Desalle and Roczen to defend red plate in Agueda

AGUEDA
(Portugal), 9 June 2011 – After a thrilling weekend in Saint Jean
d’Angely, the FIM Motocross World Championship travels to Agueda,
Portugal, to celebrate the sixth Grand Prix of the season. The
Portuguese track will also host the third round of the UEM EMX-2 series.


Clement Desalle kept the red plate even being
third in Saint Jean d’Angely. Second in the Championship is Antonio
Cairoli and third is Steven Frossard, who won his maiden MX1 GP at his
home track last weekend.


In the MX2 class, both Ken Roczen and Jeffrey Herlings did not finish on
the podium in France, but they kept their first and second position
respectively in the point standings. Tommy Searle is third in the
Championship, but he arrives in Portugal after obtaining his maiden GP
win of the season.


In the UEM EMX-2 championship, Aleksandr Tonkov became the new leader of
the series after finishing second overall in the French round. Romain
Febvre obtained his maiden overall victory in his home soil and he is
now second of the championship, followed by Charles Lefrançois.

MX1
Rockstar
Energy Suzuki World MX1’s Desalle was third overall in Saint Jean
d’Angely, after winning the second heat but being only 11th in the first
one due to an early crash right after the start. The Belgian rider is
aware that any mistake can cause him the leadership of the Championship,
as Antonio Cairoli is just six points behind him.


Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing MX1’s Cairoli was tenth in the point
standings after the first GP in Sevlievo, Bulgaria. However, the Italian
is already second in the Championship and he is confident he can be at
the lead soon, as his feelings on the bike are improving, as well as his
fitness.


Monster Energy Yamaha’s Frossard did an incredible Grand Prix in Saint
Jean d’Angely and he dedicated his overall victory to his team, his
family and especially the French crowed, who did not stop cheering for
him during the whole weekend. Frossard has moved up to the third
position of the Championship and he is now determined to recuperate the
red plate.


Following Frossard in the point standings is Red Bull Teka KTM Factory
Racing MX2’s Nagl, who went down two positions in the Championship due
to his seventh overall position in France. The German did not feel
comfortable during the whole GP, so he is looking forward to race in
Agueda to get his self-confidence back.


Completing the top five is Monster Energy Yamaha’s Philippaerts, who
could only be ninth in Saint Jean d’Angely. Philippaerts arrived in
France determined to went out with the overall victory, but numerous
mistakes, especially in the second heat, did not let the Italian repeat
his 2010 overall victory in one of his favourite tracks.


Rui Gonçalves will ride this weekend in his home track with his new
Honda World Motocross machine, so it might be his opportunity to obtain
his maiden podium of the season.

2010 MX1 PODIUM:
1. Clement Desalle

2. Antonio Cairoli

3. Max Nagl
2010 MX1 POLEMAN: David Philippaerts

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MX2

Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing MX2’s Roczen was very disappointed with
his overall fifth position in the French GP, especially because he had
won the MX2 qualifying race and the first heat of the GP with superb
authority. The German is still leading the FIM MX2 World Championship
with 13 points advantage over his team-mate Jeffrey Herlings.


At the same time, Jeffrey Herlings from Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing
MX2 team was also very unfortunate in France. Herlings did many
mistakes in the first heat and he could only finish fourth overall
thanks to his second place in the final heat.


Instead, for CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit’ Searle, it was a
Grand Prix he will never forget. The British rider, even struggling
with numerous problems during the weekend, he succeeded in being at the
top of the rostrum for the first time this season. Searle is still third
in the Championship.


Zach Osborne from Bike-it Cosworth Wild Wolf Yamaha team obtained a
bittersweet second overall position in France, as he was very close to
win the French Grand Prix. The American rider is now fourth in the
Championship and he is now one of the candidates to fight for the MX2
Championship.


Completing the top five is Monster Energy Yamaha’s Paulin, who finished
third overall in front of his French crowd. Paulin is fully fit again
and his two last podiums are a proof of that, so the French rider is
racing for his maiden GP victory this weekend in Agueda.


Michael Leib will be back at the starting grid of the MX2 class after
having missed the last GP’s due to an injury he suffered in the
Bulgarian GP.

2010 MX2 PODIUM:
1. Marvin Musquin

2. Jeffrey Herlings

3. Ken Roczen
2010 MX2 POLEMAN: Marvin Musquin

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EMX2
The
UEM EMX-2 Championship arrives in Agueda with a new red plate holder,
Russian Aleksandr Tonkov, who was second overall in France last weekend.
Tonkov proved that he is a complete rider, obtaining good results both
on the sand and hard pack and it is time this weekend to see if he is
able to keep the leadership from the likes of Romain Febvre and Charles
Lefrançois, second and third respectively, or from any other young
talent, like Dylan Ferrandis, who may bright this weekend in the
Portuguese track.

TIMETABLE

Saturday:
EMX2 Free + Qualifying Time Practice Group A 7:55; EMX2 Free +
Qualifying Time Practice Group B 8:35; MX2 Free Practice 9:30; MX1 Free
Practice 10:15; EMX2 Qualifying Race Group A 11:15; EMX2 Qualifying Race
Group B 12:00; MX2 Pre-Qualifying Practice 13:15; MX1-Pre Qualifying
Practice 14:00; EMX2 Last Chance Qualifying Practice 15:00; MX2
Qualifying Race 16:10; MX1 Qualifying Race 17:00; EMX2 B-Final 17:50;
EMX2 Race 1 18:40.


Sunday: EMX2 Warm up 8:30; MX2 Warm up 9:00; MX1 Warm up 9:30;
EMX2 Race 2 10:15; MX2 Grand Prix Race 1 12:10; MX1 Grand Prix Race 1
13:10; MX2 Grand Prix Race 2 15:03; MX1 Grand Prix race 2 16:03.

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