Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

(Left) French Flyer: Mamicq Bervoets raced to his third win of t he s eas on at th e rain-soaked final rou n d. Joel Smets dominated t he first moto, as usual, but his second-moto f all allo wed B e rvoe ts a season-end i ng victory. With just 152 m o re p oints for Bervoets this year, Srnets may h ave been worried. (Rig ht) A merican Ryan Hughes, n o t known f or his m u d rid ing , finished s ixth i n the first m o t o a t h is seco n d GP b2ck sin c e inju ring his w rist at round two. H e 'll head to th e M X des Nations t o be tea m ed with AMA Champ ions T ravis Pastrana and Ricky Carmicha e t \ BRIEFLY••• fro nt, p ull in g stead i ly away until he h ad well ove r ha lf a mi nute o n th e l it tl e It a l ian . But B arto li n i co nti nued to p ush ha rd , a n d he a lso h a d an imp re s s iv e c us hio n ove r tea m mate B ervoets b y th e tim e t h e sun starte d to p e ek o u t i n th e closi ng l a p s . " I n th e b eg in n in g , I ha d goo d s p e ed , " Ba rt olin i sai d. " B u t I h ad troubl es la t e r. Th e t u rns started t o g e t w ider , a nd it w as diffi cul t. " Stu c k r id e rs soon b e g a n t o li tter th e steep h ill s and r u tte d tu rn s , but F i nn Miska A a ltonen p icked his way t h rough t he c arn a g e w i t h apl o m b . A ft e r a n ea rl y t uss le w ith J onn y Lindhe a n d a la te o n e wi th t eamma t e D a rry l K ing , h e put h is Ra d s o n H u sq v arna in fifth , o n e p o s it ion a h e a d o f K iw i K ing . Th eyb era ( KT M ); 9 . Mark o Ko valalnen ( Yam ); to . Sese Kragelj (Yam ); 11. Michal Kadle cek (Suz) ; 12. Mark Huck elbridge (Kaw ); 13 . A lessandr o Belom ett i (Ka w); 14 . Pierrick Paget ( Ho n) ; I S , .Jus st -Pek ka Vehv ila inen (Hon ); 16. Alessandro Zann i (Yam ); 17 , J iri Cepelak (Yam); 18. Peter lven (Ka w); 19. Rem y Van Rees (Ka w); 20 . Mark Jon es (Han) . 250 M.OTO 2: 1. Mickael Maschio (Yam); 2. Pit B e ir e r ( K a w); 3 . Ple rr! Paget ( Ho n ) ; 4 . C la ud io Federici ( Yam ): 5. Frede ri c Belley (Ha n) ; 6. Micha l Kadl ecek ( Suz); 7. Gordon Cro cka rd (Hon); 8 . Mark J one s (Han ); 9. Ma rko Kovalain en (Yam): 10. Ryan Hugh es (Hon) ; 11. Stuart Flo ckha rt (Kaw) ; 12 . .Jussl Pek ka Vehvilamen (Han) ; 13. Darryl King (Yam); 14 . Al essandr o Belom etti (Kaw); 15. Ryan Hughes (Han) ; 16. Serge Guidetty (Hon) ; 17. Damien Denil (Ka w) . 2 5 0 0 /A: 1. Pit Beirer (Ka w) ; 2. Mickael Ma sch io (Y a m ) ; 3 . Claudi o F ed e ri c i ( Ya m); 4 . Gord on Cr ockard ( Han); 5 . Yves Demaria (Yam) ; 6. Pierr ick Paget ( Ho n ); 7 . Mi chal Kedlecek ( Suz) ; 8 . Ma rk o K ovalainen ( Ya m) : 9 . Fr eder ic Bail ey ( Ha n) ; 10 . J o shua Co ppins (S uz); 1 1. J oshua Coppin s (Sue}: 12. Ma rk Jone s (Hon) ; 13. Danny Theybers (KTM); 14. Ma rco Dorsch (KTM) ; 15. Sese Kragelj (Yam ); 16 . S tua rt Flo ckhart ( K a w ) ; 17 . .Jus si -P ek k e Vehvila inen (Han) ; 18. Alessandro Belometti (Ka w); 19 . Mark Hu c k leb rid ge (K aw); 20. D arry l Atki n s (Yam). WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 250c c MOTOCROS S SERIES FINAL POINTS STANDINGS 1. Frederic : Bo lley (4 2 1/6 wins ); 2. Mi ckael Pichon (367 / 3) ; 3 . Pit Belter (340/1) ; 4 . Joshua Co ppins (3 34); 5. Cl aud io Federici (301 11) : 6. Gordon Crockard (297/Z ): 7. O r g a n i z er s o p te d t o c u t ou t th e s t ee pes t h ill sec tio n fo r the s eco nd m o t o , fo r t h o u g h th e rain h a d p r e tty m u ch s top ped b y t h at p o i nt, th e mud remained qu ite slop py. So s lop p y , in fac t, that it ca used a n e arly