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Will Ruprecht wins the first day at
Carsoli The Australian flag flew on the opening day of the 2nd round of the 2020 Italian Enduro Championship as 22 year old Will Ruprecht won on his debut for the Boano Beta team. The race took place in Carsoli in the province of L'Aquila, under a very hot summer sun. The official start of the event was at 8.30 am; The first special stage was the Enduro Test followed 5 minutes later by the Extreme Test X-CUP Motocross Marketing-Galfer before entering the Airoh Cross Test. The initial plan was for 4 laps but this was reduced to three for safety reasons to allow greater separation on the test which had become very dusty. The Absolute was not the only category to know of the new winners. With the second place of the general, Andrea Verona also ensures the victory of the 250 4t class, after a beautiful fight in all the specials with Thomas Oldrati (Honda Redmoto) who makes his own, as well as the place of honor of the category, also the absolute third position. Third place goes to Michele Musso (Sherco Bike & co). Changes at the top also for the 450 with Alex Salvini (Honda S2Motosport) who climbs on the top step of the podium putting the winner of Carpineti Matteo Cavallo (Sherco) behind him. The two were in turn the protagonists of a good battle along all nine special stages. To complete the ranking we find Emanuele Facchetti (TM E50). There was also exciting racing in the 125 class with Tommaso Montanari (KTM TNT Corse) and Giuliano Mancuso (Fantic Motor) great interpreters of the category. At the end of the race, it was Montanari who wins the day ahead of Mancuso and Igor Brunengo (Fantic JET Racing). The 250 2t was dominated by a single rider: Davide Soreca. Team Beta Boano driver wins Carsoli day1 by beating teammate Deny Philippaerts and Husqvarna driver Guido Conforti. The 300 also saw a single great protagonist today, Davide Guarneri (TM E50). The Brescia driver managed to maintain the ledearship of the classification from the first to the last special while an intense fight was taking place behind him to conquer the place of honor between Rudy Moroni (KTM Proracingsport) and Nicola Recchia (Beta Boano). The three young promises of green, white and red Enduro Manolo Morettini (KTM Proracingsport), Lorenzo Macoritto (Beta Boano) and Matteo Pavoni (Beta Boano) were the main actors of the Junior category. To win the first day was Morettini, followed by Macoritto and Pavoni. Among the Motoclubs, the Camuno association of the Sebino motorcycle club is imposed, while in the Independent Teams the boys of the Osellini Husqvarna Team excel. The Italian Championship is synonymous with trophies. In the Airoh Cross Test Trophy Loic Larrieu prevails on TM, while in the X-CUP Motocross Marketing - Galfer the fastest was the Venetian Andrea Verona, also on TM. In the Eleveit Trophy reserved for the very young with a ranking above 129.99, the best driver of the day was Riccardo Fabris (Fantic) who I manage to stretch in the championship because his main opponent Simone Cristini was forced to retire due to a fall in the line. In the IMF Cup , category dedicated to riders with Rank between 90 and 129.99, today's victories went to Michael Pogna on Sherco and Francesco Tengattini on KTM. In the Italian Cup, Nicoḷ Lolli (KTM-Cadetti), Andrea Manarin (TM-Junior), Matteo Luison (KTM-Senior), Daniele Rossi (KTM-Major) and our super Lady Raissa climbed to the top of the podium. Terranova (Beta SGS Racing-Lady). Day 2 Double win for Will Ruprecht What a race today in Carsoli! Will Ruprecht , winner of Day One, gave us an unforgettable performance as he battled with Steve Holcombe - his Beta Boano and Beta Motor team mate. The racing was so close that the pair went into the final Airoh Cross Test with only 2 tenths of a second separating them. The tension was palpable but Will Ruprecht was the winner by 2 seconds. Thomas Oldrati (Honda Redmoto) third. The Bergamo rider, thanks to two brilliant days, leads the championship and becomes the new 24mx leader. The heat and the dust were not lacking, enough to put a strain on even the most trained athletes. The schedule called for three laps