Lancelot faces German trio
By Infront Moto Racing on 17th Jun 09
FUNCHAL (PORTUGAL), 17 June 2009 A strong Lancelot leads the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship into Teutschenthal, round five of seven. Laier, Papenmeier, Franke are on their home soil. FUNCHAL (PORTUGAL), 17 June 2009 – A strong Lancelot leads the FIMWomen's Motocross World Championship into Teutschenthal, round five ofseven.
Racing at home, Laier, Papenmeier and Franke, who are currentlycompleting the top four in the Championship, look forward to theweekend as they will try to chip away at the gap from Lancelot.
Winning in France, Lancelot made sure to face Teutschenthal with astronger Championship lead over runner up Laier, who had won theprevious round in Spain and was on her way to reach the defendingChampion. Though the top three riders are spread in just 37 points,which is an exciting preview for the remaining three rounds with atotal of 150 points up for grabs.
Lancelot steering the KX250F-SR
Lancelot's season as Defending Champion is unveiling to be her mostsuccessful campaign as the Kawasaki Racing's French is looking strongerthan the previous seasons. The home victory in France was surely aconfidence booster for the Parisian entering this weekend's Germanround, where her closest rivals in the Championship will exploit thehome ground advantage to move closer.
Being currently runner up, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Laier was theoverall winner in Teutschenthal last year, when she mounted on the topof the podium for the third consecutive round – though an injuryprevented her from racing round one and that probably hampered thewhole season.
This year the German, who is 24 points behind Lancelot, has beenstruggling more even though she is focused on the remainder of theChampionship starting with her home event.
Other German Papenmeier sits in third. The Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2rider has been taking back to back podiums since round two in Portugalbut was not on the rostrum last year at Teutschenthal, the venue whereshe took her first overall win back in the Women's World Cup times in2007.
Kawasaki Elf Pfeil's Maria Franke is fourth in the Championship ahead of Mann.
South African speed star Nanda Swiegers will make her debut in the series this weekend
2008 WMX PODIUM:
1. Stephanie Laier
2. Livia Lancelot
3. Maria Franke
2008 WMX POLE: Livia Lancelot
TIMETABLE
Saturday: WMX Free Practice 9:00-9:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:00-10:40;MX1 Free Practice 10:50-11:30; WMX Time Practice 12:00-12:30; MX2 PreQualifying Practice 13:30-14:10; MX1 Pre Qualifying Practice14:30-15:10; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:00; MX1 Qualifying Race 17:00; WMXRace 1 18:00.
Sunday: WMX Warm Up 8:45-9:05; MX2 Warm Up 9:15-9:35; MX1 Warm Up9:45-10:05; WMX Race 2 11:15; MX2 Grand Prix Race 1 12:10; MX1 GrandPrix Race 1 13:10; MX2 Grand Prix Race 2 15:03; MX1 Grand Prix Race 216:03.