Josep Manzano, 2001 Trials Junior World Champion

Spanish Champ.

The 10 most recent news in this section:

• 8/Feb/2004
2004 Spanish Champ. (1 of 8)
Mancha Real (Jaén)

• 26/Oct/2003
2003 Spanish Champ. (6 of 6)
Navarcles (Barcelona)
Manzano repeats the 8th place of the three previous rounds

• 5/Oct/2003
2003 Spanish Champ. (5 of 6)
Entrimo (Ourense)
Manzano, once again 8th, goes up also to the 8th in the championship

• 15/Jun/2003
2003 Spanish Champ. (4 of 6)
Albaida (València)
Under an extreme heat, Manzano repeats last week's 8th place

• 8/Jun/2003
2003 Spanish Champ. (3 of 6)
Bossòst (Lleida)
Manzano begins his participation in the Spanish championship with an 8th place

• 27/Apr/2003
2003 Spanish Champ. (2 of 6)
Mallorca
Manzano and the other penalized pilots still not being able to take part

• 23/Mar/2003
2003 Spanish Champ. (1 of 6)
Mancha Real (Jaén)
Most of the Spanish riders abandon as a protest for the acceptance of foreigners.

• 3/Nov/2002
2002 Spanish Champ. (8 of 8)
Sant Fruitós (Barcelona)
Manzano finishes well and confirms his 6th place in the championship

• 27/Oct/2002
2002 Spanish Champ. (7 of 8)
Valdemanco (Madrid)
Even with a contusion in the first lap, Manzi secures a 9th place

• 20/Oct/2002
2002 Spanish Champ. (6 of 8)
La Pobla de Segur (Lleida)
Manzano improves along the trial until finisging 7th

8/Feb/2004: 2004 Spanish Champ. (1 of 8)

Mancha Real (Jaén)

Raga wins the first round of the Spanish Championship

After last year's controversy, the Spanish pilots have mastered the first round of the Spanish Championship in Mancha Real, and have monopolized the podium.

Manzano, who has not had a good race, began penalizing six fives in a row from section 2 to 7, and finishing the first lap with 40 points, plus a 2-point time penalty.

Although he corrected one of the fives in the second lap, he finished it with the same 40 points, and obtaining only a final tenth place.

Manzi commented: "The sections were good. When we inspected them on Saturday, they seemed difficult and most pilots did not try to clean them, but those who succeeded obtained the first places".

Documentary on Television

"Andalucía Televisión" Channel, received all around Europe through the Astra Satellite, will broadcast an extensive documentary of the round next Saturday, February 14th, at 11:00 GMT.

The images belong to a part of this documentary.

(Official results offered by Charly Demathieu. Only the Spanish pilots obtain points for the Championship)

Round result

1. Adam RAGA, 15+21=36
2. Albert CABESTANY, 27+20(+1)=48
3. Marc FREIXA, 25+25(+1)=51
4. Takahisa FUJINAMI, 27+27(+4)=58
5. Dougie LAMPKIN, 30+29=59
6. Graham JARVIS, 37+22(+1)=60
7. Jordi PASCUET, 32+33=65
8. Jeroni FAJARDO, 24+51(+1)=76
9. Antoni BOU, 44+32=76
10. Josep MANZANO, 40+40(+2)=82
11. José-Manuel ALCARAZ, 53+50=103
12. Isaac PONS, 63+52=115
13. Sam CONNOR, 63+56=119
14. Daniel GIBERT, 63+60=123
15. Daniel OLIVERAS, 57+56(+11)=124
16. Daniel CUERDO, 68+59=127
17. Joan CORDON, 59+65(+6)=130
18. Diego GARRIDO, 67+67=134
19. José-M JUAN, 60+75(+11)=146

Standings

Pictures from "Andalucía Televisión"