(Left) Riding I.. pain with an Injured .houlder. David Yulllemin salvaged )'et
another podium finish In New Orteans, k_plng a realistic shot at the We.
(Above) Stephane Roncada (left) and David Yulllemin (rtght! make a French
sandwich of Ricky Carmichael on the podium"
BRIEFLY•••
After missing last week's Daytona round, David Vulll.min flew
back to France on Tuesday (arriving Wednesday nightJ to have his
doctor check out his Injured right shoulder, Although Clear Channel doctor John Bodnar said an MRI didn't show the shoulder to
be dislocated, Vuillemln said it was the bone was compressed
into the joint's cartilage, and that he was also suffering from some
tendonitis, inflammation and cartilage bruising, After having the
French doctor manipulate the shoulder and flying (coach) to New
Orleans on Thursday, Vuillemln felt good enough to ride with just
tape and heat gel (and no pain-killing injections),
Observant Cycle News readers may have been surprised to see a
Honda win ad for the Daytona Supercross In last week's Issue
- the same issue with our coverage of the race, Apparently confident that they would pull off a win, Honda purchased the page
prior to the race, and in order to have the advertisement ready In
time for publication, they flew their ad people to Daytona and
picked the shot
