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FOX Motocross of Nations Windham and Carmichael celebrate after clinching the win. When all was said and done, the U.S. posted the low score of the day, with 16 points. France was next best with 14, and Belgium was third with 3 I. "It was an amazing experience," Tedesco said. "I had a bad moto but, overall, I was happy. We won, and that was important. Some people told me the track was going to be smooth, but it got pretty rough. The track is a little different from the tracks we have back 8 home. It wasn't easy on the smaller bike, but I had some nice races with Tortelli and some other guys." "This day is up there with many other wins," Windham said. "I mean, my Shootout win over RC back in the I25cc days, my win in the USGP in 1999 those two races are also up there [With this one]." With his 1-3 results in the MX3 class, Townley proved to be the second-best oaOBER 5, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS individual of the day, and, afterwards, he had nothing but good things to say about Carmichael and the U.S. team. "I want to say thanks to RC, he is awesome, he is the best," Townley said. "I want to thank Team America. When I was racing Kevin [Windham] on Saturday [in the qualifiers], I got nervous. I mean, I have looked at the American riders with a lot of respect and when he was behind me I really had to concentrate. I enjoyed my weekend and I wanted to finish second to RC, that was my goal for this race." The French crowd was proud of the performances turned in by Tortelli, David Vuillemin and Pichon. Tortelli, who was riding in the MX2 class on the 250cc KTM four-stroke, went 7-29 on the day, but a get-together with Tedesco in his second moto ended any chance he had of winning the MX2 class. "It was tough work from the start," Tortelli said. "I was right on the outside of the gate, and it was hard to come to the front. I felt great on the KTM and the bike was working awesome, so I was really happy with my first moto. In the second race, I wanted to do well - perhaps too much. I collided with Ivan, but that is what racing is about: bumping, rubbing and going for the win." Vuillemin rode a c1ose-to-stock Yamaha in the MX3 class and went 2-7 on the day, despite riding with a sore knee that he'd injured the day before. "I got a good start in my first race, and everything went pretty good," Vuillemin said. "I was running in third, and I tried to conserve some energy for my next race, but I got a little bit lucky when Windham crashed and I was handed second on a plate. "The second race was a bit harder for me, because 1 had to go through traffic after a bad start, but I was happy with seventh," Vuillemin added. "I think the end result for the French team was still very good and, overall, the weekend has been an amazing experience. I think that I did the best 1could today, considering that I crashed on Saturday and I hurt my knee and that I ran almost on a stock bike here." Pichon rode the MX I class and worked hard for his 3-5 results, finishing fourth overall in the individual results. For many, the biggest disappointment of the weekend was the performance turned in by Everts. The nine-time World Champion had two crashes in each of his motos and could only muster a 5-9 result, his worst-ever Motocross of Nations finish. Still, Everts got on the podium with his teammates Kevin Strijbos and Steve Ramon. "I always knew that it would be difficult to win today," Everts said. "For me, the American team was absolutely the hands-on favorite for the event. And, of course, circumstances didn't help us. I had two crashes in the start, but the most disappointing was that I could not run with the top guys. However, I'm