in total, with three special stages designed by the Carsoli Enduro motorcycle club, It was really tough. Brad Freeman managed to finish Day 1 despite crashing heavily but he was unable to start on Day 2. Like the first day, the Enduro Test was followed by the Enduro Test X-CUP Motocross Marketing-Galfer, both located on the side of a mountain and located in the undergrowth with stone bottom. Once the first part of the race was over, it was the turn of the Airoh Cross Test, a lawn with stretches of stone characterized by dry and dusty soil. Unlike yesterday, the riders left three every two minutes this morning to make it possible to remedy the dust problem that forced the organization to lengthen the times and cancel the last lap during day 1 of this second national stage. Great battles and changes at the top in the individual classes. Giuliano 125 (Fantic Motor) wins the second day in 125 ahead of Tommaso Montanari (KTM TNT Corse) for just 2 seconds. Third place for Igor Brunengo (Fantic JET Racing). Double win for Davide Soreca (Beta Boano) in the 250 2t class. The Ligurian precedes teammate Deny Philipparts and Maurizio Micheluz (Husqvarna Osellini); for the gold flames driver it was not an easy weekend due to the dislocation of the shoulder during a workout. Double podium also in the 300 with Davide Guarneri (TM E50) first both yesterday and today riding the TM 300 2t. Behind him are Gianluca Martini (Beta Sebino) and Rudy Moroni (KTM Proracingsport). In 250 4t, today's victory went to Thomas Oldrati who after the second position of the first day conquers the top of the podium by beating the main opponent Andrea Verona. Change at the top of the 450. The fourth test went to Matteo Cavallo (Sherco) who precedes the day1 leader Alex Salvini (Honda S2 Motor Motors) and Alessandro Battig (Honda Team Specia). Great weekend for the young promise Manolo Morettini (KTM Proracingsport) who wins the Junior category winning four out of nine specials. The Bergamo player takes the class by beating his main opponents Lorenzo Macoritto, second, and Matteo Pavoni, third, both from Team Beta Boano. Unlucky day for the youth championship leader Claudio Spanu (Husqvarna Osellini) forced to retire immediately to the front line due to a mechanical break. The victory went to Riccardo Fabris (Fantic JET Racing) who also pocketed the first place of the Eleveit Trophy dedicated to the very young of the Absolutes of Italy. Matteo Fabri (KTM Sebino) and Kevin Cristino (Beta Boano) complete the podium behind Fabris. In the afore mentioned Eleveit Trophy, the victory went to Fabris who wins the fourth round of the trophy in front of Andrea Martini and Nicoḷ Paolucci. Fast and unbeatable in Carsoli in the taped tests the French Loic Larrieu who dominates the absolute classification of the Airoh Cross Test Trophy . Behind him are Joe Wootton and Will Ruprecht in second and third place. On the stones of the extreme test he proclaims himself the best rider of the day Steve Holcombe who takes on the test number four of the X-CUP Motocross Marketing-Galfer . Davide Soreca and Thomas Oldrati follow him in less than three seconds. Among the teams, the Fiamme Oro Sports Group stands out today, winner of the Motoclub Sebino and the Motoclub Lago d'Iseo. In Independent Teams, the top step of the podium is occupied by Team Diligenti Racing followed by Team Osellini Husqvarna and Fantic JET Racing. Michael Pogna (Sherco) also wins day 2 of the IMF Cup class 2t, as well as Francesco Tengattini (KTM) who wins the second day of the 4t category. Moving on to the Italian Cup, Cadetti saw Gabriele Cavalletti (TM) the best rider in the race; in Junior instead Diego Patelli (KTM) wins the first position. Matteo Luison (KTM) excels in the Senior who also signs the absolute day. Among the Major double for Daniele Rossi on KTM while among the Ladies wins Raissa Terranova on Beta of Team SGS Racing. The next round of the Italian Championship will be on the 3rd and 4th October with the penultimate stage that will take place in Darfo Boario Terme , instead of Breno as originally planned in the province of Brescia and organized by the Motoclub Sebino.
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