A 2nd day spoiled by broken water in the morning and a sling of the pilots who blocked the race before finally running a truncated GP. After Garcia and Pichon’s falls, Andrea Verona won the scratch. Garcia now at the head of the EGP. In junior, Joyon and Giraudon on the catwalks, Dagna 2nd in Youth.
-violent thunderstorms hit the Oliana region at the start of the morning forcing the organizers to shift the first departure, finally given around 10:30 am. 100 meters after departure, the leading pilots (Garcia, Pichon, Verona and Cie) then stopped and blocked the following. Pretext of the discontent: the enduro test, very tight and steep, potentially complicated to manage in the event of blocking and above all difficult to secure in case of falls. Josep Garcia seems to be one of the most uncompromising on this subject when listening to watch videos shot on the moment.
The EGP podium on Sunday, with Andrea Verona at the top of the box in front of Josep Garcia injured but 2nd and the Italian Samuele Bernardini. ©
-Finally, after about 20 minutes of various discussions, Samuele Bernardini (I-Honda) started, leading behind him some drivers who want to drive anyway. The managers of the various teams had no choice but to send all their pilots at the start of the first special, in this case the extrem test. Who was able to argue, as is the next cross test. But the Enduro Test was canceled on this first round. In the 2nd round, the organizers finally added it, the land having dried sufficiently. It is in this special that Zach Pichon fell and lost more than a minute 40 on the reference time established by Josep Garcia. The TM pilot was able to leave but could not then go back, finally brought 2 minutes from Verona at the end of the day. He finished 14th EGP.
Hit in the right leg, Josep Garcia will be carried to the podium before descend alone by lodging in a supported manner. First in E1 despite everything… © Mastergne
-Den Josep Garcia will go to the carpet at least two times in the following cross tests, injuring himself with the right leg and losing each time precious seconds who will benefit Andrea Verona, much more regular throughout this truncated day and on this slippery ground (on a 450, hat the artist!). 8 specials will be timed in all and for everything. Josep Garcia still takes 2nd place and wins the E1 category in front of Samuele Bernardini, 3rd scratch. Antoine Magain (B-Sherco) finishes 4th and wins the E3. Morgan LesArdo (I-Trimuph) finished 5th scratch and 3rd in E1.
Léo Joyon wins the J1 category after finishing 2nd in the cumulation of the two categories, place he occupies in the provisional now. Thibault Giraudon is 3rd. ©
-In Final Zach Pichon takes 5th place in E2, keeping the lead in the category in the provisional classification, but now pointing 3rd in EGP, while Leadership is now occupied by Josep Garcia before Andrea Verona. Léo Le Quéré takes 8th place Scratch and finished on the E3 podium as Saturday. Théo Espinasse (Sherco) takes 3rd place in E2 after finishing 9th scratch. Finally good points for the Tarnais.
-Cheat the juniors, Axel Sim (S-Fantic) wins again and this time it is Léo Joyon (Beta-Oxmoto) who heels him very closely (4 sec). The Creusois takes the victory in J1 and will be joined on the podium by Thibault Giraudon (Sherco Academy) in 3rd position of the J1. Maxime Clauzier (Beta-Atomic) is 3rd of J2 in front of his brother Clément, 4th in D1 (they finish 6th and 7th in the cumulative junior classification). Romain Dagna (KTM) ends the day in 2nd position and now leads dance to the temporary classification of the category.
Léo Joyon completed a superb day despite delicate conditions. It is 2nd in the junior provisional classification! ©
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