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GENOA – Nevertheless last minute defections of American axes, the
show has not been missing in front of 17.000 Supercross lovers. It
has been a night of hard races for both of the two classes, SX1 and
SX Roookie, which saw riders fighting until the very end on the
prestiogious Genoa track. Tension was tangible among riders for the
importance of the championship final round and among the public for
the many news which emphasized the period before the race.
Going on surpasses and triple jumps on this technical and fast
track, brought to victory of Brayton in front of Grant, who payed
for fallen at half Final 1 race and the consequent sixth partial
place. It has been an incredible alternate of emotions due to
competitive races where several riders took the lead : not only a
duel among the two americans, Brayton and Grant, but also the two
french riders Izoird and Aranda, both of them determined to win the
Eurpean title. At the end of the day Izoird is the Supercross
European Champion, thanks to his continous results, which made him
going on the podiumm of each round. A great victory for him, even if
he had to fight until the end against an aggressive Aranda, who
showed all his skills by staying with the two American riders, by
keeping the lead of the race for several laps and by concluding at
third place. Great performances has been showed by Rivas,
competitive and fast, by Coulon, always fighting among the first
positions, and Martin, final third place in the championship
classification. Few space for the Italian riders : none goes to the
Finals and Dami is the first one of the excluded from the final,
behind the great competitor Paulo Alberto, while Pellegrini was
blocked by an injury in the qualifications.
This is the best conclusion for the Genoa Superbowl 2009, with the
traditonal track invasion by the public during the prize giving
ceremony, which meant the end of the SX Series 2009 too. The
European Championship 2009 saw exciting races and great protagonists
on the podium in each one of its rounds. The appointment is next
here with the opening race, which will be held in Fuente Alamo
/Spain), on the 4th July 2010. |
