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Palacio Hotel – Estoril, Portugal - The 2010 FIM Gala opened with a special and never seen before press conference as all the many different FIM World Champions shared the same stage. The press conference was opened with a speech from the FIM President Vito Ippolito, who welcomed the riders and expressed his delight at this unique gathering of motorcycle champions all in one place. The diverse nature of the riders present was illustrated as twelve year old Jake Pinhancos – FIM 65cc Junior Motocross World Champion, complete with his broken leg was joined on the same platform by the new FIM MotoGP Grand Prix World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. The female sector of the sport was represented by no less than six Women riders to further reinforce their growing status in the various disciplines. The occasion was given added pedigree as six true motorcycle legends also graced the stage.
On the picture:
Front row – left to right
Tomasz Gollob – FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Champion
Mika Ahola – MAXXIS FIM E2 Enduro World Champion
Toni Bou - SPEA FIM Trial & Indoor Trial World Champion
Antonio Cairoli - FIM MX1 Motocross World Champion
Kenan Sofuoglu – FIM Supersport World Champion
Massimiliano Biaggi – FIM Superbike World Champion
Marc Marquez – FIM 125cc Grand Prix World Champion
Antonio Elias – FIM Moto2 Grand Prix World Champion
Jorge Lorenzo – FIM MotoGP Grand Prix World Champion
Vitto Ippolito – FIM President
Giacomo Agostini - Road Racing Legend
Roger de Coster - Motocross Legend
Jordi Tarrès – Trial Legend
Anders Eriksson - Enduro Legend
Ivan Mauger – Track Racing Legend
Katja Poensgen – Woman rider Legend
Leslie Porterfield – Faster Women on a motorcycle
Back Row – left to right
Camelia Liparoti – FIM Women’s Cross-Country Rallies World Cup winner
Stephanie Laier - FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion
Ludivine Puy - FIM Women’s Enduro World Cup winner
Laia Sanz – FIM Women’s Trial World Champion
Dominique Meliand - Q-tel FIM Endurance World Champion
Rocky Robinson – FIM Overall Landspeed World Record holder
Joonas Kylmäkorpi – FIM Long Track World Champion
Nikolai Krasnikov – FIM Ice Racing World Champion
Darcy Ward - FIM Speedway Under 21 World Champion
Antoine Meo – MAXXIS FIM E1 Enduro World Champion
Lorenzo Santolino - FIM Junior Enduro World Champion
David Casteu - FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Champion (450)
Carlos Campano – FIM MX3 Motocross World Champion
Jordi Tixier – FIM 125cc Junior Motocross World Champion
Henri Jacobi – FIM 85cc Junior Motocross World Champion
Jake Pinhancos – FIM 65cc Junior Motocross World Champion
