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WTC 2006 // Italy, Darfo Boario Terme - Fujinami back on top in Italy

Thursday the 6th of July 2006 by jitsie

After narrowly missing victory in the French round of the 2006 World championship last week, Japanese rider, Takahisa Fujinami – Repsol Montesa HRC took his second win of the season today in Italy by the narrowest of margins over Albert Cabestany – Sherco.  Jeroni Fajardo – Gas Gas took third place to earn his second podium finish of the series.

Hot, dry and extremely dusty conditions greeted the riders at the sixth round of competition in the small town of Darfo Boario Terme with the loose dust making the sections particularly slippery. Fujinami, who appears to be on the road to recovery from his recent illness, led from the outset dropping just five marks over the opening ten sections.

A further two fives in the remaining third of the lap saw him enter the second lap with a five mark lead over second place Cabestany. Both riders turned in second lap scores of nineteen marks, but with Fujinami picking up five time penalties for the second week running there was a tie-break situation. However, unlike France, it was Fujinami who was to prevail having achieved one more clean than Cabestany.

With both championship leader Adam Raga – Gas Gas and second place Dougie Lampkin – Repsol Montesa HRC having bad days finishing in fifth and sixth respectively, this has allowed Fujinami to close within one point of Antonio Bou – Beta who is sitting third in the championship table.

WTC results
1. Takahisa Fujinami - 39 (18 cleans)
2. Albert Cabestany - 39 (17 cleans)
3. Jeroni Fajardo - 47
4. Toni Bou - 48
5. Adam Raga - 52

WTC 2006 // Italy, Darfo Boario Terme - WTC final results

WTC 2006 // WTC championship standings

The Junior championship saw Daniel Gibert – Montesa take victory over Michael Brown – Beta, with Daniel Oliveras – Gas Gas in third place. This makes things very close at the top of the junior table with just three points separating the top three riders.

Junior results
1. Daniel Gibert - 28
2. Michael Brown - 39
3. Daniel Olivieras - 58
4. Nicolas Gontard - 78
5. Laia Sanz - 83

WTC 2006 // Italy, Darfo Boario Terme - Junior final results

WTC 2006 // Junior championship standings

Over in the Youth category, it was to be a win on home territory for Matteo Grattarola – Sherco over Brit, Alexz Wigg – Gas Gas in second place and Loris Gubian – Sherco taking the remaining podium position. Although this win allows Grattarola to close the gap, Gubian still maintains a healthy eighteen point lead in the overall standings.

Youth results
1. Matteo Grattarola- 13
2. Alexz Wigg - 14
3. Loris Gubian - 17 (20 cleans)
4. Lee Sampson - 17 (17 cleans)
5. Alfredo Gomez - 23

WTC 2006 // Italy, Darfo Boario Terme - Youth final results

WTC 2006 // Youth championship standings

Myslenice, Poland, next weekend will play host to the seventh round of the current edition of the FIM Trial World championship, and will complete a run of three weeks that has taken the riders right across Europe.

Pics from the Italian WTC round can be found in the gallery: WTC 2006 // Italy, Darfo Boario Terme

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