יום חמישי, 20 במאי 2010

סיכום התחרות השניה בסבב ה-IIDA



IIDA World Cup 2nd Step, Darnétal, France


The French Connection
Séverine Thomas and Alex LeBrun win their first race of the season and jump at the top of the rankings
On an easy but physically demanding course in Northern France, 2009 women world cup champion and men's no. 2 dominate the scene against Marjorie Phlippoteau and Cèdric Buxin. Welcome back on the podium to France's Fabien Caron and Marie Marchand.

Three quite easy-to-manage turns and a leg-burning 1km long rettifile privileged top-speed position on braking technique in Darnיtal, a lovely village on the outskirts of Rouen. Plenty of time for practice runs, a good organization and a cold but clement weather made the weekend of racing excellent both for the riders and the public. Some new interesting French riders showed up in the top spots of the ranking and former World's no. 3 Davide Tacchini of Italy came back to racing after almost two years and a serious injury. His teammate Angelo Vecchi, back to competitions after a non-full 2009 season had a good race with an encouraging 8th place. Welcome back to the races to Faiza Chaouch, too: an excellent 4th place for her. Greg Pinto, Seba Skates Manager showed, once again to be an extremely talented rider.
After a two months break riders will gather again on June 23 in Argonay, in the French South-Eastern Alps. The Graveyard Call is one of the most challenging courses on the circuit.

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