Fast & Faster | European Enduro Championship 2021 | Czech Republic

Best and fast dirt bike actions from second round of European Enduro Championship in Kozojedy, Czech Republic.

On the second day at the second round of the European Enduro Championship in Kozojedy, Czech Republic, the weather was definitely an issue. Although it was dry and warm during the day, the overnight rain had watered the track heavily beforehand.

But even under the more difficult conditions, it was the same riders who decided the victory among themselves: First and foremost local hero Krystof Kouble: "In the first lap it didn't go well at all. I crashed once in each of the three stages and lost time. Only after half of the competition did I really get going." But he forgot to mention, that despite the crashes, he had set the best time of all the riders.

For the other competitors also struggled with the demanding stages, which had become even more difficult due to the rain. Italian Enrico Rinaldi finished third on the unfamiliar terrain behind Dominik Olszowy and is right behind Kouble in second place in the championship both, in the overall as in the junior E2 class.

The already very demanding track was made a few notches more difficult by the overnight rain: The first lap in particular provided special challenges in the uphills but also in the downhills. Just how difficult it actually was is shown by the fact that almost half of all participants who started on Saturday did not reach the finish on Sunday in the classification. Only 66 of the original 123 riders were able to bring their bikes properly to the parc ferme at the end.

In the senior class, only six of the original 19 participants finished. Winner Martin Gottvald as well as the runner-up, Milan Skuta, were able to use their home advantage because they are used to such conditions.

Nevertheless, there were no complaints, because it was not impossible, as many riders have had shown. But the spirit of enduro racing, of fighting through and arriving at the finish, was again extremely cultivated here. No wonder that the Pole Dominik Olszowy felt so comfortable there: The guest rider, who usually focuses on the Hard Enduro World Championships, used the race in the Czech Republic to prepare for the World Team Championships. In three weeks, he will compete for the Polish national team. The 21-year-old set the bar high with a second place in the overall standings on the second day of the race.

Overall classification, day 2:
1. Krystof Kouble CZECH REPUBLIC
2. Dominik Olszowy POLAND
3. Enrico Rinaldi ITALY
4. Davide von Zitzewitz GERMANY
5. Pyry Juupaluoma FINLAND
6. Thibault Giraudon FRANCE
7. Maurizio Micheluz ITALY
8. Jaromir Romancik CZECH REPUBLIC
9. Thomas Ellwood Great Britain
10. Jiri Hadek CZECH REPUBLIC

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