SPECTACULAR FREESTYLE, WITH MONEA’S BST TRICK THRILLING END

GENOA –  Fantastic Chad Reed raced in Genoa: great victory, with 10.000 people standing-up on the stands and screaming his name, when he passes Barcia and gains the title of King of the long night in Genoa, after a glorious last lap. Two finals characterised by his recover, in which everyone can look up to his skill, facing many risks and going further the limit.

It was a high-level SX1 Final#1 starting grid, worthy of Puzar’s birthday, celebrated during the opening with his former manager Toschi and joined by his friend Bayle and after with a special party. After Barcia’s (Honda Geico Powersports) Vibrem Hole Shot, Soubeyras (Honda MB team) takes the lead of the race, while Reed (Honda TwoTwo Motorsports) falls down at the first corner after a crash with Berthome (Honda MB Team) and so re-starts from far behind. At the end of the first lap, the European champion, while he is fighting with the American, falls down: he is immediately hospitalized for an injury at his pelvis, that will takes two months to him. At the finish Barcia is first alone, Reed is second at the end of a great recover when he rides spectacularly, while Tonus (Yamaha Bike ItDixon) in front of Coulon (Suzuki). In Final#2 Barcia is the quickest at the start, but is not able to resist at Reed, who recovers and then passes him to take the lead before the last lap, so gaining the Superbowl 2011. Finally Coulon wins the fight against Tonus for the lowest step of the podium thank to his third place in Final#2. Good performance for Suzuki MTW riders, Bonini and Pellegrini, who respectively close the SX Series 2011 as second and third placet in the championship classification. In the SX2 class Bernardini (KTM Maglia Azzurra) wins in front of Irsuti (Yamaha Reptil Flexovit) and De Pietri (Suzuki Castellari), so gaining the title of European champion; while among SXRookie Vaessen (KTM BaseActivitySports) is the winner, joined by Soave (KTM Bisso Galeto) and Clochet (KTM) on the second and third steps of the podium.

Freestyle keeps his promises: super show both in the duel between Italy – Rest of World, won by Italy, and in the fight, won by Torres. The Italian “Daboot” with Oddera, Bianconcini e Serblin (riding Quad), get many standing ovations thanks to their synchronized tricks as well as Bilko Williams’ does through his crazy jumps. The public gave many big hands to their idols,  finishing with a very long hand for Mark Monea, even if his Front-Flip does not go as everyone hoped: in fact he felt during the landing, without any kind of consequence.

Despite the huge economic contraction, Superbowl wins the crisis: stands full of people and great show has been those basic natural elements of the success of one of the best editions during these last years.

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