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The second round of the Enduro European Championship was held this weekend in Bar sur Seine in the Champagne-Ardenne region (France). Winners of the different classes: Overall: Maurizio Micheluz (ITA, Suzuki) (both days) E1: Maurizio Micheluz (ITA, Suzuki) (both days) E1J: Jack Rowland (GBR, Husqvarna) (both days) E2: Thomas Sagar (GBR, ACU) (both days) E2/E3J: Diogo Ventura (POR, Yamaha) (both days) E3: Gianluca Martini (ITA, Beta) (day 1) Mirco Gritti (ITA, KTM) (day 2) Junior U20: Oliver Nelson (SWE, Husaberg) (day 1) Nicolas Pellegrinelli (ITA, KTM) (day 2) Veteran: Werner Muller (AUT, OAMTC) (both days) Woman: Sanna Karkkainen (FIN, KTM) (day 1) Audrey Rossat (FRA, KTM) (day 2) The next round of the Championship is scheduled on the 24th and 25th of August in Uhlirske Janovice (Czech Republic). All results, standings and photos also on the Championship website: http://www.european-enduro-championship.com/ (UEM Press Release 63/2013)      

The fourth round of the Superstock 600cc Road Racing European Championship was held yesterday in Portimao (Portugal). The first Practice on Friday was running under perfect conditions, after the start of the second Qualifying on Saturday, the first drop of rain is coming and all riders come in to the pit. The Race Direction decided of Wet-Practice and on the end of the Qualifying the track was dry. The race was fought spectacularly among the first 4 riders! Every time changed the leader and on the end of the race the winner Franco Morbidelli (Italy/Kawasaki) was 0,06” before the second rider Gauthier Duwelz (BEL/Yamaha) and this 0,1” before the third Bastien Chesaux (SUI/Honda) The provisional rankings see the leadership of Gautier Duwelz with 77 points in front of Swiss Bastien Chesaux with 56 points. The next race will be held on the Imola Circuit, Saturday 29. June 2013 (UEM Press

The world-wide recognized Supermoto track of Pleven (Bulgaria) was the host of the second round of European Supermoto SOpen, S3 and SMJunior Championship 2013. Angel Karanyotov of Bulgaria (Honda) managed to take the holeshot, lead through-out the complete first race and win the SOpen class in front of Bulgarian Alexander Georgiev (KTM). First race podium of SOpen class was completed by Romanian Sorin Traistaru (KTM). In S3 class Bulgarian Borislav Stoimenov (KTM) managed to defend his leading position in front of Turkish rider Asrin Rodi Pak (KTM), earning the first spot. Third after these two riders finished Bulgarian Veselin Ivanov (Honda). First race of SM Junior was very animated, with Bulgarian Hakan Halmi (KTM) and Austrian Maximilian Kofler (KTM) in front of the race from the beginning. In the end, Halmi was the winner of the heat, with Kofler finishing just second. Third in SM Junior finished Bulgarian Ivelin Manev

The fourth round in the European Championship EMX 85cc and EMX 65cc (North Western leg) was held today (9th of June) in Bielstein (Germany). The training and qualifying races was held on Saturday on a well prepared, and perfect watered track. The fastest rider in the 85cc class was Conrad Mewse (KTM) and he has the pool position to the races on Sunday, in the 65cc class was the fastest rider Emil Weckmann (KTM) and he has the pool position to the races on Sunday In the first race in the EMX 85cc class was Conrad Mewse (KTM) first over the finish line followed by Jorge Prado (KTM) and on the third place came Danne Karlsson (KTM). Second race in the 85cc class was Conrad Mewse (KTM) again the fastest, and Jorge Prado (KTM) number two, and on the third place came Glenn Meier (KTM) First race in the EMX

