Race Report | Round #4 Ssangyong Montenbaik Enduro, Chile
Pichidangui might not be the name you relate the sport of enduro to, and you might have never heard of the place, but Chile seems to be creating a huge impact on the scene and the Ssangyong Montenbaik Enduro is at the forefront of that! Check out the race report below, or check out the video from Round #4 here
Pichidangui was one of those races that will be remembered for many years. The rain and the wind barely got truce to the 400 riders who came to race.
The race had 5 special stages for Enduro 1, and 3 for Enduro 2, because of the weather and after an inspection of the situation at the top of the Santa Ines hill, the organization team decided to shorten the race to 4 special stages for E1. Then during the race the weather worsened and for safety reasons they decided to cancel the PE Olivillo for Enduro 2.
The results
In Enduro 1 we had a podium never seen before! Three downhillers took the 1-2-3 ! Mauricio Acuña (Mondraker Dune XR) won his first ever Montenbaik Enduro, after many attempts, this time made a very steady career which allowed him to take this 4th round of the Montenbaik Enduro with a time of 15: 18.4.
His team mate from the Extreme Zone Cycles Racing team the Chilean DH Antonio Leiva (Commencal Meta) also marks his best performance in a Montenbaik Enduro finishing second with a time of 15:23.7 followed by another team member of the Extreme Zone Racing Cycles Pedro Ferreira (Commencal Meta AM) who is the Championship leader with a time of 15:25:6.
In fourth place we were pleased to see Nico Prudencio (Santa Cruz Bronson) with a time 15:46:5 who has had a long recovery from a knee injury. Fifthly Francisco “Furia” Uribe (Force GT) 16:01:0 continues to show that at any time he can win a race.
Master A class was a very good race, with Antonio Leiva in first position followed by Diego Puelma (Trek Slash), third Jan Guzman (Ibis HD3). In fourth place arrived Ignacio Rojo (Marin Attack Trail) who had a tremendous race but a one penalty a minute relegated to fourth.
In Junior class, Pedro Burns (MTN Works, in Open Women Class former Dakar Rally rider Josefina Gardulski (KTM Lykan) won with a a time of 37:9:20.
The other winners of the day were: Promo, Alejandro Noemi in Master B: Claus Plaut Guzman (Pivot Match 6); Promo Master B: Juan Claudio Darritchon; Promo Master C: Juanjo Valverde (Specialized Enduro); and HardTail in: Sebastian Garrido.
All the results can be seen on the official website of the event: Montenbaik Enduro
With these results, the championship gets really exciting because surely the team 1-2-3, Extreme Zone Cycles have been of the leaders. In the coming days we will have the ranking update the championship table, so stay tuned!
We would like to thank all our staff and riders that arrived to Pichidangui knowing they were going to get wet and cold. It was not easy for everyone, the wind and rain always make things more complicated, so we appreciate your understanding for last minutes changes we had to do to get the best of the race.
Words & Photos: Montenbaik Enduro PR
For more info, visit: montenbaik.com
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