Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

World Championship Obserred Trials Series: Round9 Michaud • supreme In Austria By Mike Rapley HEI RICHS, AUSTRIA, JULY I STORM HITS CAN-AM DEALERS! Eddy Lejeune returned from the American and Canadian rounds of the series with what appeared a safe and healthy 10poim lead. But at the nimh round of the 12-evem series in Austria, that lead evaporated to just five poims when Thierry Michaud won the trials and Lejeune placed third. It was the second win this year for Michaud (he won in Spain) and hi 20 poims take him to a grand total of 155, while Lejeune who finished third, beaten by Italjet rider Philippe Berlatier, leads at 160. Lejeune started in confidem form, leading at the end of the first 17section, 17-kilometer lap by a single mark over Michaud, but then had a disaster on lap two when he dropped four fives, while Michaud remained consistent and Berlatier had the be t lap of the day on just 10 lost. All three rode well on the final lap when the emry rushed to ensure they finished without time penalties. Lejeune was the best, but he was unable to remedy the situation caused by his second lap errors and had to settle for third. For American Bernie Schreiber it was another day to forget. He finished in sixth place, beaten by Spanish youngster Luis Gallach on the Merlin and l6-year-old Italian Diego Bosis on a Fantic. Schreiber, till riding a SWM for the privately-backed KK Trials Team with Danilo Galeazzi, i awaiting the completiQn of the new Garelli trials bike on which he hopes to retrieve his fortunes. The title will go to either Lejeune or Michaud, for Schreiber is now so far adrift he has no hope of catching the leaders. Indeed, Schreiber has his own problems apart from machinery, for Berlatier has closed to within seven poims of him which makes the challenge for third pLace overall as close as it is for the lead. Diego Bosis had his best world round result yet with his fine fifth pLace, while Luis Gallach, who took fourth, moved up two places in the championship table to pass former champion Gilles Burgatand Bernard Cordonnier. Brilian's young lions - John Lampkin, Tony Scarlett and Steve Saunders - lost much of their roar since the North American rounds and were well down the List. But as the best, Lampkin overtook Saunders to now lie fifth in the table, which realistically is the best placing a Brit can achieve • as the others are so far ahead. Results OVERALL: 1. Thierry Michaud (Fan) 44; 2. Philippe Barlatier (Ita) 47; 3. Eddy Lejeune (Hon) 50: 4. Luil Gallach (Mer) 70; 5. Diego BOli. IFanl 74; 6. Bernie Schreiber (SWMI75; 7. Joel Descun. (JCM) B5; B. Renato Chiabono (Fan) B5; 9. Andrau Codina IMon) B8; 10. Pascal Couturier IBet) 89; 11. John Lempkin (Fan) 89; 12. Tony Scarlett (Yam) 90; 13. Steve Saunders (Arm) 90: 14. Gilles Burgat (Fan) 93; 15. Jonny Andersson IYam) 93. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OBSERVED TRIALS SERIES POINT STANDINGS; 1. Lejeune (160); 2. Michaud (155); 3. Schreiber 1114); 4. Berlatier (107); 5. Lem""in IB2); 6. Saunders 181); 7. Gallach (62); 8. Burgat (56); 9. Co

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