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EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONS CROWNED
IN THRILLING CLIMAX
IN PENAFIEL
n Runabout GP1 Portugal’s Christophe Agostinho
dominated proceedings winning all three Motos
to take GP honours, but it was Alessio Schintu’s
consistency over the two Grand Prix that earned
the Italian the European title, sneaking home by
one point 95-94 from Marcus Jorgensen who led
after round 1, Patrick Agostinho completing the
championship podium.
Russia’s Dmitry Tsukov claimed the overall GP2
title from Mario Lamy and Alexander Kabatov,
withAli Al Lanjawi winning two out of threeMotos
to take the Penafiel title.
In the new GP4 ‘Spark’ class Hungary’s Oliver
Gerencser grabbed a hat-trick of victories to
move up from third after round 1 to claim the GP and overall title from
Spain’s Jordi Tomas and Toni Vingut.
In Ski GP1 Norway’s Stian Schjetlein was unbeaten to take the GP
title and was followed home each time by France’s new European
Champion Raphael Maurin, with Daniel Svae Andersen adding to
Norwegian success taking third overall, and then took full advantage
of the side-linedNacho Armillas, taking all three wins to run out a clear
winner in Ski GP2 to claimGP and European titles.
InSkiLadiesSweden’sJonnaBorgstromcontinuedherseasonformand
added to her perfect score card in Zadar, sealing the GP and European
title with a fourth series win in the final Moto, Estonia’s Katriin Nilbe
and France’s VirginieMorlaes completing the championship podium.
Alec Enderli took overall honours in GP3 from Barnabas Szabo, who
took the Penafiel GP title, and Gonzalo Rodrigues.
In Ski Juniors there was a lot at stake with the added bonus of a
world title on offer; Mattias Reinaas dominated in GP3.3 adding the
Penafiel GP title to his win in Zadar to seal the World and European
Championships. In GP3.2 Zadar winner Esteban Diaz Lopez and
Penafiel winner Matteo Valente shared the titles, with Lopez crowned
European Champion, the world title going to Valente.
AN ENTHRALLING TITLE DECIDER SAWA RAFT OF CHAMPIONS
CROWNED AT THE FINAL ROUNDOF THE UIM-ABP AQUABIKE
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