INTERNATIONAL
FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
PORTUGAL • FRANCE
THE FUTURE STARS
Alice Minta (Scorpa-GBR): Both strong and determined; keep your eye on this young lady, she wants a world title and is maturing into a very strong contender despite her young age.
Vivian Wachs (TRRS-DEU): Having dominated the opening two rounds, will the Spanish TRRS manufacturer take its first world title with the German rider?
Portugal
Lenna Volpe (Sherco-FRA): The French federation has invested in its riders and it’s showing the rewards, as Leena is locked in a battle with Caroline Moreon in the championship.
Putting down the hammer in qualification was a proud moment for Great Britain’s 15-year-old Alice Minta as she scorched to the pole position on the Scorpa on her debut in the Trial2 class. As the event opened into a red-hot day it was Alice who stole the early advantage to take an early lead before an unexpected stop threw that away. Fighting back into the action she held a slender three-mark advantage over her closest rivals Vivian Wachs and Lenna Volpe as the lap closed. It was the German girl Wachs who set the standard on the second lap of the 15 hazards, with an incredible ride of five marks lost made up of a three and a two. Alice tried to fight back, and in a lap where she did not concede a five she finished just four marks behind the winner. These two were well clear of the third-placed Lenna Volpe from France who finished in front of a fight
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Caroline Moreon (Sherco-FRA): With only four marks between her and Lenna Volpe, the battle for the best French rider should be very interesting.
for fourth between four other riders. Fourth place would eventually go to Caroline Moreon making it a good day for France. QUALIFYING: 1: Alice Minta (Scorpa-GBR) 0 + 21.01; 2: Erika Melchior (ScorpaNOR) 0 + 23.05; 3: Caroline Moreon (Sherco-FRA) 0 + 24.29; 4: Vivian Wachs (TRRS-DEU) 0 + 25.49; 5: Gabrielle Whitham (Beta-GBR) 0 + 26.27; 6: Martina Gallieni (TRRS-ITA) 0 + 26.74; 7: Sophia Ter Jung (TRRS-DEU) 0 + 27.40; 8: Lenna Volpe (Sherco-FRA) 1 + 23.76; 9: Seline Melling (Beta-NOR) 1 + 25.40; 10: Sofia Porfirio (TRRS-PRT) 1 + 25.54; 11: Lillie Yiatrou (TRRS-AUT) 1 + 27.50; 12: Alicia Robinson (Beta-GBR) 1 + 27.89; 13: Rita Vieira (Ossa-PRT) 2 + 24.79; 14: Eva Munoz (Sherco-ESP) 2 + 27.10; 15: Mariana Afonso (Sherco-PRT) 3 + 28.44.
RESULTS: 1: Wachs 23; 2: Minta 27; 3: Volpe 35; 4: Moreon 42; 5: Ter Jung 46; 6: Robinson 46; 7: Melchior 46; 8: Melling 51; 9: Whitham 58; 10: Gallieni 63; 11: Vieira 74; 12: Munoz 87; 13: Yiatrou 109; 14: Porfirio 120; 15: Afonso 126.
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