Knighter back on the box!

Metzeler expert KNIGHT (GBR-KTM), who injured his hip in Round 1 of the E3 World Championship in Spain last weekend made an amazing comeback  to ride through the pain to score a 1-2 for the two competition rounds in Val De Cambra in Portugal.

David showed he is much more than just a superb rider to win on Saturday, after which he said. “I was first in all the tests but the Enduro was very difficult. There were deep lines and lots of dust so it was hard to see. I think this was one of the hardest races I have ever had, especially in the last lap when I started to stiffen up. I took some pain killers before the race but really had to dig deep to concentrate.”

 

 The annual opening “Spain/Portugal” Championship round came to a close in the Vale De Cambra this past weekend, much to riders’ relief after four intense days of competition. The dust, heat, deep ruts and rugged red clay terrain made this POLISPORT GP of Portugal a challenging competition. Falls were numerous and spectacular, especially in the extreme special where more than 5000 spectators witnessed the technical know-how of the best Enduro riders in the world. 

Metzeler runners again dominated the event, continuing to make Enduro a sport of their own!

 

VIDEO:

Day 1 – http://blip.tv/file/4998495

Day 2 – http://blip.tv/file/5001585

 

 

2nd Round Results – Day 1 – Vale de Cambra, Portugal

 

E1

1 SALMINEN Juha                     FIN      HVA    25       

2 REMES Eero                     FIN      KTM   22        METZELER  

3 THAIN Rodrig                   FRA    HON   20        METZELER

E2

1 AUBERT Johnny              FRA    KTM   25        METZELER

2 RENET Pierre Alex            FRA    HUSA 22 

3 GUERRERO                      ESP    KTM   20        METZELER

 

E3

1 KNIGHT David                  KTM   GBR   25        METZELER

2 AHOLA Mika                     FIN      HON   22        METZELER

3 NAMBOTIN                       FRA    GAS    20        METZELER

 

 

3rd Round Results – Day 2 – Vale de Cambra, Portugal

 

E1

1 REMES Eero                     FIN      KTM   25        METZELER

2 SALMINEN Juha                FIN      HVA    22       

3 THAIN Rodrig                   FRA    HON   20        METZELER

 

E2

1 AUBERT Johnny              FRA    KTM   25        METZELER

2 MEO Antoine                      FRA    HVA    22

3 RENET Pierre Alex            FRA    HVA    20

             

E3

1 AHOLA Mika                     FIN      HON   25        METZELER

2 KNIGHT                             GBR   KTM   22        METZELER

3 NAMBOTIN                       FRA    GAS    20        METZELER

 

 

 

2011 FIM Enduro World Championship

 

E1

1 SALMINEN                         FIN      HVA    97       

2 REMES                               FIN      HVA    82        METZELER

3 THAIN Rodrig                   FRA    HON   74        METZELER

 

E2

1 MEO Antoine                      FRA    HVA    90       

2 RENET Pierre Alex            FRA    HUSA 80

3 CERVANTES Ivan            ESP    GAS    76        METZELER

 

E3

1 AHOLA Mika                     FIN      HON   97        METZELER

2 NAMBOTIN                       FRA    GAS    44        METZELER

3 LJUNGGREN                     SWE   HUSA 65

 

 

Day 1 - 

 

 

http://blip.tv/file/49984

9 Podiums for Metzeler at the World Enduro Round of Spain

After 6 months of waiting and training, the First Grand Prix of the 2011 FIM Enduro World Championship season opens with the GP AMV SEGUROS of Spain in the small Catalan city of Ponts

The Moto Club Segre had the honour of opening the long-awaited opening round . METZELER riders were present in full force including loyal heroes

Mika AHOLA (FIN-HM Honda), Ivan CERVANTES (ES-Gas Gas) and David KNIGHT (GB-KTM), even though they were competing on three different machines.

Ponts is located in the area surrounding Lleida (40 km Northwest) and is between Seo de Urgell and Lleida. 100 km west of Barcelona, the small town of Ponts (3000 inhabitants) offers an ideal terrain for Enduro riding.

Dominated by an old Castle in ruins, Ponts is a quiet city in a splendid environment located at the edge of the Segre River which gave its name to the the Moto Club Organizer.

