Valentin Teillet maintained his steady flight back into the reckoning of the competitive MX2 category by taking seventh position overall at a rough Kegums circuit for the Grand Prix of Latvia and the 10th round of 15 in the FIM Motocross World Championship.
Lit by bright but cloudy skies, the terrain was hard-pack but soft enough to carve into a succession of small bumps and holes that pushed the set-up of the motorcycles to the fore in an effort to find traction. The RM-Z250 coped admirably with the surface that sent riders bucking and meant a physically-draining set of 35 minute and 2 laps motos.
From his eighth pick in the gate, Teillet forged two lively starts. In the first moto he held a mid-top 10 slot on the first lap and then struggled to find an effective rhythm to fight for higher places. A problem with his goggles and therefore his visibility also didn't help but despite the adversity he scored 10th. An excellent launch in the second moto saw the Frenchman running as high as second place and although he was not able to sustain the pace, his finish of seventh was a major confidence-boost considering the GP was only his third since coming back from injury; and also the track was one of the toughest this year.
The former European Champion is now 19th in the standings and rising fast thanks to his steady points accumulation. The FIM Motocross World Championship will halt briefly before round 11 takes place in the sand of Lommel for the Grand Prix of Limburg (Belgium) on July 31st. The Czech round of the series will follow immediately afterwards on the slick hard-pack of Loket.
Valentin Teillet:
"My starts were really good today and I'm really happy about that. I was not too pleased with my first laps of the first moto. I didn't have a good feeling and I had a small problem with my goggles that meant it was hard to focus on the track. To finish 10th was so-so for me and I wanted better in the second race. I did my best and I when I passed Herlings for second I was able to keep there for a couple of laps. It was great for my confidence to see the speed I could make. Two months ago I could barely move my arm so this was great. I was third for a long time and I think I burnt myself out a little bit. The track was hard and it was hot, I felt tired. I found another rhythm and to finish seventh was OK."
MX2 Moto1: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 39:00.838; 2. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:10.995; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:16.150; 4. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), +0:20.418; 5. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:26.496; 6. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), +0:37.072; 7. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:39.118; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +0:40.202; 9. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +0:41.608; 10. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki Europe MX2), +1:02.232.
MX2 Moto2: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 40:24.762; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), +0:13.947; 3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:18.712; 4. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:19.082; 5. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), +0:37.594; 6. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), +0:52.396; 7. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki Europe MX2), +1:00.394; 8. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), +1:14.291; 9. Matiss Karro (LAT, Honda), +1:16.269; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), +1:17.747.
MX2 Overall result: 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 50 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 42 p.; 4. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), 34 p.; 5. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 30 p.; 6. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 27 p.; 7. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki Europe MX2), 25 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 24 p.; 9. Jake Nicholls (GBR, KTM), 22 p.; 10. Matiss Karro (LAT, Honda), 18 p.
MX2 World Championship standings (after 10 of 15 rounds): 1. Ken Roczen (GER, KTM), 446 points; 2. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 419 p.; 3. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), 370 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Yamaha), 343 p.; 5. Zachary Osborne (USA, Yamaha), 295 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Yamaha), 274 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, Kawasaki), 249 p.; 8. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 224 p.; 9. Nicolas Aubin (FRA, KTM), 207 p.; 10. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 170 p.; 19. Valentin Teillet (FRA, Suzuki Europe MX2), 70 p.
Statistics: Posted by totalmotorcycle ? Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:28 am
Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/kODGSm_iw2J/News+TEILLET+CONTINUES+IMPROVE+LATVIA
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