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Benito wins and Gilles Saint-François

Submitted by trialportugal on 08/07/2009 - 09:50 No Comment

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In the past weekend the town Saint-Francois Longchamp, France, hosted the third round of World Cup Trial Bike. This site, situated about 1600 meters of altitude, offers splendid landscapes that provide fantastic settings for lovers of the trial and photography.

The circuit was composed of areas "artificial" consisting mainly of rocks placed for this purpose, pieces of concrete and trunks.

At 20 "Benito Ros was the athlete stronger penalties totaling 23, but Dani Comas not let him have a try quiet since finished with just three penalties.

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Benito Ros at the side casings

Third place was very tight between the experienced Polish, Rafael Komorowski, and promising Dutch, Rick Koekoek. Athlete Polish ended up penalizing only one point less than the Dutch, which gave him access to the last place of the podium.

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Dani Comas to make the same passage

Here are the rankings:

1 Benito Ros 23 penalties

2 26 Dani Comas

3 Rafael Komorowski 39

4 Rick Koekoek 40

5 Abel Mustieles 46

26 "Gilles Coustellier was the big winner, after waging a battle with his teammate Vincent Hermance. Both athletes made the first leg without penalty, but the second race Gilles Coustellier penalized five points, six points against Vincent Hermance.

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Gilles Coustellier during the side casings

The Belgian Kenny Belaey was unable to hold the third position, since Giacomo Coustellier was at its least 3 days and added penalties.

Here are the rankings:

1 Gilles Coustellier 5 penalties

2 6 Vincent Hermance

3 Giacomo Coustellier 13

4 16 Kenny Belaey

5 Marc Caisse 35

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