fa ll b y t h e Yve s D em ar ia (26 0 / 2 ); 8 . Pau l C oo per (2 4 9 ) ; 9 . Mickael Mas chio (1 86); 10. Danny Theybers (15 1); 11. Peter lven (13 1); 12. Alessand ro Bel om etti (92 ); 13 . Ma rko K ov alainen (64 ) ; 14 . Al essan dr o Zanni (6 2); 15 . Jussi -Pekka Vehvilainen (7 9 ); 16 . Collin Dugmo re (74) ; 17 . Ry an Hugh es (7 3 ); 16 . Mi cha l Kad lecek ( 50 ); 19. Rem y Van Rees (4 5) ; 20 . Serge Gu tdett y (4 1). WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 250« MOTOCROSS SERIES FIN AL MANUF ACTURERS POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Honda (500): 2. Suzuki (480): 3. n ormall y u n fazed S mets , wh o got up K awa saki ( 4 16); 4 . Yama ha ( 4 13); 5 . Husq varn a a nd f in ishe d out t h e ra ce - th is desp ite (249): 6. KTM ( 195). 500 QUAUFYING: I. Joel Smets (2:10.565): 2. the f a c t th at h e was back i n t he pack , wi t h t h e title l o n g - s i n c e wr ap ped up, and his elbow c u t seri ously e nough that h e required post -race stitches . Afte r runn ing second i n the first couple la ps , Be rvoets passed team mate Bartolini and r an out fr ont f or the rest of th e ra ce , th ough with everyon e c o v e re d in mud , pass ing rare , and the pack spread out, it soon became difficult for an untra ined eye to distinguish exactly who was w in, n i n g. Nonetheless, B e r v o e t s pushed h ard to t h e end, win ning over Lindhe , Aal t on e n and S w e d i s h K T M p i l ot Peter J ohansson . " I like t h is track, ac t ually ," said B e r v o ets , wh o h a s h a d p ro b lems at Rogg e nburg i n th e p a s t. "I l o v e to come o ve r h er e . It' s a n atura l t r a c k , a nd t h a t ' s w h a t I li k e . In the pa st I wa s n o t so lu ck y , but t od a y I w a s l ucky ." eN Stelle MX Course Roggenburg, Switzerland Results : September 3, 2000 (Alter 16 of 16 rounds ) 250 QUAUFYING: I. Frederic Belley (2:08.145): 2. Mic k aeJ Masch io ( 2: 09. 723 ); 3. Joshua Coppins (2: 10.06 1): 4. Claudio Federici (2: I 0.069) : 5. Pit Be lte r (2: 10.327) : 6 . Yves De ma ria (2 : 10.345 ); 7 . A le ssa ndro Zan ni ( 2 : 1 1.0 59 ) ; 8 . Ryan H u g he s (2: 11.31 1): 9. Paul Cooper (2:11.366): 10. Gordon Crockard (2:11.418). 2 50 MOTO 1: 1. Yves Demaria (Y am); 2 . Pit Beirer (Kaw) ; 3 . Claud io Federici (Yam) ; 4 . Micka el Masc hio (Yam); 5 . Go rdon Croc k ard (Hen) ; 6 . Ryan Hughes (H an ) ; 7 . Jo shua Coppin s ( Suz); 8. Dann y Pet er J oh an sso n ( 2 : t 1.2 33 ): 3 . Massim o Bar to lin i (2: 11.705) : 4. Marnicq Berv o et s (2: 11.82 1): 5. Joa kim Karl sso n (2 :11 .9 5 1); 6 . M i sk a Aa lt o nen T homas Traversini is now con firmed for the fac to ry KTM 125cc GP team alongside James Dobb . " 1will be based in Belgium. - Traversini said. " It is more central for the race s. and I need to improve my sand techn ique. My practi ce bikes will be kept at the 500 workshop . " Patrick Caps . the man wh o has mad e wa y fo r Traversini, will not be sho rt of a ride . He is in negotiation with Husqvarna. RWJ Honda and Car e Su zuki. Confirmation that RWJ will tak e care of the Honda UK involvement in the 125cc GPs came last Friday when David Thorp e wa s told that Honda suppo rt has been withd rawn for his tea m even though M ike Brown has been third in the W orld for the last tw o seasons . C o r ra d o Mad d i i wa s adding fuel to rumors that David Thorpe would use factory Husky s next yea r. but a source w ithin the Ax o te am indicat ed that they w ould co ntinue to use S RS -tuned Honda s even tho ugh the materia l would have to be purchased. M i ke Brown has yet to sign his KTM deal for the Stales. ' I don't know where I'll be riding yet .