May 2004 - MX Grand Prix, Valkenswaard, Netherlands
The more I get involved in the MX scene the more often I come across on how many riders actually ride BMX. The Flockart brothers live 5 minutes away from the Sowerby's in Scotland and ride the Livingston skatepark every now and then. Stefan Everts has been looking into getting his own skatepark, Josh Coppins is sponsored by Stolen Bikes and factory Suzuki riders Kevin Strijbos and Joel Smets can be found messing around on the BMX track in Dessel, Belgium once in a while.
The BMX part was not a priority on anyone's mind during the GP of Valkenswaard. Occasional BMX-er Ben Townley (New Zealand) used his skill and balls to win both MX2 moto's. Tyla Rattray (South Africa) rides BMX in his spare time as well and got 2 second place finishes. Looks like riding the little bikes is helping with the MX results. Not a lot of BMX is going on in Italy so Chiodi's third place must have come from his former MX world title experience.
The MX1 class saw Yamaha team mates Stefun Everts and Cedric Melotte win a moto each. Joel Smets got third and Eric Minozzi had prepared Pichon's Oakley's good enough for him to get 2 fourth places. Points were divided among those who had a good start and held on for 35 minutes + 2 laps. Bad luck happened to lots of riders with mechanicals. Showtime Erwin Robins scored one point which was an accomplishment in itself. The locals celebrated (till 4am).
BdJ
MX1 Moto 1
1. Cédric Melotte BEL Yamaha 25
2. Stefan Everts BEL Yamaha 22
3. JoÃŽl Smets BEL Suzuki 20
4. Mickael Pichon FRA Honda 18
5. Kevin Strijbos BEL Suzuki 16
6. Ken De Dijcker BEL Honda 15
7. Steve Ramon BEL KTM 14
8. Kenneth Gundersen NOR KTM 13
9. Christian Burnham GBR KTM 12
10. Marnicq Bervoets BEL Yamaha 11
11. Yoshi Atsuta JPN Honda 10
12. Danny Theybers BEL Yamaha 9
13. Tanel Leok EST Suzuki 8
14. Lauris Freibergs LAT Honda 7
15. Antti Pyrhonen FIN Suzuki 6
16. Marko Kovalainen FIN Honda 5
17. Christophe Martin FRA Yamaha 4
18. Mark Hucklebridge GBR KTM 3
19. Luigi Seguy FRA Yamaha 2
20. Bas Verhoeven NEL Honda 1
MX1 Moto 2
1. Stefan Everts BEL Yamaha 25
2. CÈdric Melotte BEL Yamaha 22
3. JoÃŽl Smets BEL Suzuki 20
4. Mickael Pichon FRA Honda 18
5. Joshua Coppins NZL Honda 16
6. Kevin Strijbos BEL Suzuki 15
7. Kenneth Gundersen NOR KTM 14
8. Steve Ramon BEL KTM 13
9. Ken De Dijcker BEL Honda 12
10. Lauris Freibergs LAT Honda 11
11. Yoshi Atsuta JPN Honda 10
12. Tanel Leok EST Suzuki 9
13. Marko Kovalainen FIN Honda 8
14. Danny Theybers BEL Yamaha 7
15. Mark Hucklebridge GBR KTM 6
16. Luigi Seguy FRA Yamaha 5
17. Thomas Traversini ITA Honda 4
18. Antti Pyrhonen FIN Suzuki 3
19. Christophe Martin FRA Yamaha 2
20. Erwin Robins NEL Yamaha 1
MX 2 Moto 1
1. Ben Townley NZL KTM 25
2. Tyla Rattray RSA KTM 22
3. Antonio Cairoli ITA Yamaha 20
4. Stephen Sword GBR Kawasaki 18
5. Andrew McFarlane AUS Yamaha 16
6. Claudio Federici ITA Yamaha 15
7. Alessio Chiodi ITA Yamaha 14
8. Michael Maschio FRA Kawasaki 13
9. Carl Nunn GBR Honda 12
10. Jonathan Barragan SPA KTM 11
11. Andrea Bartolini ITA Yamaha 10
12. Gareth Swanepoel RSA KTM 9
13. David Philippaerts ITA KTM 8
14. James Dobb GBR Honda 7
15. Jeff Dement USA Honda 6
16. Patrick Caps BEL Yamaha 5
17. Luca Cherubini ITA Suzuki 4
18. Wayne Smith GBR KTM 3
19. Christophe Salaets BEL Honda 2
20. Billy Mackenzie GBR Yamaha 1
MX 2 Moto 2
1. Ben Townley NZL KTM 25
2. Tyla Rattray RSA KTM 22
3. Alessio Chiodi ITA Yamaha 20
4. Mark De Reuver NEL KTM 18
5. Carl Nunn GBR Honda 16
6. Stephen Sword GBR Kawasaki 15
7. Andrew McFarlane AUS Yamaha 14
8. Billy Mackenzie GBR Yamaha 13
9. Claudio Federici ITA Yamaha 12
10. Antonio Cairoli ITA Yamaha 11
11. David Philippaerts ITA KTM 10
12. Rui Goncalves POR Yamaha 9
13. Sébastien Pourcel FRA Kawasaki 8
14. Andrea Bartolini ITA Yamaha 7
15. Jeff Dement USA Honda 6
16. Aigar Leok EST KTM 5
17. Gareth Swanepoel RSA KTM 4
18. Maximilian Nagl GER KTM 3
19. Tom Church GBR Kawasaki 2
20. Oscar Vromans NEL Yamaha 1
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