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Watercross European Championship: Oskar Jernberg claims the title

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Watercross European Championship: Oskar Jernberg claims the title It was a tense day of twists, turns and drama – plus the sport’s ultimate achievement of a clean victory – as competitors in the Watercross European Championship fired into action at Bardufoss, Norway, for the single round of the season. The third edition of the European Championship ensured thrilling moments, as seen in Sodankyla, Finland, in 2018 and 2019, with good racing on a fast but technical track with two different alternative “joker” tracks, which all the riders tested during the qualifying. Three qualifying heats -D,C,B- determined positions for the Final. Only the winner of the D-final advanced to the C-final and so on. Local hero Oskar Jernberg shone winning all his qualifying heats and the A-final. He showed a clear superiority with his Polaris. Finnish rider Jani Tryyki raced brilliantly and with his Lynx managed to advance from the D-final
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Watercross Cup: the race in Finland

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Watercross Cup: the race in Finland The Watercross Cup raced its single event of the calendar on 3rd August in Sodankyla, Finland. 20 riders coming from all Europe raced in strong condition with 10° and mixed weather. After the Qualification round 6 riders had full score, including women rider Miranda Tjärnström from Sweden. In the final Morten Blien from Norway took the lead, but after 6 laps Norwegian rider Morten Blien won becoming the new Watercross European Champion. Final classification: 1. Morten Blien (Norway) 2. Antti Holmberg (Finland) 3. Olli Magga (Finland)
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