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| 21.06.2010 |
| Fourth for Tony Cairoli at German MX1 GP; retains commanding lead in championship. |
| Red Bull KTM factory rider Tony Cairoli put in a thrilling finish in the final seconds of the second MX1 moto in Germany's Teutschenthal for finish just 0.25 seconds behind Ken de Dyker, which together with his sixth place in the first moto allowed him to finish in fourth overall. |
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Cairoli had to scramble back from a bad start that left him right back in the field but with the kind of spirit that hade him the ruling MX1 world champion he scrambled back to finish sixth. Riders agreed that the track in Germany, a hard pack surface with soft sand added, was difficult and technically challenging so for Cairoli to be able to come away with 37 more championship points was a good day at the office. In addition, the Italian world champion pulled off a charge for the victory in the final corners of race two and in doing so delivered a thrilling finish that had the crowd on their feet and was one of the day's highlights. He now has a commanding lead in the overall standings, 65 points ahead of Belgian Clement Desalle. Cairoli is in his first year with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team and rides the new KTM 350 SX-F bike.
Tony Cairoli: "This is not one of my lucky tracks. I always struggle a lot here," Cairoli said. "I had a bad start in the first heat then I got stuck with Tanel Leok and I was last. I got up to sixth and I was pretty satisfied with my speed and my training but not with my sixth place, even though I managed to save some points. In the second heat I almost got the holeshot with Max and then I had problems with some arm pump min the first couple of laps. De Dyker was very fast but in the end I got very close to him and he only beat me by half a second. For sure it was exciting for the people. Of course I wanted to win but it's not always possible."
Max Nagl: KTM hero
The Hero's award for sure went to Max Nagl who rode the incredibly bumpy Talkessel circuit with a broken left collarbone. Max fractured the bone in France two weeks ago and surgeons pinned it with a titanium plate and screws. But this is a shoulder that is intimate with fractures so for Max it was about mastering the pain as well as the track. As well as not disappointing his loyal German fans Max wanted to gather as many points as possible to stay in the race for the championship so his fifth and seventh places were a brilliant result, raking him up another 30 points. He managed to slip just one spot on the standings to fifth place.
Max Nagl: "I said to myself, well this is my home GP. I will try my best. This is one of my favorite tracks. Maybe I can't ride but I'm going to try. I had some pain on Saturday but it was okay. But this morning I had to stop after only three laps in free practice because of the pain. I got a small injection and that helped a lot. I had quite a good start in the first heat and I was fifth and finished fifth so that was good for the points. I got the holeshot in the second heat but after 10 minutes I was in so much pain. We only found out this weekend I have a blockage with two of the bones in my back from the crash in France so now I will go back to Belgium to my Osteopath to get it fixed."
KTM's Offroad Sports Director Pit Beirer also praised Max Nagl's courage: "This weekend the glory should go to Max. To ride just two weeks after a broken collarbone and to bring home so many points, that's extra good. "It has kept his hopes open and it is still possible for him to get second in the championships." The third factory rider Rui Goncalves of Portugal continues to work on his form and picked up 13 points in Germany. Rui was late starting the season following major corrective shoulder surgery in the winter.
Rui Goncalves: "I had a bad start in race one but I was more satisfied with my second race. I had a pretty good start. I pushed from the beginning and my lap times were more consistent and I was with a good group. Now I can get up with the front guys. We're now getting into the second half of the season so I hope now I can turn things around".
Beirer resume's the first half of the season
Beirer also said the factory team could be very satisfied at the half way point of the season. "It's just fantastic to be leading all three championships, we're dominating all of them and we can't expect more than that. But we most cross our fingers and work really concentrated at home. We all know that motocross is a risky sport and things can change quickly. I just hope that all the team stays healthy and that we can put on a good show and make the public happy," he told KTM Racing News.
MX1 Results
1. Ken de Dyker, Belgium, Yamaha, 25-25—50 2. Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki, 20-20—40 3. David Philippaerts, Yamaha, 22-16—38 4. Antonio Cairoli, Italy, KTM, 15-22—37 5. Xavier Boog, France, Kawasaki, 18-18—36 6. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 16-14—30 Other KTM 13. Rui Goncalves, Portugal, KTM, 3-10-13
MX1 Standings after Eight GPs
1 Antonio Cairoli, Italy, KTM, 341 2. Clement Desalle, Belgium, Suzuki, 276 3. David Philippaerts, Italy, KTM, 267 4. Ken de Dyker, Belgium, Yamaha, 251 5. Max Nagl, Germany, KTM, 248 Other KTM 16. Rui Goncalves, Portugal, KTM, 82 |
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 | | Cairoli shows how it is done on the 350 SX-F
|  | | Max Nagl the KTM hero at Teutschenthal
|  | | More consistency for Rui Goncalves |
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