Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP will be back to full operation for the 13th round of the 2015 FIM MXGP World Championship this weekend at Loket and the Grand Prix of Czech Republic with Clement Desalle set to return from a three race absence due to a knee injury.
The 26 year old Belgian has been riding his RM-Z450 this week and will attempt the Loket hard-pack, where he has a phenomenal 100% podium record in his appearances since 2009 including three victories, in an effort to reignite his season after the disappointment of his crash at the French round in May.
The epic, swirling and fast hillside course at Loket restarts MXGP after a free weekend and the previous round in Latvia where Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Glenn Coldenhoff gave the RM-Z450 its first overall win this season. With Coldenhoff in hot form and full of confidence, Desalle on the comeback trail and his team-mate, Kevin Strijbos, hunting a fourth podium finish from the last five rounds Suzuki will have potent presence in the premier class.
“I have been training the best that I can and I have been improving step-by-step,” said Desalle, who withdrew from the 2014 Czech Grand Prix on Saturday due to a broken scaphoid. “It is not really 100% just yet but I can feel it getting better. I rode the bike on Tuesday and it was not perfect but was OK. I’ll do my best at Loket. I just want to find a good feeling on the bike and see what it possible.”