June 10, 200719 yr FIM MX1 / MX2 World Motocross Championship Round 7 of 15 - Sunday June 10th 2007 Grand Prix of French, St Jean d'Angely Crowd: 28,000 (weekend figure) Weather: Saturday - Sunshine, very hot, temperature 29C Sunday - Cloudy, sunny spells, temperature 26C A humid and action-packed Grand Prix of France at the St Jean d'Angely circuit was won by Josh Coppins from Steve Ramon and David Philippaerts this afternoon in front of a 28,000 crowd. CAS Honda's Mike Brown finished eighth overall. The St Jean venue, that had not seen a World Championship event for two years, offered a very fast and hard-pack surface with the shortest lap of the season. The pace was furiously quick and there were precious few ruts or technical sections to test the riders contesting both categories. The emphasis on outright speed meant that Timed Practice on Saturday separated the fastest twenty riders by just two seconds. Starts were crucial for the 35 minutes plus two-laps Grand Prix motos. Brown made a typically positive getaway in the first race and was holding second position behind Josh Coppins before needing to ease his way into a rhythm. He lapped within the top five but finally slipped back to seventh spot. The American had put himself under pressure to at least repeat his podium from Japan. He was a little less proactive in the second moto
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