DESALLE RACES TO 6TH SEASON PODIUM AT GERMAN MX1
Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1 were once more present on the FIM Motocross World Championship podium as Clement Desalle savoured his sixth spray of champagne this season by taking the runner-up position overall on the works RM-Z450WS at Teutschenthal for the Grand Prix of Germany.
A cloudy and cool Talkessel circuit, flanked by 35,000 spectators, forged another bumpy and difficult surface that frequently unsaddled the riders as the fast course mixed rutty course with slippery hard-pack. Desalle was again prevalent among the leaders in both motos. He fronted the first race until a small slip on a short uphill dropped him to fourth. Another energetic dice with David Philippaerts was eventually won by the Italian as the 20-year-old Belgian crossed the line in third. Desalle was proactive in the second race and overtook Xavier Boog for another standing of third but had no answer to the speed of Antonio Cairoli and Ken De Dycker ahead. His finish however marked the ninth top-three result from 15 outings.
Steve Ramon was eighth overall. The former World Champion came into the meeting struggling for fitness due to a painful infection in his right arm therefore affecting his throttle control. Unable to run at full speed or capability Ramon persevered to seventh and eighth.
In the MX1 World Championship standings, Desalle chipped three points away from Cairoli's lead at the peak of the table. The gap now rests at 65 between the pair. Ramon is sixth and 11 points from fifth.
Grands Prix in Latvia (Kegums) and Sweden (Uddevalla) now await the team before the three week summer break in July.
Clement Desalle:
"I am not really satisfied because I am second and I wanted the win but I rode well; did not have any bad crashes; and my shoulder continues to feel strong so I am happy for that. I made a mistake in the first moto and it was costly. I had a nice fight with David and that was fun but I had suffered another error at an important time in the second moto when I was forced to go outside on a corner. Ken and Antonio were too fast. I will take each GP at a time and want to do my best."
Steve Ramon:
"I did the best I could today. Yesterday my hand was feeling OK in practice but it was painful after the qualifying race. I knew it would be a couple of hard motos and it was so difficult to ride. I finished both races but I don't like being out there like this. I could not control the throttle well and it gets you down when you can't race like you want, give 100%, or even have fun on the bike. I just have to hope I can recover quickly. I will rest this week and try to get through the next two GPs in the best way possible."
MX1 Moto1: 1. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 40:39.611; 2. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:09.467; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), +0:20.240; 4. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:22.112; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:23.556; 6. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:24.725; 7. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), +0:29.662; 8. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:32.723; 9. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:35.193; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), +0:35.686.
MX1 Moto2: 1. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 40:07.513; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:00.252; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), +0:13.132; 4. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:27.811; 5. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:34.169; 6. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), +0:38.707; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), +0:41.813; 8. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:46.007; 9. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), +0:48.659; 10. Gareth Swannnepoel (RSA, Honda), +0:50.042.
MX1 Overall Result: 1. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 50 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 40 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 38 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 37 p.; 5. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 36 p.; 6. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 30 p.; 7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 26 p.; 8. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 26 p.; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 25 p.; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 20 p.
MX1 World Championship standings (after 8 of 15 rounds): 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 341 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 276 p.; 3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 267 p.; 4. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 251 p.; 5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 248 p.; 6. Steve Ramon (BEL, Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1), 237 p.; 7. Xavier Boog (FRA, Kawasaki), 217 p.; 8. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 182 p.; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 165 p.; 10. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 149 p.
