Christophe Pourcel

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Christophe Pourcel (born August 16, 1988 in Marseille), is a French motocross rider, and winner of the 2006 FIM MX2 World Motocross Championships.

Pourcel started international motocross racing in 2004 and soon made a name for himself on the circuit, qualifying for every MX2 race even though he was riding a 125cc machine racing against 250cc machines. He ended his first season in fifth place, winning one race in the Czech Republic along the way. In 2006, he and his brother Sébastien became official Kawasaki riders on the GPKR Team, which was started by their father, Roger, and Patrick Gelade. In 2006 he won the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship, becoming the eighth Frenchman to win a Motocross World Championship and the third youngest rider ever to win one. After competing in the MX2 class in 2007, Pourcel announced his intention to spend the 2008 season in the United States competing in the AMA U.S. National series, which many consider to be more competitive than the Grand Prix series.

[edit] External links

• Chrisophe Pourcel's page at GPKR