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Mixed Fortunes for Kawasaki at German MXGP
3 Days ago
Livia Lancelot regained the red plate in the Women’s World Championship finishing second overall in Teutschental while Sébastien Pourcel took fifth place in the MX1 class and is fifth in the standings
Round eight of 15 in the MX1 series the German Grand Prix has been one of the hottest so far and most of the riders struggled with the hardpack layout. Second in the qualifying session on Saturday Sébastien didn’t really take advantage of his good position and was fifth after one lap in race one.
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Laier wins again in Women's MX2
3 Days ago
KTM-supported rider Steffi Laier was a real crowd pleaser in her home race in Teutschenthal, Germany, rocketing to a 3-1 result in the two races of Round Four of the women's MX2 World Championship. The first race was closely fought with just two second between first and third place, but she was outstanding in race two, finishing 18 seconds ahead of second placed Maria Franke, also of Germany.
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Lancelot Grabs Pole at MX Penultimate Round in Teutschenthal
5 Days ago
The penultimate round of the Women’s Motocross World Championship begun today in Teutschenthal in eventful conditions for the Championship standings. Series leader Katherine Prumm is out with a broken left collarbone and with third placed Ashley Fiolek also missing round four, the points standings might change dramatically after Sunday’s two motos as Livia Lancelot will start from pole.
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De Dycker on MX1 Pole with Storming Final Lap in Germany
5 Days ago
Day one of the German Grand Prix at Teutschenthal was a dry one and hosted some good qualifying action both in the MX1 and MX2 classes. Ken de Dycker took the eventual pole in MX1 while archrivals Tony Cairoli and Tyla Rattray won the qualifying heats to take the best two spots on the gate of tomorrow’s MX2 Grand Prix. In the Women’s Motocross World Championship qualifying session Livia Lancelot led from home riders Maria Franke and Larissa Papenmeier.
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Women's Motocross World Championship in Germany
5 Days ago
After their latest appearance in St. Jean d’Angely, the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship riders are back to action in Germany for the penultimate round of the series. The latest news is that series leader Katherine Prumm of Yamaha Van Beers will sit out of this weekend’s German round as she broke her left collarbone; the two time World Cup winner’s 2008 season started with a broken right ACL but Prumm could ride through the pain to collect the red plate at round three in St. Jean. With the Kiwi out, current runner up Livia Lancelot of GPKR is looking forward to taking back the red plate which she was snatched by Prumm at St. Jean, which was a bitter home event for Lancelot.
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Prumm Title Ambitions Thwarted by Broken Collarbone
27 June 2008
Double Women’s World Cup winner and current leader of the inaugural FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, Yamaha Van Beer’s Katherine Prumm, will miss this weekend’s Grand Prix of Germany at Teutschenthal after breaking her left collarbone while training in Belgium on Tuesday. The 20 year old suffered a relatively slow speed tumble on her YZ250F but the impact was enough to force a complicated fracture to the collarbone and the New Zealander underwent surgery immediately to have a plate inserted and fragments of bone cleaned from the break.
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Suzuki Riders Podium in Canada
27 June 2008
Tyler Medaglia kept his MX1 Championship points lead intact with second overall at Moto Valley in Regina at the Canadian Motocross Championships with 2-5 moto results. And in the Suzuki Women's National Series, Jocelyn Killough stepped up to the plate with 3-4 moto results to record third overall for the day. Thanks to her podium finish, Killough currently holds second place in the Women's championship points standings. While Medaglia came to Regina intent on carding his second win of the season, the Kemptville, Ontario native found himself racing under handicap instead, due to a twisted ankle and knee sustained during Sunday morning practice.
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Third Consecutive GP Podium for Pourcel
20 May 2008
Grand Prix Kawasaki Racing’s Sébastien Pourcel won his third heat of the year in Mantova and for the third time in a row he reached the podium with a second position overall in the Grand Prix of Italy. The weather was not as sunny as expected this weekend in Mantova and this event was run under cloudy and sometimes rainy conditions, which affected the circuit. Sébastien didn’t feel confident on Saturday and his run of pole positions was interrupted as he finished the timed session in seventh place.
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Laier Wins Round Two of Women's WMX
20 May 2008
The second round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship was an eventful one today at Mantova, where the series had never been before. KTM Germany’s Stephanie Laier came back to action with style after she missed round one in Bulgaria due to a damaged ligament in her right shoulder. Laier took a clean sweep in Mantova, winning from Yamaha Van Beers Racing’s Katherine Prumm and Suzuki Inotec’s Larissa Papenmeier. The latter came back to the podium after the last moto crash in Sevlievo, leaving her with a damaged right foot. Livia Lancelot was fourth ahead of Ashley Fiolek.
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Mixed Fortunes for Suzuki Men in Italy
20 May 2008
It was Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 rider Ken De Dycker's turn to narrowly miss out on a podium place this weekend as the former MX1 championship leader emulated his team-mate Steve Ramon's luck of last week - in Sevlievo - by losing out on a top-three overall finish by next to no points. Ramon, meanwhile, had a "weekend to forget" and could only muster a ninth place overall finish after two gruelling motos at the Mantova circuit during the Grand Prix of Italy - the fifth round of the 15 round FIM Motocross World Championship.
