FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 21 | Page 57

Courtesy 2017 MXoN Tommy honesty struggled all weekend, and just didn’t look comfortable on the bike. Combine that with a DNF first moto and a thirteenth overall was best he could manage. I also heard rumours he had a broken foot. So, was this a missed opportunity to win? I don’t think so. We could have possibly taken second but the best team won. Tommy Searle saw a bit of criticism from keyboard- warriors over his selection to ride the 250. I’ve seen Brad Anderson, Ben Watson and Conrad Mewse mentioned, but for me Tommy was the right choice given his track record at the event. I’d heard rumours Conrad was practicing on the same track and left him for dead, but Conrad hasn’t shown that he can do it at the highest level. £ On the face of things, Team GB grabbing third is huge! What a performance – and a first podium for 20 years. I’m firmly in the glass-half-full camp but there have still been detractors of the performance.