Two Wheel Dirt News

All four Monster-supported riders made the semi-finals in a tough battle in Prague, but it was Tomasz who hit the box once again.

Chris drew a blank in his first ride, admitting it was down to man not machine, but he stormed back in style after some wise words from his buddies and added to his previous wins in Cardiff and Gothenburg.

The Monster Energy Kawasaki team got some discouraging news early in the week prior to the penultimate round of the Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Series, when test results revealed that two-time and current AMA Supercross Champ, Ryan Villopoto, suffered a season-ending knee injury in his awkward fall at the Seattle Supercross. That means the defending AMA National Outdoor Motocross Champion will be forced to forfeit his title outdoors, and miss the remainder of the Supercross Series as well.

The CP377 Monster Energy Pro Circuit racer thrilled 17,000 Italian fans soaking up the sunshine close to the coast in eastern Italy with a titanic battle with fellow Kawasaki rider Gautier Paulin in the first moto.