Info: 32º Raide TT José Alvoeiro “Paraíso do Todo-o-Terreno” Góis Arganil is part of the CNTT , FMP - Portugal's motorcycle federation Rally-Raid Championship and is valid only for motos, quads and non-FIA SSV
Micael Simão in the Motorcycles, Tomás Paulo in the Quad and Nelson Caxias/André Lopes in the SSV lead the championships
The 32nd edition of the Raid Paraíso do Todo-o-Terreno, which this year paid homage to José Alvoeiro, its great promoter who recently left us, kicked off with a 4.5 km prologue and then the more than eight dozen participants faced a selective sector of almost 77 km through the tracks of Góis and Arganil. The competition was completed the following day with a selective sector of 246.5 km.
MOTO
In motorcycles, the prologue was won by Bernardo Megre on a KTM, who took 0.4s less than Diogo Ventura on a Beta, two riders with TT2 Class machines. Third best time for Micael Simão on GasGas, 1st with a TT3 Class bike. In the selective sector that followed, Micael Simão prevailed and finished the day with a total of 1h22m04s. In 2nd place after this first day of the race was Bernardo Megre with another 42s. Third place was occupied by national runner-up Bruno Santos, who had spent 1m35s more than Micael Simão on this first day of the Raide TT José Alvoeiro. Fourth place went to local rider Diogo Ventura, just 2s off the podium.
Gustavo Gaudêncio on a Honda, recent winner of the race in Castelo Branco, was in 5th place and first in the TT1 class. After this first day, the final stage of the 32nd Raide TT José Alvoeiro was completed with a long selective sector of 246.5 km. Previous winner of this race, local rider Diogo Ventura, on a Beta, showed he was capable of triumphing again and finished the race with a lead of 2m51s over the second-placed rider. He also won the TT2 class. On the podium for the third time in a row this season, Micael Simão, on a GasGas, left Góis with a victory in the TT3 Class and, more importantly, the lead in the championship.
An excellent comeback by Bruno Santos. After a very demanding Dakar, the Husqvarna rider was already showing excellent pace and rounded off the podium. After his absolute victory in Castelo Branco, Gustavo Gaudêncio, riding a Honda in the TT1 class, once again showed a very strong pace and finished just 19s off the podium. Back on a KTM, Bernardo Megre finished the race in 5th place.
Local rider Gonçalo Bandeira, who took part in the race as part of the Góis Moto Clube / José Alvoeiro team, was in 6th place, as was the race winner. Returning to off-road competition, Fábio Magalhães was second to his teammate Gustavo Gaudêncio, finishing 2nd in the TT1 class on a Honda. He was followed by teammate Tomás Dias, who won the Junior Class. Christophe Lajouanie, also on a Honda, finished in 9th place and won the Veterans Class.
Rounding off the top 10 was Fernando Ferreira on a Kawasaki, who finished 2nd in the TT1 class and 2nd among the veterans. Nelson Cunha, on a Kawasaki, won the Promotion Class. António Maio competed again in the Trail Class, facing a tough challenge on the mountain tracks of Góis and Arganil. It was also a difficult mission for Mário Patrão, who competed on a heavy KTM Rally. The final highlight of this motorcycle competition went to Daniela Mateus on a Gas Gas, who won the ladies' class.
QUAD
In the Quad competition, Luís Fernandes was the fastest in the prologue. The national champion took 0.7s less than Tomás Paulo, the championship leader. Third place went to Rodrigo Alves who, like the first two, was racing a Yamaha Quad. These three riders were separated by 1.6s. Fourth place for the renowned Luís Pimenta on a Moto Star, who finished ahead of Tiago Teixeira on a Can-Am.
In the selective sector that followed, the championship leader imposed himself and ended the day with a lead of 1m46s over Luís Fernandes. 22s behind the national champion was the young Rodrigo Alves. Luís Pimenta and Tiago Teixeira maintained the positions they had achieved in the prologue and were still 1m21s apart.
The following day showed that in Quad competition Tomás Paulo is not giving his opponents a chance and took his third consecutive win this season, significantly strengthening his lead in the championship. 2nd place, 2m08s behind Tomás Paulo, went to national champion Luís Fernandes, who had started this race fastest in the prologue. Two Yamaha riders at the top of the standings.
Third place on a day held in memory of his friend José Alvoeiro for the renowned Luís Pimenta in Moto Star. Fourth place on a day marked by a few mishaps for young Rodrigo Alves, like the first two Yamaha riders. Fifth place for Filipe Ferrão on Honda, winner of the Promotion Class. Sixth place for Martim Pedroso on Yamaha, who completed the Junior podium after a very difficult day.
SSV
In the SSVs, victory in the prologue was won by Roberto Borrego/Daniel Jordão in Can-Am, who spent 1.2s less than Pedro Antunes/Nuno Batalha in Polaris. The third best time was achieved by the Pedro Pinha/Joaquim Dias team in Can-Am with 1s more than Pedro Antunes. In the next positions and with exactly the same time were Pedro Grancha/Tomás Neves and Miguel Cunha competing solo. Both in Can-Am.
As usual, SS1 brought significant changes to the standings and the race lead was now held by Miguel Plácido/Ricardo Gomes in Can-Am with a total of 1h22m07s. Second place was just 8s behind Hélder Rodrigues, who, as usual, rode solo in a Polaris. Nelson Caxias/André Lopes in Can-Am were in 3rd place. Next positions went to Vasco Martins/Luís Falé and Paulo Madeira/Gonçalo Boaventura, both in Can-Am. 6th place and 1st among the Stock Class competitors for the Spanish duo Teo and Roberto Viñaras in Polaris. As with the prologue to SS1, the final stage produced new changes in the SSV classification, giving victory to Roberto Borrego/Daniel Jordão in Can-Am, the team that had started this race by winning the prologue.
Starting the second stage 8s off the lead, Helder Rodrigues soon opened up the lead among the SSVs, but had to surrender to the impetus of his Bit Racing teammate, leading his Polaris to second place. Very regular this season, Nelson Caxias returned to the podium and left Góis in the lead of the championship, one point ahead of Roberto Borrego. He won among the veterans and was navigated by André Lopes.
Fourth place was taken by Vasco Martins Luís Falé who, with this result, moved up to 3rd place in the championship. Fifth place for Nuno Rodrigues, with Hélder Rodrigues competing solo, but driving a Can-Am like the two teams ahead of him in the standings. 6th place and winners of the Stock class for the Spanish brothers Teo and Roberto Viñaras, on Polaris. Next position for another solo driver. Sérgio Palminha at the controls of a Can-Am. 8th place for the duo Hélder Santos/Bruno Carvalho, also in Can-Am. Tomás Antunes, solo and in a Can-Am, finished in 9th position and won among the Juniors. Rounding off the top 10 was Alexandre Silva and Rui Cascalho, who finished 2nd in the Stock Class in a Polaris. Micael Vitória and Fábio Pratas on Segway won the TT2 Class. Lara and Margarida Brardo on Yamaha won the ladies' class.
The CNTT continues in May when the TH Clothes Raid Ferraria takes place from the 23rd to the 25th.
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Source: FMP
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