European races of the weekend 08-09/05/2021
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Cross Country Cup: open-door race in Lithuania The city of Kalvarija, Lithuania, located in the Marijampolė County close to the border with Poland, hosted the Cross Country Cup on Saturday 1st May. 43 riders from six countries -Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia- faced an open-door race of 10 km with a sunny weather. The race day started with the Open EU Class: Nerimantas Jucius (Husqvarna) from Lithuania was the first one to cross the finish line ahead of Tanel Rauk from Estonian and Dmitriy Parshin from Russia. Džiugas Kazakevičius (GasGas) from Lithuania won the Junior Class and home rider Danielius Žostautas the Senior Class. In the Woman Class the Estonian Krissu Konoplitski (KTM) had the best; second position for another Estonian rider Jane Ilves and third place for Violeta Nedzinskaitė from Lithuania. The day continued with the Quad Class. Evaldas Bujanauskas (KTM) was the fastest in the
CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup: thrilling season kicks off in Portugal First round of the season at the Circuito Estoril in Portugal with all races final lap fights. The Moto2™ ECh gave two thrilling races. Race 1 saw a major duel between Fermin Aldeguer and Alonso Lopez, as both battled hard and studied each other, whilst Lucas Tulovic (Liqui Moly Intact SIC Racing Team) watched on in third until a crash at Turn 7 – the German pole-sitter was ok. That left Lopez in the lead from Aldeguer until the final lap, where Aldeguer pounced at Turn 6, holding on to take victory. In third place was Adam Norrodin (Liqui Moly Intact SIC Racing Team), giving the Malaysian a career-first podium. Race 2 was even more dramatic; Aldeguer got a good start whilst Lopez dropped down as low as 11th place from third on the grid. He
Nicki Pedersen becomes permanent participant of SEC 2021 Three-time Individual World Champion and 2016 Individual European Champion, Nicki Pedersen will appear in the Speedway Euro Championship 2021 as a permanent participant. The Dane will replace Grigory Laguta. This will be the seventh cycle of the Individual European Champion competition in which Nicki Pedersen will appear. The Dane competed in the SEC series in the years 2013-2016 and 2019-2020. So far, the three-time Individual World Champion has won four Speedway Euro Championship medals - one gold, two silver and one bronze. He won the most valuable one five years ago during a very unusual situation in Rybnik. Before the final round of the competition, the leader of the interim classification was Antonio Lindbaeck, and Nicki Pedersen was only on the ninth place. A spectacular performance of the Dane (in which he scored 17 points), made Pedersen surprisingly stand on the highest
Women's European SS 300 Cup: Italian and Spanish women ruled the first round The women European season went live with the first round of the Women's European SS 300 Cup at Mugello Circuit, in Tuscany, Italy. A thrilling weekend, still at closed doors due to the Covid-19 restrictions, with the ladies in fight with an impressive race pace. In Race1 great battle from the first lap up to last between 5 riders: the Italian Roberta Ponziani won the first heat in front of Sara Sanchez and the defending champion, the Spanish Neila Santos, after a technical problem forced Sabrina Della Manna to withdraw. Fourth position for the polewoman Alexandra Pelikanova. Race 2 of the Women's European SS 300 Cup was red flagged at next to last lap and the victory went to Sanchez, while Santos finished second and Ponziani third. The final standing is completely opened due also to the
Vintage Motocross Cup: Italy hosted the first round The new European Championship reserved for classic bikes made its debut over the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th April at Maggiora track, Italy. Created by the Italian Motorcycling Federation’s Motocross Vintage Coordination and immediately supported by the promoter FXAction Group and the MMX Maggiora Motocross Club, this new championship raced his first round on one of the world’s most popular motocross tracks, with the exceptional number of 350 riders. At the start vintage enthusiasts of all ages: from class '46 to class 2006, all strictly riding bikes that in the past have ridden the ups and downs of Maggiora, for a unique show. Among the participants there were also celebrities who have written the history of motorcycling, attracted by the indisputable uniqueness of the event. An old-time show in a modern way for a challenge until the last jump. The
Enduro European Championship: the off-road is back to thrill On Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April the Enduro European Championship started its season in Castel di Tora, Italy. A total of 132 riders competed: a considerable number in view of the various international anti Covid-19 regulations and since some riders had to stay at home involuntarily. A “world” round, as some riders took part as training for the Enduro World Championship. Day 1 The Italian Thomas Oldrati and his French teammate Theophile Espinasse won the first and second place with Honda RedMoto World Enduro Team. It could have gotten the first three places, but the Finnish Roni Kytönen finished fourth after a crash. As the three guests do not get points for the European Championship, the best rider in the European Championship was the Italian Diego Nicoletti (Husqvarna), third overall. Only six seconds behind Enrico Rinaldi finished second, while the reigning
Enduro European Championship: the season kicks off in Italy The European Enduro Championship is ready to start the season! After last year postpones and cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak, this weekend the off road world will be hosted by Motoclub Valturano in Castel di Tora, Italy. The competition, in the full respect of the Italian government regulation, will be a two-days race with a route of 60 km: a 7,5 km enduro test, a 4,5 km cross test and a challenging 1,5 km extreme test. It will be a very exciting season, because after the year of involuntary break in the European Championship, there are hardly any reigning European champions from 2019, but there are also some promising talents from the various countries. Live timing on both days at: http://enduro.ficr.it/cie.htm More information on the official website: http://european-enduro.com/ 2021 Calendar 17th-18th April Castel di Tora / Italy (www.italianoenduro.com) 7th-8th August
