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Christophe CharlierChristophe Charlier dominates the first day of the Italian Championship in Carsoli

It has 'been a busy and very tiring day in Carsoli, in the province of L'Aquila, where today we held the sixth round of the Italian Championship / Italy Maxxis Cup 2017. But it was also a day full of adrenaline, with Christophe Charlier Alex Salvini, Thomas Oldrati, Deny Philippaerts and Brad Freeman involved in a great battle to win the first place.

To emerge at the end of the race was the pilot course Christophe Charlier who thus wins the day1 of the Italian Championship Maxxis in Carsoli despite a still sore arm from the Italian Grand Prix Spoleto. The bishop Husqvarna has been at war for most of the race with Alex Salvini and Brad Freeman, the Beta team driver Boano forced to give up the battle for the win for a few mistakes too.

The spotlight has moved on so Charlier and Salvini that in addition to the struggle for the conquest of today's victory, are the two major contenders for the overall national title in 2017 that sees them now separated by six lengths.

Beautiful performance also Thomas Oldrati (Husqvarna BBM) and Deny Philippaerts (Beta Boano), in the battle to be the third overall achievement is to win the E3 class. To win after 12 special was the cop Thomas Oldrati that makes its also the category in front of Philippaerts and Micheluz (Husqvarna Diligenti).

Alex SalviniThe E2 goes to Alex Salvini (Beta) with Manuel Monni (TM Racing) in second place and Giacomo Redondi (Honda Redmoto) in the third, in difficulty today in Carsoli. Some problems also for Rudy Moroni (KTM Farioli) which concludes the fourth in the E1 class was won by Davide Guarneri (Honda Redmoto) stretching well in the league rising to plus twelve sull'alfiere KTM. Runner-today Gianluca Martini (Suzuki), in just three seconds behind Guarneri, while on the lowest rung of the podium salt Oscar Balletti (Husqvarna Osellini).

Moving on to the very young, the Youth nothing to do for opponents of Andrea Verona (TM Satellite Team Enduro). The pilot TM despite a hand still in the recovery phase after three weeks ago fracture wins with more than two minutes of Claudio Spanu (Husqvarna Osellini) and Ramon Bregoli (KTM). In the first place for David Junior Soreca (Redmoto Honda), with Matteo Cavallo (Beta Boano) second and Matteo Pavoni (Farioli KTM) third, the protagonists throughout the day in the top positions.

The foreign affair is Christophe Charlier. Behind the French end Brad Freeman and Mike Brown (Husqvarna JET), while Daniel Sanders (KTM Farioli) was forced to retire because of a shoulder knock.

For the IMF Cup win Ramon Bregoli (E1) and Paolo Lucci (KTM Entrophy - EO), while among the Motoclub and Team Independents make them their first Motoclub Sebino and Team Osellini.

In the Italian Cup, the star performer of the day was Marco Bologna of TM who won both the absolute and the Junior, while Adriano Warlike (KTM), Antonino Arcuri (Husqvarna), Matteo Ferrari (KTM) and Cristina Marrocco (KTM) won respectively Cadet classes, senior, Major and Lady.

For pot Airoh Cross Test, Taped in beautiful locations located in Oricola, the fastest Charlier it was first ahead of Guarneri and Monni. Davide Soreca is instead a man of extreme Carsoli; The Honda rider marking the fastest time in testing X-CUP-Maxxis Galfer putting behind Freeman and Philippaerts.

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Christophe CharlierDouble for Christophe Charlier

Stunning second day for Christophe Charlier Frenchman who marks his first ever double win in the Enduro world. The former motocross rider was the author today, Sunday, June 4, a perfect race which saw him triumph in the general front of Thomas Oldrati and Alex Salvini and win with an early test, the title of the category Foreigners, also because all 'absence of Matthew Phillips, currently second to 70 points against the 119 of Charlier.

Day to be framed for Thomas Oldrati that after fighting for the first place overall, makes his second place last special. The Delepine policeman gave great show, establishing a good battle with English Brad Freeman, the protagonist of a fall of its last extreme that made him lose precious seconds, who have bound to fourth place overall.

In the individual classes, two for the Honda rider Davide Guarneri Redmoto winner of E1 with Rudy Moroni that improves his performance yesterday, finishing in second place and in third place is the square Oscar Balletti (Husqvarna). In E2, the victory went to Alex Salvini (Beta) that you put behind Giacomo Redondi and Manuel Monni, the latter the victim of a daring fall into that pulled it did slow down in the last three special when he was in second place just 11/2 by Salvini. Thomas Oldrati has imposed net in the E3 where she trimmed more than a minute of his main rival, Deny Philippaerts. The third place went to Maurizio Micheluz, still sore from a blow to the shoulder of a couple of weeks ago.

Also Andrea Verona's great that you bring home another twenty points in the Youth without leaving margins for the opponents. The second position is Claudio Spanu before Davide Pellizzaro, who won the E1 class of the IMF Cup. Also with regard to the IMF Cup, to win the EO is Matteo Curą of Huqvarna.

In Junior, the day had started positively for Matteo Cavallo, the lead in the first half of the race. The winner of the stage Viverone had to come to terms with some mistakes in the extreme test that cost him the top spot in favor of Davide Soreca, who takes home a superb double win here in Carsoli. To occupy third place today Matteo Pavoni KTM Team Farioli.

In the Foreigners, of course victory for Christophe Charlier followed by Brad Freeman and the American Mike Brown (Husqvarna Jolly Racing).

It can celebrate with a test in advance the trophy of the Italian Cup Major Matteo Ferrari, winner of the 2017 Over35 marked with seven wins out of seven races held. Other winners of the day were Gianluca Caroli (KTM Pavia - cat. Cadets), Marco Bologna (TM - Junior cat), Antonino Arcuri (Husqvarna - cat. Senior) and Cristina Marrocco (KTM - cat. Lady).

At the start of this penultimate round also five young Italian Enduro promises who trained in the first Enduro Sprint tricolor. The pilot chutes riding the 125 2t have faced trial Airoh Cross Test, including a tour and one of the champions of the Italian Championship Maxxis.

The fettucciata test, valid for the Trophy Cross Airoh Test won by Christophe Charlier, has reserved a number of difficulties to riders in the race because of the dust that reduced visibility; no less the pitfalls of extreme test X-CUP-Maxxis Galfer, special won by Alex Salvini, which was drawn on the side of a rocky hill, while the line was drawn in the undergrowth. Added to these three tests a CO pulled that involved not just the riders at the start.

Podio AssolutaAn arduous path, therefore, the result of a splendid job done by Motoclub Carseldine Enduro that made us live a two-day spectacular and exciting!

Rest now until September. The Italian Championship / Cup Italian Maxxis back infatto on 9 and 10 September in Trichiana - BL.

Calendar Enduro Italian-IMF Cup / Cup Italy 2017
DATE LOCATION MOTOCLUB 'PROV.
25-26 / 02/2017 MC SABBIADORO LIGNANO PINETA UD
11-12 / 03/2017 MC CUSTONACI EC CUSTONACI TR
09/04/2017 MC AZEGLIO VIVERONE BI
03-04 / 06/2017 MC The myrmidons CARSOLI AQ
09-10 / 09 / 2017 MC BRAND TREVIGIANA TRICHIANA BL

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