May 01, 2006

MXGP: Gundersen confirms his potential

Alessio Chiodi got the holeshot in the first heat, but teammate and SCOTT team rider Kenneth Gundersen passed him promptly and gave Yamaha and SCOTT their first win this season.



Gundersen said,:

"The first race was perfect. I had a good start, passed Chiodi and controlled it the whole way. It was a great feeling to finish first again. In the second race De Reuver cut my line at the start and I was down somewhere between 15th and 20th but then I crashed on the first lap and twisted my knee. After that I rode just to try and get as many points as I could. It is the same knee that I injured last year but it is not a big problem." (source: realmx.com)

Overall MX2:
1. Rattray, Tyla RSA 83
2. de Reuver, M. NED 74
3. Gundersen, K. NOR 64
4. Pourcel, C. FRA 64
5. Philippaerts, D. ITA 59
6. Cairoli, A. ITA 53
7. Chiodi, A. ITA 48
8. Nunn, Carl GBR 47
9. Mackenzie, B. GBR 45
10. Pourcel, S. FRA 44


As Tortelli struggled and crashed several times, the main contenders were Everts, Tanel Leok and Scott team rider Kevin Strijbos. Leok got great starts and put pressure on Everts for ten minutes, but unfortunately he missed a good opportunity to celebrate his first heat win. “This weekend I was able to battle with Stefan for fifteen minutes, but in the end he was stronger. When he crashed in the first race I took the lead, but I also made a mistake and finally got two second places,” said the Estonian rider. Winner of the opening heat, Kevin Strijbos, crashed early in the second race and let his teammate Steve Ramon on the final podium alongside Everts and Leok.

Overall MX1:
1. Everts, Stefan BEL 92
2. Leok, Tanel EST 82
3. Tortelli, S. FRA 77
4. Ramon, Steve BEL 69
5. de Dycker, Ken BEL 61
6. Strijbos, K. BEL 60
7. Barragan, J. SPA 59
8. Melotte, C. BEL 54
9. Leuret, Pascal FRA 47
10. Priem, Manuel BEL 30


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