Cross Country

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

Cross Country Cup: last round in Estonia The second and last event of the Cross Country Cup was raced on 12th October in Paikuse, Estonia. The track was 7 km long and mostly soft and sandy with mud and roots too. Motorcycle riders raced for 2 hours, while quad riders for 1 and a half hour and the rain made the fight even more challenging. Race results: JUNIOR 1° Pyry Juupaloma, FIN 2° Jarmo Lehiste, EST SENIOR 1° Roni Salin, FIN 2° Tanel Rauk, EST 3° Peetu Juupaloma, FIN WOMEN 1° Janette Mielonen, FIN 2° Kadri Ehamäe, EST VETERAN 1° Mika Karma, FIN 2° Sami Kärkkäinen, FIN 3° Jüri Koger, EST QUAD 1° Kevin Saar, EST 2° Tamur Vanker, EST 3° Raido Viinapuu, EST Championship final standing: JUNIOR 1° Pyry Juupaloma, FIN 2° Adam Andersson, SWE 3° Jarmo Lehiste, EST SENIOR 1° Roni Salin, FIN 2° Peetu Juupaloma, FIN 3°

2020 Enduro & Rally European Championships Provisional Calendar The FIM Europe, together with the Enduro & Rally Commission, is proud to release the 2020 European Championships Provisional Calendar. Enduro Four rounds for the Enduro European Championship. The season starts in Italy and keeps on with the second round in Hungary, back to the championship after many years. Then is the time for Poland and finally for Czech Republic. 1. 4th-5th April 2020 – Castel di Tora, Italy 2. 16th-17th May 2020 – Ber, Hungary 3. 27th-28th June 2020 – Kielce, Poland 4. 8th-9th August 2020 – Plasy, Czech Republic   Superenduro Three rounds together with the World Championship. The season opens in Poland in December and continues in Germany and Hungary. 1. 7th December 2019 – Krakow, Poland 2. 4th January 2020 – Rieza, Germany 3. 1st February 2020 – Budapest, Hungary   TT Rally Four rounds rocks the season.

Cross Country Cup: the first round in Finland Last weekend riders from six countries (Sweden, Finland, Chech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania and Russia) came to Lahti, Finland, for the first round of the Cross Country Cup The track was located in Vesivehmaa Airport and was made of two different routes: one for Quad and one for motorbikes participants. The race day started with the Quad competition. Valtteri Vainionpaa from Finland finished first in front of the Estonians Viinapuu Raido and Vanker Tamur. Unfortunately, motorbikes race was with just one lap because of the race had to be interrupted as rider Antti Pendikainen lost the control of his bike and died at the accident site. The final classification: Junior 1. Adan Andersson (SWE) 2. Pyry Juupaluoma (FIN) 3. Eetu Kaapeli (FIN) Senior 1. Joakim Ljunggren (SWE) 2. Rikard Hansson (SWE) 3. Roni Salin (FIN) Veteran 1. Mika Karma (FIN) 2. Antti Mankinen

Tragic accident in Cross Country European Cup in Vesivehmaa, Finland On Sunday the Cross Country European Cup opening round in Finland had to be interrupted as a result of a serious accident in the first half of the three-hour race due to a serious accident. Rider Antti Pendikainen lost the control of his bike and died at the accident site. The organizer set up an investigation commission that is investigating about, but motorbike’s technical problems are excluded. The FIM Europe takes part in the loss and the full sympathy goes out to his family. Mr Martin de Graaff, Acting President “It’s unfair to have lost Pendikainen in fatal accident. I wish to present the family and friends on behalves of the Management Council our sincerest condolences”.

The Swedish round of the European Cross Country Cup took place at Tofta Skjutfalt Gotland and saw the participation of 3085 riders from 19 Countries. The weather conditions were not pleasant - only 2 degrees and a strong wind (20 meter per second), plus rain. The race could be held regularly thanks to the work of 200 volonteers. Photo credit: Kalle Lundstedt/Race Magazine All the riders had to face 3 hours ride. The winner was Albin Elowson, the only rider who started the 7th lap (in photo3). All the other riders made 6 laps or less (the track was 22 km long). Albin Elowson took home this year's Gotland Grand National. It was the first Swedish victory since 2010 at Tofta. "I do not know what to say. It's unreal, it's like a dream. At last I showed what I can do», stated Elowson, who was really nervous in the brutal conditions.

FIM Europe Cross Country Cup at Madona (Latvia) gathered 19 participants from five Countries - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Finland. The two hours Cross Country race in Madona was not easy for many riders. The track was interesting and technical, and the riders after the race said they were satisfied with today’s race and track conditions. During the race they had to fight with forest trails, steep uphill and downhill and other obstacles. The track was unusual for competitors and suprised even many of the spectators who came to watch the race. Ugis Klimons from Latvia was the first to cross the finish line winning in Senior class ahead of Dmitriy Parshin (RUS) and Riho Keerme (EST). In the Veteran and Woman Classes Danielius Žoštautas (LTU) and Marita Nyqvist (FIN) won the Cross Country Cups. In the Junior Class Daniel Komkov (RUS) had to surrender to the supremacy of

In the last weekend, the second round of the European Cross Country Cup was held at Skýcov, in Slovakia. The track is very rugged and includes all the technical features that the country cross track should contain. The start was placed on the motocross section where the riders take a few jumps, and uphill or downhill runs are not missing. It was quite muddy, due to Friday’s rain, so it was very important to choose the right track. Štefan Svitko from Slovakia, who dominated the two days, was the absolute winner of the race in Skýcov. He won also the Senior European Cup class, In the Junior class the winner was Patrik Halgaš, from Slovakia, too. In the Women class the winner was Gabika Čipková and in the European Cup Quad class the fastest was Juraj Gejdoš, all from Slovakia. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/544

The last round of the UEM Cross Country Cup was held in the Slovakian track of Kielce. The winners of this round in the different classes were: EC Junior: 1st round Pawel Szymkowski (POL, Husaberg); 2nd round Maciej Giemza (POL, KTM) EC Senior: 1st round Jaroslav Strbek (SVK, Suzuki); 2nd round Lukasz Kedzierski (POL, Yamaha) EC Veteran: 1st round Marcin Tynowski (POL,KTM); 2nd round Ryszard Augustyn (POL, ) EC Quad: 1st round Damian Rajczyk (POL, Yamaha); 2nd round Slawomir Sobiesak (POL, KTM) The new Champions are: Junior: Pawel Szymkowski (POL, Husaberg) Senior: Jaroslav Strbek (SVK, Suzuki) Veteran: Marcin Tynowski (POL,KTM) Quad: Dawid Kalinowski (POL, KTM) (UEM Press Release 112/2012)

The second day of the second round of the UEM Cross Country Cup was held yesterday in the Slovakian track of Domaniza. The winners of the first day in the different classes were: EC Junior: Thomas Hostinsky (SVK, Husaberg) EC Senior: Jaroslav Strbek (SVK, Suzuki) EC Veteran: Dusan Kotrla (CZE, Beta) EC Quad: Dawid Kalinowski (POL, KTM) Next and last round of the UEM Cross Country Cup will be held on the 12th of August in Kielce (Slovakia). (UEM Press Release 56/2012)