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De Reuver back on the pace at home GP in Lierop |
De Reuver
back on the pace at home GP in Lierop
Marc de Reuver
Yamaha Motocross Team were able to celebrate a decent consolation at the
end of a
difficult season when Marc de Reuver finished the fifteenth and final
round of the
FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship with second position in the sand of
Lierop at
his home Grand Prix of the Netherlands.
The 24 year old has struggled with injury and poor luck during his first
campaign
in MX1 but he used local advantage and his excellent capabilities
through the
rough and tiring sand to finish third and first in two entertaining and
action-packed motos. The highlight was certainly the second sprint in
which he
fought race-long with Kevin Strijbos and Steve Ramon and eventually
passed overall
victor Strijbos on the last lap to the delight of the 36,000 gathered
crowd.
De Reuver's positive 'curtain-closer' was a pleasing way to end 2007 for
the
Rinaldi camp. The former MX2 GP winner completed the year with
fourteenth position
overall.
Sadly the forced absence of Josh Coppins meant that the Yamaha Motocross
Team lost
the MX1 title for the first time since the inception of the class in
2004.
Coppins' broken left shoulder from a crash at Loket in the Czech
Republic nearly
five weeks ago was simply not strong enough to cope with the technical
demands and
energy-sapping nature of the Dutch sand.
He trailed Ramon by fourteen points going into the meeting but finally
had to
concede, having won five Grand Prix, nine motos, taking nine podiums and
led
almost double the amount of laps compared to any other rider. The 30
year old New
Zealander had fronted the series from the first moto in April until the
British
Grand Prix last week. Although he bravely rode to fourteenth place at
Donington
Park the shoulder had not healed sufficiently for Lierop.
Missing three Grand Prix from the last four Coppins ended his first
season on the
YZ450FM in third and arguably deserved a lot more.
Marc de Reuver
Marc de Reuver, Yamaha Motocross Team:
"In the first heat I wanted to go to the front desperately but I got a
bit of
arm-pump. I relaxed my speed but then found a better rhythm after about
twenty
minutes and got back to third. I was happy with that and thought it
would be a
result to build on. I was fifth at the start of the second moto and I
did not want
to lose the front-runners. I pushed really hard when I got into the lead
to see if
I could break away but Steve stayed within five seconds all the time. I
decided to
let him pass and Kevin was close so he went through too! Steve made some
mistakes
and then it was just Kevin and I. I knew I was quicker along the whoops
section so
I overtook there and went flat out for that last lap. People went nuts
on the
track and I have never seen Dutch fans so wild so that made me happy. In
the sand
I can always do a bit more and I am known as a good sand rider but both
my GP wins
were on hard-pack."
Josh Coppins, Yamaha Motocross Team:
"I am obviously very disappointed but there is not much I can do about
the
situation and now it is time to move on. I want to thank the team, my
mechanic
Fabio and those all around me who have lent their support and sent kind
messages.
I hope to know next week if I will be able to race at the Nations or
not, at least
now I can get total rest and let the injury heal."
Carlo Rinaldi, Team Manager, Yamaha Motocross Team:
"In the sand we knew that Marc would be one of, if not the, fastest
rider. Our big
question mark was if he could last both motos because lately the
motivation has
been lacking to train. Anyway he could manage with great technique to
make two
very good races and at least we have this good consolation to finish the
year."
Circuit Length: 1875
Crowd: 36000
Weather: Cloudy
2007 GP of Lierop, Netherlands 02/09/2007
Race 1 - 17 Laps
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Kevin Strijbos
Suzuki
BEL
40'12.396
2
Steve Ramon
Suzuki
BEL
0'11.238
3
Marc De Reuver
Yamaha
NED
0'19.430
4
Ken De Dycker
Honda
BEL
0'39.931
5
Billy MacKenzie
Kawasaki
GBR
0'52.146
6
Manuel Priem
TM
BEL
0'58.104
7
Maximilian Nagl
KTM
GER
1'6.551
8
David Philippaerts
KTM
ITA
1'14.334
9
Sébastien Pourcel
Kawasaki
FRA
1'16.102
10
James Noble
Honda
GBR
1'20.447
11
Marvin Van Daele
Honda
BEL
1'27.959
12
Aigar Leok
Yamaha
EST
2'1.069
13
Lauris Freibergs
Yamaha
LVA
2'3.478
14
Pierre A. Renet
Honda
FRA
2'6.061
15
Mike Brown
Honda
USA
2'8.744
16
Danny Theybers
Suzuki
BEL
2'10.626
17
Clement Desalle
Suzuki
BEL
2'12.368
18
Cedric Melotte
Aprilia
BEL
2'16.361
19
Mark Jones
Kawasaki
GBR
-1 Laps
20
Alessio Chiodi
Aprilia
ITA
-1 Laps
Race 2 - 17 Laps
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Total Time
1
Marc De Reuver
Yamaha
NED
41'27.025
2
Kevin Strijbos
Suzuki
BEL
0'5.705
3
Steve Ramon
Suzuki
BEL
0'49.502
4
Ken De Dycker
Honda
BEL
1'2.256
5
Billy MacKenzie
Kawasaki
GBR
1'5.169
6
Manuel Priem
TM
BEL
1'27.380
7
Tanel Leok
Kawasaki
EST
1'28.693
8
Marvin Van Daele
Honda
BEL
1'29.439
9
Maximilian Nagl
KTM
GER
2'6.241
10
Mike Brown
Honda
USA
2'12.382
11
Aigar Leok
Yamaha
EST
2'33.824
12
Cedric Melotte
Aprilia
BEL
-1 Laps
13
James Noble
Honda
GBR
-1 Laps
14
Kornel Nemeth
Suzuki
HUN
-1 Laps
15
Lauris Freibergs
Yamaha
LVA
-1 Laps
16
Alex Salvini
Yamaha
ITA
-1 Laps
17
Danny Theybers
Suzuki
BEL
-1 Laps
18
Mark Jones
Kawasaki
GBR
-1 Laps
19
Dennis Schroter
Suzuki
GER
-2 Laps
20
Alessio Chiodi
Aprilia
ITA
-2 Laps
Rider Standings
02/09/2007
Pos.
Rider
Manu.
Nat.
Points
1.Steve RamonSuzukiBEL5082.Kevin StrijbosSuzukiBEL4753.Joshua
CoppinsYamahaNZL4524.Sébastien PourcelKawasakiFRA4395.Ken De
DyckerHondaBEL4216.David PhilippaertsKTMITA4197.Mike
BrownHondaUSA3618.Tanel LeokKawasakiEST3559.Billy
MacKenzieKawasakiGBR35110.Jonathan BarraganKTMESP34711.James
NobleHondaGBR27012.Kornel NemethSuzukiHUN21513.Manuel
PriemTMBEL20414.Marc De ReuverYamahaNED20115.Julien
BillHondaCHE19916.Marvin Van DaeleHondaBEL18717.Pierre A.
RenetHondaFRA15718.Maximilian NaglKTMGER13319.Aigar
LeokYamahaEST11920.Clement DesalleSuzukiBEL11224.Antonio
CairoliYamahaITA4749.Kenneth GundersenYamahaNOR2
Manufacturer Standings
02/09/2007
Pos.
Manufacturer
Points
1.Suzuki6182.Yamaha5873.Kawasaki5574.KTM5405.Honda5396.TM2047.Aprilia508.WRM15
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