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Everts does enough to win Starcross
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ve ry year it seems like the same story: Off-se ason
inte rnational races serve as the gateway to the
I . Grand Pr ix Motocross season. And again,
owing
n bet
judging by the Starc ross in Mantova , Italy you ca
,
that Stefan Everts will be at the forefront of whatev er
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Ever:~:ptured
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the 2004 GP season brings us.
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h of Italy
Ar
d the picturesque Mantova CIrCUIt In the nort
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the overall win, The th ing is, it's a ne;
Everts - a man with no mou ntain to climb, just the min set t a
he has nothing left to prove .
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"It's going to be about having fun from this moment o~'
ld
R be
Everts sal . "I've won my seven World titles . That was wI' at
drove me all these years , to beat the record of Joe l 0 rt . ret
done t hat now, an d a II I want to do is go out and, have fun. If I ge
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another championship, then great, and if I don t , I ve ost not -
ing~e wo n by being smart when all those around him st ruggled.
For Everts, it was a surp rising victory. The Belgian leg~nd h~
never begun a season with a w in. Quite the contrary, he s. US~~t
Iy known for his early season lack of form. Of cou rse , starting
Ma~~b::be2t5.:: also topped the Starcross event aVfier:a~'
fan Everts (72) not only won the "Tennis
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He led mota one from start ta ,n,s •
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(Right) Everts' new teammate Ce d rl Melotte finished
k 't
L&M
only one point behind Everts overall to may~':'ai,: 1.2.
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MARCH 3, 2004 •
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