AXUK: Surprise winner on first night in Belfast!
This weekend the Arenacross event will be in the SSE Arena in Belfast! The first part of the diptych was contested in Belfast this evening. On the somewhat soft surface it was again a matter of seeing who could adapt to the circumstances the fastest.
Fabien Izoird does not reach the final
In qualifying but also in the “Hot Lap” we saw that Hugo Basaula already felt at home on the course in Belfast. He always set the fastest time. Those who did not feel at home at first included Jack Brunell and Evgeny Bobryshev. Both qualified through the LCQ, but who surprisingly missed out on qualifying for the final was Fabien Izoird! The man who graced the podium last week now had to content himself with a place in the stands. This once again underlines the level of Arenacross UK.
Surprising Frenchman triumphs!
The final started with Cyrille Coulon's holeshot, who was replaced in the lead by his teammate Thomas Ramette before the first corner. He seemed to have quickly found his rhythm, and rode away from all competition until he made a small slide after a few laps. Because of this slide, Dan Reardon, who had moved up to second place, saw his opportunity to take over the lead. The Australian saw a gap and planted his Yamaha there with full conviction, resulting in him hitting the Northern Irish ground together with Thomas Ramette. In this crash, the third man in the race Cyrille Coulon also lost valuable time, allowing Adrien Escoffier to take over the lead. The Frenchman Escoffier initially took the lead ahead of the British Matt Bayliss, but when he also made a mistake, Evgeny Bobryshev moved up to second place and Cyrille Coulon to third. Cyrille Coulon pulled out all the stops to convince the sturdy Russian Bobryshev to give him second place. However, that was an effort in vain.
Behind these three, Nique Thury finished third. The German, riding for MVR-D St Blazey Husqvarna, stayed ahead of championship leader Cedric Soubeyras. “Soub” got off to a terrible start together with Hugo Basaula. As a result, both saw a good result lost in the first seconds of the match. Hugo Basaula finally finished seventh, behind Thomas Ramette at six. Charles LeFrancois had a disappointing main event, finishing eleventh.
Main Event Friday Belfast – Arenacross UK
1. Adrien Escoffier – MVR-D St Blazey Husqvarna
2. Evgeny Bobryshev – RFX Suzuki
3. Cyrille Coulon – SR75 World Team Suzuki
4. Nique Thury – MVR-D St Blazey Husqvarna
5. Cedric Soubeyras – Team FRO Systems
6. Thomas Ramette – SR75 World Team Suzuki
7. Hugo Basaula – Shocktech Kawasaki
8. Ashley Greedy – Team FRO Systems
9. Dan Reardon – JK I-Fly Yamaha Racing
10. Jack Brunell – Team Green Holeshot Kawasaki
11. Charles LeFrancois – Buildbase Honda
12. Matt Bayliss – Wooldridge Demolition Honda
Arenacross UK Pro Championship Standings – After one night in Belfast
1. Cedric Soubeyras, #3, France, Team FRO Systems, 68 points
2. Cyrille Coulon, #7, France, SR75 World Suzuki, 63
3. Thomas Ramette, #1, France, SR75 World Suzuki, 60
4. Charles Lefrancois, #225, France, Buildbase Honda, 60
5. Hugo Basaula, #8, Portugal, Shocktech Kawasaki,
6. Fabien Izoird, #871, France, Buildbase Honda, 50
7. Evgeny Bobryshev, #777, Russia, RFX Suzuki, 44
8. Adrien Escoffier, #5, France, MVR-D St Blazey Husqvarna, 43
9. Jack Brunell, #6, GB, Team Green Holeshot Kawasaki, 42
10. Ashley Greedy, #33, GB, Team FRO Systems, 38
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