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The first Event in the European Championship 65cc and 85cc South-Western Europe Zone was held today 14th of April on the well prepared track of Albaida (Spain). In the 65cc class the first heat was won by Russian Nikita Kucherov in front of Spanish Oliver Oriol and Spanish Jorge Ramos. The second heat was won by Spanish David Braceras with second position to Italian Alessandro Facca and third Nikita Kucherov. The 85cc class was dominated by Italian Gianluca Faccetti who won both heats. He was followed in the first heat by Italian Filippo Grigoletto and French Ludovic Bompar. In the second heat second position went to Italian Alberto Forato and Filippo Grigoletto. Next round of the South-Western leg of the Championship will take place in Castiglione sul Lago (Italy) on the 28th of April. (UEM Press Release 20/2013)    

The EMX125cc 2stroke Motocross European Championship started this weekend in the Italian track of Arco di Trento. In the first heat the winner was Latvian rider Pauls Jonass (KTM) in front of Swedish Anton Lundgren (KTM) and Dutch Calvin Vlaanderen (KTM). In the second heat Pauls Jonass confirmed his strength winning the race in front of Anton Lundren and Dutch Frederik Van der Vlist (Yamaha). Next round is scheduled in Agueda (Portugal) on the 5th of May. (UEM Press Release 17/2013)    

Joe Genoud, former Swiss rider and great enthusiast of uphill competitions, after the success of last year of the « Joe Genoud Challenge », decided to extend his reach by becoming the promoter of the RR Hill Climbing European Championship. The agreement was reached with FIM Europe for the next three years with the objective to revive this championship, which saw its last edition in 1975. This year edition will be divided in 4 rounds: Landshaag (Austria) 13-14th April Imperia (Italy) 15-16th June Châtel-St Denis (Switzerland) 29-30th June Villers-sous-Chalamont (France) 20-21st July The organisers of the first round in Austria received registrations for more than 200 riders, as a further demonstration of the interest surrounding this initiative. In front of such an enthusiastic response, Genoud expressed his maximum satisfaction and confirmed all his efforts to give a new live to this, often neglected, discipline. (UEM Press Release 16/2013)    

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The first Event in the European Championship 65cc and 85cc North-Western Europe Zone was held today 7th of April on the well prepared track of Kamperweg / Heerde (The Netherlands). Sunday started with the race for non-qualified riders and the fastest rider was Frederik Røste (Norway) and second was Bastian Bogh Dam (Denmark) and on the third place came Lucas Sandby Ankjær (Denmark). In the first race in the 85cc class was the fastest rider Conrad Mewse (Great Britain) followed by Jorge Prado Garcia (Spain) and on the third place came Glen Meier (Denmark). Also in second race was Conrad Mewse (Great Britain) the fastest with Jorge Prado Garcia (Spain) on the second place, and Kim Savaste (Finland) on the third place. The fastest rider in 65cc class race one was Anton Nagy (Sweden) on the second place Emil Weckman (Finland) and on the third place Raivo Dankers (The Netherlands).

The second round of the South-Eastern Europe leg of the EMX65 and EMX85 Motocross European Championships was held this weekend in Gevgelja (Macedonia). The training Saturday was very difficult because of rain and, and a lot of water on the Track. In the first race 65cc was Tommaso Bertotto (Hungary) the fastest rider with Dimitar Petrov (Bulgaria), on the second place, and Kristof Jakob (Hungary) on the third place. Second Race in the 65cc class was Adam Kovacs (Hungary) the fastest and number two was Dimitar Petrov, and on the third place came Benedek Kadar (Romania). The first race in 85cc class was Robert-Chrisztian Tompa (Romania) fastest, with Luka Crnkovic (Croatia) on the second place and Ivelin Gospodinov (Bulgaria) on the third place. Second race in 85cc class was Robert-Chrisztian Tompa (Romania) again the fastest with Luka Crnkovic (Croatia) on the second place and n the third place came Ivelin

The South-Eastern Europe leg of the EMX65 and EMX85 Motocross European Championships started this weekend the Bulgarian motocross track of Poroy, located near the Black Sea's coastline city of Pomorie. The track was greatly prepared and the riders were in for some action, powered by the cheers of a huge turnout of fans! In the first heat of 85cc class Romanian Robert Tompa (Suzuki) swept the win by a considerable distance while Bulgarians Ivelin Manev (KTM) and Ivilin Gospodinov (KTM) setteled for second and third. Second heat of 85cc had the same scenario, Romanian Robert Tompa (Suzuki) managing to get up in front and claim first place. Although this time Croatian Luka Crnkovic (KTM) took second while Bulgarian Ivilin Gospodinov (KTM) finished third again. Romanian Robert Tompa (Suzuki) wins the overall and starts the Championship with maximum points (50), while second and third places are tied to fourty points each

The 2013 Bajas European Championship started this weekend (Saturday and Syunday) in the Italian track of Pordenone. In the moto overall class the victory went in the first day to the Portuguese Rui Costa (Husqvarna) and in the second day to Portuguese Pedro Bianchi Prata (Husqvarna). In the quad overall class both days saw the victory of Polish Lukasz Laskawiec (Yamaha). Next round is scheduled in Baja Mare (Romania) from the 13th to the 16th of June. (UEM Press Release 08/2013)      

 We are glad to communicate in the following page the Provisional Permanent Entry List (compiled by SBK) of riders participating to the 2013 Road Racing Superstock 600 cc. European Championship. It is important to highlight that the rounds of the European Championship will be held in occasion of the events of the Superbike World Championship scheduled in Europe. (UEM Press Release 07/2013)    

The first ever UEM-FIM Europe Snowmobile Cup were held this weekend in Karstula (Finland). The organizer did a fantastic job with tracks and everything around and there was about 1000 spectators. The race run in perfect weather conditions, -20 to -5 degrees and a sunny sky. Track was almost perfect 40-50 cm af snow and ice, the track was about 130km and was used for one lap on friday race and 1 1/2 lap on Saturday for a total length of the race for about 300 kms. In total 7 special stages with real battles in all classes before the winners could take the checkered flag. The winners of the event were the following: Women: Susanna Lemström (Finland) Junior: Nico Vartioniemi (Finland) Veteran: Tapani Nurmiranta (Finland) Senior A/C: André Häreskog (Sweden) Senior: Henri Marttinen (Finland) (UEM Press Release 04/2013)