TONY CAIROLI SCORES A DOUBLE IN BELGIUM

TONY CAIROLI SCORES A DOUBLE IN BELGIUM

The Sidi champion continues his domination in World Series MX1

Tony Cairoli won the Belgian Grand Prix in the MX1 class, which was held on Sunday, June 17 on the Bastogne circuit in Wallonia. This win counts as the eighth race in the 2012 World Championship series. A gutsy and determined Cairoli won the race his way, clearly dominating both heats, thus handing Sidi another great win. The five-time World Champion is sending out a strong message to all his adversaries by winning in Belgium, home of his number one rival Clemente Desalle, who was second today in the final standings of the grand prix after coming in third in both races. 

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The track was new to everyone, but the number-one world motocross rider had no problems. Tony Cairoli was riding his KTM wearing his inseparable Sidi Crossfire boots. In the first heat he dominated from the very start, coming in ahead of Frenchman Gautier Paulin (Kawasaki) and Belgian Clement Desalle (Suzuki). In the second heat the rider from Messina beat Frenchman Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki), Belgians Clement Desalle (Suzuki), and Kevin Stijbos (KTM) and Russian Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda).

The General Classification for the World Series is at the halfway mark after eight out of the sixteen scheduled races, and Tony Cairoli is way out in front with 345 points, a good lead on the second placed rider,  Clement Desalle with 298 points. After them Christophe Pourcel is in third place with 292 points and Gautier Paulin is fourth with 289 points.

“I'm happy I won in Belgium, which is kind of like my second home and the birthplace of this sport; it meant a lot to me to make it to the highest step of the podium in this race," explains Cairoli. “Well, I did it and in addition to the victory I gained some important points for the classification. I knew it would be important to get a good start and I managed to do so. In the first heat everything went according to plan. I took off in the lead and went long on my adversaries so that I could control the advantage. In the second heat I caught up, being careful not to make any errors. Then once I was ahead I managed to gain a slight advantage over Desalle and administer the race to the finish line.”

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PRESS RELEASE: "ARRIBA, ARRIBA, ÁNDALE, ÁNDALE!" - ...THE FASTEST IN MEXICO WAS TONY CAIROLI

Motocross World Championship MX1

 

Tony Cairoli and Sidi put their mark on the first-ever motocross World Championship race to take place in Mexico. The unstoppable streak of successes of the KTM champion goes on with his win in the MX1 category. The race took place on May 13 on the Guadalajara track in Mexico. After two spectacular and very close races, Cairoli conquered his second seasonal title, bringing his career tally to 45.

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After a Speedy Gonzales-like fast start, Cairoli dominated and won race1, crossing the checkered flag on the finish line alone. During race2 Cairoli, who didn’t start quite as fast, encountered a few problems but was prompt to react, literally unleashing his talent and being able to come back from behind and obtain third place. Given those two results, Cairoli was the winner of the first edition of the Mexico Grand Prix, bringing Sidi Crossfire boots with him on the highest step of the podium.

Ken de Dycker completed the great success for Sidi, riding a KTM motorcycle and ending third in race1 and fifth in race2. The rider was barely left out of the podium, obtaining fourth place in the overall Grand Prix standings. The world championship is firing up race after race, becoming more and more challenging and lively. Tony Cairoli is retaining his strong lead, with 178 points. Desalle is in second place with 149, while Paulin has 134 points in third and De Dycker has moved up to fourth with 131.

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 New horizons are opening for the motocross World Championship after its Mexican stint. The Championship will have a new chapter in South America, where the Brazil Grand Prix is scheduled to take place next week. Cairoli will do everything he can to once again precede all his rivals… the competitors have been warned.

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