German Franz Kadlec (Beta) dominated the scene in this first day in Tanvald, Czech Republic, valid as third round of the 2014 FIM Europe Trial Championship. His total score of 10 points is almost one third of what done by the second, Martin Kroustek, proud to bring on podium his Beta 4 stroke: the only one at this level on a not updated model. In third position another “local” rider, Jiri Svoboda (Beta) ahead of one of the favourites, Italian Luca Cotone (Sherco).
Against the odds the weather: for the first time in tre latest years, Tanvald offered a sunny day, consequently the scores in all the classes lowered dramatically. Kadlec demonstrated soon to be able to ride one step above his rivals. On the 15 sections, after the first loop, he lost 8 marks. Svoboda was not too distant (13), then Cotone (17). But the second lap of the young German was a masterpiece: just a two dabs. Great recover for Kroustek, who scoring 10, overtook Svoboda and Cotone, posting himself as runner-up. Svoboda (19) and Cotone(18) finished behind him in this order.
Italian Marco Fioletti (Beta) put all his rivals in a row between the Junior riders. He also started strongly arriving at the penultimate section load of just 5 points. Score that doubled, failing the last section. But his total of 10 was still the second best outcome in the first lap. Leader was Norwegian Kjartan Mikkelsen (Beta) able to loose only 8 points. In third German Sascha Neumann (Gas Gas) with 12, ahead of Sweden Marcus Eliasson (Beta), last winner in the series. Mikkelsen in the second lap did not support the pressure and delivered his card with a disastrous 26 marks. Fioletti kept calm and scored again 10 points, same as Naumann, and both reached the first and second step of the rostrum. The good second lap of Eliasson (9) let him climb on the third step.
In the Over 40 class, Finn Jussi Haapanen (Gas Gas) fell his first title-match point, because beaten by Dutch John Van Veelen (Ossa) and, curiously, the difference was really one point. Since in this class only 3 out of 6 are the results to take in consideration, the Finn rider, with of 2 wins, today was on the verge to clinch the title. But Van Veelen in great form ruined his plans. Six points (3+3) the Dutch rider’s score against seven (6+1) of the leader. In third Slovak Vladimir Kothau (Ossa).
Download here FIM Europe Press Release 099/2014
