Source: MXGP.

French legend Livia Lancelot took a pair of awe-inspiring wins this weekend to win round four of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in dominating style.

In race one on Saturday afternoon, Team One One Four’s Lancelot took the holeshot and checked out, looking at home on the circuit of St. Jean d’Angely to win 11 seconds clear of Yamaha MX Fonta Racing’s Chiara Fontanesi.

Coming home in third, Team Dragon Moto’s Stephanie Laier held off a hard fought challenge from Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge, while Larissa Papenmeier rounded out the top five.

With the drop of the gate for WMX race two, Rutledge seemed to be the most hungry for a good start flying out of the gate to take the holeshot ahead of the fan favorite Lancelot. The early season red plate holder was in the prime position to show one of the biggest motocrossing nations what she’s got, although having race one winner Lancelot hot on her heels was never going to be an easy feat.

After pushing hard on the first three laps, Rutledge gave and inch and Lancelot took a mile a couple of corners before pit lane to take over the lead. Upon doing so the crowd went wild, chain saws were screaming, horns were blowing as Lancelot went on to win her second race of the weekend for a perfect score.

As for Rutledge, the Australian talent kept Lancelot honest the entire race with lapped traffic obstructing what could have been a magnificent last lap challenge for the lead. Nevertheless, the effort of the Bud Racing Kawasaki rider was inspiring as she finished less than one second behind the hometown hero for second.

Meanwhile the fight for third between Team Dragon Moto’s Stephanie Laier and Yamaha MX Fonta Racing’s Chiara Fontanesi was hot. Initially Laier occupied third but couldn’t hold off the attack from the defending champion Fontanesi. With Fontanesi going through, Laier was left to eat roost the entire race, which she did as she planned a retaliation that would never amount.

Rounding out the top five, a whopping 30 seconds back from Laier in fourth, Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Natalie Kane couldn’t come to grips with the track here in St. Jean d’Angely, meaning she would have to be happy with a fifth and a sixth this weekend for fifth overall.

With the combination of results from both races, French fans were stoked to listen to their national anthem which was played thanks to the wins of their female motocross star Lancelot. Rounding out the podium Fontanesi put together a second and a third for second while Rutledge rounded out the top three.

2014 WMX World Championship
Round four – Saint Jean d’Angely, France

WMX overall results:
1. Livia Lancelot
2. Chiara Fontanesi
3. Meghan Rutledge
4. Stephanie Laier
5. Natalie Kane

WMX championship standings:
1. Chiara Fontanesi 163
2. Meghan Rutledge 159
3. Natalie Kane 151
4. Livia Lancelot 149
5. Stephanie Laier 142

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