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Motul
14 September

On Sunday 5 February, the Valery Chkalov Cup Motocross Team Race took place on the snow covered ground of the village of Borodino, 125 kilometres from Moscow. With a prevailing temperature of -10°C, several contenders supported technically by Motul gave remarkable performances.

 

 

As stated by its name, the race pays tribute to aviator Valeri Tchkalov, Soviet Union hero of the 1930s, who flew non-stop from Moscow to the east coast of the USA via the North Pole in 63 hours. A portrait of the legendary pilot, who was also a motocross pioneer in his country, decorates the enormous porcelain trophy that rewarded the valiant winners of the event.

 

 

Alexei Orekhov regularly wears Motul's colours in Freestyle Motocross. He is indeed part of legendary team FMX13, a star attraction at Motul Extreme Shows. Russian Champion in Supercross as well as in Pitbike, the passion for Motocross has never left him. In this Valery Chkalov Cup, he won 125 cc category teamed with the Car-Bike Club of the Federal Security Guard Service, but not without some trouble: 'My gear-shift lever broke and I had to make do with third gear!' Young Artem Nazarov also won the team Open Spikes category. He has already won three times nationally.

 

 

A few days later, Orekhov and team FMX13 set the Monster Games ablaze at Moscow's Hockey KHL Stadium. Alexei Kolesnikov and his squad gave 100 jumps one after each other in 90 minutes!

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