Sébastien Pourcel raced this weekend the famous Paris Bercy Supercross, an event that he prepared during his three week stay in California. Working with Pro Circuit, one of the most experienced companies, he tested suspensions and engines with his mechanic and came back to France with some parts in his luggage.
His confidence was affected when his friend and MX of Nations teammate Pierre Alexandre Renet broke his leg in the first free practice session, and on Friday Sébastien didn’t finish any of the two finals and didn’t qualify in the tournament, a novelty in Bercy. Saturday was much better and Seb finished the first final in tenth position behind US and French SX specialists. He then went to the quater finals in the tournament, but finished the night with a heavy crash..
“On friday we decided to use the GP engine for the following nights. I felt more comfortable on Saturday, and I was battling for the sixth spot in the first final when I made a mistake and lost some positions. Unfortunately I crashed pretty hard in the last race, hurt my thorax with the handle bar and I was unable to breath after the crash. When I woke up on Sunday I had pain in my upper body, and couldn’t run. The results are not so good but I have no regrets, we worked well in the US and I’m sure that this experience will help me for the future. Now I will take a short break, and then we’ll start to work on my physical condition with my trainer” explained Sébastien, who confirmed that he will race the French Championship next season while his teammate Kevin Strijbos will do the Belgian series.
