Exciting start to Qatar International Endurocross

10/31/2015 1:05:13 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Winners of all the categories at the Qatar International Endurocross pose for a group photo yesterday at Sealine yesterday. QMMF President Nasser bin Saleh Al Attiyah is also seen.

Doha: The opening round of the Qatar International Endurocross kicked off yesterday at Sealine with the participation of 56 riders divided into the different categories of E1 E2 Veterans and Quads.

In the E1 category the overall winner was the Kuwaiti rider Mohammed Jaffar who finished last season as runner up in the E2 category and this year he shifted to the E1 category.

“It was a great start in the Qatar International Endurocross for this season I got sponsor for the E1 category so I changed from the E2 category. I won the E1 category two years ago and hopefully I repeat the same again but this year is more difficult more riders the level is higher.”

The second position went to Meshari Abou Shaibah and Moath Al Ansari also from Kuwait came in third place.

For the newcomer in this championship the South African rider Ross Runnalls this was a double win in his debut. He won both races and took the first position in the overall category in the E2.

The Emirati rider Mohammed Al Balooshi came in second position in the E2. The South African Michael Anderson ended in third place in E2.

In the Veterans category the overall win was for Tomi Sarivaara from Finland and the Canadian rider Luc Dubois finished second and Yannic Le Governed from France finished third in veterans. Qatari rider Mohammed Abu Issa finished in second place and the Kuwaiti rider Fahad Al Musallam came third.

Trophies were presented by Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah FIM Deputy President and QMMF President Sultan Zaher Al Morraikhi QMMF Board Member and Isa Al Awadi FIM Asia Vice President.

‘We are extremely happy for the opening round of the season of Qatar International Endurocross this is an amazing event and year by year event by event the number is increasing the level of the competition is getting higher and we are very proud of this” said Al Attiyah at the end of the event.

“All riders and spectators enjoyed a lot the opening round of Qatar International Endurocross and we are looking for the second round of endurocross in Bahrain.

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