Wietse Brackman, Kevin Fors and Jeff Goblet win La Chinelle!
Just like last year, the victory in the 12 hours of La Chinelle was between Yamaha and Husqvarna. And once again the Husqvarna team came out on top! For the second consecutive time, Wietse Brackman led his team to victory. This time Brackman rode to victory together with Kevin Fors and Jean-François Goblet.
The 38th edition of the 12 hours of La Chinelle may have started in the drizzle, but ended under a radiant sun. A strong Wietse Brackman was then allowed to climb onto the highest scaffold for the second time! The Husqvarna team led by Wim Vanderheyden showed up very well. After all, Wietse had at least two equally experienced teammates next to him this year. Kevin Fors now has three victories to his name and multiple Belgian enduro champion 'Jeff' Goblet has also won in Franchimont.
The three Husqvarna riders combined speed, consistency and endurance to hold off the Zone rouge Yamaha team of Antoine Magain, Jeremy Carpentier and Matthew Van Oevelen. Although the winners also had a bit of luck.
A bit of adversity might have been the difference between Antoine Magain and his teammates and the winning trio. After a dominant first half of the match, things looked good for 'Minimax'. In the 7th hour of the race a stone damaged the front brake caliper. Michel Nickmans' technical staff did everything they could to replace the part as quickly as possible, but still just over 3 minutes were lost. The Belgian-French trio of Van Hoevelen, Magain and Carpentier could never make up for those three minutes. On paper, the Zone Rouge team seemed to be disadvantaged in advance by the injured Marc Bourgeois, but his compatriot Jeremy Carpentier immediately showed up in his first La Chinelle!
Andy Truyts and Nick Triest on stage!
After the two leading teams, the KTM team of Andy 'Tank' Truyts also showed itself again in the most famous Belgian enduro race. Andy finished third last year, but now, together with Andrew Leloup, Nick Triest and Andy Truyts, he finished a wonderful race in third place! David Segers, together with Barnes and Mikaudier, finished fourth and finished two laps behind the winners.
Still famous people in the top five with Jilani Cambré, Jeromy Martiny and Thierry Pittens! Powerhouses Dietger Damiaens and Dimitri Vanhoenacker finished in an impressive 7th place. Also a special mention for the 'veteran team' of our test rider Christophe Betrand. Together with Eric Delannoy, Mike Herman and Marc Fraikin, he finished 11th. Not bad for four older gentlemen 😉
Results
1 BRACKMAN WIETSE\FORS KEVIN\GOBLET JEAN-FRANCOIS (Husqvarna) – INT – 78 trs
2 MAGAIN ANTOINE\CARPENTIER JEREMY\VAN HOEVELEN MATTHEW (Yamaha) – INT – 78
3 LELOUP ANDREW\TRUYTS ANDY\SRIEST NICK (KTM) – INT – 77
4 BARNES MIKA\SEGERS DAVID\MINAUDIER LOIC – INT – 76
5 CAMBER JILANI\MARTINY JEROME\PITTENS THIERRY – INT – 75
6 MINIQUE\WARENGHIEN\COEN – INT – 75
7 DAMIAENS DIETGER\VANHOENACKER DIMITRI – INT – 75
