For this third round of the FIM Bajas World Cup, Tosha Schareina (Honda) delivered a polished performance to win the 5.83km Prologue and the three special stages of 181km, 163km and 162km. From the start, the Spaniard showed his claws and set a fast pace that only Junior Edgard Canet (KTM) was able to maintain.
Building on his performance, the Valencia rider repeated his winning feat in the last stage on Sunday and that left Canet more than four minutes behind with Sherco rider Lorenzo Santolino almost 10 minutes adrift.
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“The Baja Spain Aragón is a difficult event,” said Schareina, the winner of this 40th edition. “One of the most difficult to manage with lots of stones, dust and intense heat. The first day, I had a little trouble getting into the rhythm and, in the afternoon, we were on the morning car course and it was very rough. In the last special, I wanted to take advantage of opening the track and keep my lead to take the victory, even if it was difficult!”
Schareina, therefore, claimed the laurels in the 450cc category, ahead of Canet, Santolino, Neels Theric (Kove) and Martin Ventura (Husqvarna). There was also a great return of David Casteu (Husqvarna), who is preparing to participate in the 2025 Dakar on a motorcycle to celebrate his 50th birthday. The former Sherco rider and team manager finished eighth and won the Veteran category from Pedro Bianchi Prata (Honda), who finished 13th overall, and Raffin Eid (Honda). Mohammed Al-Balooshi, the leader of the FIM Bajas World Cup, struggled on terrain he doesn’t like and finished 14th. |
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In the Women’s category, Sara Garcia (Yamaha) completed the rally in 15th and won the laurels in the FIM Bajas World Cup. She finished ahead of Sherco rider Aishwarya Pissay and Tanika Shanbhag (KTM). In Juniors, Canet finished ahead of Ventura, Filip Grot and Shanbhag. Following the retirement of Prologue winner Dani Vilà with a mechanical problem, Jérôme Connart (Yamaha) won the quad category. Victory in the FIM Baja Trophy Trail section went to Cerutti (Aprilia), ahead of his team mate Montanari. RESULTS on Sportity Code BAJAARAGON24_BIKES
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