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Boissiere steps up at tough European GP



Monster Energy Yamahas Anthony Boissiere picked an
ideal moment to shine and record not only his best moto finish in the
MX1-GP class with third position but also his highest overall
classification in the premier class with sixth place across the
hard-pack, slippery and difficult Gaildorf terrain in Germany for the
Grand Prix of Europe. Team-mate Steven Frossard was given an all-clear
from the hospital after a heavy crash from third position in the first
moto required a check-up. The Frenchman, who is still second in the
MX1-GP standings, unfortunately missed out on points for the first time
in what has been an impressive debut season with the factory team and in
the MX1-GP category.



An audience of 22,000 surrounded the shallow gully
that housed the tight and tricky layout where overtaking was a tough ask
and the hard, chiselled ruts were punishing for man and machine.
Frossard was setting a comfortable pace on the YZ450FM and looking to
close on Xavier Boog in second position before losing control on the
drop down to the finish line and needed some brief medical attention due
to a heavy blow to the torso. The winner of the Swedish and French
Grands Prix was transported to hospital as a precaution and after one
overnight stay will start to prepare for the season finale.



Anthony Boissiere, who had previously taken a best
moto result of seventh at the Grand Prix of USA in May, fired his
warning of intent and demonstrated a good flow with the track to place
tenth in the first affair. A better start and lively opening half of the
race pushed him into contention for the top five and when Evgeny
Bobryshev began to tire and Rui Goncalves had some technical problems
the former MX2 moto winner was into the top three for the first time
with the YZ450F.



Carlos Campano completed the second of three events
substituting the injured David Philippaerts and struggled to get a good
feeling around the Gaildorf inclines. The Spaniard crashed in the first
race and made the line in thirteenth and then a fight with Greg Aranda
for a slot inside the top ten was lost in the second sprint. He took
eleventh for twelfth overall.























Despite his bad luck Frossard has a 33 point gap
over Max Nagl who is fourth in the MX1-GP standings (Clement Desalle is
third but currently injured) and there are just 50 points left to win.
David Philippaerts sits eighth, Boissiere fifteenth and Campano
eighteenth as the team will swiftly pack up and head back to their base
near Parma before driving across to the Adriatic coast and the Fermo
circuit for their home Grand Prix next weekend. The scenic hillside
location will close the FIM Motocross World Championship for the second
year in succession.



Anthony Boissiere, 6th position:



Im really happy with my first top three result in
MX1. I was a bit tired before the second race but my riding got better
and better and I felt near 100% as the moto went on. I was able to pass
where I wanted and could be aggressive on the bike. It was a really good
race. The track was difficult like every weekend but my work paid off
today. This has come a bit late in the season but better late than
never. We go to Fermo now which is a good track for me.



Carlos Campano, 12th position:



I didnt really get on with the track from the
beginning of the weekend. I was making mistakes and not making good
time. In the first moto I passed Schiffer and tried to get involved in
the fight with Barragan and Guarneri but crashed while pushing too hard.
I worked my way back past the slower riders to make fifteenth. In the
second race I had a bad start and went hard in the first lap to arrive
to thirteenth. I was together with Aranda but he was just a bit quicker
than me. Then Nagl crashed near the end and I did what I could to get
tenth but couldnt make it by the end.
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