Yamaha aims for 8th consecutive victory at Enduropale du Touquet
Unbeaten in Le Touquet since 2012, Yamaha has entered this year no less than 834 competitors (out of 2331!) Including the three official riders Milko Potisek, Adrien van Beveren and Daymond Martens. Objective: to win the Enduropale du Touquet this weekend for the 8th consecutive time ! Warm-up.
Just back from the Dakar, the triple winner of the Enduropale Adrien Van Beveren (2014, 2015, 2016) will face this weekend in Le Touquet the outgoing winner Milko Potisek (leader of the France des Sables championship) and the winner of the 2017 edition, Daymond Martens. Riding their YZ450F, the three official Yamaha riders intend to win again this year !
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The Yamaha team will also be represented at the highest level by its three "support" riders: Axel van de Sande (French sand champion 2018), Maxime Sot (5th in the provisional) and Victor Brossier (6th in Le Touquet in 2018).
7 consecutive victories for Yamaha at the Enduropale du Touquet
- 2012: Jean-Claude Mousse
- 2013: Jean-Claude Mousse
- 2014: Adrien Van Beveren
- 2015: Adrien Van Beveren
- 2016: Adrien Van Beveren
- 2017: Daymond Martens
- 2018: Milko Potisek
Out of a total of 2331 competitors at the start (!), Yamaha has no less than 834 entered in the Enduropale, Quaduro, Enduropale Junior, Enduropale Espoirs or Enduro Vintage categories, all of whom can have their name on the "VictorYZone" sign located at the control technical.
Record of participation in Enduropale 2019
- Motorcycle: 1213
- Vintage: 471
- Quad: 408 (361 Solo + 47 Duo)
- Junior: 139
- Hope: 100
- Total: 2331
"It’s a record, but we had 165 cancellations due to engine failure or injuries compared to only 80 last year," said Enduropale 2019 officials interviewed by MNC. In total, 13 nationalities are represented among the pilots: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Estonia, Slovenia, Austria and Finland.
As in the Dakar, however, Yam ‘riders will find on their track an armada of KTM 450 SFX led by big names such as Camille Chapelière, Jeffrey Dewulf, Nathan Watson or Petar Petrov, not to mention the Honda 450 CRF of Richard Fura or Jeremy van Horebeek, ni Yentel Martens on Husqvarna 450 FC…
The 2019 route, 13 km long, will begin with a crossing of the city in a convoy on Saturday at 1.40 p.m., for a departure in two lines on the seafront of Le Touquet at 2 p.m. The circuit has three straights of 1.2 km with a holeshot at Stella Plage, obstacle zones with a field of moguls, a large stepped hump, two 3 m moguls with a 6 m pit and a triple zone. track.
"The patio on the Touquet seafront is maintained, as well as the finish area in the patio closest to the Aqualud", specifies the organizer while the refueling of all the pilots will be done in the parking lot St -Jean 2 (North) at Touquet-Paris-Plage, to the right of Aqualud.
How to see the Enduropale du Touquet 2019 on TV
Friday February 1
- 2:45 p.m .: Replay of the Enduropale 2018 on the Equipe channel
Saturday February 2
- 2:20 p.m .: Quaduro live and in full on the team channel
- 2:30 p.m .: Full live streaming on hdf.france3.fr and on France 3 Nord Pas-de-Calais Facebook
Sunday February 3
- 1:30 p.m .: Live and in full on France 3 Nord Pas-de-Calais, hdf.france3.fr and the Facebook of France 3 Nord Pas-de-Calais
- 13:35: Enduropale live and in full on the team channel
- Motorsport.tv and Eurosport cable channels
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