Did the USA win or did France lose ?

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 2:14am
Who you going to blame this on ?
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FastEddy 9/18/2011 8:49am
9/18/2011 8:49am Edited Date/Time 9/18/2011 8:50am
All the top countries fell a part today.....at one time or another.
The one who won the event was the one who could hold it together the best.....mentally,physically,mechanically &speed wise.
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Berni 9/18/2011 9:04am
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Team USA won, as we all did with these good races. Can't wait for next MXdN

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sozo 9/18/2011 9:05am
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mjskier wrote:
My teams 1-2 on the podium. Cool!
Yea nice deal for you!!!! enjoy!
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friday10 9/18/2011 9:13am
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500guy wrote:
Who you going to blame this on ?
Does it matter? To much time on your hands?
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`ol Ger 9/18/2011 9:35am
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What would the final score have been if Pourcel would have gotten 3rd?
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Sunhouse 9/18/2011 9:38am
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USA won it. Too bad about the tire on CP´s bike, he passed RD and Paulin was in 6th at the time, so it was getting interesting fr sure. But wehn CP was out, Paulin lost his steam it seemed. USA never fails to perform, and that´s how you win!
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zippy895 9/18/2011 9:41am
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500guy wrote:
Who you going to blame this on ?
blame? what about italy?
no ones to blame. just is how a race unfolds.
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WonderWarthog 9/18/2011 9:47am
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`ol Ger wrote:
What would the final score have been if Pourcel would have gotten 3rd?
And what would have happened if your pa had pulled out when it was your turn?? You'd be nothing more than a brown stain on the mattress . . .
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SlowMoFo 9/18/2011 9:48am
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Before the race, all I read here was "The best Team will win". After the race everybody questions the result. WTF?
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ns503 9/18/2011 9:51am
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USA won, everyone else lost.
ElliottG61 9/18/2011 10:02am
9/18/2011 10:02am
going into race 3 it was france's overall to lose, but yes at the end of the race the usa wonSmile
Darth Fader 9/18/2011 10:13am
9/18/2011 10:13am Edited Date/Time 9/18/2011 10:31am
Let's face reality, Pourcel had nothing for Villo and even if Pourcel had gotten 1st or 2nd, France still would have lost with a score of 30 or 31. It's not like the DNF played that big of a factor in the overall.

USA won hands down even with two bad moto finishes.
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Mstock 9/18/2011 10:30am
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`ol Ger wrote:
What would the final score have been if Pourcel would have gotten 3rd?
WonderWarthog wrote:
And what would have happened if your pa had pulled out when it was your turn?? You'd be nothing more than a brown stain on the...
And what would have happened if your pa had pulled out when it was your turn?? You'd be nothing more than a brown stain on the mattress . . .
Wow. Imagine if things turned ugly around here?

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1-forty-8 9/18/2011 10:46am
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The best team won today for sure. They were amazing, I take my hat off to all of Team America. They showed the world today, and like Malin said how the hell is anyone gonna stop them?!

Rider of the day goes to K.Roc though for me.. What a way to step up.
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ts.p311 9/18/2011 10:53am
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`ol Ger wrote:
What would the final score have been if Pourcel would have gotten 3rd?
Oh, we're playing WHAT IF?! Well I'd like to throw team Italy into it then... What if they wouldnt have had such shitty luck? We could play this all off season. Dumb.
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Mod Killer 9/18/2011 10:59am
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this race sounded epic. will it be televised here in the states? or a dvd available?
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It was much closer than I ever thought it would be with the team that the US brought this year and the number of injuries late in the GP season to the other country's top riders. I was expecting the US to be much more dominant.

Given that the US wasn't nearly as dominant as I would have expected. I'd say that France won the race to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. But the US gave them a very good battle.
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Void Main 9/18/2011 11:03am
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Team USA would have won all the earlier races but they just wanted to make it interesting and not hurt anyone's feelings.
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TWicks 9/18/2011 11:05am
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500guy wrote:
Who you going to blame this on ?
Do you really have nothing better to do than start threads on here to get people to argue?

Maybe you need a hobby, or a life?
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rileymx 9/18/2011 11:12am
9/18/2011 11:12am
i think motocross won today....!!!!!!!!
props to the americans to keep it together as a team and work for the goal......and i saw some early critics to roger d for not being american...!!!!!!!!!
but the other countries showed great young racers that can take on the best anytime......roczen, herlings, searle, paulin, roelants, etc, earned respect from the americans and since america has a bunch of young guns also......this level or better of motocross racing is sured for the future......
the french went in the last moto needing a 2º and a 4º, if usa got a 1º and a 3º.......pourcell crashed, they were already hurting with his 11º, and with his crash paulin just lost it and cruised to the finish.......so usa wont it clear, they got the 1º and 2º to kill it.........its not as easy as it was looking until today morning.......but its well deserved......

p.s. i really likes to see the teamwork between the ryans....classy !!!!...and the hats thing of rv2 on the podim during the national anthem.........respect...!!!!!!!
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Xavier 9/18/2011 11:22am
9/18/2011 11:22am Edited Date/Time 9/18/2011 11:25am
Darth Fader wrote:
Let's face reality, Pourcel had nothing for Villo and even if Pourcel had gotten 1st or 2nd, France still would have lost with a score of...
Let's face reality, Pourcel had nothing for Villo and even if Pourcel had gotten 1st or 2nd, France still would have lost with a score of 30 or 31. It's not like the DNF played that big of a factor in the overall.

USA won hands down even with two bad moto finishes.
USA won because their top 2 guys were able to pull two good motos and no other country was able to do so.

It was fair and square.

That said, you can't know for sure that Pourcel "had nothing" for Villopoto in the 3rd race : he had passed Dungey with ease, was still very close from Villopoto, who got stuck in a corner a few laps later...

In the meantime, Pourcel's rear tire went off the rim (with a mousse, which just NEVER happens in theory), so he went from a potential race leader to a DNF, costing France 11 points (and a potential MXDN win), right there.

Also, to be noted is that both Ryan's have been passed by Roczen at some point, by Bobryshev also (and Dungey by Pourcel, as noted above this).

So, once again, late in the day, before the 3rd moto, USA seemed in great danger... but still pulled it out with a mix of great speed, strong mental and a bit of good fortune.

In any sport, that's what separate the "Best" from the "Good".
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500guy 9/18/2011 11:22am
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500guy wrote:
Who you going to blame this on ?
TWicks wrote:
Do you really have nothing better to do than start threads on here to get people to argue? Maybe you need a hobby, or a life...
Do you really have nothing better to do than start threads on here to get people to argue?

Maybe you need a hobby, or a life?
And you have nothing better to do then try to correct me ? Sounds like you need to get a clue.
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Berni 9/18/2011 11:32am
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For me, just seeing both Ryans celebrating it together when 3rd moto finished, after their fights in the nationals, was worth watching the races, Team USA won Des Nations, both Ryans won showing they are a team, and all fan won with the great and clean races because I didnt see any dirty move today.
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Gbizzle 9/18/2011 11:42am
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Correct me if I am wrong, but going into the final moto if the USA went 1-2 it didn't matter what France did. After dropping the lowest score's the USA would win. So I guess the USA won.

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