Press Release

DESALLE PODIUMS AT HOME MX1 GP


Rockstar
Energy Suzuki World MX1 toasted a successful home Grand Prix with
Clement Desalle finishing runner-up overall and lifting his seventh
trophy of the season at Lommel for the GP of Limburg and the 11th round
of 15 in the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Some 23, 300
spectators surrounded arguably the hardest and most technical track this
year. The Belgian sand was an immense test of fitness, resilience and
machine capability.

Desalle made two decent starts on his
dependable factory RM-Z450 Suzuki under cloudy skies and chilly
conditions and led virtually all of the opening 35 minute and 2 lap
moto. The Belgian weathered resistance from eventual winner Antonio
Cairoli and Steven Frossard until the final three circulations when the
speed of the Italian was too much to contain. Desalle made sure of
second place and then followed up the result with a good battle against
countryman Ken De Dycker in the second race. The track was far rougher
and consisted of a series of brutal bumps but the 22 year old was able
to defeat De Dycker and capture fourth for his overall ranking.

The
podium appearance was a welcome relief for the team that suffered the
shock of Steve Ramon's heavy crash and hospitalisation during
qualification on Saturday. The former World Champion hit the sand
head-first and initially lacked sensation in his limbs. The condition
was caused by spinal shock and fortunately the consequences did not
involve any broken bones and only nerve damage in his neck and other
scrapes. Ramon will be moved from the local hospital to another unit
closer to his home tomorrow (Monday) but the signs are initially
positive for his recovery.

With four rounds of the campaign
remaining (Czech Republic, UK, Germany and Italy) Desalle is still
second in the standings and 52 points behind Cairoli, 11 ahead of
Frossard. Ramon is 11th. The 12th meeting of the season will take place
in Loket - the site of Desalle's first GP win in 2009 - near the German
border, next weekend.

Clement Desalle:

"After
Latvia I used the break to try and recover and it helped. I was
confident coming here and I just wanted to feel good on the bike and
with my shoulder. On Saturday I was happy with the way it was going,
especially on a difficult track like this. Physically I am improving all
the time. It felt good to be leading but it is a strange race here
because there are so many lines and you can lose time on one lap and
then make it back the next. I'm happy to make a good result in Belgium
but second is not a win! Every rider knows a big crash like Steve's can
happen at any time and it is something you try to put out of your head.
When I saw him on the ground not moving for three laps yesterday it was
hard to take and makes you think about your life but we have to take it
out of our minds in order to ride the bike again."

Sylvain Geboers - Team Owner:

"Steve
has undergone some good treatment already. He can feel all of his body
and was bending his legs and even wanted to watch the race from his
hospital bed. He will move hospital tomorrow to one that is closer to
his home and where he had attention after the neck injury in 2009. He
has less pain now but is obviously very sore and fragile. Realistically I
don't think we can expect to see him racing again this season but the
main objective has to be a full recovery and good health."


MX1 Moto1: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 39:57.975; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), +0:09.126;
3. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:29.308; 4. Steven Frossard (FRA,
Yamaha), +0:29.343; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:32.189; 6. Evgeny
Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:51.252; 7. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha),
+0:58.628; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), +1:07.701; 9. Jonathan Barragan
(ESP, Kawasaki), +1:20.422; 10. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:32.403

MX1 Moto2:
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 42:30.771; 2. Maximilian Nagl (GER,
KTM), +0:03.509; 3. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:14.535; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), +0:45.467;
5. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), +0:50.827; 6. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha),
+1:13.243; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Honda), +1:33.494; 8. Ken de Dycker
(BEL, Honda), +1:57.676; 9. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +1:59.104;
10. Marc de Reuver (NED, Yamaha), +2:07.387

MX1 Overall result: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 50 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 40 p.;
3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda),
35 p.; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 33 p.; 6. Tanel Leok (EST,
TM), 29 p.; 7. Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), 28 p.; 8. David Philippaerts
(ITA, Yamaha), 26 p.; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, Honda), 24 p.; 10. Ken de
Dycker (BEL, Honda), 22 p.

MX1 World Championship standings (after 11 of 15 rounds): 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 466 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 414 p.;
3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 403 p.; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS,
Honda), 369 p.; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 349 p. 6. Rui Goncalves
(POR, Honda), 309 p.; 7. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 308 p.; 8.
Ken de Dycker (BEL, Honda), 250 p.; 9. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 235
p. 10. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, Kawasaki), 233 p.; 11. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1), 229 p.
 
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