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Team USA Wins Motocross of Nations

 
By
Keith Burgie Keith Burgie
 
 
Oct 4 2009 11:34AM
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Team USA has hoists the Chamberlain Trophy for the 20th time.
 
As the MX1 and MX3 riders lined up for the third and final race of the 2009 Motocross of Nations, Italy, with a first and second place in the books, and the USA, with consistency playing into their favor, were set for one final showdown to determine the overall winner as France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Germany were all nipping at their heels. Australia, an early favorite, was out of the running after MX3 rider Michael Byrne landed on Italy's Davide Guarneri and hit the deck hard in the previous moto, but Chad Reed was still in a position to play the spoiler.

Carnage ensued immediately after the gate dropped, and several riders went down in a spectacular pile-up that unfortunately collected Chad Reed and Antonio Cairoli, the most successful rider of the weekend up to that point. Cairoli and his bike were out of commission, and with that, so was Team Italy. Not long after that MX2/MX3 moto winner Gautier Paulin was also down and out.

Lucky for team USA, both Ryan Dungey and Ivan Tedesco had bypassed the mayhem, and with just under twenty minutes remaining, Dungey and his #1 plate moved into the lead. From there Ryan Dungey opened up a comfortable gap as Ivan Tedesco maintained a steady seventh place and victory in this battle of attrition fell into Team USA's hands.

With a score of 3-1, Ryan Dungey is the 2009 Motocross of Nations Individual Champion, and with scores of 3-8-3-1-7 for 22 total points, Team USA has claimed their fifth straight Chamberlain Trophy.

Overall Results:
  1. USA - 22 points
  2. France - 30 points
  3. Belgium - 39 points
  4. Germany -55 points
  5. Great Britain - 55 points
  6. Italy - 59 points
  7. Australia - 73 points
  8. Estonia - 78 points
Check back later for a complete event report, photos, and video.
 
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RECENT COMMENTS

  • markg410

    "Dude I never once said I'm from Italy I just think caroli is an awsome rider !! I'm telling you dude searle will be the man to beat next year ! Barcia is very fast and exiting to watch but needs anoth..." 

  • bd200

    "markg410, how can you say our Caroli, and our Tommy Searle? One is from England and one is from Italy, two seperate countries. Do you live in both or what? And Searle wont get close to anything in th..." 

  • mrb186

    "Well, Phil-O-Parts may be fast, but if Italian hospitality is a "take out" move, then we'll have to return the favor when he shows up in Colorado next year. Way to go, Dungey, Tedesco, and Weimer!!!" 
 
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