MXGP of Lombardia

26 June 2017

The Gp of Italy took place on the sandy Ottobiano track, the great heat made the pavese plant a hell for the riders, the thermomechanter touched 40 ° on Sunday.

The TM Factory team came to the race with Anton Gole, a young Swedish driver who will replace the owner Samuele Bernardini until the end of the championship.

Anton is at his second exit with the Pesaro bike, he has only one test a week to gain confidence with his new vehicle.

On Saturday evening, Gole approached the new team with commitment and professionalism and in the qualifying run after a difficult start he recovered until the 21st final.

In race 1 Anton has shown a good run, the young Swedish rider must still be confident with the new bike at the start but after a few laps he started to take a good pace and managed to recover positions up to an extraordinary 17th place.

In the second run, Gole was hampered by leaving several positions and passing the first lap in the last positions, however, the young driver did not lose his mind and head down to the 18th final position.

Anton Gole closes his first Gp riding the TM in 20th place, winning 7 world championships.

In 125, the two young Paolo Lugana and Mattia Guadagnini struggled to find the right feeling on the Lombard track and have struggled more than expected to achieve a good result.

Paolo Lugana after a difficult qualifier however showed two great runs that led him to seventh place in the general rankings a great result, Mattia Guadagnini managed to win a few points and end 20 °.

Just a few days off and then back on track for the 12th World Cup event in Agueda, Portugal.

Marco Ricciardi commented on the race: “A weird weekend after so many years is the first race we are without Samuele, however we are happy for our new driver Anton Gole who will finish with us this season. An excellent result if you think that you only tried the bike in the week and the conditions were not favorable for Anton, last Sunday he ran his national championship with 12 ° temperature and today in Ottobiano we have touched the 40 °, he showed Be quick without making mistakes and earning several points in the standings. Also the 125th boys with a great and consistent Paolo Lugana. I wanted to thank all our sponsors even in difficult moments and they are always close.”