Desalle and Roczen win at Gorna Rositza Circuit‏

SEVLIEVO
(BULGARIA), 10 April 2011 – Clement Desalle and Ken Roczen became the
first red plate holders of the 2011 season this weekend in Sevlievo,
Bulgaria. It was not a good weekend for 2010 MX1 World Champion Antonio
Cairoli, on Saturday he could not find his rhythm and today he
unfortunately twisted his left new on the first heat.

Clement
Desalle got a really tight overall victory, after finishing first with
the same points as second classified Steven Frossard. Third was
Jonathan Barragán thanks to his superb performance on the second race.


In the MX2 Class Ken Roczen dominated the whole weekend and obtained
his second red plate of his career. Second was a consistent Tommy
Searle and third was Jeffrey Herlings.


This morning took place the second race of the UEM EMX 125 and Italian
Simone Zecchina got the first round victory of the season. Second was
his compatriot Samuele Bernardini and third Swiss rider Jeremy Seewer.

MX1


Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1’s Clement Desalle got the first Grand
Prix victory of the season, the sixth in his career. The Belgian was
second in the first heat, even having an unfortunate crash during the
last lap when he was trying to find some new lines. On the second race,
Desalle took the holeshot and led the race until Steve Frossard and
later on Jonathan Barragán overtook him. However, the Belgian rider
managed to place himself at the front of the pack and kept such
position until the chequered flag.


Motocross Energy Yamaha rider Steven Frossard had an excellent weekend
in Sevlievo, which was his first Grand Prix in the MX1 class. After
winning yesterday’s Qualifying race, Frossard did an excellent start in
the first race and dominated it from beginning to end. The second start
was not that good, but Frossard’s managed to be second right after the
opening lap. By the end of the heat, the French rider made some
mistakes and he had to settle down with a second overall position being
tight in points with Desalle.


Third was Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Barragán, who was back on the
podium after a long absence due to the several injuries he suffered
last year. The Spanish rider could only finish sixth in the first race,
but in the second one he got quite a good start and his solid riding
took him into the lead. However, Desalle and Frossard came back really
fast from behind and Barragán decided to ride safe in order not to risk
the third overall position.


The fourth position was for Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing MX1’s Max
Nagl, who got a consistent third place in the first heat, but he could
only finish sixth in the second one. The German rider expressed his
satisfaction for this fourth overall position, but he also admitted
that he needs some more time to get used to his new 350cc and improve
also his fitness.


Completing the top five was Honda World Motocross’ Rui Gonçalves, who
could only be eighth in the first race, as he was involved in a tangle
when he was catching Cairoli’s wheel. In the second race, he was second
in the opening lap, but he could not keep the rhythm of his pursuers
and finished fifth.


Other Honda World Motocross rider, Evgeny Bobryshev finished sixth,
ahead of Kevin Strijbos, who received the Lovemytime holeshot award, as
he took the holeshot in the first MX1 heat.


Davide Guarneri finished eighth overall in a Grand Prix where the
Italian could prove his speed achieving a well deserved fifth position.
For the second race, the Italian had lost too much energies and he
could just finish eleventh.


2010 MX1 World Champion Antonio Cairoli could just finish ninth
overall. The Italian had already admitted on Saturday that he was not
fully fit yet, but on top of that, Cairoli made a mistake in the first
heat when landing from a jump and he twisted his left knee. In the end,
the Italian ended seventh, but in the second heat he could just be
tenth.


David Philippaerts did a very good first race going from eleventh to a
final fourth position. However, the Italian was involved in a tangle at
the first corner of the second race and he could only finish 14th.

Ken De Dycker crashed in both heats and was just 19th overall.


MX1 Race 1 top ten: 1. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 38:47.398; 2.
Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:08.044; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER,
KTM), +0:19.535; 4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:23.876; 5.
Davide Guarneri (ITA, Kawasaki), +0:42.423; 6. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki), +0:44.452; 7. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:48.293; 8. Rui
Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:49.798; 9. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki),
+0:55.906; 10. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +1:04.730;


MX1 Race 2 top ten: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 39:21.139; 2.
Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), +0:01.222; 3. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki), +0:13.352; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:19.955; 5.
Rui Goncalves (POR, Honda), +0:22.354; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM),
+0:23.603; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:26.653; 8. Xavier Boog
(FRA, Kawasaki), +0:30.906; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), +0:33.340; 10.
Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:33.861;


MX1 Overall top ten: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 47 points; 2.
Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 47 p.; 3. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki), 35 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Rui
Goncalves (POR, Honda), 29 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 27 p.;
7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 26 p.; 8. Davide Guarneri (ITA,
Kawasaki), 26 p.; 9. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 25 p.; 10. David
Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 25 p.;


