Motocross

Clement Desalle Still In Doubt For HyvinkÌ_Ì_ GP

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Thursday, July 10th, 2014

1:43 PM

After his heavy start straight crash at the Grand Prix of Sweden last Sunday Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP‰Ûªs Clement Desalle is still unsure if he will be able to compete at HyvinkÌ_Ì_ for the Finnish round ‰ÛÒ stop 13 of 17 in the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship, this weekend.

The winner of four MXGP events this season has been slowly recovering from hard impacts to his torso this week and is still suffering a lot of pain in his back. Medical checks revealed no serious damage to any internal organs but hits to the muscle groups and also his skin have meant a stiff and uncomfortable convalescence so far.

‰ÛÏI had such a crazy impact in the crash and I have been hurting since. For this weekend I just don't know at the moment,‰Û

Strijbos will be aiming to repeat his 2013 podium performance this weekend in Finland - Credit: Suzuki Racing

Strijbos was also lifting a trophy in Finland last year as he took third behind Desalle around the compact corners and straights of the facility.

‰ÛÏFinland is the start of a few good races for me with Czech Republic and Lommel coming straight afterwards,‰Û

Seewer is familiar with the HyvinkÌ_Ì_ terrain having shown some promising speed there last summer in what was the fifth round of the European EMX250 Championship - Credit: Suzuki Racing

Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe will be tackling the top-ten of the MX2 category with their factory RM-Z250s in the hands of Jeremy Seewer and Julien Lieber. The Swiss and the Belgian have slightly different approaches coming into the Grand Prix.

Seewer is familiar with the HyvinkÌ_Ì_ terrain having shown some promising speed there last summer in what was the fifth round of the European EMX250 Championship and is eager to get reacquainted with the fine Finnish soil. Lieber on the other hand has not raced at the site having missed the inaugural fixture in 2013 due to his knee injury.

‰ÛÏI was riding there last year and won the semi-final heat race against some good sand riders,‰Û