Josep Manzano, 2001 Trials Junior World Champion

Varied Trials

The 10 most recent news in this section:

• 23-24/Oct/2004
2 Days of Supertrial
Valtellina (Italy)
Josep Manzano says goodbye to high competition with a new victory in the 2 Days of Supertrial in Ponte

• 10/Oct/2004
2004 French Champ. (6 of 6)
Var
Manzi 4th in the last trial of the French Championship

• 12/Sep/2004
2004 French Champ. (5 of 6)
La Bresse
5th podium of Manzano in the French Championship

• 24-28/Aug/2004
5 Days of Verdon
High Provence Alps
7th edition of the international trial ride

• 31/Jul/2004
1st Indoor Trial Grup Drac
Santa Maria del Camí (Mallorca)
Manzi takes part in the first edition of this trial

• 13/Jun/2004
2004 French Champ. (4 of 6)
Allassac
Victory of Manzano in the French Championship

• 16/May/2004
2004 French Champ. (3 of 6)
Maisse (Ile-de-France)
Third consecutive podium in the French Championship

• 8/May/2004
2004 Italian Indoor (1 of 7)
Pontebba
Manzano wins in the first round of the Italian Indoor Championship

• 11/Apr/2004
2004 French Champ. (2 of 6)
Senez
Manzi, who leaded the first lap, finished second

• 21/Mar/2004
2004 Catalonia Champ. (1 of 7)
Les Gunyoles (Alt Penedès)
Manzi wins with zero points the Trial de les Gunyoles

16/Sep/2001: 2001 Europe Champ. (5 of 5)

Canzo (Italy)

Manzi conquers the European Championship having won 3 rounds out of 5

The 2001 Trial European Championship finished last Sunday in the prealpine locality of Canzo, in the Region of the Lakes, with a fine weather. Manzi had won three out of the four previous rounds (those in France, Finland and Spain) and arrived at this round with a comfortable advantage (15 points) over Sam Connor.

The Moto Club Canzo prepared fifteen sections, all of them along the course of a river, with lots of slippery rocks. Like in other rounds of this championship, the scores were very low, which made any error very difficult to recover.

Manzano continued adapting to the mechanics of the new 2002 bike, still being tuned for competition, but even so he would have made the best first lap, had not been for a rigorous five in the fifth section. In spite of it, Manzi recovered the rithm, until he slipped in section 8 of the second lap, and lost definitively the victory.

In the end, Connor obtained his first triumph in the Championship. He was followed by Re Delle Gandine, Jose Maria Sáez, and Manzano.

With this result, Manzi adds the title of European Champion to the already obtained of Junior World Champion, and confirms the attainment of his two main objectives for the season. Sam Connor also confirms his second place, and Jose Maria Sáez reaches the third place of the podium of the championship.