OiLibya Morocco Rally 2013
Stage 1, Sand of Cheggaga, 345 km in total, 203 km Special stage
The Speedbrain trio of Alessandro Botturi (Italy), Jeremias Israel (Chile) und Juan Carlos Salvatierra (Bolivia) rode well through the dunes of Cheggaga and can be satisfied with their first day at the OiLibya Morocco Rally 2013. The bikes worked fine and all three riders finished the first of six stages inside the Top 20.
The opener was tricky in terms of navigation. Israel started with a storming speed and close to the front runners. But the Speedbrain newcomer then experienced some problems with his navigation device. Botturi meanwhile rode a smart and tactical stage. Not risiking too much, the Italian crossed the finish line behind a group with Paulo Goncalves as one of the main contenders. Botturi was rewarded with ninth place in the provisional classification.
Bolivia´s Salvatierra delivered a steady performance. “Chavo” and Israel battled with dust for most of the day, because the starting order gave them a bit of a disadvantage. They will now be better off when stage two begins on Tuesday morning.
Provisional result Stage 1:
1. Joan Barreda (ESP, Honda) 2:25:40 hrs
2. Marc Coma (ESP, KTM) +00:03:09
3. Paulo Goncalves (PRT, Honda) +00:03:28
4. Helder Rodrigues (PRT, Honda) +00:06:13
5. Chaleco Lopez (CHL, KTM) +00:09:17
6. Javier Pizzolito (ARG, Honda) +00:10:32
7. Sam Sunderland (GBR, Honda) +00:11:09
8. Alain Duclos (FRA, Sherco) +00:11:53
9. Alessandro Botturi (ITA, Speedbrain) +00:12:11
10. Kurt Caselli (USA, KTM) +00:18:52
16. Juan Carlos Salvatierra (BOL, Speedbrain) +00:32:34
18. Jeremias Israel (CHL, Speedbrain) +00:36:41
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