All-terrain – Enduro du Touquet 2016: treble for Adrien Van Beveren and Yamaha – Used YAMAHA

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Enduro du Touquet 2016: treble for Adrien Van Beveren and Yamaha

All-terrain - Enduro du Touquet 2016: treble for Adrien Van Beveren and Yamaha - Used YAMAHA

Adrien Van Beveren wins – at only 25! – his third consecutive Touquet Motorcycle Enduro ahead of two other Yamaha riders: Axel Van de Sande (n ° 27) and Camille Chapelière (n ° 2). The title holder’s feat is all the more impressive as he has just returned from his first Dakar, finished 6th and first French driver…

Adrien Van Beveren wins – at only 25! – his third consecutive ahead of two other Yamaha riders: Axel Van de Sande (n ° 27) and Camille Chapelière (n ° 2). The title holder’s feat is all the more impressive given that he has just returned from his first Dakar, which has ended. ! 

A master stroke for Van Beveren

And three! After his victories in and, Adrien Van Beveren added to his list of achievements a third success at Le Touquet. While many feared that the native of Racquinghem (62) would be too physically strained by his participation in the Dakar, the Yamaha prodigy achieved a magnificent race and an unrelenting rise to power after an average start.

Trajectory of Adrien Van Beveren

Adrien Van Beveren was born on January 4, 1991 in Racquinghem (62). At six, he started riding a Kawasaki KX60 and caught the "virus". He took part in his first cross-country league race in 1998, then turned to the French championship in 2007 after several titles in regional championships and signed two promising podiums (Bitche and La Fare).

The following year, he tasted sand races in the E1 category and won the title of champion of France. At the same time, he finished eighth in the world championship in the category. He lined up for the Enduro du Touquet in 2009 and finished sixth before finishing second in 2010, fourth in and, third in and finally winning his first victory in and confirming in .

Turned towards the rally-raid in 2016, Adrien Van Beveren got off superbly from the exercise on the tracks of South America (), showing impressive navigational talents given his inexperience. His third consecutive victory at Le Touquet sounds like a real consecration after such a season !

Rather badly started, the pilot of the Yamaha YZF450 n ° 1 indeed points to 40 seconds of the leaders at the end of the first hour of race..

To make matters worse, a concern of loss of power then appeared, forcing the favorite to ride without being able to fully exploit his Yamaha….

"My motorbike swallowed something and lost 70% of its power", he estimates.

"As soon as I got into the towers there were problems. So I had to deal with a 70% motorcycle".

Perfectly paneled and supervised by his team, he nevertheless accelerated the pace despite these worries and signed a fantastic 13th lap and thus regained more than 30 seconds from his rivals! Installed at the controls, Van Beveren was then attentive to the stopwatch to avoid completing an extra lap, claiming victory after 16 laps.

"The one I wanted to win the most"

Yamaha Racing team rider Yamalube Drag’On Tek wins with a 1’50 lead over young Axel Van Sande, another brilliant representative of the Iwata brand throughout the race. 

"I’m so happy, you can’t even imagine the emotion! This Enduropale from Le Touquet is the one I had the hardest time to win, but the one I wanted to win the most too, it made all the difference ", assures Adrien Van Beveren on arrival.

"We won’t win every time, but when we win like that it’s so good. I did 10,000 km on the Dakar, we had to last 3 hours on the sand at Touquet-Paris plage. When we come back from the Dakar, we are no longer the same. I haven’t changed, but it’s my way of seeing the difficulty and of going through things that has changed. The fact of evolving in the extreme conditions of the news competitions in which I participate makes me stronger ".

Physically marked at the finish, Adrien Van Beveren practically collapsed as soon as he crossed the finish line, stunned by the accumulated fatigue, the pressure that falls and above all the joy of having accomplished something unique: besides this fantastic tripled, he entered the history of motorcycling to be the first Dakar rider to win the Enduro du Touquet. 

A beautiful tribute to Thierry Sabine, at the origin of the Enduro du Touquet in 1975 then of the Paris-Dakar, tragically disappeared in a helicopter accident on January 14, 1986 – in the company, among others, of the singer Daniel Balavoine – during of the 8th edition of the Dakar…

The emotion was palpable when Gilbert Sabine, father of the creator of these two legendary off-road motorcycle racing events, presented the trophy to Adrien Van Beveren.

Sad weather, but not a cloud for Yamaha !

For Yamaha, this 2016 edition of Le Touquet is once again a complete success: in addition to the victory of Van Beveren, the Blues squat the other two steps of the podium with the Belgian Axel Van de Sande and the French Camille Chapelière. The n ° 2 takes his first podium at Le Touquet and wins the title of French sand racing champion !

The only small false note for the brand in tuning forks: the mechanical problems encountered by Milko Potisek, long in the lead after having made the holeshot. The Yamaha rider had set the best start on a straight line shortened by 500 meters because of the huge puddles created by the rains the day before. His chances of victory unfortunately escape him from the 10th round.

Second, Axel Van de Sande managed his race very well despite a small mask problem. The young Belgian has long and talented "scrapped" with Camille Chapelière’s Yamaha and Steve Ramon’s Suzuki, respectively 3rd and 4th at the finish at 4’23 and 7’08. 

Fifth at 9’24, Arnaud Degousee ended his season on a very good note and signed the best performance of a KTM rider. He precedes Jean-Claude Mousse, 44, who was the last to start at Le Touquet. 

For the veteran, this 6th place with one lap behind the winner will undoubtedly leave a little taste of unfinished business since clutch problems at the end of the race on his Yamaha cost him precious minutes..

