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Trial European Championship: Grattarola, Vold Gunvaldsen Jarand and Soulier rule in Pietramurata Matteo Grattarola Matteo Grattarola (Sembenini Nils Redmoto Montesa), Matias Vold Gunvaldsen Jarand (TRRS) and Andrea Soulier (Beta) inaugurated the 28th edition of the FIM Europe Trials Championship winning the first round, held in Pietramurata, North-East of Italy. In the main class, former champion Grattarola, despite of his age, kept behind the long list of hardened aspirants, all younger than him. Smooth difference at the end: just one point less than Gabriel Marcelli (Montesa), 14 against 15 that means these two's had an unbelievable riding on the 15 sections to be repeat twice. In third, but leader at the turning point, Ariol Gelabert (Scorpa), who fought with the mentioned two's  until three sections from the end. Failing section 13, he finished a bit distant scoring 21 points, but the situation was on a razor's edge for the whole competition.

Trial European Championship: Youth and Women Pietramurata's race Pau Martinez Spanish Pau Martinez (Vertigo) and Italian Alex Brancati (Beta) on top respectively in Youth and Women championship  classes in Pietramurata, Italy, first round of the FIM Europe Trial Championship. Dry terrain with the usual poor grip due to small rocks everywhere: this is the main feature of all the trials organized in the Trial Park of Pietramurata, and even this time sections resulted tricked for everybody. Martinez - after a first lap of studying this different soil -got confidence enough to assure a clear victory, scoring almost half points of runner-up British Jack Dance (Gas Gas): 42 against 72. More uncertain the situation behind the new Spaniard star. An other British's, Ben Dignan (Gas Gas) ended in third , two marks more than Dance and ahead of many riders separated by smooth gaps. Alex Brancati Favorite Brancati started a bit

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