EVERTS CONSISTENT IN CZECH REPUBLIC
01 August 2004 - Yamaha Racing

The fast and hilly circuit of Loket in the Czech Republic played host to round 12 of the 2004 motocross world championship.

Yamaha L&M Motocross Team rider Stefan finished second in both races, resulting in a second overall behind the on-form Mickael Pichon (Honda) who topped the class in both races. Josh Coppins (Honda) completed the podium. JK racing-Yamaha’s Luigi Seguy enjoyed a consistent weekend finishing seventh overall. With four GPs to go seven-time world champion Everts now leads the championship with 527 points, second placed Pichon has 436 points.

Denmark’s Brian Jorgensen (Honda) took the early lead in race one, followed closely by Estonian rider Tanel Leok (Suzuki), Josh Coppins (Honda) and Sven Breugelmans (KTM). Everts missed his start and rounded the first corner only in 13th position.

Pichon resided in sixth place and Everts was down in eighth after the opening lap, but the sheer speed of the two world title holders was about to its mark. By mid race point Pichon had pushed into the lead, demoting his team mate Jorgensen. Coppins still held onto third, Leok was in fourth, but Everts’ war of attrition was about to pay off. Two laps later Everts pushed into fourth, and then second on lap thirteen which he comfortably held onto until the finish. Coppins took third, Jorgensen was fourth and Leok completed the top five.

Josh Coppins took the holeshot in race two, but Everts made no mistake and pounded his YZ-450FM into second place, closely followed by Pichon and Breugelmans. A searing battle commenced between the first three, and Pichon soon pushed past Everts and took off after Coppins. He passed past the Kiwi rider on lap seven and just three laps later Everts also went by. At the chequered flag it was a carbon copy of the race one top three – Pichon, Everts, Coppins. Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki) took third place on the all new factory bike and Luigi Seguy (Yamaha) took fifth. The likeable French rider moves up to 12th in the MX1 standings.

The 13th round of the championship takes place at Namur, Belgium next weekend.

Stefan Everts (Yamaha L&M Motocross Team) – second
“I’m pretty happy with my result here in Loket. Mickael was riding very well this weekend and it just wasn’t possible to catch him. Although my girlfriend Kelly will have our first child anytime now, I was very focused on my racing today and I think I handled the day quite professionally. I’m hoping that Kelly will have the baby before the next GP in Namur next weekend. I think the organisers have done a great job and I’m looking forward to it being the best GP of the year.”

Race classification MX1

Round: 12 - Grand Prix of Czech Republic
Circuit: Loket
Circuit Length: 1630

Race: 21 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 M. Pichon Honda FRA 40'' 26.473
2 S. Everts Yamaha BEL +8.901
3 J. Coppins Honda NZL +17.240
4 B. Jorgensen Honda DNK +21.473
5 T. Leok Suzuki EST +22.543
6 S. Ramon KTM BEL +28.079
7 K. Strijbos Suzuki BEL +33.878
8 L. Seguy Yamaha FRA +35.394
9 S. Breugelmans KTM BEL +54.792
10 C. Burnham KTM GBR +57.586
11 J. Bill KTM CHE +58.371
12 M. Bervoets Yamaha BEL +1'' 1.403
13 K. De Dijcker Honda BEL +1'' 6.519
14 M. Zerava KTM CZE +1'' 8.720
15 D. Theybers Yamaha BEL +1'' 9.500
16 A. Pyrhonen Suzuki FIN +1'' 10.793
17 M. Kovalainen Honda FIN +1'' 12.343
18 L. Freibergs Honda LVA +1'' 12.872
19 M. Kucirek Honda CZE +1'' 13.202
20 C. Beggi Honda ITA +1'' 14.625

Race 2: 20 Laps
Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time
1 M. Pichon Honda FRA 39'' 3.878
2 S. Everts Yamaha BEL +13.436
3 J. Coppins Honda NZL +19.868
4 K. Strijbos Suzuki BEL +34.387
5 L. Seguy Yamaha FRA +43.473
6 T. Leok Suzuki EST +52.010
7 B. Jorgensen Honda DNK +54.318
8 K. De Dijcker Honda BEL +57.409
9 Y. Atsuta Honda JPN +1'' 1.963
10 C. Burnham KTM GBR +1'' 10.134
11 M. Jones KTM GBR +1'' 12.734
12 S. Ramon KTM BEL +1'' 17.065
13 J. Noble Honda GBR +1'' 19.085
14 L. Freibergs Honda LVA +1'' 29.921
15 J. Bill KTM CHE +1'' 34.629
16 A. Meo Kawasaki FRA +1'' 36.413
17 M. Kovalainen Honda FIN +1'' 44.196
18 J. Dobes Suzuki CZE +1'' 49.081
19 E. Oddenino TM ITA +1 lap(s)
20 M. Kucirek Honda CZE +1 lap(s)

Championship standings MX1

Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points
1 Stefan Everts Yamaha BEL 527
2 Mickael Pichon Honda FRA 436
3 Joshua Coppins Honda NZL 397
4 Steve Ramon KTM BEL 374
5 Kevin Strijbos Suzuki BEL 327
6 Cédric Melotte Yamaha BEL 291
7 Brian Jorgensen Honda DNK 278
8 Tanel Leok Suzuki EST 273
9 Ken De Dijcker Honda BEL 195
10 Joel Smets Suzuki BEL 175
11 Christian Burnham KTM GBR 167
12 Luigi Seguy Yamaha FRA 166
13 Yoshitaka Atsuta Honda JPN 157
14 Lauris Freibergs Honda LVA 145
15 Kenneth Gundersen KTM NOR 133
16 Marko Kovalainen Honda FIN 123
17 James Noble Honda GBR 117
18 Javier Garcia Vico Aprilia ESP 111
19 Marnicq Bervoets Yamaha BEL 106
20 Danny Theybers Yamaha BEL 97

Manufacturers standings MX1

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Yamaha 278
2 Honda 270
3 Suzuki 210
4 KTM 204
5 TM 24
6 Kawasaki 10

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