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Women’s Motocross World Championship In Mantova – The Latest
16 May 2008
This might be the first real wet weekend of racing for the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship riders who are at Mantova for the series’ first time on the Italian soil, hosting the second of five rounds of this first World Championship’s edition.
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Commission For Women In Motorcycling (CFM) Meet at Mantova
16 May 2008
In occasion of the second round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship taking place this weekend at Mantova, Italy, the FIM’s CFM (Commission for Women in Motorcycling) travelled to the Italian venue to meet the series’ riders and the rest of the World Championship collective, as also the MX1/MX2 Lovemytime Grand Prix of Italy is included in the weekend’s schedule. The conference saw a healthy attendance today at the Ristorante Italiano.
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Lancelot Leads the Group into Italy for Round Two
15 May 2008
After round one in Sevlievo, Bulgaria, the first edition of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be in Mantova, Italy, for round two, taking place this weekend before the month break preceding the French round in St. Jean d’Angely (June 15th). As the series touches the Italian soil for the first time, Livia Lancelot tasted her maiden win in Bulgaria and now heads the points standings.
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Philippaerts Enters Home GP of Italy with Head High
14 May 2008
After visiting Sevlievo, the FIM Motocross World FIM Motocross World series including the MX1, MX2 and the Women riders will head to Mantova, Italy, for the fifth meeting of the 15 races calendar –second meeting of the five races calendar for the Women World Championship. MX1 rider David Philippaerts enters the Lovemytime Grand Prix of Italy, his home Grand Prix, as the series leader and the winner of the latest Grand Prix, while countryman Antonio Cairoli will try to get the MX2 red plate back from current leader Tyla Rattray.
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Prumm Bravely Takes Fourth in Bulgaria
12 May 2008
Sevlievo and the Grand Prix of Bulgaria witnessed the opening round of five in the inaugural FIM Women's World Championship and Yamaha Van Beers Racing's Katherine Prumm battled adversity to take fourth overall. The double World Cup winner was not afforded a fair debut on her YZ250F after rupturing her right anterior cruciate ligament in the days leading up to the Grand Prix. Putting aside her pain and discomfort it was an uneasy weekend for Prumm who tried to compete but was clearly frustrated by the handicap and being unable to run at her normally impressive speed.
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Lancelot Takes First Career Win at Women's World MX
12 May 2008
Livia Lancelot took her first ever victory today at Sevlievo, under mixed weather conditions which made the second moto a lot harder than the first, as the course got more slippery. 27,000 spectators attended this opening round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship which will move to Italy next week for the second of five rounds. Having started the FIM Women’s World Cup in 2005 as a privateer, current GPKR rider Livia Lancelot took her first overall win today, at round one of the first edition of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship. Ending runner up to Suzuki Inotec’s Larissa Papenmeier in the first moto, Livia took victory in heat two as her rival crashed and injured her right foot.
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MX1 Jewelry Collection For Women World Championship Pole Setters
11 May 2008
SEVLIEVO (BULGARIA), 10 May 2008 – In occasion of the first FIM Women Motocross World Championship round taking place in Sevlievo, Bulgaria, this weekend, Youthstream is proud to present the brand new Motocross MX1 Jewelry Collection by Circuiti Gioielli, featuring the MX1 official logo on every item. The glamorous and at the same time sportive collection made by new series partner Circuiti Gioielli will be deeply related to the Women’s World Championship through the initiative of the Circuiti Gioielli Women Pole Position Award; each rider clocking the pole during the Saturday’s qualifying will be handed one bracelet of the Motocross MX1 Jewelry Collection by Circuiti Gioielli.
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Prumm Injures Knee Before First WMX-GP
09 May 2008
The fourth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place at one of the best circuits on the calendar this weekend as the visit to Sevlievo not only kicks the series back into life after a two week break but also initiates the first meeting of five in the first ever Women’s World Championship. Van Beers Yamaha’s Katherine Prumm, a double Women’s World Cup winner, is struggling for full fitness after rupturing her right ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) while practicing this week.
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Livia Lancelot Ready to Rip in Bulgaria!
08 May 2008
We check in with Grand Prix Kawasaki Racing’s rising female starlet Livia Lancelot - one of Kawasaki's greatest hopes of winning a world title in 2008 - just days before her first GP of the year... Grand Prix Kawasaki Racing’s Livia Lancelot led the 2007 Women’s World Cup before a devastating knee injury almost sidelined the feisty French femme before the final round at Lierop. But despite being in massive amounts of pain, Lancelot toughed it out at one of the world’s toughest sand circuits to secure second in the championship behind Katherine Prumm and ahead of Maria Franke to make it a Kawasaki KX250F 1-2-3 in the final series standings.
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FIM Women’s MX World Championship Starts at Sevlievo
08 May 2008
After the quick development of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Cup throughout the years following the first edition in 2005, the series was upgraded to World Championship at the end of 2007. It will see its first World Championship round get underway this weekend at Sevlievo, Bulgaria, representing a brand new course for the women riders. Katherine Prumm enters Sevlievo holding the red plate but will face a strong opposition in the likes of arch rival Livia Lancelot, Maria Franke, Larissa Papenmeier and lots more. After winning the 2006 and 2007 World Cups onboard a Kawasaki machine, Kiwi Katherine Prumm is ready to start the 2008 season inside the Yamaha Van Beers Racing Team. Having completed a solid winter of preparation in Europe, Prumm is fit and looking forward to Sevlievo.
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