Trial

Italian Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas) became European champion today at Isola 2000, Southern of France, very close to Italian border, in the coldest European round never held before! The two riders clinched the title in the Europe and Over 40 classes, respectively. The next and last round, expected in a week in Holland, will be decisive to assign the title in the Junior class. The weather in this wonderful mountain landscape, chosen for this fifth round played a bad joke to all the UEM Trials circus. It snowed the day before and the temperature was just few degrees above zero. Moreover it rained during part of the competition. Fortunately all the sections were fitted knowing in advance these very adverse weather conditions. Grattarola achieved his goal to be European champion, after having lost the title at the last round in the past two years. This season was fully dominated by

Next Sunday at Isola 2000, Southern of France, very close to the Italian border everything is ready for hosting the fifth round of the UEM Trial Championship. The organizers are expecting a lot of Italian fans as public to sustain their favourite riders, who like never before are really protagonists in this season. Being this round the penultimate one it might be possible the assignation of the titles according to some circumstances. For instance Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas) reaching the podium is mathematically European champion. But not only, even in case of a worse place, depending on what will be able to do his two country mates rivals: Daniele Maurino and Matteo Poli , both Ossa mounting. Grattarola said : “ I do not do these sums, I am riding to win!”. And after 4 wins in 4 events who can contrast him? In the Junior class, Francesco Cabrini (Beta)

Still Italian riders at the top at Tanvald in Czech Republic in the fourth round of the UEM Trial Championship. A sunny day with hot temperature let the riders collect many cleans and dispute the competition as “walking on thin ice”, well knowing that any minimum mistake would have been unrecoverable. In the Top class, Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas) gathered his four win in a row and stretched in the overall standing. He started soon on the right foot. In the first lap he only failed the very difficult section 11, delivering his card with only 5 points! Behind him, tied Martin Kroustek (Beta) and Matteo Poli (Beta), both carrying 11 marks. Still the best score for him in the second part, even if a bit worse (8 points), let him top the podium again. Kroustek kept the second position ahead of Poli, both quite distant from the winner. In

The UEM Trial Championship has just passed its turning point and proposes at the UEM Trial Circus a very well known and appreciated venue: the closed circuit of Tanvald, North of Czech Republic, close to the border of Poland. That is very convenient for the riders that have just competed near Krakow in the last week-end. In the last two years Tanvald was chosen as final round of the championship and the slippery rocks situated in the thick wood have decreed the winners in the various classes. This time the round held was only the number 4th in the series, but still on Saturday it has been scheduled the second round of the Youth and Women Championship. Two intense days of sport with the best of the very young riders coming all over our continent. The first Youth round was organized on Easter in Italy and the winner was Spanish

The third round of the Trial European Championship was held this weekend in Krzeszowice (Poland). On the muddy sections due to a lot of rain dropped the day before and for almost fifty percent of the competition, the riders belonging to Italian team showed more and more to be prepared on this kind of terrain. At least to have had bad weather on many Italian rounds in their national championship improved their experience in this case. Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas) won the “queen” class dominating from the beginning. Even an exaggerate five at the last section of the first lap, given to him by a very strict observer just for having entered the section by foot, did not annoyed him. He kept his cool and in the second lap, he even increased his lead , to get his third win in a row. In second place, Italian Matteo Poli (Ossa)

The UEM Trials Championship is entering its hot phase: in less than one month here are the four rounds left. Next Sunday it is the turn of Poland to host the number three in the series. The venue is Krzeszowice, small town not far from Krakow, already visited by European circus in 2010. After the decision taken by the Trial Commission to lower the age limit from 18 to 16 years for participating in the International Class, and in case of closed circuit, to let the young riders riding even motorbikes over 125cc, here is the right place for testing this new rule. Indeed, at the top of the hill outside the town, around a soccer field, there is a large area dedicated to the sections of this event, completely off-road. It also looks very easy for the spectators to follow the whole competition by foot. In the Top class,

The UEM Trial Commission decided, during the UEM Congress in Belgrade, to lower the age limit from 18 to 16 years of age for participating in the International Class during a Trial European Championship event. As there is no overall classification for the International Class, the commission set the application date for this change to August 1st 2012 to make it possible for 16 and 17 year old riders to benefit from this change for the remaining four European Championship events. The correct wording of the § TL 01.1 – GENERAL, 7th sub-section, will now be: “An International Class shall be included in each event for riders of at least 16 years of age who compete on the same Section route as the over 40 Cup”. An International Class shall be included in each event for riders of at least 16 years of age who compete on the same Section

A superlative Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas) dominated the second round of the UEM Trials Championship held at Santo Stefano d’Aveto, on the mountains behind Genova (Italy). Grattarola gained soon a smooth lead on country mate Daniele Maurino (Ossa) in the first loop, scoring 6 points against 8. The twos even improved their already low scores in the second loop, finishing the competition as a photocopy of the first round, contested three months ago. Grattarola first, Maurino second. In the third step of podium Spanish Francesc Moret (Montesa). Great hit for Italian Francesco Cabrini (Beta) in the Junior class. He won and in the standings he overtook the precedent leader, French Steven Coquelin (Gas Gas), today only in third, behind Spanish Oriol Noghera. Cabrini started very well, dropping only 7 marks at the turning point. All his rivals were quite distant. Coquelin scored 17 points, Noguera 19. In the second lap,

After nearly three months, the UEM Trial Championship is again on the run in the only week-end of this season where the attentions are shared with the FIM World Championship. The venue is Santo Stefano d’Aveto, on the mountains behind Genova, organised by the Moto Club Della Superba. The European riders will be on the scene on Saturday 7th for the second of six rounds, as scheduled in the series. In the top class, two Italian riders are occupying the provisional first two places: Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas) and, behind him, Daniele Maurino (Ossa). At the moment, Grattarola is in great form, coming from two excellent performances. The victory in the Indoor held on Wednesday and a second place behind Raga at the Assoluti d’Italia disputed last Sunday. The Italian rider, if motivated like he is in this championship where he is fighting again for the crown, can be unbeatable.

The first round of the Trial European Championship was disputed yesterday at Varallo Sesia, Italy. Twice vice-champion in the last 2 championship, Matteo Grattarola, Gas Gas topped the European class. French Steven Coquelin, Gas Gas gained in the Junior’s and ex-world champion Finnish Tommi Ahvala stood out in the Over 40’s. Curiousity: all of them were not leading at half competition, they recovered and won thanks to a superb performance in the second loop. Between the top riders after the first lap, Italian Matteo Poli , Ossa had delivered his card with only 13 mistakes, gaining the provvisional leadership. Two points behind was French Cedric Tempier, Sherco, while only third Grattarola, carrying 16 marks. Nevertheless 5 points taken in section 5 because his bike switch off, Grattarola scored the best results in the second lap: 12 points. Great performance by the Italian Daniele Maurino , Ossa, too: only 14 mistakes