8 SANTOLINO LORENZO\MIRABET\MEDGE – INT – 74
9 GAUNIAUX KEVIN\WANSART THIERRY\BOGAERT TONY – INT – 73
10 DESPRECHINS ARNO\LILLO GAUTHIER\GUEURYS ROEL – INT – 72
11 DELANNOY ERIC\BERTRAND CHRISTOPHE\HERMAN MIKE\FRAIKIN MARC – GEN – 72
12 LOUIS\DEBROUX FABRICE\SANDOZ PIERRE – NAT – 72
13 QUODBACH EMILE\WAUTHIER DAMIEN – INT – 71
14 OLIVERAS\ \SPANA CHRISTIAN – 5 – 71
15 BAILLEUX BERTRAND\MONFORT QUENTIN\GRANDJEAN VINCENT – INT – 70
16 VUKCEVIC MICHAEL\LURKIN\SMALL – 5 – 70
17 BIEVET\BEAUCLAIR GREGORY\VILVORDER THOMAS – NAT – 69
18 LOTIN\MORONE YOHAN\AUBRY LILLO – INT – 67
19 DE MEY KEVIN\RAIWET KEVIN – NAT – 67
20 VAN HOOFF DAVID\BILLY PHILIPPE\HENRIOT VIVIAN – NAT – 67
21 HERINNE JEREMY\MAZZONI BORIS\DOLFING LUCAS – INT – 67
22 MARCOTTY DARYL\STUPID DIDIER\GABRIEL TANGUY – INT – 67
23 GLOTZ ARNAUD\RAFFA PHILIPPE\ANDREOLLI JEREMI\STIEMANS MICHAEL – GEN – 66
24 DELSEMME PHILIPPE\DELSEMME BASTIEN\CROSSET DANY – NAT – 66
25 ROBERT JEAN MICHEL\ROBERT STEVE\ROBERT MIKE – WET – 65
26 VANDOMELE ADRIEN\VILAIN LAURENT\COEKAERTS GEOFFREY – INT – 65
27 AERTS MATHIEU\VILAIN ANTHONY\ALEN DAMIEN – NAT – 65
28 DELSUPEXHE JOEL\KAIVERS ROMAIN\BATTICE JEREMY – NAT – 64
29 LURQUIN DENIS\LURQUIN ANTHOINE\LECLERCQ QUENTIN\LORENT DENIS – CHI –
30 VAN DOOREN QUENTIN\ERNOUX ANTOINE\GHEERTS LAURENT – NAT – 63
31 MAUHIN PHILIPPE\DRY HAGUE DANIEL\SHEEN FREDERIC – WET – 63
32 TAVERN RUDY\PERSON DAVID\VLEGELS LAURENT – CHI – 63
33 FRAN?OIS BENJAMIN\BEGAUX PIERRE\GRAUX ANTOINE – CHI – 63
34 BRAL LUDOVIC\DUPONT THIBAUT\SERVAIS ADRIEN – NAT – 63
35 TOMBU NATHAN\TERWAGNE CEDRIC\GAILLARD JEAN MARC – NAT – 63
36 SLUSE BERNARD\POLAIN FLORIENT\COLLIN ARTHUR\DETROZ HENRI JEAN – CHI – 63
37 HUBIN ERIC\MAROIT THIBAUT\HOUSSONLONGE LUCAS – NAT – 62
38 GILLARD FABIAN\WAUTIER SEBASTIEN\WANET DAVID – NAT – 62
39 MISSOTEN PHILIPPE\CORNET DIDIER\GUERRETTI ALAIN\JOBKENNE FREDERIC – GEN – 61
40 THIBAUX KEVIN\BAULOYE GEOFFREY – CHI – 61
41 DENIS TANGUY\MOUTON THOMAS\MOUTON – CHI – 61
42 VAN DOOREN MARC\GUILLAUME THIBAUT\RION JEAN CHARLES – NAT – 60
43 MARCHAL ELISE\DERMINE ARNAUD\MARTIN PIERRE LAURENT – NAT – 60
44 MICHEL MARC\NICOLAS LOIC\ODY AIMERIK – GEN – 60
45 SCHEPENS PETER\DE KEERSMAECKER BRUNO\VAN meerHAEGHE CARL\BOEREN CHRIS – GEN – 60
46 VANGENECHTEN IVAN\BOURBON FRANK\BONTEN STIJN – NAT – 60
47 TARRES POL\ESPANA XAVI\VERDU JOAN – 5 – 59
48 CORRETEL QUENTIN\MASSAERT JONATHAN\HELLA YOANN – NAT – 58
49 CARPENTIER QUENTIN\ROLAND SYLVAIN\FORGIARINI DGANI – CHI – 58
50 ROMAIN BASTIEN\LAMBOT REGIS\SCAILLET THOMAS – NAT – 58
51 RORIVE MAXIME\LEMOINE CHRISTOPHE\AUCHARD JORDAN – CHI – 58
52 PERSYN OLIVIER\ARNAUTS JOHNNY\MONFORT DOMINIQUE – GEN – 58
53 TAYMANS CHRISTOPHE\DELAIN LUCAS\COLON DEAN – CHI – 58
54 BARNICH SEBASTIEN\BARNICH TOM\BECU CLEMENT – NAT – 57
55 TOURNEUR DORIAN\PECORELLA LIONEL\DUBOIS SEBASTIAN\DUBOIS LAURA – CHI – 57
56 FOHAL ROMAIN\HAVELANGE JEROME\BRICHARD QUENTIN – NAT – 56
57 ROOFER ANTONIN\SIMONET QUENTIN\ROOFING JEAN MARC\GODIN ALEXANDRE – CHI – 55
