Yamaha signs Coppins

Yamaha has signed Josh Coppins and Marc de Reuver to head the factory 2007 MX1 world championship attempt following the retirement of Stefan Everts at the end of this season.

Coppins, 29, finished as runner-up in the MX1 championship in 2005, and will be joined by the current MX2 world title challenger de Reuver.

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Everts is currently dominating his final season, and Yamaha are focused on keeping the winning streak going in 2007.

Finding worthy sucessors for the greatest motocross racer of all times is not easy, or maybe I should say impossible,” said racing manager Laurens Klein Koerkamp. “But we believe Josh and marc both stand out as extremely talented riders who have enormous motivation and ‘never give up’ attitude, this we believe will keep us on top in 2007.”