Laier Gets Closer to Maiden FIM Women’s World Championship Title

UDDEVALLA (SWEDEN), 5 July 2009 – Collecting other two heat wins in Sweden, where she won the first edition of the Women’s World Cup back in 2005, Laier took a step closer to her first World Championship Title. Franke and Kane completed the podium.

Showing her speed already in the opening moto yesterday, Laier carried on winning and wrapped up today’s overall. Laier built on her Championship lead while defending Champion Lancelot only attended Uddevalla as a spectator, as she is due to undergo surgery to her right shoulder on Tuesday and then rest for four months.

Laier, Franke and Kane on the Swedish podium

Courtesy of today’s performance Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Laier celebrated her fourth consecutive heat win and second consecutive overall triumph as the German leads the Championship with just one round remaining.

Second on the podium was Kawasaki Elf Pfeil’s Franke, who took two second places in the heats. MVR-D Suzuki’s Kane completed the podium at her first rostrum appearance in the Women’s World Championship. Kane, who was third yesterday, brought the bike home in third again today.

Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2’s Papenmeier ended her podium row as she finished a bitter fourth overall. The German crashed in both heats but recovered well to salvage a top five finish. Papenmeier remains second to Laier in the Championship but third placed Franke is just one point away now.

Home star Mann rounded off the top five overall.

WMX Race 1 top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 25:30.328; ; 2. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +0:13.893; 3. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), +0:29.955; 4. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +0:33.150; 5. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +1:05.916; 6. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +1:08.834; 7. Marie Romlin (SWE, KTM), +1:18.344; 8. Sara Petterson (SWE, KTM), +1:24.888; 9. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:26.181; 10. Brenda Wagemans (BEL, KTM), +1:26.608;

WMX Race 2 top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 24:12.336; ; 2. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), +0:07.454; 3. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), +0:20.300; 4. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), +0:33.582; 5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), +0:40.930; 6. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), +1:08.534; 7. Nicky van Wordragen (NED, KTM), +1:17.328; 8. Anne Borchers (GER, Suzuki), +1:18.015; 9. Sarah Whitmore (USA, KTM), +1:30.793; 10. Marie Romlin (SWE, KTM), +1:31.776;

WMX Overall top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 50 points; 2. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 44 p.; 3. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 40 p.; 4. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 34 p.; 5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 34 p.; 6. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 30 p.; 7. Marie Romlin (SWE, KTM), 25 p.; 8. Sarah Whitmore (USA, KTM), 20 p.; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), 20 p.; 10. Chiara Fontanesi (ITA, Yamaha), 20 p.;

WMX Championship top ten: 1. Stephanie Laier (GER, KTM), 261 points; 2. Larissa Papenmeier (GER, Suzuki), 224 p.; 3. Maria Franke (GER, Kawasaki), 223 p.; 4. Nathalie Kane (IRL, Suzuki), 194 p.; 5. Elin Mann (SWE, KTM), 191 p.; 6. Livia Lancelot (FRA, Kawasaki), 185 p.; 7. Marielle De Mol (NED, Yamaha), 145 p.; 8. Marianne Veenstra (NED, Suzuki), 140 p.; 9. Elien De Winter (BEL, Honda), 128 p.; 10. Nicky van Wordragen (NED, KTM), 104 p.;

WMX Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 277 points; 2. Kawasaki, 271 p.; 3. Suzuki, 235 p.; 4. Honda, 167 p.; 5. Yamaha, 159 p.; 6. CCM, 23 p.; 7. TM, 3 p.;

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Franke is now a close third in the Championship

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SWEDISH ROUND-QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1513 mt

Type of ground: sand

Temperature: 18° C

Weather conditions: cloudy

Crowd attendance during weekend: 22000

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The final round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be held in Lierop, The Netherlands, on the August 30 weekend together with the MX1/MX2 Grand Prix of The Netherlands.

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