Italy's Chiodi wins Motocross C'ship<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Alessio Chiodi of Italy won the Bentoel
\nInternational 125cc Motocross World Championship at the Pugeran
\nCircuit, Yogyakarta, yesterday.<\/p>\n
Chiodi and his Yamaha collected 40 points with a two-race time
\nof one hour 32 minutes 23.03. Bob Moore of the USA took second
\nplace with 26 points (1:33,29.52) while Alessandro Puzar (Italy)
\nand Xavier Colomer (Spain) were in third and fourth places with
\n25 points each and clocking 1:33,37.37 and 1:33,38.02,
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
Fifty crossers from 15 countries took part in the one-day
\nchampionship, which was divided into two races.<\/p>\n
Only eight of the 50 riders were Indonesians, namely Johny
\nPranata, brothers Frans and Pieter Tanujaya, Satya Sunarso, Dwi
\nSugiarto, Irwan Ardiansyah, Herdiansyah and Andy Sunaryo.<\/p>\n
Indonesia only managed to put two racers in the second race
\nwith Irwan finishing in 23rd and Andy in 25th place.<\/p>\n
The championship was opened by Bob Nasution, chairman of the
\nIndonesian Motor Federation, and was highlighted by the releasing
\nof balloons and parachuting.<\/p>\n
"Although Indonesia failed to win the championship, I am proud
\nthat our racers were able to compete with the foreign racers,"
\nBob said.<\/p>\n
Defending champion Sebastian Torelli of France did not take
\npart in the championship as he was promoted to the 250cc class.
\nLast year's runner up Paul Malin of England was injured during
\npractice and did not continue in the race.<\/p>\n
The Yogyakarta race is the first of the 12-leg championship.
\nThe second leg will be staged in Pernes, France, on April 13,
\nfollowed by the third in Bell Pug, Spain, a week later.<\/p>\n
Austria will host the fourth leg on May 4, followed by Italy
\non May 11, England on May 25, Slovenia on June 1, Germany on June
\n22, Finland on July 13, Slovak Republic on Aug. 10 and Belgium on
\nAug. 17. The 12th and final leg will be at Lierop, the
\nNetherlands on Aug. 31. (lnt)<\/p>",
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