Motocross classic

Victory even despite broken bones in Imbach

Florian Dieminger is one of the favorites at the motocross in Imbach.(Bild: Florian Dieminger)

The tennis movie "Challengers - Rivals" got Florian Dieminger in the mood, and on Sunday the GasGas rider will be faced with the question at the third stage of the motocross national championship in Imbach: Game? Set? And victory? 

The 2017 youth champion recently finished second twice in Sittendorf, making it onto the podium for the first time this year. This means he is just one step away from his first win of the day in the MX2 class. "I'm still missing that," nods the 20-year-old from Seitenstetten, "Johannes Klein is in good form, he's won the first four races - but I want to beat him in my home race!"

And that is not unrealistic, as Imbach has always been good ground for Dieminger: he scored his first points in the MX2 championship there in 2018 and finished third last year. "Yes, it's quite close here, but most of the time it worked out." Even when Florian broke his collarbone as a junior rider in Imbach: "I got back on - and won the next race."