Stewart Crowned King of Paris
S
eventeen years after his
brother, James, was crowned
King of Paris, it's now Malcolm
Stewart's throne, after the Rock-
star Energy Husqvarna rider was
declared the overall winner of
this year's two-day Paris Super-
cross, which was held inside the
Paris La Defense Arena on No-
vember 15-16. Defending Paris
Supercross Champion Cooper
Webb was second, followed
by the Lawrence brothers, Jett
and Hunter, in third and fourth,
respectively. Cedric Soubeyras
rounded out the top five, while
Honda rider Tom Vialle was sixth
overall.
Anthony Bourdon was this
year's SX2 winner, earning the
title Prince of Paris.
Saturday Night
The Paris La Defense Arena
was packed for the first night of
the 42nd Paris Supercross, and
Stewart dominated, winning all
three of his races.
The main action started with
the Superpole session, won by
Hunter Lawrence, who edged out
Stewart.
Webb grabbed the holeshot at
the start of the first final, lead
-
ing Stewart, while Honda riders
struggled, as Hunter crashed
with others in the first corner,
and Jett and Vialle into each
other in the second corner.
The battle for victory then
focused on Webb and Stewart,
with Stewart taking the lead
halfway through to win ahead
of Webb, Cedric Soubeyras, and
Hunter Lawrence, who made a
strong comeback.
Stewart again dominated the
second final, with Hunter putting
on pressure but unable to chal
-
lenge him. Jett finished third,
passing Webb halfway through
the race.
Stewart once again led the
third and final race, with Hunter
WIND
IN THE
P36
Malcolm Stewart is the new
King of Paris after winning
the two-day Paris Supercross.
