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AFRICA ECO RACE 2019: First stage victory for JENSEN

AFRICA ECO RACE 2019: First stage victory for JENSEN

Felix JENSEN is 27 years old and is Norwegian. He is the student and team partner of Pal Anders ULLEVALSETER. He first made an appearance in rally-raid in 2018 on the AFRICA ECO RACE and had finished 4th. Today, a hidden waypoint was challenging for all the riders. Indeed, the WPM only appeared on the GPS when in a 500 meter range. And as all leaders went the wrong way, they took some time to get back on track.
Felix JENSEN was the first to validate this WPM and, onboard his KTM, land wins the first special stage of his young career. The Norwegian beats Patrice CARILLON, first French pilot of the day and his KTM by 1’05’’. Simone AGAZZI with his HONDA, one of the favourites of the race, finishes 3rd at 2’08’’ in front of Pal Anders ULLEVALSETER at 3’44’’. The success of the day is attributed to Domenico CIPOLLONE who arrives in 6th place, only 10’56’’ from the winner. Thanks to this performance, the Italian managed once again to reduce the time between him and ULLEVALSETER as he finishes 5th at 5’44’’, which is 2 minutes ahead of the Norwegian.
Therefore, in the general ranking, BOTTURI still has 5’15’’ ahead. Not much but with only two special stages left, ULLEVALSETER has to react fast. Great day for the legend Franco PICCO who scores 8th, just behind Francisco ARREDONDO. A logical result for this veteran who drove with his experience. Bad news though for the French Guillaume VIDAL who fell on kilometer 40. A fall that required a helicopter transfer to Nouakchott for some medical tests. His KTM caught fire in the accident and was destroyed.

STAGE RESULTS – Bike :

1. Felix Jensen n°102 (NOR) 05 :09 :18
2. Patrice Carillon n°106 (FRA) + 00 :01 :05

3. Simone Agazzi n°116 (ITA) + 00 :02 :08

OVERALL – Bike :
1. Alessandro Botturi n°103 (ITA) 37 :07 :34
2. Pal Anders Ullevalseter n°100 (NOR) + 00 :05 :15
3. Simone Agazzi n°116 (ITA) + 02 :07 :05
New for the Tour of Portugal 2019

New for the Tour of Portugal 2019

Three full days riding with 800km of riding with it being 90% offload. For this year we have a new “Adventure Cannonball” class, where riders will be able to borrow a roadbook holder as in our popular Adventure Cannonball ride outs and run shorter course on each day for the event.
Also for the Pro Riders we have longer more technical days covering multiple timed sections and challenging navigation.
The “500’s” – just what your adventure bike was made for

The “500’s” – just what your adventure bike was made for

After the success of the Wales 500 last year, and the level of interest in events specifically for the “Big Adventure Bikes”, RallyMoto has created three 500km events for 2019. The Kielder 500, the Wales 500 and the IOM 500.
Each event is similar in format with riders have to navigate a road/light off road course which is in excess 500km over two days.
Also there is some big news coming soon about the “adventure bike series” – so keep an eye out 😉
All Terrain Rally Challenge 2019

All Terrain Rally Challenge 2019

The ATRC is alive and well and for 2019 we have revamped the logo and re-invigorated the series. There will be a reduction in the number of classes for 2019 and these will be:
Overall Class
RallyLite 1
RallyLite 2
Big Bike over 575cc
Winner of the Overall Class will be crowned the ATRC Champion – with trophies for the other class winners.
The 6 rounds included in the 2019 series are:
  • Brechfa Rally
  • K2 Kielder Rally
  • Ryedale Rally
  • Beacons Rally
  • Circuit of Mann
  • Hafren Rally
For 2019 you will have to be a full RallyMoto member to take part in the series – all members will be included if you take part in these events. Keep an eye on the calendar for finalised dates and entries/regs.
AFRICA ECO 2019: STAGE VICTORY FOR AGAZZI

AFRICA ECO 2019: STAGE VICTORY FOR AGAZZI

Simone AGAZZI who won this special stage. With a perfect navigation, onboard his HONDA, the Italian rider was ahead of Pal Anders ULLEVALSETER by 2’21’’.

An incredible feat as the Norwegian caught up fast with Alessandro BOTTURI who was first on the track. The two-first in the general ranking then raced together, very fast, and this is what enables us to say it was a true feat. Therefore, AGAZZI passes in front of Martin BENKO who arrived 5th, behind Felix JENSEN who keeps a regularity in the race at each stage.

In the lead, BOTTURI is in front with 5’15 ahead of ULLEVALSETER. Needless to say, that this Mauritanian week is going to be intense between the two men.

