Christophe Pourcel
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Christophe Pourcel 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. He qualified for every MX2 race even though he rode a 125cc machine, and raced 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 suffered a catastrophic crash at the MXGP in Ireland, fracturing his sacrum, and causing partial paralysis. After spending 2008 recovering, he competed in the AMA Supercross and Motocross series.
On March 28, 2009, Pourcel won the championship in the AMA
Lites East Supercross
, and later finished second overall in the 250 class of the 2009 AMA Motocross Championship.
In May 2011 Poucel signed with Motoconcepts Racing for the 2011 A.M.A Outdoor Motocross Series.
Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
rider, and winner of the 2006 FIM
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
MX2 World Motocross Championships.
Pourcel started international motocross racing in 2004, and soon made a name for himself on the circuit. He qualified for every MX2 race even though he rode a 125cc machine, and raced 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
Sébastien Pourcel
Sébastien Pourcel , is a French motocross racer competing in the FIM MX1-GP Motocross World Championships....
became official Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....
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 suffered a catastrophic crash at the MXGP in Ireland, fracturing his sacrum, and causing partial paralysis. After spending 2008 recovering, he competed in the AMA Supercross and Motocross series.
On March 28, 2009, Pourcel won the championship in the AMA
American Motorcyclist Association
The American Motorcyclist Association is an American not-for-profit organization of more than 300,000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists' legal rights...
Lites East Supercross
Supercross
Supercross is a motorcycle racing sport involving off-road motorcycles on an artificially-made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps and obstacles. Professional supercross contest races are held almost exclusively within professional baseball and football stadiums.-History:Supercross was derived...
, and later finished second overall in the 250 class of the 2009 AMA Motocross Championship.
In May 2011 Poucel signed with Motoconcepts Racing for the 2011 A.M.A Outdoor Motocross Series.