Next Saturday it will be the turn of Italy to host the European Trials circus in occasion of the second round of the UEM FIM Europe Championship. The venue of Barzio, in Valsassina, North of Milan should offer a better weather compared to what happened in Czech Republic at the first one. About 90 riders have already sent their entry-forms and this confirms one more time as these series are always alive, no matter the real economic crisis spread on all the continent.
In the top class, Sweden Eddie Karlsson, JTG, is expecting to defend his leadership, but it won’t be easy because the twos who are chasing him in the overall standing are Italian’s and will be able to count on the support of their fans in order to ride at their best: Matteo Poli, Ossa and Luca Cotone, Gas Gas, will take the chance to beat the favorite. Spanish Pere Borrellas, Gas Gas, as Italian Francesco Iolitta, Montesa, are others able to climb the rostrum, too.
Between the Junior’s great battle is announced between the previous winner Iwan Roberts, Beta, and the current couple who occupies the second place in the Youth World Championship, British Bradley Cox, Beta, and Italian Gabriele Giarba, Beta. Outsiders but with good chances are “azzurro” Pietro Petrangeli, Gas Gas and British Jack Price, Beta.
Absent the leader Belgian Daniel Crosset, Gas Gas, Dutch John Van Veelen , Ossa, is the most credited to take home the victory in the “Over 40” class. Italian Valter Feltrinelli, Beta, and French Philippe Bontemps, Gas Gas, will try to subvert this prediction.
For watching better the competition, the organizers split the sections into two groups plus one section alone quite far. Near the start, there are section 1 and from number 12 to n.15. The group from #.2 to #10 are reachable taking a free bus kindly made available by the club. The first rider will start around 9.30 a.m. All the participants are requested to do two loops consisting of 15 sections each.
The photos of the first round are available on Facebook in two separated album on the page phototrial.it. These are the 2 links to access to them. Note that it is not required to have a Facebook account to see the page. Simply copy and paste in your browser the links below.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.436830866415087.1073741828.136265723138271&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.434128270018680.1073741827.136265723138271&type=3
(FIM Europe Press Release 86/2013)