- he said. ' I go t an offer to ride for Pro -Ci rcuit last Monday. B ader Manneh has been unexpectedly back on the G P trail in recent weeks. ' I broke the litt le finge r on my right hand when an Italian cra shed me out at the first tum of an Italian SX. ' he said . ' C had ITrampas Parke rl didn't have a mechan ic . We have the same private sponso r. and he asked me if I wo uld take the TM tru ck to Finland and here in Genn any and work on the bikes during the week. I thought I might as well put my practice bike in the truck if I was go ing anyway. and I qualified both week s and earned some money . I even got finishers' money in Finland. Hey. did you see that kid IJamesl St ewart? In 185ccJ qualifyi ng. he was only thre e seconds down on me on an 80 ! That' s scary!" Kurt Nicoll' s plans to con tes t the final two rou nds of the Bnt ish Champi on ship aboard the Peter J ohansson four-stroke. which J ames D obb will use at the M X des Nation s, were put i n doubt when the KTM chief tweaked his left knee . ' W ould you believe it? In 20 years of racing . I never once injured a knee. and a couple of days ago I reached down to pick up a pencil and somet hing wen t. " How wet was it ? In the second 250 cc mo to at Switzerland. nearly half of the riders com pleted less than 75-percent of t he laps co mplel ed by the win ner. and thus wer e not scored. W inner Mi ck ael M aschio finished 17 laps. and 17th·place·finisher Damien Denil co mplete d 15. From , 8th through 30th . eiq ht laps were the mo st corn plet ed. In order to have better result s in the seco nd 500 cc rnoto, the org anizers cu t out a sec tion that included a big uphill and downhill. (2:1 1.967) : 7 . Darryl King (2: 12.045): 8. Andrea B art olini (2 :12 .1 17); 9 . M ar c e l Van Dr u ne n (2: 12.5 17): 10 . Fabr izio Dini (2 :13 .14 0 ). 500 MOTO t : 1. J oel Smets (KT M ); 2. Andrea Ba rto lini (Yam) ; 3 . Marnicq Be rvoe ts (Yam); 4 . Miska Aa lt o ne n ( H u s ): 5 . Da r ry l King ( H us ) ; 6 . Pet e r J o han sson ( KTM ) ; 7 . Jon as En gd ah l (KTM ) ; 8. Jenny Lindh e (Hus); g, Erw in Mac htlinger (Hon) ; 10. Rupert Walkne r (K TM) ; 11. J oh an Boonen (KTM) ; 12. Fab r izio Din t (Hus); 13. Avo Leok (K TM) ; 14 . Gert -dan Van Doorn (VOR ); 15 . J o ak im Ka rl sso n ( Ho n); 16. J ona s Edber g (KTM) ; 17. Vince nt T urpi n (KTM): 18. Siegfried (KTM): 19. De m jen King (KTM): 20 . Filip Van D ijck (Hus). 500 MOTO 2 : t . Marnicq Berv oet s (Yam) : 2 . J on ny Lin dhe (Hus); 3 . Miska Aalto nen ( Hue ): 4 . Peter Joha nsson (KT M); 5 . Erw in Machtlinger (Hon) : 6 . Gert -de n Van Doom (VO R); 7. J oak im Karlsson (Hen): 8. Avo Leek (KTM): 9. Darryl King (Hus): 10. Willi e Van Wessel (Hus) ; 11. Johan Boo nen (KTM); 12 Joel Smets (KTM): 13. Mo.ts Nilsson (Hbg): 14. . Ch ristian Burnham (VO R) : 15 . Fab riz io D in i (Hus); 16. Ma rc Ni col et (Suz); 17. Olivier Froidbise (Hon) ; 18 . Dam ie n K i ng (KTM); 19 . Chri st ian C ha nton (KTM): 20. Filip VanDijck (Hus). Whil e Mi ckael Picho n' s decision to get his shoulder operated on early and skip Switzerland didn't affect his position in the point s standings . it may have affected the Manufacturers' C h ampi, onship. Suzuki ended up losing the tit le to Honda by jusl 20 points. 500-48 0. Those wh o are skept ical about the correlation between Saturd ay' s qualifying and Sunday' s racing found good supporting evidence in Switzerland . Fred eric Belley ' s fast 250cc qua l ifying time was two min ut es, 8 .14 5 sec onds (over one and a half seconds faster than th e next rider>. whi le the fastes t mo ta -one lap time wa s two minu tes , 24 .58 4 seconds . tu rned in by Pit Beirer. Fast time for the wet seco nd rno to was tw o minutes. 