March 16, 2008
Cervantes conquers winter conditions for E1 second place in Sweden
KTM factory rider Ivan Cervantes of Spain managed to master the snow and ice in central Sweden on day two of the opening Enduro E1 competition coming in second behind Mika Ahola of Finland, a big improvement on his sixth place on Saturday.
Cervantes rides well in winter conditions
Cervantes launched himself into the top result to match a string of Scandinavian riders who were much more at home in the snow and ice that the Spaniard. Ivan can now look forward with confidence to the next two rounds in Portugal and Spain on conditions that suit his riding style.
Battered Sager sits out day two after crash on Saturday
Tom Sager, the second KTM factory rider in the class who has advanced from the junior ranks did not race on Sunday after taking a heavy fall in Saturday's race. "He was not badly injured and he has no broken bones but he was bruised and hurting a lot," said team boss Fabio Farioli. Sagar came unstuck when he hit a bump coming off a jump on Saturday and was taken briefly to hospital to be checked over for injuries.
Riders were confronted with heavy snow on parts of the course but as the thaw had already begun there were also parts where mud and bumps had to be mastered. Parts of the course were left out on Sunday because of the quantity of snow on the ground.
Results E1 Day Two Oestersund
1. Mika Ahola, Finland, Honda
2. Ivan Cervantes, Spain, KTM
3. Simone Albergoni, Italy, Yamaha
4. Eero Remes, Finland, KTM
5. Niklas Gustafsson, Sweden, Honda
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