HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES’ ROMAIN FEBVRE CONTINUES TO DELIVER IM

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#HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES’ ROMAIN FEBVRE CONTINUES TO DELIVER IMPRESSIVE FORM IN #MX2 WITH FOURTH OVERALL AT THE #MXGP OF FRANCE

Delivering yet another strong ride in the FIM Motocross World Championship, Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre ended the MXGP of France at Saint Jean d’Angély fourth overall in the MX2 classification.

With France marking a home race for Frenchman Febvre, the Husqvarna rider had high hopes of securing a podium result. Placing third in qualification, he got his weekend off to an important start. But ending lap one of race one in eighth, Febvre was forced to work hard to progress. Battling hard with close rival Dylan Ferrandis he eventually fought his way back to fifth.

In race two, Febvre held a top three position for the first six laps of the race. Slipping back behind Jordi Tixier after the midway point in the race he crossed the finish line in fourth.

The MXGP of France proved to be one of mixed fortunes for Febvre’s teammate Aleksandr Tonkov. Placing eighth in race one, Tonkov hoped to equal or better that result in race two. But a crash on lap three knocked him out of contention for a top result and he finished 15th to end his weekend 12th overall.

For Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Tyla Rattray the GP of France ended before it really began. Crashing heavily during morning warm-up resulted in a concussion for the South African and he was forced to sit out the race.

The FIM Motocross World Championship continues with round 10 at Maggiora, Italy on June 15.

Jacky Martens (Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing team manager): “It’s been a positive weekend for the team. Both riders showed a lot of commitment and heart – they rode well all day. Romain again raced at the front of the pack and pushed hard for two top five results. Unfortunately he just missed out on the podium but fourth is still great. Aleksandr’s results don’t reflect his effort. His speed was good but luck was not on his side. In race two a rider crashed on a blind jump and he landed on his bike. Luckily he was ok but he had to battle from about 27th to get back to 15th. He could have easily stopped after that crash but he showed a lot of desire to fight for every point. It was good to see.”

Antti Pyrhonen (Red Bull Ice One Husqvarna Factory Racing team manager): “Unfortunately Tyla suffered a crash towards the end of morning warm up that resulted in a slight concussion. Medical tests showed everything was ok, but with him suffering a bad headache he was forced to sit out the race. It’s disappointing because despite a small crash during qualification his speed was very good. Hopefully things will be better next time out at the GP of Italy.”


Results – Motocross World Championship 2014, Round 9 France

MX2 Overall
1. Herlings (1-1) 50pts; 2. Tonus (2-2) 44; 3. Tixier (4-3) 38; 4. Romain Febvre [Husqvarna] (5-4) 34; 5. Guillod (3-9) 32… 12. Aleksandr Tonkov [Husqvarna] (8-15) 19…


Standings – Motocross World Championship 2014

MX2
1. Herlings 344pts; 2. Tonus 305; 3. Romain Febvre (Husqvarna) 263; 7. Aleksandr Tonkov (Husqvarna) 197…

MXGP
1. Cairoli 351pts; 2. Desalle 323; 3. Van Horebeek 316… 15. Tyla Rattray (Husqvarna) 116… 17. Todd Waters (Husqvarna) 107…