MX1 Championship top ten: 1. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), 47 points;
2. Steven Frossard (FRA, Yamaha), 47 p.; 3. Jonathan Barragan (ESP,
Kawasaki), 35 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Rui
Goncalves (POR, Honda), 29 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 27 p.;
7. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Kawasaki), 26 p.; 8. Kevin Strijbos (BEL,
Suzuki), 26 p.; 9. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 25 p.; 10. Antonio
Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 25 p.;


MX1 Manufacturers: 1. Suzuki, 47 points; 2. Yamaha, 47 p.; 3. Kawasaki, 36 p.; 4. KTM, 35 p.; 5. Honda, 31 p.; 6. TM, 12 p.;

Complete results available at www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx

Photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery

MX2


Runner-up of the 2010 MX2 World Championship, Ken Roczen, had a perfect
weekend in Sevlievo. The German young talent took easily both holeshots
and ruled the heats from beginning to end. Roczen showed a great
superiority this weekend, but he will have to prove it as well next
Grand Prix in the deep roots of Valkenswaard.


Second overall was Tommy Searle from CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro
Circuit, who was very satisfied with his performance in his comeback to
the FIM Motocross World Championship. The Brit felt really comfortable
on his Kawasaki machine and he expects to close the gap with Roczen in
the upcoming GP’s.


Red Bull Teka KTM Factory Racing MX2’s Jeffrey Herlings had very good
starts in both motos but he could not keep the second position and had
to settle down with a third place. The next Grand Prix is in his home
track of Valkenswaard, where the Dutch young rider obtained his maiden
Grand Prix victory.


Monster Energy Yamaha’s Gautier Paulin was third in the first heat, but
he did not have a good start in the second one and he could only finish
seventh. The French missed the podium for two points over third
classified, Jeffrey Herlings.


Completing the top five was Zack Osborne from Bike-it Cosworth Wild
Wolf Yamaha, who rode among the first top five position on both heats,
but did not have the speed to improve his position and climbed up in
the standings.


Jeremy Van Horebeek and Arnaud Tonus finished sixth and seventh
respectively, both tied in 31 points, and Max Anstie ended in a solid
eight position in his debut in the FIM Motocross World Championship.


Nicolas Aubin was ninth and completing the top ten was Belgian rider Joel Roelants.


2010 UEM EMX 125 Champion Jordi Tixier finished 16th in his debut in the MX2 class, while local rider Petar Petrov ended 20th.


MX2 Race 1 top ten: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 39:24.881; ; 2. Tommy
Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:14.667; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha),
+0:19.972; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:21.255; 5. Jeffrey
Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:25.587; 6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM),
+0:39.301; 7. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +1:01.188; 8. Max Anstie
(GBR, Kawasaki), +1:07.192; 9. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), +1:12.012; 10.
Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +1:13.374;

MX2
Race 2 top ten: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 39:35.555; ; 2. Tommy Searle
(GBR, Kawasaki), +0:21.468; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:30.621;
4. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:35.375; 5. Jeremy van Horebeek
(BEL, KTM), +0:38.982; 6. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:43.344; 7.
Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:55.018; 8. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha),
+0:58.330; 9. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), +0:59.768; 10. Christophe
Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +1:41.625;


MX2 Overall top ten: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tommy
Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 44 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 36 p.;
4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 34 p.; 5. Zachary Osborne (USA,
Yamaha), 32 p.; 6. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 31 p.; 7. Arnaud
Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), 31 p.; 8. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), 28 p.; 9.
Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 19 p.;


MX2 Championship top ten: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 50 points; 2. Tommy
Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 44 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 36 p.;
4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 34 p.; 5. Zachary Osborne (USA,
Yamaha), 32 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), 31 p.; 7. Jeremy van
Horebeek (BEL, KTM), 31 p.; 8. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), 28 p.; 9.
Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 19 p.;


MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 50 points; 2. Kawasaki, 44 p.; 3. Yamaha, 38 p.; 4. Honda, 15 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 11 p.;

Complete results available at www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx

Photos available at www.motocrossmx1.com/gallery



UEM EMX 125


Simone Zecchina has been the first round winner of the UEM EMX 125
Championship, after being first and second this weekend. The Italian
exchanged the lead of race 2 with his compatriot Samuele Bernardini,
and at the end of the race, Zecchina made a mistake and handed the
victory to Bernardini, who obtained an overall second position. Third
was Swiss rider Jeremy Seewer, who was third and fourth in this
weekend’s races.

GP OF BULGARIA – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1680 mt

Type of ground: hard pack

Temperature: 16° C

Weather conditions: changeable; sunny, cloudy and very windy

Crowd attendance: 35000


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NEXT GP

The second Grand Prix of the 2011 FIM Motocross World Championship will
take place in Valkenswaard on the 25th April (Monday). The Dutch venue
will also host the opening round of the FIM Veterans Motocross World
Cup as well as the one of the UEM EMX2 Championship.


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