AFRICA ECO RACE 2019: ULLEVALSETER getting things back in order

AFRICA ECO RACE 2019: ULLEVALSETER getting things back in order

After this first long stage of the 11th edition of the AFRICA ECO RACE, some competitors arrived very late. Therefore, repairs and maintenance went on a good part of the night.

On today’s stage, the 430 kilometres will be very challenging for many of the competitors.

Leaving 2 minutes after the YAMAHA of Alessandro BOTTURI, Pal Anders ULLEVALSETER was able to catch up on his time difference with the Italian in only 80 km. From then onwards, the Norwegian and his KTM stayed close to the general ranking leader until the arrival at the bivouac, a few kilometres from Foum Zguid.

The triple AFRICA ECO RACE winner took back 1’40’’ general and underlines the speed of this competitor on track. We had to wait until 27’21’’ to see the 3rd moto arrive, the HONDA of Italian pilot Simone AGAZZI, happy of his performance which gets him onto the podium, for now. Following in 4th place at 44’09’’, Martin BENKO, 3rd of the 2018 edition. The Slovenian is ahead of Felix JENSEN, student, co-competitor and compatriot of ULLEVALSETER who continues to progress. Solid performance also by French driver Philippe CAVELIUS who, without a GPS issue would have been in the top 5.

AFRICA ECO RACE: Botturi takes the first stage on the bikes.

AFRICA ECO RACE: Botturi takes the first stage on the bikes.

After a two hour delay the competitors took to the first 90km stage in the Africa Eco Race 2019
The opening 90km stage didn’t included much difficulty on the technical aspect but, as René METGE said during the general briefing on the boat, the navigation wouldn’t be easy. The Sports Director of the stage could not have been more right as most of the Bike competitors had a hard time finding their way. The only to have perfectly managed his navigation was Alessandro BOTTURI who, on his factory YAMAHA, and therefore was ahead Pal Anders ULLEVALSETTER and his KTM by more than 6 minutes.
Quite some difference for a 90 Km stage but it won’t be hard for the Norwegian to get back on track, unlike Francisco ARREDONDO, one of the favourites of the race, who was 30 minutes behind the winner of the day. On the other hand, Richard KAYE did a good performance with a 3rd place today on his KTM.

Bike :

1. Alessandro Botturi n°103 (ITA) 01 :04 :42
2. Pal Anders Ullevalseter n°100 (NOR) + 00 :06 :09
3. Richard Kaye n°141 (GBR) + 00 :10 :02
Extreme Adventure Cannonball – Wales – 9 Dec 2018

Extreme Adventure Cannonball – Wales – 9 Dec 2018

This is going to be a full 200km roadbook adventure cannonball across a variety of terrains, including some tougher off road sections. So this is open to all sizes of bikes (big bikes may need a option to miss some of the harder off road sections).

The start will be at Llandovery and some of you may remember we have done something like this before – but not in winter! This will be more of a challenge and the roadbook will be more rally orientated to suit the course.

We will be organising a meal out, with a few beers, on the Saturday night for those staying over in Llandovery. The start will be much earlier on the Sunday morning to make the most of the light – make sure your lights are working.

I am looking forward to this one.

Extreme Adventure Cannonball – Wales – 9 Dec 2018

This is going to be a full 200km roadbook adventure cannonball across a variety of terrains, including some tougher off road sections. So this is open to all sizes of bikes (big bikes may need a option to miss some of the harder off road sections).

The start will be at Llandovery and some of you may remember we have done something like this before – but not in winter! This will be more of a challenge and the roadbook will be more rally orientated to suit the course.

We will be organising a meal out, with a few beers, on the Saturday night for those staying over in Llandovery. The start will be much earlier on the Sunday morning to make the most of the light – make sure your lights are working.

I am looking forward to this one.

More info and reserve your place
18 November – Cotswolds Adventure Cannonball + Video

18 November – Cotswolds Adventure Cannonball + Video

More roadbook adventures, this time in the heart of the Cotswolds with a 174km route that is easy going and suitable for the big adventure bikes The fuel range is 67km so this should be no problem for any bike to do this Adventure Cannonball. Have a look at the video to see the initial stages of the Cotswolds route and how it is roadbooked.

More roadbook adventures, this time in the heart of the Cotswolds with a 174km route that is easy going and suitable for the big adventure bikes The fuel range is 67km so this should be no problem for any bike to do this Adventure Cannonball. Have a look at the video to see the initial stages of the Cotswolds route and how it is roadbooked.

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