US riders confirmed for Geneva SX.
With Bercy fast becoming a memory, the cream of world supercross move on to Switzerland, where Geneva and the first round of the FIM World Supercross Championships await.
Many of those who rode in the prestigious Paris event last weekend will turn out again in Geneva, with some 20 of the leading AMA series riders on the entry list. Although there will be no Ricky Carmichael, the likes of Jeremy McGrath, David Vuillemin and Mika La Rocco will be making the trip.
With Bercy fast becoming a memory, the cream of world supercross move on to Switzerland, where Geneva and the first round of the FIM World Supercross Championships await.
Many of those who rode in the prestigious Paris event last weekend will turn out again in Geneva, with some 20 of the leading AMA series riders on the entry list. Although there will be no Ricky Carmichael, the likes of Jeremy McGrath, David Vuillemin and Mika La Rocco will be making the trip.
In all, McGrath, Vuillemin and La Rocco will be joined by King of Bercy Grant Langston, Nick Wey, Damon Huffman, Heath Voss, Kyle Lewis, Sebastien Tortelli, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Tim Ferry, Keith Johnson, Chad Reed, Joaquim Rodriguez and Steve Boniface, while Michael Byrne also hopes to attend, injury permitting.
Leading the European challenge, Frenchmen Vuillemin, Tortelli and Boniface will be looking for a maximum points haul, but will also have to face some fired-up home riders, including Geneva resident Marc Ristori, who finished eighth in Bercy.
The 17th edition of Geneva's supercross meeting also includes the penultimate round of the Junior 125 Eurocup, where local youngster Jonathan Burn will be trying to prove he has lost none of the speed he showed before first round injury, and the obligatory freestyle contest, where another Swiss rider, Mat Rebeaud, is hinting that he may be trying something particularly special...
