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Trial European Championship: the season starts in Pietramurata Matteo Grattarola The 28th edition of the Trial European Championship is on the go in the next week-end. The venue chosen is Pietramurata, near Trento in North-East of Italy: two days of competitions -  nevertheless it is Easter and in Italy this date does not seem so opportune – with almost 130 riders coming all over the Europe.  All the categories will be present. On Saturday the best Women and Youths will be on the scene, followed the day after by the most quoted riders belonging to the Championship, Junior and Over 40 classes. Not running for a title, but just for their fun, other riders will fight in the International classes: twos in both days. Alex Brancati This is the championship that has always represented a sort of rank from which all the great champions of recent years have passed. Just

European Races of the weekend 20-21/04/2019  

Supermoto S2 European Championship: Thomas Chareyre takes the first win of the season in Ottobiano With clouds and rain on Sunday 14th April started the season of the Supermoto S2 European Championship at Ottobiano Motorsportpark, Italy. Despite the weather the spectators found their way to the race track already early in the morning and enjoyed the races from the grandstand alongside the track. After a long winter break 23 riders were at the start for this first round, ready to give to the spectators some good shows. In the S1 class TM Factory Racing rider Thomas Chareyre took a double victory, getting the overall win too. Behind the French good performance for the Italian Elia Sammartin, second at the end of the day thanks to a third and a third position. Third step of the podium for Nicolas Cousin, from France. In the S2 Lites class it was Simon Vilhelmsen who

EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship South East zone: first round in Chisinau Capitol city of Chisinau, Moldovan, hosted the first round of the EMX 65 and EMX85 European Championship South East zone. Weather play a big role in first day. Due to heavy rain on Friday and overnight, changes must be done on Saturday’s schedule. Race 1 was regular disputed, while Race 2 was cancelled due to the bad weather conditions, mud and heavy rain. Final result class EMX 85: 1. Noel Zanocz HUN HUSQVARNA 2. Zoltan Ordog ROM YAMAHA 3. Nichita Novoidarschi MDA KTM Final result class EMX 65: 1. Dani Tsankov BUL YAMAHA 2. Miroslav Dimitrov BUL KTM 3. Ofir Casey Tzemach ISR KTM

Road Race Hill Climb and Vintage Sidecar Hill Climb European Championship: to the track at Landshaag, Austria dav The 40th edition of the Hill Climb Event in Landshaag, Austria, was the first round of the Road Race Hill Climb European Championship. Despite uncertain weather conditions and low temperatures, about 12.000 spectators and 55 riders came to join the race. In the practices the fastest riders were Guido Testoni (FMI) in 250, Daniel Kronschläger (AMF) in Supersport, Stefano Bonetti (FMI) in Superbike and Josef Frauenschuh (AMF) in Supermoto. On Sunday there were Race 1 and Race 2 on dry conditions. The winners of the round are: Guido Testoni in 250, Rafael Neuner in Supersport, Andrea Gangl in Superbike and Josef Frauenschuh in Supermoto. In Landshaag was raced also the Vintage Sidecar Hill Climb European Championship: the winner are Gundinger Roland and Gundinger Maria from Austria in 8A class, Neubauer Konrad and

European Supersport 600 Cup: second round at TT Assen Tough weekend for the European Supersport Cup 600 with the second round at TT Assen, in the Netherlands, together with the FIM Supersport World Championship. Too bad for Kyle Smith (Team Pedercini Racing), who crashed after 4 laps, and the French Xavier Navand (DK Motorsport), out at the beginning of the race. Next round of the ESSP 600 in on 12th May at Imola Circuit, Italy.

The Royal Dutch Motorcycle Association starts road racing competition for electric motorcycles Are you progressive and do you like an awesome challenge on your bike? Register for Open e-Superbike! This year, for the first time ever, the Royal Dutch Motorcycle Association (KNMV) organizes two Open e-Superbike weekends. Both during huge events: the Ducati Club Races (24-26 May 2019) and the Gamma Racing Day (16-18 August 2019), both on the TT Circuit of Assen. The Open e-Superbike is a new, fully electric competition for electric motorcycles. A unique opportunity for electric racing teams and electric motorcycle owners to show the true potential of their machines and themselves. Anyone can join: whether you are a newbie on the track, or an experienced racer. There are different classes for street motorcycles and prototype racing machines. Jeroen Goudswaard, Organizer “There is special circuit time reserved for electric motorcycles only. This is very unique, the

European Races of the weekend 13-14/04/2019  

EMX 125 2T and EMX 250 European Championship: Forato and Guadagnini dominate duo in Trentino The second rounds of the 2019 EMX250 and EMX125 presented by FMF Racing Championships took place this weekend at the Trentino circuit where Italy’s own Alberto Forato and Mattia Guadagnini from Maddii Racing Husqvarna took the respective wins. The round of Trentino is always one of the best attended by fans and riders due to not only Italy’s passion for motocross but also the incredible venue, its surroundings, and unique circuit. This weekend the two FIM Europe Championships had a combined list of 193 entries. EMX250 Race 1 on Saturday started in dramatic fashion as riders piled up in both the first and second turn. Creymert Racing’s Kevin Horgmo came away unscathed and held the lead early but Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Stephen Rubini moved to the premiere position in the second lap. Rubini led the way while the championship leader, Maddii Racing Husqvarna’sAlberto Forato, was back in around 4th. Forato

Enduro European Championship: double win for Kouble in Portugal The only 21-year-old Krystof Kouble from the Czech Republic won both the first and the second day at the start of the European Enduro Championship in Gois, Portugal, taking the in the overall classification. Heavy rain and hailstorms made the track muddy and slippery and led the organizers to some detours. In Day 1 the KTM rider immediately took the lead and extended his lead to 22 seconds until the end. After a crash in the enduro test his lead had shrunk a little, but overall all participants had to struggle more with the weather conditions than with the competition. Second overall position for the Finnish Eemil Pohjamo (TM 300 2T) and third for the Swede Albin Elowson. The Czech Zuzana Novackova won the Women category, collecting the fewest penalty minutes on the demanding track: in the end she had over