Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

to match Everts ' pa ce, while Cooper had to slow his pace considera bly due to mechanical problems . The seco nd semi belonged to Bayle, and Van den Berk was given second when Schmit, who had passed th e Dutchman with just over a lap to go , fell down. Bayle said that he hoped the final would be more exciting for th e spectat ors, and indeed it was for a few laps. Bayle got a poor jump and was in sixth pl ace behind leader Manneh , Larry Ward , Voh land, Everts an d Moore at th e end of the first wh oop section. By the end of the first lap Bayle was up to third, and Manneh co u ld offer no resistence to either the Frenchman or Larry Ward. For the next three laps Larry Ward fended ofL-Bayle's attacks, and after being passed for the lead he even stayed lose to Bayle until the halfway point. In the second half of the 20-minute race Bayle pulled clear and finished 40 seconds ahead of Wa rd. Cooper trie d to foll ow Bayle early in the race and went down in the whoops on lap th ree. After restartin g nearly a lap down, he rode a superb ce to nearly snatch sixth from Sch mit t the checkered £lag as bo th ended the ce a lap down. Everts needed seven laps to displace o hla nd for th ird, but on the next lap th ri ders fell in a tight turn to ha nd the position to Van den Berk. Five laps rom the end Everts once again passed oh land fo r fourt h , but he couldn 't tch Van den Berk before the end of the race. O n Sunday, Schm it controlled the first heat from the front as Everts , Georges Jobe and Vehkonen crashed in the first turn. Everts made a fabulous comeback to finish a few seconds hind winner Schmit and runner-up Vohland. . BayIe had a tough time getting by Cooper to win the second heat, while Jeff Ward held off Larry Ward to win heat three. Bayle was again sovereign in the first semi, while Everts came through the pack to snatch second from Larry Warn. . The second semi saw Americans in the top six positions u ntil Matso n crashed and let Veh konen into the final behind Cooper, Jeff Ward, Vohland, Jerom y Buehl and Moo re. Cooper grabbed the holeshot a t the start of the main, but Bayle was in his tracks and it seemed inev itable that it would o nly be a matter of time befor e the Fren chman took the lead. 1.5 usual, Bayle chose th e whoops for his pass, which came on the fifth of 20 laps. He str etched out a 25-second advantage over the remai ning circuits as Cooper rode a hectic race. Vohland broke clear of the pack and surprised Cooper with a pass at the halfway point. Cooper was so su rprised that he ran off th e track and dropped to fourth behind a charging Larry Ward. Cooper wasn 't finished, however, and with five laps to go he repassed Ward and another two laps he regained second from Vohland. Vohland held on to finish third behind Cooper, while Ward was fourth, and they were the only ones not lapped by Bayle. T h e Euro pea n con ti ngent h ad crashed out early in the race. Veh konen went do wn o n a step -up jum p , while Everts, who had cha rged pa st Matson, Schmit and Jeff Ward to chase Larry Ward , went over the ba rs at the same j ump 'o n the following lap. H e was too badly shaken to continue. Matson, who had qualified for the main despite two slips in the Last Chance Qualifier, rode a smooth ra ce and it wasn't until the last lap that ., CX") ~ .... Q) ..0 S Q) > o Z (L-R) Larry Ward , Jean-Michel Bayle and Dutchman John Van den Berk uncork the champagne on the podium Saturday night. both Schmit and Buehl passed him together, as Bayle came up to la p th e tri o. On th e podium after the main, Cooper summed up both the race in Milan and the '91 season when he said, "Bayle is quite simp ly the best rid er CJV in the world." Results SATURDAY HEAT 1: 1. Stefan EVeTu(Suz ); 2. T all on Vohland (Sm); 3. Jcrom y Buehl ( Ho n); 4. Mich ele Monti (H