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 Jaime Busto (Beta), but only at end of a closed battle with British Iwan Roberts (Beta), German Franz Xavier Kadlec (Gas Gas) and Italian Gabriele Giarba (Beta). Obviously the odds are on all of them, firstly.
Among the Women, the pluri-world champion, Spanish Laia Sanz, is still suffering for an injury got during an Enduro training. So she won’t be at the top of her form. Both the English riders, her rivals, Emma Bristow (Ossa) and Becky Cook (Beta) taking advantage of this situation, will try to beat the undefeated girl.
On Sunday it will be interesting to see if the Italian troops who shone in Poland, will be able to repeat their self . Now there are four Italian riders in the four first positions in the top class: Matteo Grattarola (Gas Gas), Daniele Maurino (Ossa), Matteo Poli (Ossa) and Giacomo Saleri (Beta).
Good chance for the “azzurri” are coming even from the Junior Class. Francesco Cabrini (Beta) is leading with 16 points of advantage on Norwegian Sverre Lundvold (Gas Gas) that is only 1 point ahead of the other Italian, Pietro Petrangeli (Beta).
The last but not the least, because rich of ex great champions, the Over 40 class will be living again the duel between Dutch Marc Reit (Beta) and Finnish Tommi Ahvala (Gas Gas). For more details and timetables of these 2 days of competition, go to www.trialtanvald.cz .
