Press Release

Bobryshev shows class with win in Faenza‏

Honda
World Motocross rider Evgeny Bobryshev took the overall victory in the
MX1 class and MX1 Elite class in the 2nd round of the Italian
Championship in Faenza and in doing so has sent a strong message to his
rivals ahead of the start of the world championship next month.

Racing
against many of the regular world championship protagonists – including
reigning World Champion Antonio Cairoli, former champion David
Philippaerts, Steven Frossard, Tanel Leok and Davide Guarneri –
Bobryshev took 3rd in the first moto before winning the second moto in
dominant style to take the overall victory.

In moto 1, Bobryshev
got out of the gate well and capitalised on his strong track position
to put in solid lap after solid lap as he dialled himself into the
hard-pack Italian track. Growing in pace throughout the 25min + 2 lap
moto, he built towards an eventual podium position. Team mate Rui
Gonçalves also got away well but began to suffer from arm pump during
the race duration. This would drop him down into 10th position by race
finish. 

In moto
2, Bobryshev led off the line, but was momentarily passed by Max Nagl
early on. This was not to deter the young Russian, who put the pass
back on him immediately and instantly put 3 seconds on the rest of the
chasing field. From this position, Bobryshev controlled the race,
riding smoothly and in a calculated fashion to take the win with ease.
Team mate Gonçalves ran into difficulty once again, coming together
with Philippaerts off the line and having to work his way back through
the field to an eventual 8th position, but showing good pace in his
charge through the pack.

Evgeny Bobryshev, Honda World Motocross
“It
feels great to beat these guys and win in a field as strong as this. I
feel like I rode really well today and felt calm on the bike in both
motos which allowed me to get into the flow. The bike is working really
well and we seem to keep making good steps forward all the time. It
feels like the training I have been doing has really started to pay
off! I can’t wait to race again at the weekend and am really looking
forward to the start of the world championship season. I am a little
nervous but feel like once I get going that will all go and with the
support of the team behind me, everything will be good.”

Rui Gonçalves, Honda World Motocross
“It
was a tough day today and in many ways an unlucky one but you have days
like this and the important thing is to pick yourself up and move on.
In the first moto I got real bad arm pump but between motos we made
some changes to the suspension which helped this. The second moto was
just plain bad luck but I felt I showed good pace coming through the
pack from the back and can take a lot of positives from this. We still
have work to do in the two races before the world championship starts
but I am confident we are moving in the right direction.” 

Lorenzo Resta, Team Manager, Honda World Motocross
"We
are very pleased with this victory and it shows we are on the right
track. To see everyone in the team with a big smile on their face gives
me immense satisfaction and motivation to achieve more success in 2011
and beyond. I would like to dedicate this victory to the technicians
and engineers in Japan and thank them for their support. Our thoughts
are with them and with the Japanese people at this time."

Moto 1
1.
Steven Frossard 2. Antonio Cairoli 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda World
Motocross) 4. Davide Guarneri 5. Tanel Leok 10. Rui Gonçalves (Honda
World Motocross)

Moto 2
1. Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda World
Motocross) 2. Max Nagl 3. Antonio Cairoli 4. David Philippearts 5.
Kevin Strijbos 8. Rui Gonçalves (Honda World Motocross)

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