IVAN CERVANTES “AT HOME”

The riders were obviously in a hurry to ride on this quality track. Juha

SALMINEN (FIN- HVA) seems to be the new favourite in Enduro 1 but faces

his countrymen Eero REMES (KTM) and Matti SEISTOLA (FIN- HVA), the

Frenchman Rodrig THAIN (HM Honda) and also the Italian Tomas

OLDRATI (KTM).

Very awaited at home with his new Gas-Gas 250cc 2-stroke, Ivan

CERVANTES needed support of all his Spanish fans to stop the power and

the speed of the French duo Johnny AUBERT (FR-KTM) and Antoine MEO

(FR-HVA)… But Cristobal GUERRERO (ES-KTM) and Pierre Alexandre

RENET (FR-Husaberg) could be contenders of the Enduro 2, as can Simone

ALBERGONI (IT-HVA).

The Enduro 3 class offered the 1st battle of the season between 2010 World

Champion David KNIGHT (GB-KTM) the current star Mika AHOLA (FIN-HM

Honda)… and many riders like NAMBOTIN (FR-Gas Gas), GUILLAUME

(FR-HVA), LJUNGGREN (SWE-Husaberg) or even the local rider Oriol

MENA (ES-Husaberg).

Finally in Women’s Enduro class, the 7-time Trials World Champion Laia

SANZ (ES-Honda) tries to win “at home” her 1st Grand Prix against the 2010

Women Enduro World Champion, Ludivine PUY (FR-Gas Gas).

This GP AMV Seguros of Spain is in any case extremely promising and the

fans were numerous this past weekend to encourage and appreciate the

stars of World Enduro in Ponts where the Enduro del Segre maintained itself

as the legend of this series!!

The Paddock was located in the city centre of Ponts and was one

of the two checkpoints of this track. The 2nd checkpoint was located in

Tiurana, also where the Enduro Test and Xtreme Test were located. The

Cross Test took place close to Ponts, in the small town of Vilanova of Aguda.

1st Round Results – Day 1 – Ponts, Spain

E1

1 SALMINEN Juha FIN HVA 25

2 SIESTOLA Matti FIN HVA 22

3 REMES Eero FIN KTM 20 METZELER

E2

1 MEO Anoine FRA HVA 25

2 CERVANTES ESP GAS 22 METZELER

3 GUERRERO ESP KTM 20 METZELER

E3

1 AHOLA Mika FIN HON 25 METZELER

2 NAMBOTIN FRA GAS 22 METZELER

3 GUILLAUME FRA HVA 20

1st Round Results – Day 2 – Ponts, Spain

E1

1 SALMINEN Juha FIN HVA 25

2 SEISTOLA Matti FIN HVA 22

3 PLANET Fabien FR SHER 20

E2

1 MEO Antoine FRA HVA 25

2 CERVANTES Ivan ES GAS 22 METZELER

3 RENET Pierre Alex FRA HUSA 20

E3

1 AHOLA Mika FIN HON 25 METZELER

2 NAMBOTIN FRA GAS 22 METZELER

3 TARKKALA Marko FIN HON 20 METZELER

2011 World Enduro Championship Stand. (After 1 Round)

E1

1 SALMINEN  FIN      HVA    50  

2 SIESTOLA Matti FIN HVA 44

3 PLANET Fabien FR SHER 38

E2

1 MEO Antoine FRA HVA 50

2 CERVANTES Ivan ESP GAS 25 METZELER

3 RENET Pierre Alex FRA HUSA 38

E3

1 AHOLA Mika FIN HON 50 METZELER

2 NAMBOTIN FRA GAS 44 METZELER

3 GUILLAUME FRA HVA 38

Metzeler Interact Experience- Presentation Video

As the final nations pass through the Metzeler Interact Experience in Spain, we are recieving great feedback from testers on the event and tyres themselves.

With approx 100 riders from around the World, this has been a great experiement to show the differences between the Interact family of tyres.

The testers felt the different abilities of the Racetec K3, Sportec M5 and Roadtec Z8 across road and track tests.

As part of the presentation to these riders we bring you the media launch video;