Devil Riders
03-18-2010, 09:35 AM
http://www.worldsbk.com/images/stories/news/lagrive_portrait.jpgAccording to a team press release, former Supersport World Champion Sebastien Charpentier has left the Triumph BE1 Racing Supersport World Championship team with immediate effect.
The Frenchman joined the Triumph squad following a two-year sabbatical from the sport but has decided to withdraw from the championship after failing to demonstrate the pace which made him a two-time champion in the opening round of the season at Phillip Island in Australia.
Following Charpentier's decision to leave Triumph BE1 Racing, the squad has engaged the services of fellow French rider Matthieu Lagrive (seen in the photo). The 30-year-old from Lisieux is an experienced Supersport campaigner with 72 starts in the class, with two pole positions and a best finish of third place to his name.
Lagrive will experience the three-cylinder Triumph Daytona 675 for the first time when he tests with team-mates Chaz Davies, Jason DiSalvo and David Salom at Valencia and will make his race debut in round two of the championship in Portimao, Portugal on March 28.
More... (http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/latest-news/1596-charpentier-leaves-the-ssp-world-championship.html)
The Frenchman joined the Triumph squad following a two-year sabbatical from the sport but has decided to withdraw from the championship after failing to demonstrate the pace which made him a two-time champion in the opening round of the season at Phillip Island in Australia.
Following Charpentier's decision to leave Triumph BE1 Racing, the squad has engaged the services of fellow French rider Matthieu Lagrive (seen in the photo). The 30-year-old from Lisieux is an experienced Supersport campaigner with 72 starts in the class, with two pole positions and a best finish of third place to his name.
Lagrive will experience the three-cylinder Triumph Daytona 675 for the first time when he tests with team-mates Chaz Davies, Jason DiSalvo and David Salom at Valencia and will make his race debut in round two of the championship in Portimao, Portugal on March 28.
More... (http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/latest-news/1596-charpentier-leaves-the-ssp-world-championship.html)