Moto Tour Series Tunisia J5: Back on the last stage
As we could imagine with his lead of nearly 20 seconds ahead of his pursuer at the start this morning, Jeremy Barnoin won the rally riding his KTM 990 SMT. This last stage was just as beautiful as the previous ones, under a bright sun of course! Back to the first Moto Tour Series Tunisia.
87 competitors were still in the race at the start of the last stage of the Moto Tour Series Tunisia, to which were added a few courageous who gave up in the last stages of the rally, such as Benoît Nimis following his, who did not want to leave Tunisia with a defeat.
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No fall is to be deplored today during two magnificent specials and a first part of the course on the small winding roads of southern Tunisia, sometimes even unpaved, before lunch in El Jem. The continuation and the end of the route becomes more and more rolling, with even a portion of the highway to the destination, the Lella Baya hotel in Hammamet.
On the first special, very fast, Jeremy Barnoin drives home the point by setting the best time and sticks a little more than 3 seconds to his pursuer, Jerôme Putin (Triumph 865 Street Triple).
In the very last special of the rally, Benoît Nimis wins the pompom with almost a second ahead of the Ducati 1200 Multistrada of Franck Coudert, the latter taking the stage victory..
Jeremy Barnoin ensures his with the eleventh fastest time and wins the Moto Tour Series Tunisia ahead of Jerôme Putin.
On the 750 side, Christophe Overnay finished with a breathless Husaberg 450 FE but secured his first place overall in the category (5th scratch) ahead of Sonia Barbot (BMW 700 Trophy), seventh in the general scratch classification of the event and first female.
In view of Jeremy’s attire during the evening awards ceremony, we could have sensed his integration into the Central Team … But Thierry Boyer assures us that "no, we didn’t sign anything at all, it was just for fun !"
And the fun, they like it at the Central Team: Jerôme Putin will push the plug a little further when at the microphone of the speaker Pierre Gauthier, Jerôme thanks Yamaha for the loan of a Yamaha MT-10, before recovering and give his warm thanks to Thierry Boyer, Triumph dealer and boss of the Central Team, for entrusting him with the Street Triple that Julien Toniutti drove at the .
Note the excellent result of the first Tunisian driver, Tarek Azabou (BMW S1000 RR), who finished second scratch of the day’s stage and climbed on the third step of the final general podium of the rally !
Congratulations to the couple / crew of the Ducati Multistrada n ° 7, who won the Duo category by placing 23rd overall out of 82 drivers classified on the complete event. On the Moto Tour Series Academy side, the most deserving academician is … an academician: Veronique Lege riding a Yamaha MT-07 Tracer, who is awarded a trophy for her good results and especially for her insight.
"Mission accomplished !"
Sebastien Lagut fulfilled his educational mission brilliantly: no wonder when you know the qualities of the pilot and the friendliness of the guy! "Sebastien gave me confidence, he motivated me every day with his reassuring advice, without him I would never have been able to go to the end," says Veronique when presenting her award. A future rallywoman, without a doubt !
This first Moto Tour Series Tunisia was therefore a success. The reception of the whole country has not failed in its reputation: Tunisia is resolutely the other country of the road rally !
"Mission accomplished!", Rejoices Sam Thomas, president of Option Sports Evenement, happy with the success of this first Moto Tour Series Tunisia: "the first act of the Moto Tour Series generation was a big success with a hundred ‘registered including 17 Tunisian pilots who were at the rendezvous. We went from the rain in Tunis to the heat of Tataouine (over 33 ° C) … The pilots were happy to discover magnificent landscapes and exchanges with the Tunisians. There were all kinds of motorcycles, sports cars, Royal Enfields, Quadros and a side-car ".
Same satisfaction for Marc Fontan, world endurance champion and president of the ADPSM: "we were able to offer a beautiful course and some beautiful stages here in Tunisia, with stops every night in very comfortable hotels. given an account, since the, of the rise of the motorcycle in Tunisia and of the quality of the local riders who arrived at a good level, such as Tarek Azabou, 3rd in the final classification. Today, there were enough specials to allow European and Tunisian pilots to compete. New pilots have asserted themselves, such as the winner Jeremy Barnoin or Jerôme Putin. The Academy, led by Sebastien Lagut, has allowed all new participants to practice the discipline and to gain power to be unleashed in the world of road rallying. We also allowed the Tunisian commissioners and controllers to move from theory to practice. They listened and progressed ".
We can’t wait for the next edition, but while waiting for an appointment in Porticcio, in Corsica, on May 9, for the departure of to follow naturally on Site: stay tuned !
Marcus HIMSELF
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