FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 9 | Page 76

£ The MXoN did not go according to plan for
British rider Max Anstie, who suffered a horrific
crash in Ernée. The MX 2 rider’s weekend came
to an end when he was landed on by Austria’s
Pascal Rauchenecker, after stalling his Kawasaki
on the big triple step-down during Saturday’s
qualifying race. Anstie was knocked unconscious
and broke his shoulder blade, as well as the T3
vertebra in his back. Max is set to make a full
recovery, but the incident was a heartbreaker for
Team GB, as this year’s team had some serious
potential to be a Chamberlain Cup contender.
The incident meant Great Britain only had two
riders representing on the Sunday, which made
a podium result next to impossible. We wish Max
all the best with his recovery and can’t wait to
see him back out on the bike soon.

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Shaun Simpson @shaunsimpson24
Tough weekend for Team GB - after all my batters and
bruises I still managed to ride to 5th overall in the MX1
Class but we could only manage 18th as a Team as
some strange rules regarding a team with only 2 riders
seen us pushed down the order. With @Maxanstie riding
we were sure to fill the 3rd step on the podium. Easy.
Heal up soon mate. Shout out to @deanwilson15 too...
Good job and good times had in France... See you soon
mate...