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CHIAPPE KICK-STARTS TITLE

DEFENCE WITH WIN

DUBAI TO HOST ROUND OF AQUABIKE

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Aquabike Promotion (ABP) has confirmed that

Dubai, one of the world’s most iconic cities, will

host the penultimate round of the 2017 UIM-

ABP Aquabike World Championship on 23-25

November.

The agreement between ABP and DIMC

(Dubai International Marine Sports Club) sees

the world’s most prestigious international

jet ski series returning to the venue that

hosted the first ever UIM Aquabike World

Championship during the one venue multiple

race era that began in 1995.

The collaboration with DIMC further

strengthens ABP’s racing footprint and its

sporting associations in the United Arab

Emirates and theMiddle East.

FrenchmanPhilippeChiappe sent a

clear message to his championship

rivals that he is intent on defending

his title successfully, following his

second consecutive win on the

Arade River Circuit in the season

opener at the UIM F1H2O Grand

Prix of Portugal in Portimao in

April.

Thedefendingthreetimechampion

and his CTIC F1 Shenzhen China

Team were rightly cautious in their

approach, with Chiappe producing

a measured performance to seal

his eighth career win to grab the

early points’ advantage in the title

race.

Mad Croc BABA Racing’s Sami

Selio was more than satisfied with

second place and the 15 points

better off than he was at this time

last year, with Portugal’s Duarte

Benavente giving the Portuguese

fans the home podium success

they wanted to see.

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n° 2 June | 2017