The Supercross of Paris Bercy is since nearly thirty years the European Motorcycle event of wintertime, and this year again it was a huge success. Team Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki was part of this success, as Valentin Teillet won four of the six 250 races in the French capital.
Bercy will always be for the fans a special event, and for his 30th birthday the French event confirmed to be the greatest one in Europe as the stadium was fully booked during three nights! The team came in Paris with his Grand Prix structure, to bring the bikes of Valentin Teillet and American Kyle Chisholm, but also to met the partners and fans. Valentin was the only usual team racer involved in the event, but teammates Dylan Ferrandis, David Herbreteau and Livia Lancelot were there to support him.
Back to Supercross after a long absence, Valentin came well prepared for Bercy after winning the Marseille and Genoa events in the previous weeks. Fastest rider on Friday in the timed practice period and then winner of the first heat, Valentin missed a good start in the second heat and collided after a few laps with another rider. As he couldn’t restart his engine he didn’t finished the race, and lost most of his chances for the overall win. Saturday was much better with a fourth place and another heat win, and Sunday was his best day with two heat wins. Second overall in the SX 250 classification, two weeks after catching the European title, Valentin did a strong comeback in Supercross this winter!
The 450 class was dominated by the american squad with Jake Weimer, Eli Tomac and Justin brayton taking the 3 spots of the podium.
Valentin Teillet: « I was a little bit stressed when I came here, as I didn’t ride Supercross since several years and this race in Bercy is a very important one. I love Supercross, but as my main goal is the Motocross World Championship I didn’t raced so much SX in the past. We worked hard to prepare this comeback with Jacky Vimond, and tonight we can be proud of the result. I lost all my chances for the overall win on Friday, but I was able to recover and I couldn’t expect more than a double win on Sunday. I had a lot of fun on the track, I felt stronger every day and it would have been great to have a fourth night of racing! It was cool to get so much support for the crowd during the event, especially on Saturday as many fans from my native Vendee came in Paris, I want to thanks all of them and of course my team.”
Stephane Dassé: « Once more we had a great weekend in Paris, on the track and in the paddock as well. Valentin did a couple of mistakes during the first two nights, but he was able to win one race each night and then had a perfect Sunday. There was a huge crowd, a great atmosphere and we met many people in the team’s awning, partners and fans who are supporting us. It was cool, we saw a lot of young kids who could be the next generation of riders and that’s great for the future.”
