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Sébastien Pourcel Gives Kawasaki its First GP Win of the Season
29 April 2008
After two difficult rounds for the Grand Prix Kawasaki Racing team Sébastien Pourcel claimed the fourth GP win of his career in Agueda, Portugal. After two very wet events there was at last a dry GP in Agueda, a regular venue for the FIM Motocross World Championship. Travelling straight from Spain to Portugal the team members as well as the riders enjoyed the sunny weather even if it was pretty difficult to get used to the high temperatures. As usual in Portugal the organisers did a perfect job preparing the layout.
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Sword Fights to Fourth in Agueda
29 April 2008
The Molson Kawasaki team celebrate in Portugal as Stephen Sword’s run of good form continues with the Scotsman scoring fourth place overall while Frenchman Gautier Paulin edges into the top-10. Just one week after the wet, windy and muddy mess of Bellpuig perfect track conditions and hot and sunny weather greets riders, teams and fans alike for round three of the FIM Motocross World Championship at Agueda in Portugal. With Gareth Swanepoel still on the sidelines as he recovers from wrist surgery it’s up to Molson teamsters Stephen Sword and Gautier Paulin to represent the team in MX2 on their factory KX250F-SRs.
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Leok & Priem Battle Hard in Portugal
29 April 2008
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tanel Leok and Manuel Priem scrap it out at round three of the FIM MX1 World Championship at Agueda. Hot and sunny weather is warmly welcomed for round three of the FIM Motocross World Championship at Agueda in Portugal just one week after the mud and rain of the Spanish GP in Bellpuig. Although the conditions are much better than at round two, KRT riders Tanel Leok and Manuel Priem are still forced to battle hard for every point in two gruelling motos on the very technical Agueda circuit.
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Tough Time for Teka Suzuki in Portugal
29 April 2008
The Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 win streak in the 2008 FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship was finally broken at Agueda in Portugal as neither reigning MX1 World Champion Steve Ramon or series leader Ken De Dycker could finish on the podium on what proved to be a very tough day for the Teka team. In hot and sunny conditions - completely different to those experienced in Spain just one week earlier - Ramon was able keep a hold of his second place in the series with 6-4 finishes while De Dycker turned a six point lead into a 25-point deficit after suffering all weekend long with blistered hands which caused him to struggle to get to grips with the Agueda circuit.
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Philippaerts New Series Leader After Double Podium
29 April 2008
A sun-blessed and roasting Grand Prix of Portugal at the stunning Agueda circuit was the perfect remedy for the FIM Motocross World Championship after the sea of rain and mud that washed out the Spanish visit last weekend. The splendid stage for round three of fifteen, south of the city of Porto, witnessed the Yamaha Monster Motocross Team score a double podium result with David Philippaerts finishing second and Josh Coppins third on the works YZ450FMs. Philippaerts won a moto and was second in the other race, while Coppins seized his first silverware of the season after a thrilling move past champion Steve Ramon for third spot on the final corner of the last lap. On the podium Philippaerts picked up the red-plate to signify his new status as MX1-GP championship leader for the first time. He is also the first Italian to sit at the top of the points table since the inception of the MX1-GP class in 2004.
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Sensational Cairoli Sweeps Portuguese GP
28 April 2008
MX2-GP World Champion Antonio Cairoli stormed the Grand Prix of Portugal at a sun-soaked Agueda circuit in front of 18,000 spectators to win both motos and claim his first victory of the season and also take the lead in the 2008 standings after three rounds of fifteen. Despite still suffering from the last affects of a throat infection - he only stopped taking antibiotics on Friday - Cairoli was back to his stylish and ruthless best; the sort of form and spectacular flamboyance that won 13 from 14 Grand Prix in 2007. The Sicilian of the Yamaha Red Bull De Carli team defeated main title rivals Tyla Rattray and Tommy Searle with two dominant displays on his YZ250F.
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Pourcel & Cairoli Win Portuguese Thriller at Agueda
28 April 2008
The Portuguese Grand Prix got underway today in front of 18000 fans who saw two Italians David Philippaerts (MX1) and Antonio Cairoli (MX2) clinch the World Championship lead at the end of an eventful weekend. The MX1 Grand Prix was won by Sebastien Pourcel, to close a perfect weekend as he clocked also the pole yesterday. Philippaerts was second overall while countryman Cairoli won the MX2 Grand Prix from KTM fellow riders Tyla Rattray and Tommy Searle.
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Francisco 'Chaleco' Lopez Finshes 2nd Overall
28 April 2008
Reds Bull KTM riders Tyla Rattray, Tommy Searle and Rui Goncalves all put in good results in the qualifying races for Sunday's MX2 Grand Prix with Rattray winning race one and Searle second, Goncalves sixth in race two.
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Ratteray-Cairoli Wrestle Set for Toda’s Portuguese GP
27 April 2008
It was a great opening day in Agueda, the host of the third Grand Prix of 2008 which welcomed the Motocross collective with very hot weather conditions. Sebastien Pourcel clocked a stunning pole position in the MX1 class, collecting his second consecutive Lovemytime Pole Position Award after his first pole of 2008 in Spain last weekend. Tyla Rattray is also on a season high, winning his third consecutive qualifying heat and bringing home the Lovemytime Qualifying Award together with his closest rival in the Championship, Antonio Cairoli, who won the qualifying moto one to get his first win of 2008.
