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Enduro Symphonies in Sanremo

The Italian Championships - IMF Cup / Italian Cup Enduro Maxxis arrive in the city of flowers

The Italian Enduro Championship arrives in one of the most famous, beautiful and renowned cities of Italy, Sanremo, which, after hosting last week another major event like the one in Milan - Sanremo, is ready to savor the scent of two wheels, welcoming the masters of national and non-national offroad.

The second round will see 240 riders at the start: Sanremo is in fact marking another important record of presences for the Italian off-road after the one recorded in the inaugural stage of Passirano.

A really positive trend for the highest Italian championship, with many fans that will animate the Italian Cup (over 140 members) and many champions of the specialty that will give us a full day of entertainment for the Italian Absolutes.

The Ligurian stage will see the start, in addition to our Alex Salvini, Davide Guarneri, Andrea Verona, Rudy Moroni, Thomas Oldrati, Davide Soreca, Matteo Cavallo and many others, the world champion EnduroGP 2017 Steve Holcombe, we will have pleasure to have our guest also at the next appointment of Castiglion Fiorentino.

The Beta bearer will be the protagonist of the category reserved for Foreigners along with many other champions of the Enduro world champion Matthew Phillips, the Junior World Champion 2017 Brad Freeman, Jack Edmondson and the former cross trainer Christiphe Charlier.

Focusing on the actual competition, the entire logistics area, departure and secretariat will be set up at the Italo Calvino promenade, just 100 meters from the Casinò di Sanremo, which will put at your disposal a voucher equal to 10 euros to spend inside .

From here, Sunday, March 25 at 08.30 the first athletes will leave the stage to start the challenge number two of the 2018 season. Leaving the city, after only 10 minutes from the start, it will be time to open the gas for the more technical test and spectacular of the tricolor offroad scene: the Extreme Test X-CUP Maxxis - Galfer. The Extreme will be developed on a natural area, with challenging sections of mule and undergrowth. After the test, a transfer of about twenty minutes in the Ligurian hinterland will accompany the participants to the locality of San Romolo, where the external CO will be located. Immediately after the assistance, the Enduro Test Just1 will be tackled, very technical and demanding. Afterwards, we will return to the sea, with a transfer almost entirely downhill to Arma di Taggia; here the athletes at the start will compete in the Airoh Cross Test designed entirely on the beach in front of the city. A sandy ground will therefore determine who will be the fastest athlete of the tested test valid for the homonymous Trophy. The whole route will be about 60 km long (to be repeated 4 times) with a difference in height of about 1000 meters.

Directed by this important event the historic and solid Motoclub Sanremo, which is taking care of the smallest details of the event that will officially open its doors Friday, March 23, when the paddock will begin to animate the colors of Enduro.

Saturday, March 24, the program provides for the usual checks from 13.30 to 17.30, with a briefing at 18.00 at the awards ceremony. Hand at the agenda, however: at 17.30 you can not miss our special autograph session where you can meet your favorites for a poster and a souvenir photo!

The Sanremo weekend is really full of events. At the Airoh Cross Test we will be able to see the Enduro Sprint guys in the saddle at 125 2t that will take the secrets of the great champions of the specialty followed by the FMI coach Andrea Benedetti, who will give them advice and suggestions to learn the best art Enduro.

But let's move on to the points classification. After the opening test of Passirano, the situation in the league is still very open. The two matters of Brescia, Alex Salvini and Andrea Verona, are ready to give us another good fight.

The bolognaese rider of the JET Jolly Zanardo Team, back from the not easy first test of the EnduroGP World Championship in Finland, showed immediately the excellent feeling with the new bike, the Husqvarna 450 4t. In good shape also one of the promises of the national Enduro, the young Andrea Verona, ready to redeem after the victory escaped for a few seconds in Passirano. Vicenza, in addition to occupying the second absolute position, is currently in command of the Junior category, followed by Matteo Cavallo and Matteo Pavoni.

Ready to redeem Davide Soreca, home rider in this leg of Liguria. The Bordighera rider, after breaking his hand in the inaugural round, wants to take and grab the highest step of the podium that escaped last February 25 just because of the injury. In spite of everything the TM driver managed to finish the test and conquer the 300 class, putting behind him Deny Philippaerts and Luca Marcotulli. Another very interesting class will be the 250 4t with Davide Guarneri, winner of the stage in Passirano, ready to defend the championship lead by two handcuffs like Rudy Moroni and Manuel Monni.

In search of the redemption after an unlucky start marked by the withdrawal in round 1, Gianluca Martini, ready to undermine the winner Maurizio Micheluz for the conquest of the 250 class 2t. in the eighth of a liter, head of the classification for Riccardo Crippa, followed by Roberto Rota and Niccolò Scarpelli, while the 450 brings the signature of the absolute leader Alex Salvini. Behind the Bolognese there are 17 and 15 points Thomas Oldrati and Oscar Balletti. The class reserved for young people speaks Sardinian with Claudio Spanu, while the Australian flag is beating the Foreigners category, where we find Matthew Phillips.

With the Champions of Italy do not miss the appointment with the FMI Cup which since last year rewards pilots with a Ranking between 90 and 129.99. In the 2nd class, first place for Sonny Goggia; the 4t is instead in the hands of Eric Rebellato.

In the five classes of the Italian Cup we find at the top of the championship classification Manuel Dolce (Cadetti), Cristian Capocci (Junior), Andrea Fossati (Senior), Simone Fiaccadori (Major) and Paola Riverditi (Lady).

The Italian Championss are also synonymous with the Airoh Cross Test and X-CUP Maxxis - Galfer Trophy. In the challenge reserved for the tight tests, Andrea Verona is currently in the lead, while the Extreme man after the Passirano round is Thomas Oldrati.

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