Cairolis season ends with another podium Grand Prix of Mexico, Leon Leon was the last round of MXGP and the 2014 World Championship is in the books; Antonio Cairoli, once again, made another amazing race, missing the victory for just one point. The weekend had started positively, with the second place in the qualifying race on Saturday, after a nice comeback, passing some of the faster rider on track. The condition of the track, hard surface and high altitude, where, for sure, not ideal for Tony, but with his KTM SX350F, he managed to finish third in the first heat, scoring also the fastest lap in the race, an amazing 1.47.417 that becomes Leon’s track record. In the second race the rider of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team took a good start, with another hole-shot, the fourteenth of the season and winning the special award. Unfortunately, he has moved from the ideal line because of a contact with another rider, and after two corners, Cairoli dropped down in fifth position; with a a furious comeback he finished the race second and third on the podium of the day. The 2014 season end in Mexico with impressive numbers for the eight-time World Champion: 9 wins, 14 podiums, 14 hole-shot, 747 points and all 34 rounds completed in the first 5 positions. Next race: Grand Prix des Nations, Kegums, Latvia 28/09/2014 Antonio Cairoli: “It s been a very difficult season, with many ups and downs and I was not always able to get a good physical condition; my preparation, has been affected by all the personal problems that occurred me this year. Today Im happy with my race and thankfully it did not rain, otherwise it would have been a big problem for everyone, anyway the organizers have done a good job and even if the track was not the most suitable for me and my bike, I liked it. In the first four positions we all had a very similar speed and it was difficult to overtake, I managed to give everything I could, but I was not able to win the second moto. I want to thank my team, KTM, my girlfriend Jill and everyone who works with me, my sponsors and my fans for this difficult season; now I have to focus on the Grand Prix of Nations that will be in Kegums, Latvia in two weeks. We don’t have so much time to train with the 250 and to adapt my riding style, but we will do everything we can to get prepared for this challenge.” Race 1: 1-M.Nagl, 2-K.Strijbos, 3-A.Cairoli, 4-G.Paulin, 5-J.Van Horebeek. Race 2: 1-G.Paulin, 2-A.Cairoli, 3-K.Strijbos, 4-M.Nagl, 5-J.Van Horebeek Grand Prix: 1-G.Paulin 43p. 2-M.Nagl 43p. 3-A.Cairoli 42p. 4-K.Strijbos 42p. 5-J.Van Horebeek 32p. MXGP World Championship : 1-A.Cairoli 747p. 2-J.Van Horebeek 628p. 3-K.Strijbos 572p. 4-C.Desalle 484p. 5-S.Frossard 419p. TC222 MEDIA
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:58:44 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015