Alvin Ostlund to Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha Official MX2 Team
18-year-old Swedish MX2 rider Alvin Ostlund will join the official Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha MX2 Team as a replacement for the injured Julien Lieber who will miss the season opener on February 27 in Qatar.
Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha rider Julien Lieber is therefore forced to miss the start of the MX2 World Championship. Our compatriot had to undergo double hip surgery at the end of last season and will need some more time before he fully recovers. It is therefore still unclear when Lieber will make his comeback in the MX2 World Championship.
In the meantime, the Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha team has found a replacement in the name of Alvin Ostlund. This young Swedish rider became Swedish MX2 Champion in 2015 and finished second in the European EMX2014 Championship in 125 and also third in the Junior World Championship.
Alvin Ostlund: “This is a big change for me and I already rode some races against the best riders this year, so I would certainly like to thank David for the intensive and very fruitful preparation and also especially my mechanic at DP19 Daniele Castiglioni. But also Tim Mathys and Louis Vosters and my two mechanics at the Wilvo Standing Construct Carlo van Loon and Valentin Touchet for the trust they have in me. I would also like to thank my parents and my high school in Sweden.”
Louis Vosters – Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha MX2 Team : “It is a pity that Julien Lieber has not yet fully recovered and needs some more time to recuperate from his injuries and will therefore miss the start of the season. We are therefore pleased to have found a replacement with the young Swedish talent Alvin Ostlund in our team for 2016. He has already raced in the EMX250 class and finished fifth last season, but the transition to MX2 is a big one. take a step, but it won't be too bad for him. Within the Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha team we see it as an opportunity to work with young people in the long term and we will be happy to see him in the top ten this year.”
Text: @Kris
Photo: Yamaha
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