Rivals face off at Valence

From KTM Racing

Top riders in the KTM Red Bull MX factory team will have the chance to face off with some of their future GP rivals this weekend at Valence in France, one of the major pre-season events before the start of the World Championship series.

On the starting list are Max Nagl of Germany, the KTM factory rider in MX1 for 2008 and MX2 riders Tommy Searle, Tyla Rattray and Rui Goncalves. They travel to the circuit about 100km south of the city of Lyon, which offers a compact and hard, stony surface.

Weather reports indicate that this year the event may be dry. It is often run in rain typical for this time of year.

The factory team riders have been in France this week for training and for the pre-season team photo shooting and are looking forward for some in-competition "training" at Valence.