If anyone had betted a dollar that Xavier Simeon would have found a new team after that Holiday Gym team folded and with the 2011 season just around the corner, most would have kept the buck in their pockets.

However the former FIM Superstock Cup champion (with theDucati Xerox Junior Team) has found a ride backed by Belgium TV channel RTL Sport and the Mettet circuit who worked out a deal with Herve Poncharal’s Moto2 Tech3 team.

Simeon will be fielded with Mike di Meglio and Bradley Smith on a Mistral 610, but in a separate structure and his bike will be branded with the RTL Sport and Circuit de Mettet colors.

“This was a last minute opportunity that immediately interested me. I had the opportunity to observe Xavier on track last season and his performances caught my attention. Having a third Mistral 610 will help us develop technically as well as giving us another opportunity for good results. Xavier is the only Belgian rider at this level, and will have his own RTL Sport colours. We are happy to work with RTL to further expand the audience of Moto2. The entire Tech 3 team welcomes this exciting collaboration.” said Poncharal.

Continue reading: Moto2: Xavier Simeon finds a ride with Tech3

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While the 2011 Moto2 entry list seemed to be another bumper crop of teams and riders, however after Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas racing team decided to drop out due to sponsorship problems, now Holiday Gym Racing has also announced that they will not be on the grid next season.

Holiday Gym Racing, who raced with Gelete and Pablo Nieto’s G22 team this season, before getting their own approved entry in 2011 with a Moriwaki and would have been fielding Xavier Simeon, but have decided to pull out of the 2011 championship.

In a press release, Vanessa Guerra, the now ex-team manager announced that Holiday Gym who is run by the Guerra family (Yannick, is the son of the owner of the team and of Holiday Gym) have decided to not take part in the upcoming season and have already informed Dorna and IRTA on the 15th of December.

The reason is that the team received only one rider entry, while for the whole season they had two and sometimes three riders on the grid, and fielding a sole rider with all the relative costs would be too expensive. (you figure it out …)

So Xavier Simeon, a former 600cc and 1000cc Superstock champion, who subbed for both Fonsi Nieto and Yannick Guerra when they were injured now joins the list of unemployed riders, that also includes Kenny Noyes and Gabor Talmacsi

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The Moto2 race at Le Mans was literally a crash fest with only 30 riders making it to the finish line and the weirdest crash of the race has to be what happened to former MotoGP rider Alex De Angelis.

Xavier Simeon was wildcarding with Holiday Gym Racing Team and the Belgium rider crashed in front of De Angelis and his bike instead of sliding into the gravel trap, remained upright and veered directly into and broadsiding the Sammarinese.

Fortunately the RSM Team Scot rider didn’t suffer any injuries, but De Angelis has had a torrid season so far, crashing out on the first lap at Qatar, crashing out during warm up practice at Jerez and the doctors refusing to let him ride and now being taken out by a ghost bike.

Watch the video, because it you’ll see a Moriwaki bike with a mind of its own.

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Not that we’re jealous or anything, but the guys at Motoblog.it got to see: Ben Spies‘ Superbike live, Max Biaggi’s Aprilia live, Troy Corser’s BMW live and new Superstock champion Xavier Simeon’s bike as well. The Akrapovic stand also has the (very hot) limited edition Akrapovic KTM RC8R 1190 on display.

Stand Akrapovic Eicma 2009

Continue reading: Akrapovic live at EICMA: Ben Spies, Max Biaggi and KTM limited edition on display

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The Italian rider Daniele Beretta and the Belgian Xavier Simeon will race in the Ducati Xerox Junior Team in 2009 with the Ducati 1098R. The team will participate again in the Superstock 1000 FIM World Cup.

Xavier Simeon, rode this year in the Superstock 1000 category and finished at fourth position with 136 points in the general standings. The Belgian achieved 5 podium places which includes his two wins. He is very happy, saying it’s a new experience for him. Daniele Beretta, is new in the Cup and rode in the European Superstock 600 series. He finished this year in 6th position.

Team Manager Serafino Foti said: “We are very happy to welcome Xavier Simeon and Daniele Beretta to the team. Xavier is one of the most talented riders in the 1000cc category and we are confident he will be able to help us to continue the winning streak that has seen us take the last two championship titles. Daniele is very young and new to the category but I’m sure that team-work and the presence of a more experience team-mate will help Daniele to grow professionally and achieve some strong results.”

Source | ducati and xaviersimeon

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Xavier Simeon won the Donington race in the FIM Superstock 1000 class. In the general standings, Roberts is still leading the championship, holding 122 points, followed by Xavier with 120 points.

The Alstare Suzuki rider was very happy with his win, describing the race on the team website:

“I had a feeling that this would be a good day for us and I am very happy about the win. After a disaster at Brands Hatch in the last round, I knew I really had to win today to keep my title hopes alive. The track was wet, but it wasn’t raining and parts of it did sort of dry up towards the end of the race, but not enough to cause a dry line. I followed Polita for a few laps, to see where he went and how the track was and then made my move on lap six. After I went past, there was no response from him and I was able to increase my lead bit by bit. Towards the end, I had a big gap, so I knew that all I had to do was keep my concentration and the victory would be mine. Now I am only two points behind Roberts and I feel that I can go to Magny-Cours and go all-out for another win.”

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