44 .140 seconds by M ickael Maschio. Roggenburg is the same trac k where the U.S. team had its M X des Nations win streak ended in 1994 . It's a largely natu ral terrain circuit laid out in a fann valley . with onfy two man-made jum ps . Situa te d near the French and German borders. it' s not for the faint of heart . wi th a cou ple of to w ering hills. and seve ral long straights that Ryan Hughes described as ' f ifth gear. pinned · for a wh ile . " In a co uple weeks. W or ld Ch ampion Frederic Bolley w ill co ntes t th e Bol d'Or. a 24-hour e ndurance r oad ra ce on th e M agny-c ou rs Fren ch Formula 1 track . 5 00 O / A : 1. Ma m icq Bervoets (Yam ); 2 . Misk a Aaltonen ( Hus) ; 3 . J ohnny Undhe ( Hus) ; 4 . J oe l Smets ( KT M ); 5 . Peter J ohansson (KTM) ; 6 . Erw in Ma chtlinger (Hon) ; 7. Darryl K in g ( Hus) ; 8 . And rea Bartolin i (Yam ); 9 . Massimo Barto lini (Yam); 10. A vo Leok (KT M); 11. Jo aki m Karlsson (Han ); 12 . Johan Boo nen (KTM): 13. Jonas Engdahl (KTM): 14. Willie Van Wes sel ( Hus) ; 15 . Rupert Walkner ( KT M) ; 16. Fabrizio Din i ( H us) ; 17 . Mats N ilsson ( Hb g); 18 . Chr isti an Bu m ham (YO R). In the week after the Swiss GP. Winfield/ Mot orex Kawasaki 's Pit Beirer wa s scheduled to get two operations - one for a broken thumb ligame nt and another for a bone chip in his ank le . In WORLD CHAMPIONSH IP 500 cc MOTOCROSS SERIES FINAL POINTS STANDINGS: I . Joel Smets addition to los ing Beirer to Free Time Yamaha nex t year, Jan D eG roo t 's Kawasaki tea m is lo sing its Wi nfiel d sponsorship. (583/1 2 win s) ; 2 . Mamicq Bervoets (4 31 /3); 3 . Peter J oh ansso n (397 /1 ); 4 . And rea Ba rt o li ni ( 36 9) ; 5. Da rry l Ki ng (277 ) ; 6 . Mi ska Aelton en (2 0 1); 7 . J o aqu im K arl sso n ( 177) ; 8 . Gert -Ja n Van Do o rn ( 150 ); 9 . M a s si m o Ba rtoli ni ( 13 4 ) ; 10 . Erw i n Mac htlinger ( 131); 11. Wern er Van Wessel ( 119 ); 12. Avo Leok (118) ; 13 . M, Van Drunen (112) ; 14 . Chri s Bu rn ham ( 106) ; 15 . Fab rizio Din i ( 9 3 ); 16 . J o nas Engdahl (69); 17 . F . Ga rcia Vic e (8 1); 18 . James Ma rsh (67) ; 19. Jo nny U ndhe (6 3 ): 20 . Dam ien King (56). WORLD CHAMPIO NSHIP 50 0 cc MOTOCROSS SERIES FINAL MA NUFACTURERSO POINTS STANDINGS: I. KTM (613): 2. Yamaha (539): 3. Husqvema (397): 4. Honda (287): 5. VOR (212): 6. Part of the sub-par performance of the PAMO Honda team at Swi tzerland can be explained by the fact that the rocky sub-surf ace caused their mud tir es to l ose all their k nobs afte r just a few laps in the second moto . The top few rider s we re all Mi chelin -spon sored. while PAM O use s Dun lops. Several riders had th e L&M lo g os o n their riding gear c overed in Sw itzerland . So me Europ ean countries don ' t allow ciga rette logos, so the teams with suc h spo nsors have two differen t design schemes for their riding gear. but since they had initially been told that tobacco co mpany logo s we re no prob lem in Switzerland. they brought the wrong gear . To celebrate its title. PAM O Honda had a huge mud fight in the pits aft er the final G P. S t e f a n Everts wa s on hand at Rogg enburg . but wa s tight -lipped about his plans for 200 1. The Be lgian recently underw en t an op eration on the knee that he injured in th e sa me pr e-season crash that broke his arm . Huseberq (5 3) ; 7 . Kawa saki (22) . eye I ... n e vv s S EPTEM BER 20, 200 0 39

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