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THE
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CAMIER TO BMW TEAM
B
ritish road racer Leon Camier
is getting ready to return to
the World Superbike paddock at
the second round of the champi-
onship in Aragon on April 13 as
a replacement for BMW Motor-
rad Team Italia SBK EVO regular
rider Sylvain Barrier.
Barrier suffered facial injuries
in his recent car accident and al-
though he hopes to return to the
action as soon as possible, Ara-
gon will come along too early in
his recovery plan. The two-time
FIM Superstock Champion for
BMW hopes to make it back in
time for the Assen round, on April
27, although other sources sug-
gest it will more likely be Imola or
Donington in May. Camier is, in
any case, the rider who will re-
place the Frenchman until he is
back to race fitness.
Camier was down to ride for
the Ioda MotoGP team in 2014,
but that deal fell through late in
the pre-season, making him a
strong stand-in choice for the
main BMW Evo team in the Su-
perbike series, which is sup-
ported by the Italian importer.
The S1000RR-equipped
team, one of the favorites in
the new EVO class, ran Aus-
sie wild card Glenn Allerton
on their bike in Australia after
Barrier suffered a painful pel-
vic fracture in testing. Allerton
finished 11th and 15th overall in
the combined Superbike/EVO
standings, after harrying the
other top EVO riders at his local
circuit.
Camier, a former British Su-
perbike Champion, is a nine-
time World Superbike podium
finisher, for Aprilia and Suzuki,
and has started 97 World Super-
bike races. His best race finish is
second, which he has taken on
two occasions.
Gordon Ritchie
Brit Leon Camier will fill in for the
injured Sylvain Barrier in the World
Superbike Championship.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
GOLD
&
GOOSE
MR.
PERFECT
A
fter securing his eighth In-
door World Trials Champi-
onship title –all of them con-
secutive – two weeks ago, Toni
Bou put an exclamation point
on his indoor season by win-
ning the final round in Spain to
complete another undefeated
season.
With the win, the Repsol rider
increased his tally to 41 victories
Toni Bou completed
the indoor trials season
undefeated. Again.
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