Kyle Chisholm - 29th King of BercyGoing into the third and final night two men were neck and neck. Eli Tomac, 19, one of the two young prodigies of Geico Honda team, now in its first appearance in Bercy and Kyle Chisholm Team Yamaha Moto Concepts, already second last year.The two riders have had very different seasons since 2011. Eli Tomac became vice-champion 250 SX West Coast debut in Supercross, while Chisholm, after a promising start under the coaching of David Vuillemin (ex-King of Bercy), suffered a serious wound to the chest, which resulted in a delicate operation, which took months to recover. Having exchanged the wins and second places in the first two evenings, the two men were tied on 3 points. The two favorites for the race, Justin Barcia (Geico Honda) and Jake Weimer (Monster Energy Kawasaki), experienced a black evening Saturday. Barcia, frustrated by his abandonment of the previous day (wheel-radiated after a collision), lost his self-control after being taken out by Greg Aranda during a qualifying race start and tried to get 'justice' on the track. Barcia waited for Aranda and blocked his path. Both were penalised for unsportsmanlike conduct. The patriotic French crowd reacted verbally to Barcia and threw rubbish in his direction. Jake Weimer, meanwhile, had bent his gear shift selector in a rut, missed a gear and fell heavily - luckily without consequences. Barcia and Weimer, ultra-motivated to save their weekend in Paris, were to play spoilsport in the ranking of the King of Bercy, if by chance Tomac and Chisholm were to stumble in the final. Nick Wey, who was currently third with 9 points after two nights, which would be best placed to benefit. The American veteran (Prince of Bercy ... in 1999) has an impressive return to form since his return to Kawasaki. Called at the last minute to replace Kevin Windham, who was unable to renew his passport in time, Nick Wey finished the first two nights at the foot of the podium - 5th and 4th. Behind him, Mike Alessi and Cedric Soubeyras, tied with 12 points, will probably find it difficult to climb onto the podium but the format of racing Bercy, is full of pitfalls. Greg Aranda, darling of the French public, could still finish first place, as well as the "metronome" Fabien Izoird. The other obvious purpose of Aranda would achieve the hat trick on the Superpole, as he had dominated on Friday and Saturday! Note that the classification of inter-Nations, the domination of the United States is complete and after two days, they cannot be beaten. France, who won last year's ranking, lacked the depth of talent to counter the Americans this year.
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Final Night The 29th Supercross of Bercy by Monster Energy celebrated as Kyle Chisholm finally won the King of Bercy title. Both he and Eli Tomac were on the same points before the last race. Justin Barcia won the final night, followed by Jake Weimer and Kyle Chisholm. It's a great result in the history of Bercy that Chisholm achieves. Injured this season and without a ride for 2012, Chisholm came to Bercy with just an exhaust system to fit on a Yamaha provided by the promoter. 2nd on Friday, 1st on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday – Chisholm was the most consistent of the Americans. Barcia and Weimer who both struggled the previous nights. headed the podium. Tomac was a strong opponent, but a bad start in the last race of the weekend cost him any chance. 5th place meant he missed the overall by two points. Nick Wey also lost his podium potential with a crash in the last final race. Weimer was 3rd overall, followed by Mike Alessi and Cédric Soubeyras. The Frenchman was the best European rider, as Gregory Aranda had a big crash in a tunnel and suffered a concussion. The Americans were too strong this year and dominated the individual and the team’s classification. Main event Sunday:
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