o n) ; S. Donn y Schmit (Sm ); 6. John Van den Berk (Sm ), 7. Pella Veh konen (Yam); 8. Georges J obe (Han ); 9. T aka ma sa T akagi (Han); 10. Ro bert o Catalano (Ha n); II. Iva n Donghi (Ya m). HEAT 2: I. J ean-Mich el Bayle (Hon); 2. Guy Cooper (Sw ); 5. Bob Moore (KTM); 4. Massim ifiano Gazzarata (Suz): S. Axel H olvoet (Ka w) ; 6. Rick Rya n (Suz); 7. Anil io P~nou..i (H us );·S. Mass imo Beltrami (H a n ); 9. Mauriaio Carm inari (Ka w) : 10. Mich ele Dalbosco (H o n ); II. S imone Debbi (Sua). HEAT 3: I. Larry Ward (Suz); 2. J ell Ward (Ka w ); 3. Kurt Ljungq vist (Han); 4. Michele Mon ti (Ho n ); 5. Bad er Mann eh (Han); 6. Ra y Somma (Ka w); 7. Darry l Atk in s (H a n) ; 8. Alessandro Golda n iga (Han); 9. Luc.a Celio (Ya m); 10. Mar co Petracca (Suz); 11. An dr ea Ga nassi (Han) ; 12. Fabrizio Bruno (H on). LCQ: I. T ak amas Takag i; 2. Luca Celio ; 3. Alessandro G ol daniga; 4. Geo rge s l obe; 5. Ma rco Petracca . SEMI I : I. Stefa n Everts: 2. Larry Ward; ~ . Tallon Voh land; 4. G uy Cooper; 5. Bade r Manneh : " 6. j eremy Buehl; 7. Alessa nd ro G o lda n iga ; 8. Kurt Ljungqvist: 9. Pekka Vehk onen; 10. Mar co Pet racca; II. Darryl Atkins. SEMI 2: I. J ean-Mich el Bayle; 2. J ohn Van den Berle.; .3. Don ny Schmit; 4. Jeff Ward ; 5. Miche1~ Manu; 6. Ra y Somma; 7. Bob Moo re; 8. Takagi Takamasa; 9. Geo r~ lobe; 10. Rick Rya n. MAIN : I. Jean-MIchel Bayl e (H on); 2. Larry Ward (Su,); 3. J o hn Va n den Berk (Suz); 4. Stefan Everts (Sm); S. Tallo n Vohland (Suz); 6. Donny Schmi t (Su z); 7. Guy Cooper (Suz); 8. Pekka Vehkonen (Yam) ; 9. Jeromy Bueh l (H o n) ; 10. J efl Ward (Ka w) ; I I. Bader Manneh (H o n); 12. Ra y So m mo (Ka w) ; U . Michele Monti (H a n); 14. Fabio Mo nti (H a n). SUNDAY HEAT I: 1. Donny Schmit: 2. T allon Vohland; 3. Stdan Everts; 4. j ere my Bueh l; 5. Michele Mcnti: 6. Takagi Takamasa; 7. Georges Jobe; 8. Pek ka vehkonee: 9. Ivan Don ghi; 10. Rober to Ca ta lano . HEAT 2: I. Jean-Michel Bayle; 2. G uy Cooper; 3. Axel H olvoet ; 4. Bob Moor e; 5. Bader Manneh : 6. Massimilian o G auara l3; 7. Rick R yan ; 8. Anilio Pinene 9. Michele Dalbosco; 10. Simo ne Debbi: I I. Massimo Beltrami. H EAT 3: I. Jefl Ward; 2. Larry Ward; 3. Dea n Ma tson (Suz); 4. Ray Som ma; 5. Kurt qungq visl: 6. Alessandro Go1dan iga; 7. Fabi o Monti; 8. Luca Celio ; 9. Da rryl Atkin s; 10. Fabrizio Bruno. SEMI t: I. Jean-Michel Bayle; 2. Stefan Evens; 3. La rry Ward: 4. Donny Sch mi t: 5. Mich ele Monti; 6. Axel H olvoec 7. Bader Manneh; 8. Ri ck Ryan ; 9. Georges Jobe; 10. Aiessan dzo Goldan iga ; I I. Ra y Som ma ; 12. Marco Petracca. SEMI 2: I. G uy Cooper; 2. Jefl Ward; 3. T a llon Voh land; 4. J erom y Buehl; S. Bob Moo re; 6. Pek ka v ehkonen : 7. Fabi o Mon ti; 8. T ak a rna sa Ta kagi; 9. D ar'I~ Atkins; 10. Andrea Ga nassi . LCQ: I. Bader Manneh : 2. Dean Ma tson; 3. R ick Ryan ; 4. Massimil io Ga.zzarata ; 5. Ray Som ma . MAIN: I. J ean -Michel Bayl e; 2. Gu y Cooper; 3. Tallo n Vo hland: 4. Larry Ward, 5. Do nn y Sch mit; 6. Jeromy Buehl; 7. Dean Ma tson: 8. J ell Ward ; 9. M iche le MOOli: 10. Pekka Vehk o ne n ; 11. Axel Holvoet (Ka w) ; 12. Rick Ryan (Suz); 13. Bader . Ma nne h; 14 Bob Moore. 0 / A: I. J ean-Mich el Bay le (H o n); 2. Larry War d (Suz); 3. Tallon Vohland (Suz); 4. Guy Cooper (Suz) , S. Donny Schm it {Su z): 6. Jeromy Buehl (Hon ); 7. John Van den Berk (Suz); 8. Je!l Ward (Ka w] : 9. Pekka Vehkonen; 10. Stefan Evens (Suz). MASTERS OF MOTOCROSS POINT STANDINGS: I. j ean -M ich el Bayle (20); 2. (TIE) Larry Ward/Stelan Everts/Denny Sch mit (6); S. Tallon Vohlan d (4); 6. (TIE) Guy Cooper / J ohn Van den Berk (3); 8. Pek ka Vehkonen (2); 9. (TIE) J cromy Buebl/Yannig Kcrvel la (I ). Guy COOper fough t his way to a second-place finish in Sunday's main even t. Tallon Vohland claimed third overall with 5-3 main event finishes.

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