| Marco Prevé made a successful comeback on Sunday at the Acerbis Rally Sprint in Ambohimanga. |
Comeback successful. While visiting the country, Marco Prevé created a surprise and beat the local champions during the Acerbis Rally Sprint on Sunday in Ambohimanga. This race counts for the second national enduro round. The organization made the decision to modify the race formula on a timed special over a distance of approximately 20 km, in two rounds.
The top 4 was made up of riders from the MX1 category. Marco Prevé achieved two best times and completed the first round in 00:25:52 and the second in 00:25:23, for a cumulative time of 00:51:15. It was his first race of the season. Marco Prevé was previously a keen driver, but has been absent from local races in recent years as he has been studying abroad for some time. The duel between the runner-up and the third, two pilots who know each other well, was tough.
Fierce duel
The champion of the MX2 category, who has been competing in MX1 for some time, Miadantsoa Razafinarivo, ranked second in the previous Enduro Sherco Motul, finished in second place with a time of 00:26:17 at the end of the first round. and 00:26:40 to the second. He thus achieved a cumulative time of 00:52:57.
The winner of the Sherco Motul endurance race in Merimandroso Ivato, the young Andy Andrianirina, completes the podium (Time 1: 00:27:10 – Time 2: 00:25:58, Time achieved 00:53:08). The winner of the Antsahadinta Enduro at the beginning of February, Finaritriniaina Razafindrakoto, is at the foot of the podium (Time 1: 00:27:04 – Time 2: 00:26:39, Time achieved: 00:53:43) .
The former multiple champion of Madagascar and current champion of the veteran category 1, Tsirava Razafimahefa alias Tsitsi, is in fifth place (Time 1: 00:27:25 – Time 2: 00:27:17). The circuit was as technical as it was varied. “It’s a Sunday stroll,” as one of the competitors described it. It is a very varied circuit with climbs, rolling descents, a beaten path of zebu carts and there was also a sudden descent, one of the difficulties of the route.
Serge Rasanda