Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/128381
signifies the series leader), which was taken by race winner van den Bosch. S2 Every time the S2 class is on the track, there is no time to get bored. At every round so far, either due to battles among the riders or battles with the weather conditions, S2 has featured two different winners. In Sosnova three major things characterized the GP: the first WSM win of Massimo Beltrami, the return to form of Boris Cham bon and the up-and-down perfonmance of Eddy See!. Beltrami rode consistently through the entire weekend. He was among the top four out of the timed practices (first was Chambon followed by Seel, Beltrami and Massimo Verderosa) and was also in the battle for the podium in both the heats. In the first one, he exited the first corner in good company with Verderosa and See!. Then Seel took the lead, and Beltrami was second till the penultimate lap, when Yamaha-France's Stephane Blot passed him. In the second moto, he put himself immediately behind race leader Chambon and stayed there till the end to become the overall race winner. Chambon's day was absolutely the kind that he needed to remind himself who he is. After two really lowperformance races in Italy and in Belgium, he was again super fast in this third round. The first heat didn't go the way he wanted. With the rain falling down and a bad start, he was mired in the middle of the pack for the entire race and finished ninth. But in the second moto, Chambon dominated. SeeI in Sosnova showed how strong and how fragile he can be at the same time. In moto one, he showed the best of his skills, and with the rainy conditions, he was without equal as he went on to win the first moto. In the second moto, though, See I went down while entering the off-road section, and he then made another mistake later in the race. He simply was not able to get back to focus, and he finished down in 18th place. But still, after Sosnova, Seel owns the provisional leadership in S2. Third overall was 2004 World Champion Jerome Giraudo, who seems to be fighting his way back to competitive form after struggling in the first two rounds. eN CZECH GP 50SNOVA, CncH R£PUBUC RESULTS: MAy 22, 2005 (ROUND 3 OF 10) 5 I OVERALL: I. Thierry van den Bosch (KTM); 2. Ivan Lazzarini (Hus); 3. Bernd Hiemer (KTN); 4. Christian Iddon (Hbg); S. Christophe Bertrand (KTM); 6. Marcel Goetz (KTM); 7. Valter Bartolini (TN); 8. Max Manzo (Apr); 9. Gerald Delepine (Hus); 10. Hannes Maxwald (KTM); II. Fabrice Lecoanet (Apr); 12. Jan Kvasnkka (Hus); 13. Samuel David Warren (Hbg); 14. Lorenzo Mariani (KTM); IS. Martin Und (Hbg); 16. Cristiano Cullino {Yam}; 17. Maxim Testu (Hus); 18. Christophe Grun (Yam); 19. Andrea Pozzi (Hon); 20. Mirko Fiebig (KTM); 21. Geoffry Poncin (Hon); 22. Jiri Heinik (Suz); 23. Fabrizio Fiorucd (Hon); 24. Michal Havel (5uz); 25. Eric Bougelet (KTM). 52 OVERAll: I. Massimo Beltrami (Hon); 2. Boris Chambon (KTM); 3. Jerome Giraudo (Apr): 4. Adrien Chareyre (Hus); 5. Frederic Bolley (Apr); 6. Eddy Seel (Hus); 7. Massimo Verderosa (Hon); 8. Davide Gouini (Hus); 9. Attilio Pignottl (Hon): 10. Stephane 810[ (Yam); II. Matthew Winstanley (KTM): 12. Petr Vorlicek (Suz): 13. Wilfried Reiter (KTM): 14. Andrea Bartolini (Yam): 15. Graziano Rispoli (Hon): 16. Thomas Chareyre (Hus): 17. Jean-Marc Gaillard (Hon): 18. Thierry Godrroid (Kaw): 19. Marcel van Drunen (Yam); 20. Christian Ravaglia (Suz); 21. Paolo Gaspardone (Hon): 22. Robert Baraccani (TM); 23. Fabrice Guyot (Suz): 24. Marc Fraikin (KTM): 25. Ivan Boano (502); 26. Frederico 8randi (Hon); 27. Johann Schruf (Yam): 28. Simone Girolami (KTM); 29. jiri Bocek (Hon): 30. Jorge Nestor (Hbg): 31. Trampas Parker (Hon): 32. Fabio Balducci (Hon). FIM WORLD SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After J of 10 rounds): S I: I. Thierry van den Bosch (137/1 win); 2. Gerald Delepine (119n wins); 3. Bernd Hiemer (113): 4. Ivan L.az:zarini (90); 5. Christian Iddon (89); 6. Christophe Bertrand (75): 7. Maxim Testu (62); 8. Marcel Goetz (61); 9. Vatter Bartolini (60); 10. Fabrice Lecoanet (SO); I I. Martin Und (45): 12. Samuel David Warren (39); 13. Max Manzo (36); 14. (TlE) Gil'es Detong (32)IJan Kvasnicka (32); 16. Alexandre Thiebauk (3D); 17. Christophe Grun (29); lB. (TIE) Daniel Crosset (28)1Luca Uccellini (28)1Cristiano Cullino (28). 52: I. Eddy See! (111/1 win); 2. Adrien Chareyre (95): 3. Massimo Beltrami (BOIl w;n); ". M...lmo Ve,derosa (78); 5. (TIE) Bon. Chambon (70)/D.vide GoWnI (70); 7. Thie"l' Godf,oid (65/1 w;n); 8. AnilK> Pignottl (53); 9. (TIE) Frederic Belley (S2)1Fabio Balducci (52): II. Andrea Bartolini (49): 12. Jerome Giraudo (48): 13. Matthew Winstanley (46); 14. Marc Fraikin (+I): 15. Trampas Parker (43); 16. Christan Raviglia (42); 17. Frederico Brondi (40); 18. Gruiano R;spoll (35); 19. Fabrice GUYOt (33); 20. Thomas Clwey.-e (31). UPCOMING ROUNDS Round 3: Melk, Austria, June 19 Round 4: TBA, Ju~ 10 ZEMKE Formula Xtreme Final Pikes Peak Int'l Raceway May 22 1st Place JAKE ZEMKE CYCLE NEWS • JUNE 8, 2005 45