4/28/2009
- MX 1 - Jonathan Barragan over Cairoli
http://freecaster.tv/mx/1007032/mx-gp-of-benelux-09-highlights-mx1
MX 2 - Rui Goncalves wins his maiden GP.
http://freecaster.tv/mx/1007779/mx-gp-of-benelux-09-highlights-mx2
Highlights courtesy of Freecaster.tv
Results courtesy of Transworld Motocross.
The Grand Prix season is off to a good start. So far it had multiple
winners in both the MX1 and MX2 class and this weekend the GP circus set
up camp in The Netherlands for the fourth round of the FIM World
Championships. 20,000 visitors made their way down to Valkenswaard to see
the GP riders battle is out in the sand. For some it is what they’ve
ridden all their lives, for others it’s hell. A few changes were made to
the track and it even had a double jump.
The MX1 class saw Marc de Reuver (NL) take an early lead in moto one but
then Billy MacKenzie (GBR) took over. After 9 laps it was De Reuver in the
lead again to the delight of the local crowd. A little crash sent the
Dutchman back to fourth but the top 5 were within 2 seconds of eachother
going into the last lap. By that time Antonio Cairoli (ITA) had taken the
lead. De Reuver had passed two riders to get into the second position
followed by Jonathan Barragan (ESP) who came all the way from the back.
Moto two had a lot of changes up front again showing that there are plenty
candidates for the world title this year. KTM factory rider Barragan
scored the win and the overall. Tanel Leok (Cairoli’s team mate at Yamaha)
got second in heat two and Cairoli himself moved up to third for 2nd place
for the day. De Reuver crashed out early in the race which was
disappointing for his Dutch fans.
The MX2 class is wide open too. In Valkenswaard Portugese KTM factory
rider Rui Goncalves (POR) won his first GP ever. He needed it too as he
had a bad start of the season so far. Team mate Shaun Simpson (GBR)
completed the succes of the team with his 2nd place overall (1+3) making
team director Stephan Everts a happy man. Nicolas Aubin (FRA) will
probably go home satisfied with third place points in the Dutch sandbox.
Sole American rider on the GP circuit Zach Osborne rolled his Yamaha over
the finish line in 4th and 7th. The 35 minutes + 2 laps motos wore
everybody out.
There’s a one week break before everyone meets again in Portugal. Today’s
GP winner Rui Goncalves will ride his home GP there and Jonathan Barragan
will meet a lot of his Spanish fans on the hard-pack track down in the
South. Home advantage? we’ll see. Agueda, 10 May 2009.
BdJ
Results/standings:
MX1 Race 1 top ten:
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 39:47.158;
2. Marc de Reuver(NED, Honda), +0:04.286;
3. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), +0:07.183;
4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +0:08.550;
5. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:09.808;
6. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:09.939;
7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Honda), +0:17.209;
8. Billy Mackenzie (GBR, Honda), +0:23.940;
9. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +0:39.108;
10. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:50.965;
MX1 Race 2 top ten:
1. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 40:18.300;
2. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), +0:06.449;
3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), +0:21.339;
4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Honda), +0:27.157;
5. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), +0:37.250;
6. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:43.042;
7. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), +0:46.374;
8. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), +1:18.127;
9. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), +1:31.576;
10. Aigar Leok (EST, TM), +1:34.994;
MX1 Overall top ten:
1. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 45 points;
2. Antonio Cairoli(ITA, Yamaha), 45 p.;
3. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 38 p.;
4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Honda), 32 p.;
5. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 30 p.;
6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 30 p.;
7. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 27 p.;
8. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 25 p.;
9. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 22 p.;
10. Marc de Reuver (NED, Honda), 22 p.;
MX1 Championship top ten:
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, Yamaha), 143 points;
2. Jonathan Barragan (ESP, KTM), 128 p.;
3. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Suzuki), 124 p.;
4. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 118 p.;
5. Joshua Coppins (NZL, Yamaha), 112 p.;
6. Tanel Leok (EST, Yamaha), 111 p.;
7. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 100 p.;
8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 87 p.;
9. Clement Desalle (BEL, Honda), 86 p.;
10. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Honda), 82 p.;
MX2 Race 1 top ten:
1. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 39:30.097; ;
2. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), +0:19.692;
3. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), +0:36.610;
4. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:40.292;
5. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:43.298;
6. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), +0:45.718;
7. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:48.671;
8. Marvin Musquin(FRA, Honda), +0:53.618;
9. Matiss Karro (LAT, Suzuki), +0:54.654;
10. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, KTM), +0:54.854;
MX2 Race 2 top ten:
1. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 40:09.337; ;
2. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:19.978;
3. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:24.363;
4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:32.063;
5. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, KTM), +0:34.490;
6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), +0:38.323;
7. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:55.543;
8. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), +0:58.023;
9. Loic Larrieu (FRA, Yamaha), +0:58.428;
10. Marcus Schiffer (GER, KTM), +1:02.131;
MX2 Overall top ten:
1. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 47 points
2. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 45 p.
3. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), 38 p.
4. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), 33 p.
5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 32 p.
6. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 32 p.
7. Marvin Musquin (FRA, Honda), 22 p.
8. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), 21 p.
9. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 19 p.
10. Loic Larrieu (FRA, Yamaha), 18 p.
MX2 Championship top ten:
1. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), 140 points
2. Marvin Musquin (FRA, Honda), 125 p.
3. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Yamaha), 111 p.
4. Zach Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 100 p.
5. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 97 p.
6. Xavier Boog (FRA, Suzuki), 94 p.
7. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, Yamaha), 85 p.
8. Rui Goncalves (POR, KTM), 78 p.
9. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 63 p.
10. Marcus Schiffer (GER, KTM), 55 p.
