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Motocross of Nations 2011 - France

Location: Saint Jean D'Angely, France (Map this address )
Start: SEP 17, 2011 at 12:00 AM
End: SEP 18, 2011 at 11:00 PM
About: A new date for the 2011 Motocross of Nations has been announced. Instead of September 24th-25th as was originally scheduled, it will be held on September 17th-18th. This has caused controversy, especially with Team USA finishing up the final AMA National only 7 days earlier. It's less of a problem for the Europeans who have just a relatively short drive from Italy.

The race will take place at Le Circuit du Puy de Poursay in Saint Jean D'Angely. The French hard pack course also played host to the Motocross of Nations back in 2000, and actually only entered the GP calendar in 2007. It was on that year that Yamaha completed a clean sweep at a sweltering St. Jean, with Coppins winning the MX1 and Tony Cairoli topping the MX2 podium.

Saint Jean D'Angely is a French town surrounded by a beautiful natural landscape, characterised by the river Boutonne that flows through the town. St. Jean is 150km north of Bordeaux and the border of Spain, with a population of about 7,500 inhabitants. Among the town's most interesting and historical buildings are the Abbaye Royale (Royal Abbey) and the Fontaine du Pilori (Fountain of Pilori) which can be watched while walking through the traditional St. Jean d'Angely market on a Wednesday or Saturday.