Team USA has won the 2009 Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations beating home Team Italy and the Belgian squad to the top step of the podium at Franciacorta in Italy.
MX1 & MX2 winner Tony Cairoli
Debutants Ryan Dungey and Jake Weimer, together with MXoN veteran Ivan Tedesco, handed the USA their 20th Chamberlain Trophy as the Nation remains the most successful in the events history. France was second courtesy of Steven Frossard, Marvin Musquin and Guiltier Paulin, with the latter crashing in the final heat which dropped the squad off the what looked certain to be the top step of the podium.
Belgium completed the podium with Clement Desalle, Joel Roelants and Steve Ramon. Germany and Great Britain rounded off the top five ahead of unlucky Italy.
With an entry list of 37 National Teams and a crowd of 90,000 weekend spectators this Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations turned out to be the best of all time at the end of a fantastic weekend of racing and general entertainment offered to the many passionate fans.
"This definitely ranks near the top for me," Dungey said. "It has been a dream to come over here and a real experience to be a part of this, never mind actually winning it. A lot of people told me what it would be like, but when you arrive here you can't help but be amazed. We had a good time and full credit to Jake and Ivan; I had a break between the motos but they went back-to-back and that takes a lot of heart and dedication. I am glad we could work together and pull this one off."
Jake Weimer added “Everything here is different from what we are used to in the States, from the food to the language, the starting gate and the tracks. We had a lot of pressure coming to this race as Team USA won the last editions, and I felt a lot of pressure. I was pretty happy with my first race, but in the second one I made a lot of mistakes and I’m just thankful to my teammates, both of them rode amazingly well.
