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08/15/2008 - 12:40 PM
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At the front, Kirssi was pushing hard, and had edged out an advantage of around 10 seconds. (Photo: BMW) ยป More Photos
BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s Simo Kirssi had a tough, but well deserved victory at the fifth round of the German Cross Country Championship in Mühlhausen, near Nuremberg. The BMW factory rider had a two-hour duel with the French Supercross star Cyrille Coulon, which entertained and enthralled spectators in equal measures, before Kirssi claimed the victory that keeps him at the top of the 2008 championship leaderboard.
After a perfect ‘Le-Mans’ start Kirssi and team-mate Bert Meyer took an early lead, before Coulon made his way past the young rider from Saxony. At the front, Kirssi was pushing hard, and had edged out an advantage of around 10 seconds. A new part of the Mühlhausen track included an extreme section, built with trees, and it was here where Simo was able to put his newly acquired Enduro World Championship experience to great effect in front of big crowds of cheering spectators.
By half race distance, the 28-year-old Finn had
“After the start I forced an early lead and then tried to increase the distance between myself and the chasing pack,” said the ‘Flying Finn’. “I rode as hard as I could and set the pace for my rivals to try and match, which worked well until the pit-stop, by which time I had a comfortable 40-second lead. Then I started to make a few mistakes and also lost time lapping some other riders. Before I knew it Cyrille was getting close, so I had to increase the pace again, and I was glad to see the checkered flag because by then I was exhausted! Many thanks to my team because the BMW G 450 X worked well and the settings were perfect – you can’t win a race like this without the support of your team.”
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