CH Racing Husqvarna team rider Seb Guillaume claimed two well deserved podium finishes in the Enduro 3 class at the fourth round of the '07 World Enduro Championship, staged in Borno, Italy. season the GP of Italy proved to be a demanding event for all competitors. With both days starting off wet and finishing dry the rock littered enduro test and the slow and technically challenging extreme tests got harder as the event wore on. With few riders getting to the end of the fourth round of the WEC series without crashes on at least on of the events special tests a high number of riders failed to finish the event.
In the Enduro 1 class Bartosz Oblucki made mistakes in two tests, which ultimately dropped him off the podium and into fourth, less than 10 seconds behind third. Hoping to improve his result and cl aim a podium position on day two Oblucki pushed a little too hard and crashed heavily on the event's fourth timed test. Crashing again on the next test before regaining his speed Bart' then crashed again as the day neared it's close this time coming close to putting himself out of the event. Managing to limp through the final test of the event Oblucki placed 18th and headed straight for hospital with suspected broken ribs.
Frenchman Nicolas Deparrois was the lone entrant in the Enduro 2 class and produced his best results of the season so far. Not starting in the best way by placing 16th in class on the first test on day one Nicolas then performed consistently throughout the day to finish a strong sixth in class. Having surprised himself by performing extremely well on the event's rocky enduro test Nico' finished in eight position in class on day two. Hoping to claim his first Enduro 3 class victory of the season Seb Guillaume fell just short of his goal yet still claimed a well deserved runner-up result behind Finn Marko Tarkkala on day one. Performing well throughout the day despite not feeling that he had properly got to grips with the conditions Seb finished 15 seconds adrift of the Finn.
Second in class on the majority of the opening day's tests Seb was slightly off the pace on two tests, which stopped him challenging for the win. On day two Seb performed well on all but one of the event's special tests where he lost around one minute following a mistake on the extreme test. Although unable to fight for the class win he finished third to claim his fourth consecutive podium finish this year.
Competing alongside Seb in the Enduro 3 class former seven-time enduro world champion Anders Eriksson claimed his best result of the season finishing fourth on day one. Second on the opening special test Anders put in a solid opening lap and performed consistently throughout the day despite the challenging conditions. Feeling completely settled in his riding for the first time since his return to full-time competition at the start of the season Anders' hopes of a good second day result ended when his bike suffered an ignition failure on the opening special test, forcing him to retire.
In the Enduro Junior class Frenchman Marc Bourgeois day result affected by numerous crashes as the youngster placed in an eventual fourth in class having performed extremely well on each of the first three special tests. Continuing to ride well Marc then made mistakes on back-to-back tests as the day neared its close, which resulted in his fourth place finish. On day two, with conditions even more challenging than on day one, Marc claimed the runner-up spot - his highest finish of the season so far. Winning the day's opening test Marc went on to top two further tests to place behind defending class champion Joakim Ljunggren and ahead of Italian Oscar Balletti.
Next WEC GP will be held in Hancock, New York, USA on July 21/22.
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