Round two of the EMX250 European Championship took place today at the spectator friendly circuit of Ernée, France, where Guillod Motorsport’s Valentin Guillod claimed his second victory of the 2013 season. Jeremy Seewer was second and Cereil Klein Kromhof completed the top three. In the opening stages of the race it was Ceriel Klein Kromhoff who took the lead followed by Valentin Guillod, Brian Bogers and Killian Auberson. While the Dutchman Klein Kromhoff was charging out front, there was no holding off the wrath of the current red plate holder Swiss Valentin Guillod who managed to pass Klein Kromhoff around mid race and lead until the finish. Starting from outside the top five Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Jeremy Seewer put in an outstanding ride. Despite the narrow track Seewer managed to push his way through the pack passing Klein Kromhoff in the closing stages of the race to finish second

The second Semi-Final of the Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was held yesterday in the Swedish track of Malilla. The winner of this Semi-Final round was Swedish Oliver Berntzon followed by two Danish riders: Rasmus Jensen and Mikkel Michelsen. The third Semi-Final is scheduled on the 16th of June in Macon (France). (UEM Press Release 59/2013)    

The FIM Europe is pleased to announce the agreement reached with Honda Motor which aim is to improve the 150 cc. Motocross European Championship open to young riders from 11 to 14 years, which will start in Lausitzring (Germany) July 28. The Honda Motor Europe, has decided to invest more in this Championship giving the young people the possibility to use 21 bikes for free. The riders of those motorcycles will be selected through a special training camp organized by the FIM Europe with its technical staff in Lausitzring July 23 and 24, days previous the first round of the Championship. It is with this kind of initiatives that Honda Motor Europe wishes to overcome the present European difficult economic moment and preventing many young riders to compete at international level. It trusts a lot on the success of that Championship and the winner will be recognized the participation in

The second round of the Enduro European Championship will be held from the 8th to the 9th of June in Bar-sur-Seine, a beautiful small commune in the Aube department in north-central France in the Champagne-Ardenne region. 160 riders, representing 14 European countries, registered to this important event in the E1 Junior, E2+3 Junior, U 20, E1 Senior, E2 Senior, E3 Senior, Veteran, Women classes. Each day they will be required to complete three laps of a special ring specifically designed by the organisers, plus three additional special tests. (UEM Press Release 57/2013)    

The fifth round of the EMX65 and EMX85 Motocross European Championship (South Eastern leg) was held yesterday in Haskovo (Bulgaria). Saturday welcomed the riders with sunny and hot weather, hard pack track for the practices and the qualifying race. On Sunday, the weather conditions changed dramatically in the morning - non stop heavy rain during the whole day and low temperatures. The difficult weather conditions and the heavy mud on the track forced the organizers to cancel the second races for both classes EMX65 and EMX85. However the first race of the EMX65 saw a victory of the current leader of the standings for the SE Zone - Tommaso Bertotto from Hungary (KTM), followed by the Moldovian Igor Cuharciuc (KTM) and third finished Dimitar Petrov from Bulgaria with KTM. In class EMX85, the Romanian rider Robert Tompa (Suzuki) continued his sucessful streak in the series by seeing the chequered flag

The second round in the North Eastern qualification leg of the EMX 65cc and EMX 85cc and the fifth round of the EMX Open were held today in Kyiv (Ukraine). The track is situated in good position for the spectators, hard pack track. The weather was warm and sunny, 25 degrees. In class 65cc in race 1, first place Timur Petrashin (KTM) from Russia, second place Kraev Maxim (KTM) from Russia, third place Pronenko Svyatoslav (KTM) from Russia. In race 2, first place Kraev Maxim (KTM) from Russia, second place Mykola Moskaluk (KTM) from Ukraine, third place Pronenko Svyatoslav (KTM) from Russia. Overall results Kraev Maxim (KTM) from Russia, second place Timur Petrashin (KTM) from Russia, third place Pronenko Svyatoslav (KTM) from Russia. In class 85 cc in race 1, first place Jakub Teresak (KTM) from Czech Republic, second place Gabriel Chetnicki (KTM) from Poland and third place Sergey Prytov