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The long wait finally came to an end last weekend. At the Sachsenring, where in four weeks Marquez and Co. will be meeting again at the German Grand Prix, the riders of the International German Motorcycle Championship started their 2023 season. The German-Belgian team BCC-alpha-Van Zon-BMW of Andy Gerlich and Werner Daemen also started in the IDM Superbike. All five riders of the BMW M1000RR were well prepared for the new points chase. With Ilya Mikhalchik from the Ukraine, Kamil Krzemien from Poland, Bálint Kovács from Hungary, Philipp Steinmayr from Austria and Max Schmidt from Germany, the championship team was represented in full team strength at the Sachsenring. Ilya Mikhalchik had swapped his tried and tested starting number 37 for 17. “I have become a different Ilya,” said the Ukrainian, who is currently living in Poland with his girlfriend, describing his personal transformation. “The 17 is my birthday. The other things…

Fans and riders will have to wait until the beginning of May for the first race of the International German Championship IDM 2023, but behind the scenes the course is already being set for a successful season in Germany’s highest motorbike sport predicate. Werner Daemen and Andreas Gerlich, responsible for technology, have agreed to continue working together and hopefully be just as successful as last year. With five riders, the rider line-up promises not only a lot of work, but also a lot of excitement and a lot of success. Back at the IDM start is Ukrainian Ilya Mikhalchik. An old acquaintance in the team and also on the IDM podium. The 26-year-old already has three IDM Superbike championship titles to his name. The objective is clear: to win title number 4. “For me it’s really nice, especially to see all the fans from Germany again,” he explains after a year…