Starts Deny Swanepoel Good Result at Italian MX GP

> Scorching weather conditions have tested riders at the re-scheduled 
> 10th round of the Motocross world championships held in Faenza, 
> Italy.  Molson Kawasaki’s Gareth Swanepoel carried good speed 
> throughout the weekend but two bad starts let the South African 
> down in his quest for bridging the gap in the MX2 championship table.
> >
> Rolling onto the start line for moto 1,  it was imperative for 
> ‘Swanie’  to get a good jump however he missed his opportunity 
> and was boxed in going into the first turn chicane.  With his tear-
> offs spent on the first lap Swanepoel had to find his rhythm with 
> impaired vision, nevertheless he gradually moved up through the 
> field.  Coming from outside the top twenty he picked up his pace in 
> the latter half of the grueling 35 min moto and broke into the top 
> ten with four laps to go.  He shut down a group of riders in front 
> but ran out of time to clinch any last minute positions.
> >
> Swanepoel suffered another bad start in the second moto and after 
> being plastered head to toe with Italian mud, he was able to settle 
> and make progress from the back of the pack once again.  After 
> another grueling race in 35°C conditions he finally crossed the 
> finish line in 11th.
> >
> “I messed up both starts today and that cost me.  This wasn’t 
> the easiest track to pass on and in both motos I had to come from 
> the back.  I’m disappointed with the result even though my speed 
> was good and I could finish off well in the heat.” said Swanepoel.
> >
> There will be a much appreciated  week’s gap before the 
> magnificent  Loket circuit will host round 11 on the 29 July.
>
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> >
> Race results:
>
> > MX2 Race 1
>
> 1        Cairoli, Antonio           ITA     Yamaha
>
> 2        Pourcel, Christophe     FRA     Kawasaki
>
> 3        Rattray, Tyla               RSA    KTM
>
> 4        Aubin, Nicolas             FRA     Yamaha
>
> 5        Leuret, Pascal             FRA     Honda
>
> 6        Musquin, Marvin        FRA     Kawasaki
>
> 7        Goncalves, Rui          POR    KTM
>
> 8        Schiffer, Marcus         GER     KTM
>
> 9        Dougan, Jason          GBR     Suzuki
>
> 10        Swanepoel, Gareth  RSA     Kawasaki
>
> 11      Searle, Tommy         GBR     KTM
>
> 12      Boissiere, Anthony    FRA     Kawasaki
>
> 13      Seistola, Matti         FIN     Honda
>
> 14      Nunn, Carl              GBR     Yamaha
>
> 15      Boog, Xavier           FRA     Yamaha
>
>
>
> MX2 Race 2
>
> 1        Pourcel, Christophe   FRA     Kawasaki
>
> 2        Cairoli, Antonio         ITA     Yamaha
>
> 3        Rattray, Tyla             RSA    KTM
>
> 4        Leuret, Pascal          FRA     Honda
>
> 5        Searle, Tommy         GBR     KTM
>
> 6        Guarneri, Davide       ITA     Yamaha
>
> 7        Seistola, Matti          FIN      Honda
>
> 8        Goncalves, Rui          POR    KTM
>
> 9        Boog, Xavier             FRA     Yamaha
>
> 10      Schiffer, Marcus       GER       KTM
>
> 11        Swanepoel, Gareth  RSA     Kawasaki
>
> 12      Gundersen, Kenneth NOR    Yamaha
>
> 13      Paulin, Gautier          FRA     Honda
>
> 14      Tarroux, Jeremy        FRA     KTM
>
> 15      Boissiere, Anthony    FRA     Kawasaki
> >
>
> MX2 World championship standings:
>
> 1        Cairoli, A.       ITA     486
>
> 2        Pourcel, C.     FRA     384
>
> 3        Rattray, Tyla  RSA    358
>
> 4        Searle, Tommy         GBR     311
>
> 5        Leuret, Pascal FRA     304
>
> 6        Swanepoel, G.          RSA     245
>
> 7        Aubin, Nicolas FRA     215
>
> 8        Gundersen, K. NOR    197
>
> 9        Seistola, M.    FIN     182
>
> 10      Boissiere, A.   FRA     161
>
> 11      Schiffer, M.    GER     152
>
> 12      Nunn, Carl      GBR     143
>
> 13      Guarneri, D.    ITA     136
>
> 14      Boog, Xavier   FRA     117
>
> 15      Goncalves, Rui          POR    108
>