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PENAFIEL TO
HOST EUROPEAN
CONTINENTAL
DECIDER
For the final round of the UIM-ABP Aquabike
European Continental Championship the tour heads
to the spectacular Douro Valley in northern Portugal
and to the picturesque town of Penafiel on 23-25
June.
In addition to the multiple senior categories, Ski
Juniors will get there opportunity to take centre
stage and bid for world titles.
100 PLUS RIDERS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD FOR AQUABIKE SEASON OPENER
2017 marks the 23rd season
for the UIM-ABP Aquabike
World Championship, the
sport’s
most
prestigious
international jet-ski series,
which gets underway with a
spectacular double header
and back-to-back Grand Prix
in Porto Cesareo and Vieste
in Italy in June.
A spectacular weekend of
racing is anticipated for
the first act of the 2017
UIM-ABP Aquabike World
Championship for Runabout
GP1, Ski GP1 and Freestyle
and the World Championship
for Runabout GP2 & 4 and Ski
GP2 & 3, with over 100 riders
from 26 countries from as far-
a-field as Australia and New
Zealand, the USA, China and
the Middle East and across
Europe set to descend on
Porto Cesareo.
TOUGH BREAK
FOR
ARMILLAS
Nacho Armillas’ 2017 world and
European title aspirations have been
dashed after breaking his left leg at
the opening round of the UIM-ABP
European Continental Championship
in Zadar on the final day.
The Spanish ace crashed heavily on
lap 6 during the final Moto in Ski GP1,
suffering a triple break to his [left]
femur and was taken to hospital to be
operated on.
It was a crushing blow for Armillas,
who earlier in the day completed the
perfect start to the defence of his
GP2 title, sealing overall victory with
maximum points after rival Kevin
Reiterer was disqualified for a non-
conforming Ski.
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