TCX riders "on fire" in the first round of the 2012 Enduro WEC. In Tulsa, Chile, Antoine Meo in E1 and Chistophe Nambotin in the E3 won both the riding days in each class with Alexander Renet a board on his Husaberg master in the second day in the E2 class defeating a very fast Juha Salminen. In the E1 class podium overall for TCX with a very fast Simone Albergoni on day 2  followed by his Honda team mate the french Rodrig Thain. Another french rider Mathias Bellino won the Junior class

next round of the WEC next week in Argentina. Stay tuned

E1 Results Day 1
1, Antoine Meo, France, KTM TCX rider
2, Rodrig Thain, France, HM-Honda TCX rider
3, Marc Bourgeois, France, Yamaha

E1 Results Day 2
1, Antoine Meo, France, KTM TCX rider
2, Simone Albergoni, Italy, HM-Honda TCX rider
3, Rodrig Thain, France, HM-Honda TCX rider

 

E2 Results Day 1
1, Juha Salminen, Finland, HVA
2, Ivan Cervantes, Spain, Gas-Gas
3, Oscar Balletti, Italy, Beta
4, Cristobal Guerrero, Spain, KTM  TCX rider
5, Johnny Aubert, France, KTM TCX rider

E2 Results Day 2
1, Pierre-Alexandre Renet, France, Husaberg  TCX rider
2, Ivan Cervantes, Spain, Gas-Gas
3, Alex Salvini, Italy, HVA
4, Cristobal Guerrero, Spain, KTM  TCX rider
5, Juha Salminen, Finland, HVA

 

E3 Results Day 1
1, Christophe Nambotin, France, KTM  TCX rider
2, Aigar Leok, Estonia, TM
3, Oriol Mena, Spain, HusabergTCX rider

E3 Results Day 2
1, Christophe Nambotin, France, KTM TCX rider
2, David Knight, GBR, KTM
3, Aigar Leok, Estonia, TM
4, Joakim Ljunggren, Sweden, Husaberg TCX rider
5, Oriol Mena, Spain, Husaberg TCX rider

 

EJ finals Results
1, Mathias Bellino, France, Husaberg (1+1) TCX rider

Thanks to a third final position in the overall of today, Steven Frossard gets his first major victory of the season at MX Internazionali d'Italia in the MX1 class. The factory Yamaha is already champion in his class even if just one round to go to the ending of the series.   For the TCX rider keep on going in a very shape the approaching to the next  beginning of the MX1 WC scheduled for next aprile 9th with the Dutch GP. Second win in a row in MX2 for Christophe Charlier also very fast during his heat and looks very confident for next april 9th.

Next and last round of the series sunday 25 at Galaello track in Gazzane di Preseglie - BS

 

FINAL RESULTS  3.rd round: Castiglione del lago (PG)

MX1 1. Cairoli (KTM); 2. Philippaerts (Yamaha); 3. Frossard (Yamaha) a ; 4. Guarneri (KTM); 5. Boissiere (TM)

MX2 1. Charlier (Yamaha); 2. Lupino (Husqvarna); 3. Chiodi (Suzuki); 4. Zecchina (Yamaha); 5. Monticelli (Suzuki)

ELITE 1. Frossard (Yamaha); 2. Philippaerts (Yamaha); 3. Cairoli (KTM);

Great start for Steven Frossard during the 2012 "Internazionali d'Italia",  former italian national motocross opening race in Montevarchi - AR. The factory Yamaha rider, winner overall of the trophy in the 2011, even if suffering of a violent physical fever won both the races during the day on the MX1 class and also the Elite class at the end of the day, finding in Cairoli e Phillippaerts hard fighters on the track.

Second round of the "Internazionali d'Italia" next sunday in northern Italy at Arco di Trento.

Guest star Cyril Despres, actually for a trip around Italy, today has been in the TCX headquarters inside the Novation SPA group in Montebelluna - TV. The factory KTM rider, winner of the 2012 Dakar, is one of the family by now as he has choosen TCX boots for his riding performances since "far" 2003, as his personal message left inside the factory reminds. Merci encore Cyril!!