished 2nd in the 2025 Enduropale. He also competed in the ADAC MX Masters in 2025 and the Sand Races World Championship where he finished 2nd overall.