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Teka Suzuki Team in MX1 Top Eight
27 April 2008
Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 riders Ken De Dycker and Steve Ramon - who are currently running first and second in the MX1 World Championship - both qualified inside the top eight for tomorrow's GP of Portugal, the third round of the series. Conditions at the technical Agueda circuit were perfect as great weather and constant grooming kept the red-soil surface in prime condition for the official timed practise session.
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World MX1 Leaders Set For Portugal
25 April 2008
Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 and its hard working members are ready for the third round of the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship to be held at Agueda in Portugal this weekend.
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Honda's Leuret Makes MX2 Podium Landmark
24 April 2007
Pascal Leuret gave the CRF250R its first silverware, as well as celebrating his maiden MX2 podium appearance, by taking third position overall at a hot and sunny Agueda circuit scene of the Grand Prix of Portugal; the third round of fifteen in the 2007 FIM Motocross World Championship. The Frenchman, who left the NGS crew last week, posted results of 7th and 3rd and even led the second moto to earn his debut walk on the rostrum. After several years contesting the MX1 category 26 year old Leuret earned his spurs in the frantic pace of the MX2 class that on this occasion was won for the third event in a row by Antonio Cairoli with Briton's Tommy Searle taking second place.
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Kawasaki's Pourcel Misses First Victory
24 April 2007
Christophe Pourcel missed a first win of the season in Agueda after he crashed while leading the second heat of the Portuguese Grand Prix. Despite some heavy rain on Friday evening and fog this morning - that forced the organizers to postpone the warm up - the weather has been perfect in Agueda for the third round of fifteen in the series. The track was demanding and the conditions were difficult for the riders, with warm temperatures and high humidity but the racing was once more again in both classes.
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KRT Kawasaki Edge Closer To First 2007 Podium
24 April 2007
Kawasaki Racing Team riders Billy Mackenzie and Tanel Leok demonstrated that they have the speed to be main competitors in the 2007 MX1 Motocross World Championship today at the Grand Prix of Portugal and the third round of the series but several incidents within the motos left the Briton and Estonian ruing their luck. Excellent weather conditions, with twenty-five degree temperatures and uninterrupted sunshine at the Agueda circuit, greeted KRT and the 18,000 spectators who had made the journey to the fourth consecutive edition of the Portuguese event.
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Yamaha's Cairoli Achieves Maximum Score For Third Time
24 April 2007
MX2 series leader Antonio Cairoli overcame a heavy crash in the second moto to convincingly win his third successive Grand Prix on the YZ250F. The Sicilian started the weekend in comfortable form by dominating the first qualification heat for pole position and first entry into the start gate. As in Spain he had to recover from a start that left him just inside the top five and then faced a six second gap to MX2 world champion Pourcel. The 21 year old chased down the Frenchman and incredibly pulled through to seize the lead with five laps remaining. He made a mistake - by running wide into softer dirt - allowing Pourcel a second chance to attack, but Cairoli quickly made another rapid lap that pulled him clear for a second moto win in a row.
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Yamaha's Coppins Wins To Consolidate His Lead
24 April 2007
Yamaha Motocross Team's Josh Coppins continued his triumphant ways by winning the first moto for round three of the MX1 World Championship. He however finished runner up in the second moto and thus handing the win of Grand Prix of Portugal held at Agueda to Kevin Strijbos who finished behind Coppins in the first moto. A crowd of 18,000 gathered around the slopes of the popular layout to see Antonio Cairoli amass a healthy 44 point lead in the MX2 class standings with his third straight win and second double moto haul of the year.
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Suzuki's Strijbos And RM-Z450 Win In Portugal
24 April 2007
The Grand Prix of Portugal at a warm and bright Agueda circuit has been a memorable one for Kevin Strijbos and Team Suzuki as the Belgian left the third round of 15 in the 2007 FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship with his second career victory and the second triumph for the RM-Z450. The 21 year old fought with Josh Coppins in both motos under hot and sunny conditions and watched by a crowd of 18,000 spectators. The Agueda circuit was dry, rough and fast offering a decent racing surface by virtue of the lines available.
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First MX1 Success For KTM's David Philippaerts
24 April 2007
KTM Red Bull’s MX1 Factory rider David Philippaerts scored his first podium in MX1 on Sunday finishing third overall in Aguela, Portugal. The podium place was an excellent confidence building exercise for the Italian rider who moved up from MX2 this season. Philippaerts was third and fifth in the day’s two races for his overall third podium, his best performance so far this season. “It was quite a tough week for us with a photo shooting and training, and racing today in the hot conditions,” Philippaerts said. “I still have to work on my starts but I can feel myself getting more confident and the hard work with Stefan (Everts, KTM Team Boss) and on the bike has paid off.
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Suzuki's Strijbos 3rd On Agueda Gate
22 April 2007
Team Suzuki's Kevin Strijbos sealed third position with the works RM-Z450 under blue skies and warm Portuguese sun on the first day of action at Agueda for the Grand Prix of Portugal and the third round of the 2007 FIM MX1 World Championship.
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Suzuki's Ramon Keen To Get Back On Top
19 April 2007
Team Suzuki's Steve Ramon will be gunning for a bold result this weekend at Agueda for the Grand Prix of Portugal and the third round of the 2007 FIM MX1 World Championship. The RM-Z450-mounted Belgian could only grab ninth overall in Spain last week and has seen the margin to current series leader Josh Coppins expand to 34 points after only two meetings from the 15 on this season's schedule.
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