58 DUQUENNE VALENTIN\COLLINET MATHIAS\LANIS MATHIE\ – CHI – 55
59 FLEURQUIN MARC ANTOINE\DECAIGNY THOMAS\MARIAULE PASCAL - CHI - 55
60 LIBERT ARNAUD\LAMBERMONT DAMIEN\LECLERCQ JONATHAN\DEBUISSON DIMITRI – CHI – 55
61 DEREZE MARC\HERMAN ROMUALD\MEULDERS FABIAN\JAEGERS MICHAEL – CHI – 54
62 VINDEVOGEL MAXIME\SCHOUMACHER MATTHIEU\DE CLERCK – NAT – 54
63 SENTE FREDERIC\SENTE ARTHUR\PERSONS DIMITRI – CHI – 53
64 LEJEUNE MAXIME\LEJEUNE DYLAN\JAMART SEBASTIEN – 5 – 52
65 LEFOUR VALENTIN\LAEREMANS THIBAUT\FRAN?OIS BENOIT – NAT – 52
66 CRUSENAIRE BENOIT\DOPCHIE JULIEN\ANDRY CEDRIC\TOMBINI ALEXIS – CHI – 51
67 SPRIET LAURENT\ANCELIN NICOLAS\MOREELS GREG – GEN – 51
68 CHARLOTTEAUX DYLAN\DEBRICHY FRED\D'ALONZO GULIAN\BRONSART NICHOLAS – CHI –
69 VAUTARD MAEL\VERSET CLEMENT\KEVIN THOMAS\GRIS JEAN GIL – CHI – 48
70 CHAMBERLAN SEBASTIEN\BRASSART ARNAUD\BRASSARD LUDOVIC – CHI – 48
71 MAGIS BENJAMIN\BRASSINE CEDRIC\MAGIS MICHAEL – CHI – 47
72 COLSON THOMAS\LAST LIONEL\GOFFARD\- CHI – 47
73 EVRARD BENJAMIN\JAUMET BENJAMIN\DEVAUX HANS\MAGIS GILLE – CHI – 46
74 KEVIN DENISON\PIERARD LOUIS\YVES BAUDOIN – CHI – 46
75 HAUMONT STANY\MARTIN JEAN MICHEL\MARTIN CHRISTOPHER – CHI – 45
76 THIRY FABIAN\DAVIN VINCENT\POSOCCO PHILIPPE- CHI – 45
77 CLEMENT SEBASTIEN\DETRAUX BENOIT\\KINIF ANDY – 5 – 45
78 DAUTREMONT FREDERIC\GALANTE FLORIAN\VALENDUC MARTIN – NAT – 45
79 FAVEAUX FREDERIC\LEFEBVRE MARC\LEFEBVRE THEO\HAVELANGE – CHI – 44
80 JACQUEMYN EDDY\BORGNIET THIERRY\COLLIN ANGELO\COUGEON PATRICK – GEN – 44
81 MUYLAERT JULIEN\BERO JONATHAN\SNAPPE THOMAS\DANHIER MATHIEU – CHI – 41
82 DESART FLORENTIN\LAMBERT ALEXIS\ANDR? FREDERIC\LEGROS SEBASTIEN – CHI – 34
83 FRAN?OIS FREDERIC\DOLENS QUENTIN\MARY CLAUDY – CHI –
84 ZOUTE PATRICK\HUET JEREMY\DANHEUX SEBASTIEN – INT – 30
85 VANDENBERGH\VANDENBERGH THOMAS\HENNEQUIN\FOSTY DAMIEN – CHI – 26
86 TAMO CHRISTIAN\LACOMBLEZ JULIEN\LEGROS LUDOVIC\TAMO KEVIN – CHI – 24
87 HAYARD VINCENT\HAYARD SAMUEL\DEBRUYN GAETAN – CHI – 23
88 DETIMMERMAN LAURENT\BOULET ALAIN\CANTIGNAUX ARNAUD – GEN – 23
89 CHILIADE JEREMY\COURBET AYRTON\NAZ? TONY – CHI – 23
90 PAQUET JEAN PIERRE\MOUTON JOHAN\BESOHE ARTHUR\ – GEN – 22
91 RAYNAUD SERGE\VANCRANENBROECK LAWRENCE\KERKHOFS FREDERIC\VANDEN EYNDE ARNAUD – CHI – 19
92 FAUSTINI DOMINIQUE\DELL AMORE MICHAEL\FAUSTINI MATTIA – CHI – 17
93 DEFFET FLORIAN\COLLARD QUENTIN\TASSIN QUENTIN – CHI – 14
94 SCOHY FRANCIS\SCOHY JULIAN\GILOT ADRIEN – NAT – 13
95 DUPONT KENNY\FAMEREE THIBAUT\PACINI DIMITRI- NAT – 12
96 FRASELLE JOACHIM\TOUSSAINT JEAN MARC\LAMBEAU ANTOINE\COLIGNON MATHIEU – CHI – 12
97 BIETLOT HUBERT\BIETLOT EDOUARD\ROCHET JEAN MARC\DEPASSE NICOLAS – GEN – 11
98 HORWARD GEOFFREY\FLOHIMONT FABRICE\DEROUAUX MAXIME\LAGAMME JULIEN – CHI – 9
99 THIRIFAYS DAVID\CHARNEUX CHRISTIAN\REVERS ERIC\DIMONT PATRICK – CHI – 5
100 PONSART STEPHANE\GODFRIAUX PIERRE\BLOQUIAU THIBAULT – CHI – 4
101 DUMONT OLIVIER\GUIZETTI LUDOVIC\GAUSSIN LIONEL – NAT – 3
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