Red Bull Romaniacs 2010 Blog, Ziua 1

More and more riders are returning home on the road because they were late at the check points.

The enduring rain of the last days and today made the track wet and
very slippery.
First two Pro riders Graham Jarvis and Chris Birch reach the
Servicepoint far behind schedule.
Jarvis passed Birch on the track, both witness that the conditions are
very exhausing, time and power consuming.

Some problems were caused by a barrier which let the waterlevel rise
pretty quick at the river Sadu. The riders have to cross this river
between CP2 and CP3. Only a small group of the first riders could pass
it before the water was to high. >>It took some time until the barrier
was closed again and the other riders were able to cross the river.

Jade Gutzeit, Letti and Taddy arrived about 1 hour behind leading
Graham Jarvis had some navigation issues and chrashed both pretty hard
also. Taddy has shoulder problems again, but he hopes that he can
finish.
Jade Gutzeit hopes that the track will be shortened that more riders
have a chance to finish.
Riders at Servicepoint
Pro: Graham Jarvis, Chris Birch, Lionel Seydoux, Andreas
Lettenbichler, Jade Gutzeit, Taddy Blazusiak

Chris Birch arrives just few seconds after Jarvis Graham at the check point 6 and he's back fighting for the first position.

Riaan van Niekerk se pare ca se lupta cu motorul. Pe platoul de la Magura noi i-am oferit apa pentru radiator. Acum primim rapoarte despre un concurent din Africa de Sud care a abandonat din cauza defectiunilor la motor, dar aceasta informatie nu este confirmata inca.

Echipa formata din Zdenek Cyprian (200) si Martin Volny (201) din Cehia este prima echipa pe care o vedem venind prin zona noroioasa dupa aproximativ cinci ore de mers pe motocicleta in aceasta zi grea si dificila. Si inca mai au o cale lunga...

Dupa greseala de nevigare Taddy Blazusiak recupereaza. Trece al cincilea de punctul de salvare nr. 2, dupa Jade Gutzeit impreuna cu riderul german si castigatorul anului trecut Andreas Lettenbichler.

Aici incepe coborarea printr-o rapa foarte noroioasa. Graham Jarvis este primul care intra pe aceasta coborare urmat de Chris Birch. Totusi pe a treia pozitie vine si Lionel Seydoux.

Jarvis Graham (ENG) got at 9:41 (GMT+3) at the Service Point and he's followed by Chris Birch (NZL) who is behind Jarvis with 13 minutes.

Taddy Blazusiak (POL) took a wrong track between the offroad start to the first check point. He's back in the race and he arrived at the check point 3 at 9:05 (GMT+3) in the same time with Gerhard Forster and Andreas Lettenbichler.

Top 5 PRO class @ check point 3 are:  1st:  Graham Jarvis (ENG) 2nd: Chris Birch (NZL) 3rd: Lionel Seydoux (SWZ) 4th: Gerhard Forster (DEU) 5th: Andreas Lettenbichler (DEU)

Al doilea rider din categoria Pro care a ajuns la punctul nostru de blogging este Graham Jarvis: cinci minute in spatele lui Chris Birch. 19 minute dupa Birch il vedem pe Jade Gutzeit. Doua minute mai tarziu apare si Lionel Seydoux.

Muntele magura este varful primei urcari de astazi. Pentru a ajunge in acest punct riderii trebuie sa se lupte cu "coastele diavolului " un prim test dificil cu radacini, pietre si in special astazi mult noroi. La aproximativ 1300 m riderii ajung pe platou unde au o sansa scurta sa-si traga respiratia. Primul care prinde aceasta oportunitate este Chris Birch, castigatorul prologului de ieri.

Primii rideri de la clasa expert tocmai au pornit de la start (7:06 AM GMT+3). Mult noroc domnilor, cu siguranta nu veti uita aceasta editie 2010 a Red Bull Romaniacs.

Clasa Trial a fost prima care a pornit pe traseu in prima zi a celei de-a saptea editii a legendarului raliul Red Bull Romaniacs. Foarte devreme intr-o dimineata gri si ploioasa, cei patru rideri s-au avantat in padurea carpatica aflata la aproximariv 13 km de Sibiu. Ploaia va face ziua mai dificila pentru toata lumea si le dorim riderilor o prima zi cat mai buna la cel mai greu raliu de extrem enduro de pe fata pamantului.

Good morning, I’m Ion from the Race Control and today I’ll keep you updated with the live race results (unofficial race results).