Blaze of crowd Riola Sardo
for the first round of the Italian Tony Cairoli and immediately sign. The six-time world champion dominated the race of the MX1 and the Elite, supported by the large audience who then laid siege to the Red Bull KTM De Carli for an autograph of Tony.
On the track there was almost history. In the first race of the day, the MX1 Cairoli struggled with his team-mate De Dycker in the first round, and then recover command on lap and fly to their first win of the season.
In the Elite, he saw at the start of the best in MX1 and MX2, Tony has taken the best of the starting gate and no escape their opponents. Maintained his lead of the contest from start to finish and thus crossed the line ahead, with a good margin, De Dycker and Frossard.
Cairoli has been confirmed, therefore, in the first official release, the feeling of sand in view of the onset world. And next Sunday on the track Malagrotta, always track training team De Carli, will look for a season.
The victory today in Sardinia offers the first successful masks Neox, brand conceived and owned by the six-time world champion.
Tony Cairoli: “I’m happy with the victory obtained in Riola. The track was very nice and well prepared, but above all there was a huge audience, the level of that of the world. And many fans came to greet me.
As for the race are satisfied with the double success, but they are still in good shape. I am always on the sand as well and I managed to win both races. In MX1 I fought against Ken and I enjoyed it, my teammate, then I reached the end and won. In the Elite instead have got a good start and after a few steps I had a good advantage that I administered to the end.
Now go back to Rome and next Sunday I will wait for the home race in Malagrotta, and the goal is to confirm to the top. “
Riola Sardo rankings
MX1: 1. Cairoli (KTM) 16 laps in 30’40 “013 2. De Dycker (KTM) at 23 “530 3. Bobryshev (Honda) to 53 “813 4. Philippaerts (Honda) 1’00 “057 5. Roelants (Yamaha) 1’02 “522
Elite: 1. Cairoli (KTM) 16 laps in 30’38 “730 2. De Dycker (KTM) 25 “996 3. Frossard (Yamaha) 30 “587 4. Roelants (Yamaha) 32 “586 5. Bobryshev (Honda) 47 “645.