Eli Tomac was crowned King of Bercy at this year’s French Supercross. Photo Courtesy Mediacross
GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac dominated this year’s Bercy Supercross, which actually took place at Lille, in the north of France, due to renovations to the venue in Bercy. At the end of two days of racing, Tomac won everything he lined up for, including the two main events, continuing the control the Americans have held over the event for the last six years.
JGR/Toyota/Yamaha’s Justin Barcia was second in both mains, while Honda-mounted Malcolm Stewart, who suffered from arm-pump, finished third overall, giving the Americans the team win.
Despite the move to a new venue, 43,000 spectators came to the Pierre Mauroy Stadium to watch some of the best supercross racers in the world.
This year’s track was bigger than the one held in the Bercy Arena, and Tomac was able to really open up his factory 450 Honda, which was shipped from US. Meanwhile, Barcia was much stronger on Sunday after making a few minor engine-setting adjustments.
The top non-American rider was Frenchman Fabien Izoird who was fourth place overall ahead of Josh Hill and Weston Peick.
Christophe Pourcel had strong finishes on Saturday, with a second in the first race, but a crash on Sunday slowed the Frenchman’s pace.
Justin Brayton was the only rider to lead a lap other than Tomac, and the BTO Sports rider led two laps of Sunday’s main before crashing out of contention. Brayton also finished second in one of Saturday’s races, but dropped out of the top 10 overall with his DNF on Sunday.
King of Lille Standings
1.Tomac (USA, Honda), 4 pts ; 2.Barcia (USA, Yamaha), 15 ; 3. Stewart (USA, Honda), 16 ; 4. Izoird (FRA, Honda), 26 ; 5. Hill (USA, Kawasaki), 28 ; 6. Peick (USA, Yamaha), 28 ; 7. Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), 28 ; 8. Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), 29 ; 9. Pourcel (FRA, Kawasaki), 35 ; 10. Soubeyras (FRA, Kawasaki), 35 ; etc….
Classification inter nations: 1.USA, 13 pts ; 2.France, 39 pts
