CALENDARIO CAMPIONATO EUROPEO TRIAL 2016REGOLAMENTO FIMFONTE: FIM EUROPE DAY 1 - 2 APRILE 2016
German Theresa Baeuml (Beta) and Italian Lorenzo Gandola (Scorpa) topped the first podiums respectively in Women and Youths classes in Pietramurata, Italy, first round of the 2016 FIM Europe Trial Championship.
Seventy young riders are taking part to this first event of a real “evergreen” series: a championship that does not know the “crisis” word.
On the 12 sections in the private area, easily reachable by spectators, the girls started first on a cloudy spring day. The last year’s champion, Baeuml, showed soon her intention to defend the title.
She lost just 7 points in the whole first loop, while all her rivals’ scores were quite distant. Last year’s winner in this round and home idol Sara Trentini (Beta) scored 19 penalties, same for German Bianca Huber (Scorpa) and these ones were the same girls who occupied the three steps of the podium one year ago, but other two ones were very close. With one point more, Norwegian Mette Fidge (Sherco) and with 21 points German Jule Steinert (Beta).
In the second lap Theresa managed to maintain her lead and even if she made 10 mistakes she won with a secure gap. Sara improved her score (17) gaining the runner-up position ahead of Mette, who was able to overtake Bianca.
Same big gap from the winner to the others in the Youth class. Gandola conquered his victory with the best score in the first lap: 14 against 18 made by British Jack Peace (Gas Gas) in second position . In third position British Billy Green (Beta) who scored 22. No changes in the second part of the competition, where Gandola was simply outstanding: he made only one mistake.
Peace scored 7 and Green 8, so the final classification was in this order.
In the Women International British Gabrielle Witham (Beta) rode one step above all the others. She finished with 4 points in total. Very close the battle for the second place, with two German riders who ended separated by just 1 point: Carolin Sauerbrei (Sherco) scored 10 and Lisa Marie Eck (Gas gas) 11.
Italian Mirko Spreafico (Gas Gas) was king of the Youth International class as last year. He dominated his class, scoring just 3 points in the first lap, and then controlling his advantage. Runner-up was Swedish Linus Almthen (Scorpa) ahead of British Jacob Snowdon (Beta).
Next round in Krzerzowice, Poland on 25th of June.
SOURCE: FIM EUROPE DAY 2 - 3 APRILE 2016
In the first round of the FIM Europe Trial Championship held in Pietramutata (Italy), the 18 year old Spanish rider Miquel Gelabert (Sherco) - second in the last year's World Junior class - beated Francesc Moret (Vertigo) who in 2015 had contested the European title to Italian Gianluca Tournour.
Moret's country mate, Gelabert, today showed a good maturity, both as riding skill and ability to maintain concentration. He started an excellent first lap, in which he lost just 2 points. Moret was not far, having scored 7, but all the others were quite behind.
Gabriele Giarba (Montesa) scored 13 and was ahead of Dan Peace (Beta) with 14. The second lap did not offer any surprises. Gelabert made some more mistakes but his score was still the best: 11 penalities. Moret had just one point more. Giarba kept the third place, scoring 20.
In the Junior class British Jack Price (Beta) capitalized his experience of the second place of the day before: he rode very well on this dry but trickery rocks and won this first round. At the turning point Luca Corvi (Scorpa) was leading with 5 marks ahead of Peace. Corvi made 7 mistakes but Peace made only 4, so he overtook Corvi.
German Markus Kipp (Beta) topped the Over 40 class with 6 points. Second position for italian Walter Feltrinelli (Beta) who was leading by one single point after the first lap. In third Petr Masek (Montesa) from Czech Republic.
In the International 1 class, there was a glorious return to the competitions: Italian Manuel Postal (Gas Gas) won easily, while in the International 2 class German Philipp Emonts (Beta) beated his countrymate Timmy Hippel.
The two finished separated by 2 points.
During the price-giving, one minute of silence in honor of an unforgettable rider in our Trial era: Martin Lampkin, world champion in 1975 and father of the 7 times world champion Dougie, passed away the day before, succumbing to cancer disease at 65.
Next round will be held in Breal sous Montfort on 21st of May.