"I have a thought for Jean-Claude Mousse, it was his last Touquet today, he is a great driver and I hope he will come to train with me again", declared Adrien Van Beveren in tribute to his elder. 

Finally, Arnaud Demeester placed his Sherco in 8th place while the first Kawasaki, that of Yves Deudon, finished 14th. Honda only appears in 18th place with Dutchman Ceriel Klein Kromhoff.  

Results and ranking of the Enduropale moto du Touquet 2016 (top 50)

  1. VAN BEVEREN Adrien FRA Yamaha 16 laps in 03: 00: 18.531 –
  2. VAN DE SANDE Axel BEL Yamaha 16 03: 02: 09.050 to 1: 50.519
  3. CHAPELIERE Camille FRA Yamaha 16 03: 04: 42.120 at4: 23.589
  4. RAMON Steve BEL Suzuki 16 03: 07: 26.700 at 7: 08.169
  5. DEGOUSEE Arnaud FRA KTM 16 03: 09: 42.990 at 9: 24.459
  6. FOAM Jean-Claude FRA Yamaha 15 02: 53: 49.260 1 Tr.
  7. MARTENS Yentel BEL Husqvarna 15 03: 00: 29.280 1 Tr.
  8. DEMEESTER Arnaud FRA Sherco 15 03: 01: 27.670 1 Tr.
  9. PREVOT Damien FRA KTM 15 03: 02: 12.760 1 Tr.
  10. FLORIN Timothee FRA Yamaha 15 03: 02: 26.980 1 Tr.
  11. TOURNESSI Julien FRA KTM 15 03: 02: 49.190 1 Tr.
  12. BROSSIER Victor FRA Yamaha 15 03: 04: 26.010 1 Tr.
  13. LAHOUSSE Tom BEL Yamaha 15 03: 04: 33.970 1 Tr.
  14. DEUDON Yves FRA Kawasaki 15 03: 04: 53.600 1 Tr.
  15. KLUTZ Thierry BEL KTM 15 03: 10: 09.960 1 Tr.
  16. DUMONTIER Romain FRA Yamaha 15 03: 10: 39.630 1 Tr.
  17. MEPLON Marshall FRA Yamaha (C) 15 03: 10: 52.340 1 Tr.
  18. KLEIN KROMHOFF Ceriel NED Honda 15 03: 13: 30.600 1 Tr.
  19. POTISEK Sergei FRA Yamaha 15 03: 16: 13.320 1 Tr.
  20. MOLLON Eddy FRA Yamaha 14 03: 01: 52.780 2 Tr.
  21. LETEVE Nicolas FRA Yamaha 14 03: 02: 53.690 2 Tr.
  22. CAZAUNAU Benjamin FRA Yamaha 14 03: 03: 37.520 2 Tr.
  23. WALICKI Morgan FRA Yamaha 14 03: 05: 19.510 2 Tr.
  24. SWEAT Guillaume FRA Yamaha 14 03: 05: 57.270 2 Tr.
  25. BECKER Florent FRA Yamaha 14 03: 06: 02.080 2 Tr.
  26. MORDACQ Arnaud FRA Yamaha 14 03: 07: 36.520 2 Tr.
  27. CAMBIER Vincent FRA Suzuki 14 03: 07: 42.650 2 Tr.
  28. LILLO Gauthier BEL Yamaha 14 03: 09: 38.720 2 Tr.
  29. POUZOULET Guillaume FRA Sherco 14 03: 10: 34.380 2 Tr.
  30. DEICKE Gabin FRA Yamaha 14 03: 10: 51.540 2 Tr.
  31. PAIN Olivier FRA KTM 14 03: 11: 07.740 2 Tr.
  32. BERNARD Vincent FRA Yamaha 14 03: 11: 26.700 2 Tr.
  33. WESTELYNCK Marc Antoine FRA Yamaha 14 03: 11: 50.580 2 Tr.
  34. BIGNOT Rodolphe FRA Yamaha 14 03: 11: 52.150 2 Tr.
  35. LEROY Richard FRA Yamaha 14 03: 12: 41.580 2 Tr.
  36. BOIDRAS Benjamin FRA Honda 14 03: 13: 14.490 2 Tr.
  37. PANIS Kevin FRA Sherco 14 03: 14: 34.370 2 Tr.
  38. THORNHILL Dan GBR Husqvarna 14 03: 15: 28.430 2 Tr.
  39. LE BARBIER LACOUTURE Leo FRA Yamaha 14 03: 16: 56.860 2 Tr.
  40. THIOLLIER Vincent FRA Yamaha 13 02: 48: 05.280 3 Tr.
  41. DOVEZE Mathieu FRA Beta 13 03: 01: 27.150 3 Tr.
  42. COLLEATTE Gaetan FRA Yamaha 13 03: 01: 52.980 3 Tr.
  43. WARNIA Jeremie FRA Yamaha 13 03: 02: 11.380 3 Tr.
  44. REANT Romain FRA Yamaha 13 03: 02: 52.590 3 Tr.
  45. JEANNE Maxime FRA Yamaha 13 03: 02: 56.540 3 Tr.
  46. GERBIER Benjamin FRA Suzuki 13 03: 03: 43.870 3 Tr.
  47. CAILLET Alexandre FRA Yamaha 13 03: 03: 53.720 3 Tr.
  48. DEMARTHE Alexandre FRA Sherco 13 03: 04: 12.040 3 Tr.
  49. BONNEAU Jeremy FRA Yamaha 13 03: 04: 49.960 3 Tr.
  50. PEREIRA Kevin FRA Kawasaki 13 03: 05: 16.270 3 Tr

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