New Zealand’s Katherine Prumm closed to within one point of thechampionship lead as her women’s world motocross championship
defence hit the midway stage in Sweden at the weekend.
The 19-year-old from Bombay, in South Auckland, led a Kawasaki
1-2-3 to the top of the podium at Uddevalla, Sweden, on Sunday.
Prumm (Molson Kawasaki KX250F) was by far the fastest rider on
the track but a poor start in the first race cost her and she had to
settle for third, behind Germany’s Stephanie Laier (KTM) and
France’s Livia Lancelot (Kawasaki).
Prumm made amends in the next race, winning easily, taking the
day’s overall honours and making her favourite again to win the
world crown she first picked up last season.
Joining her on the Swedish podium were fellow Kawasaki riders
Lancelot, who was second overall, and Maria Franke (Germany),
third. Lancelot is the new championship leader, taking the top
spot from previous leader Larissa Papenmeier (Germany, KTM),
who managed only fourth overall in Sweden on Sunday, but
Lancelot has no breathing space with Prumm just one point
behind her and with one round in the Women’s World Cup series
still to come.
Prumm was disappointed after finishing fourth overall at the
opening round in Teutschenthal, Germany, three weeks earlier,
but now has her campaign back on track. “It really was an
awesome result for her to come back like that,” said Kawasaki
Team Green New Zealand manager Mike Ramsey.
The third and final round of the Women’s World Cup will be in
Lierop, in The Netherlands, on September 2.
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