Van Den Bosch dedicates win to team

Thierry Van Den Bosch dedicated his victory in the opening round of the FIM Supermoto World Championship to his new team TM Racing/Berloni.

The French rider joined the Italian manufacturer just before the opening of the S1 championship season at Viterbo in Italy but showed he had adapted quickly to the TM SMX 450F.

Van Den Bosch, who finished first and second in the two races to take the overall victory, paid tribute to the work put in by his team which contributed to his success.

He said: "I am very happy and I want to dedicate this victory entirely to TM.

"We have worked very well and the feeling with the bike is increasing every day.

"We plan many tests and I believe that soon I will arrive at 101%, as I like to be."

Van Den Bosch's GP win was the first for TM since Fabio Balducci at Latina in Italy in 2004.