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Maxxis Italian Enduro Championship 2017
Under 23 / Senior

Jonathan Manzi is the first Italian champion 2017

With a round to spare the Team Yamaha Mile Bergamo rider Jonathan Manzi won the 2017 national title of the Senior E1 4T class thanks to today's victory, and the fourth place of his closest rival Omar Chiatti, Staged in the Marche town of Comunanza on the third weekend of May, the Under23 / Senior Maxxis riders were confronted by a very challenging race which was made even more difficult by the rain that fell on the previous day.

On the first lap the riders encountered off camber so difficult that more than half of the field were stalled. The race organisers were forced to modify the course and restart the race at 12.00 am, Despite this small difficulty which was resolved efficiently by the organization, the event got back on track with a total of seven special stages totaling more than 45 minutes of timed racing.

At the end of the day Matteo Pavoni (KTM) emerged at the overall winner ahead of Nicolò Bruschi and Lorenzo Macoritto.

In each class there were exciting battles for victory starting with the E1 2T Cadets where Enrico Zilli (KTM Sissi Racing) who won and tied the championship with runner-up Claudio Spanu (Husqvarna Osellini), In third position was Lorenzo Bazzurri (Husqvarna).

The E1 2T the podium was composed of Alberto Capoferri (KTM Sissi Racing) in first place with Patrick Grigis (Yamaha Mile) 2nd and Marco Bologna (TM Sicily), while in the E1 4T the first position went to the overall winner Matteo Pavoni with 20 points to match Matteo Rossi (Desio Racing Suzuki) leading the championship. Both riders have 74 points to take forward to the 5th round in Varzi scheduled for October 8th, it will be decisive!

In the E2 Junior Challenge Nicolò Bruschi (Husqvarna Osellini) and Lorenzo Macoritto (Husqvarna) fought and the Piacenza Bruschi won by 11 seconds. Macoritto was second while third place went to Matteo Bresolin (Jolly Husqvarna Racing), his first podium in 2017 after the start of the year injury that forced him to give up the first races of the season.

Pathos Rich also the battle of E3 Junior Federico Aresi (KTM) and Andrea Castellana (Husqvarna Osellini) in constant struggle throughout the day. To emerge after the race was the color of the door Motoclub Pavia Aresi winner for six seconds on the same Castellana. In third place are the toscano Fabio Pampaloni of Beta.

The reigning Ladies Champion Cristina Marrocco (KTM Lady Enduro) emerged victorious with over two minutes over 2nd placed Paola Riverditi (Husqvarna Pavia) and an equal gap on her team mate Anna Sappino ( Husqvarna Enduro Lady). 50 In the fourth win in a row code for Manolo Morettini (Suzuki Valenti), who won in Comunanza in front of Francesco Giusti and Lorenzo Bernini (Suzuki Valenti).

From small zanzarine we go to E1 2T flag Senior. With a minute and a half ahead of the second ranked Mirco Brezzi, to win the class is Mauro Zucca KTM Racing Team Sissi. Completing the podium Simone Trapletti, riding a KTM 125 2T.
Period of great form for Diego Nicoletti (Beta) who curls the second consecutive win in the E2 Senior category, winning by 22 seconds over Michele Musso (KTM) and for almost a minute on championship leader Nicola Piccinini (Honda Team Specia). Finally, the senior class E3. After the victory of Arsiè, another satisfaction Andreas Pfeifer (KTM) in Comunanza who takes over the imposing category of Maurizio Gerini (Husqvarna AMX - starring Friday evening in a friendly direct Facebook that you can review it here) and Niccolò Scarpelli (Beta) .

In the ranking of Motoclub and Independent Team, brace for Motoclub Pavia and Sissi KTM Racing, winners nell'Under23 is that in Senior.
We conclude with the Yamaha WR Enduro Challenge and Trophy Airoh Cross Test. Riccardo Crippa and Omar Chiatti are the winners of the fourth round of the Challenge Nissan, while Matteo Pavoni is the fastest rider in fettucciata dell'Airoh Cross Challenge Test to this fourth event of the season.

The tricolor Under23 / Senior takes a long break now. The fifth round of the season will be staged in Varzi in the province of Pavia on Sunday, 8th October.

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