14/09/14 - FIM Trial des Nations: St Julia de Loria, AND
Spain as usual, then Great Britain
The outcome of the 2014 FIM Trial des Nations held today in Andorra was never really in doubt with their line up of
Toni Bou – Repsol Honda, Adam Raga – Gas Gas, Albert Cabestany – Sherco and Jeroni Fajardo – Beta, Spain were
always going to be far too strong to stop. Harnessing the might of the current top four riders in the World, the
Spanish squad marched easily to its eleventh straight win in this season-ending team competition and took their
outright tally to twenty one victories since the first FIM Trials des Nations was held in Poland back in 1984.
Confirming their absolute supremacy, Spain’s winning margin on the day was eighty-two marks over Great Britain.
Great Britain’s quartet of James Dabill – Beta, Michael Brown – Gas Gas Alexz Wigg – Gas Gas and Jack Sheppard –
Beta once again occupied the runners up spot for the sixth time in a row. Coincidentally, the last time that the
British team failed to follow Spain home was in Andorra back in 2008 when the Japanese contingent took a surprise
second place. Whilst Dabill and the other British riders put up a brave fight on the eighteen steep and dusty sections
that were ridden twice throughout the day, in truth they had no answer to Spain’s might and instead had to
concentrate on keeping the French at bay.
Loris Gubian – Gas Gas, Alexandre Ferrer – Sherco, Steven Coquelin - Gas Gas and Quentin Carles de Caudemberg –
Beta did a good job of flying the flag strongly for France as they maintained the pressure on the British team,
closing out the opening lap just nine marks behind their European cross-channel neighbours. The French rode an
improved second lap to hold to third place and to take their place on the rostrum for the second year in a row
alongside Spain and Great Britain respectively.
Italy’s Matteo Poli – Ossa, Francesco Iolitta – Montesa, Matteo Grattarola – Gas Gas and Luca Cotone – Sherco finished
forty-six marks behind their French rivals in fourth position and truthfully were never in the hunt for a podium place
as they have been in previous years. Norway rounded out the World Championship Trophy class with Kristian
Sorensen Ole – Sherco, Norum Ivar – Ossa, Pedersen Hakon - Ossa and Ib Andersen – Beta all putting in fighting
performances to end their day in fifth spot.
In the International Trophy Group, Germany were once again the winners with this year’s victory following on from
the win they achieved twelve months ago in France. Jan Junklewitz – Sherco, Franz Kadlec – Beta, Micro Kammel –
JTG and Jan Peters - Beta had to come from behind as they trailed Sweden by two marks after the first lap. The
German team was outstanding on its second visit to the dry hazards losing just nine marks for the entire lap to
overhaul and beat their Swedish counterparts by seven marks come the close of play. Sweden’s Eddie Karlsson –
Montesa, Marcus Eliasson – Beta, Emil Gyllenhammar – Gas Gas and Anton Lorensson – Beta equalled their previous
best result as runners up having occupied this position four times in the past.
As in 2013 the United States of America beat their overseas rivals Australia to the final podium place in the
International Trophy Group, this time by the comfortable margin of eighteen marks. With Australia in fourth spot
Ireland rounded out this year’s top five in the subplot in what was undoubtedly another highly success edition of the
FIM Trials des Nations that celebrated thirty years since it was first organised in Poland back in 1984. Today saw the
close of the current Trial season, however the action will resume early next year with the 2015 FIM X-Trial World
Championship kicking off the new year.
photos and news by Jake Miller (FIM press)
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Si conferma la Spagna come da pronostico
Spagna sempre sul tetto del mondo con Gran Bretagna subito dietro, poi ancora Francia davanti agli azzurri! Su Motosprint articolo completo...
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