The Spanish Motocross National shines in Talavera de la Reina
The Spanish Motocross National takes place in Talavera de la Reina
The Spanish Motocross Championship came together last weekend in Talavera de la Reina, in Toledo, to hold the round of the national championship in its MXMaster 35-40-50 and MXWomen categories which, together with the Sidecarcross World Championship, offered a magnificent show to the fans who came to Cerro Negro.
The MXMaster timed sessions left Raúl Álvarez as the fastest in MXMaster35, Antonio Villegas in MXMaster40 and Oscar Lasheras in MXMaster50. This category had three motos. In the first one, with the riders in the 35 and 50 classes, Raúl took the win with more than 8.5 seconds of advantage over his closest rival, Ramón Brucart. Antonio Torres rounded out the top three.
In the second moto, with MXMaster40 and MXMaster50, Villegas also won by a wide margin over the rest of the riders. Francisco Javier Fernández finished second and Raúl Castel third. In the third moto, the entrants in the 35 and 40 classes competed. Álvarez repeated first place, and Brucart was second. On this occasion, Francisco Javier Fernández crossed the line third.
By category, in MXMaster35 Raúl Álvarez, Ramón Brucart and Antoni Torres took the podium places in Talavera; in MXMaster40 Francisco Javier Fernández, Antonio Villegas and Raúl Castel; and in MXMaster50 Oscar Lasheras, Sergi Lasala and Eduardo Solozabal.
For their part, Gabriela Seisdedos, Jana Sánchez and Oihane Albizuri took the top three positions in the timed training sessions. The two motos produced the same result. Gabriela won both, easily in the first and much more narrowly in the second. Jana had to settle for second and Sara Coloret third. In this way, the three best riders in Talavera stood on the podium. The provisional overall standings in the category are now led by Gabriela with 136 points, followed by Sara Coloret with 114 and Amanda Storm with 102.
The next round of the Spanish Motocross Championship will be in Calatayud, Zaragoza, on the weekend of May 4 and 5 with the Élite, MX125, MXWomen categories, the Kawasaki Team Green Cup and the Yamaha YZ125 bLU cRU Cup. MXMaster will return to action on June 8 and 9 in As Neves, Pontevedra.
