Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

major event wins - much like American Larry Roeseler. Included on that list are the Paris-Dakar and Paris-Peking rallies, the ISDE and th e '93 French Enduro Championship . The 28-year-old should sta rt strong in ro un d one in Spain, and continue in good form into the French round. Whether he can hold his form will only be confirmed as the series goes on. Being new to the series could harm him , but don't be surprised if the Rally King is the 1994enduro champ come July 24. Dutch ISDE he roes Gerard Jimmink and Henk Knuiman may also hold a few su rprises if the series is hampered by rain, and even if mud doesn't beco me a factor, these two might just kee p Sala , Esquirol and Pet erhansel off the top of the po int standings. For a straight pick go for Esquirol and his mighty El Campero Husqvarna . Th e Frenchman likes hi s own chances as well. "I 've wanted a cha mpionship for a long time," he says. "Last yea r I missed out, but I have time on my side. Maybe I can do it this year; I think I've improved enough." If Esquirol should win, he will be at the front of enduro racin g for years to (Below) Sven Erik Jonsson , Kent Karls son and Giovanni Sala (left to right) chat before the sta rt o.f th e recent Gilles Lalay Class ic. Sala was SOOCc champion In '93, but with the demi se of t hat divis ion , will ride the 175cc cl ass thi s season.(Boltom) Frenchmen Al ain Olivier (left) and Stephene Peterhansel (ri g ht) both loo ked strong In th e Gill es Lalay Class ic . A former ISDE winner, Peterhansel will contest the ent ire series for the first tim e. (Left) Sven Erik Jonsson Is the defending champion in the 350CcFourStroke class . The SWede would like to add a fourth title to his resu me. (Above) Brit Paul Emdonclson has .switched from Husqva rna to Gas-Gas for '94, and stands a good chance of repeating as 125cc World Champio n. ·T· · WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP END URO SERIES Round 1 Ap ril 17 Tortosa, Spain Round 2 May 15 Serv ieres Ie Chateau, Fran ce Round 3 May 22 Bergamo, Italy Round 4 June 12 Uppsala, Sweden Round S June 19 [a msa, Finland Roun d 6 July 24 Kaposvar, Hungary ISDE Sept. 20-25 Tulsa, Olahoma, USA 1993 WORLD END URO CHAMPIO NS 80cc Gian-Marco Rossi 125cc Paul Edmondson 250cc Giorgio Gra sso SOOcc Giovanni Sala 350cc 4-S Sven Erik Jonsson 500cc 4-S Fabio Farioli . . . . :.. ·.H.·:.:..E::.:..:: / ·:P·: · ., · APRILIA . · .. .' StefanoPasseri . . Italy . ' . ·. GAS.GAS", : . :: . ..'.-. : t.:· A·.. . . . .: . . .: Kari Tiainen :: . . Finland . SOD 4-5 ' . .'.125' [aroslav Katrinak· · Czecho. : -. ". ' · FAJuOU' ~· ·" ." . . izs · Pa~. Edmondson . : England . '. . 125.·.· MauroCarmjnam: ·ltaly . · Javier.Puigdemont. Spain . ' . 125 · Giovanni Sala . .. Italy ' . :175' :JoSeP Rovira . '. .Spain ......' .... 12.?: Mario Rinaldi .. :- l\' .,: :175 : Stephene PeterhanSeL · .:: . ·:·Franc' e :250 ' :·Sven· Erik Jrinsson. ·. Sweden · : 350 4-S·:· . '. . : ' Italy:: 350 4-S . . Eric .~rd · . ,.. .:Frarice :' ' . ...175 : ~ald9 N icoli' .- Jeff Nilsson ... .t':' . . . .: .. come, and the sp ort d esperately needs more riders like him. Sweden's Sven Erik Jonsson has three World Enduro Championships and he wants more. The 1993 350cc Four-Stroke title holder -is n ot at the peak o f h is career, but he is far from finished . With age creeping up on him but experience on his side, the 32-year-old should have en ou g h left to wi n a t least one more championship, bu t he'll get no rest from coun tryman And ers Eriksson. Runner-up to Jonsson in '93, the Husky pilot is only 21 years old, and now has a year of experience battling one of the all-time greats. Italian Arnaldo Nicoli is one of Jonsson's El Campero teammates, and could also cause plenty of headaches for the Scandinavians. Fabio Farioli could be the main chance for an Italian to take one of the four classes. The defending champion is a favorite to win the 500cc Four-Stroke division, but has some strong opposition from ano ther youngster, Pe ter Jansson. These two, along with Kent Karlsson, should pro vide an exciting battle. The two Swedish chargers ride for th e impressive Team Husaberg Swed en, while Farioli - son of Italian KIM importer Arnaldo Farioli - will predictably be aboard a Farioli KTM. The . difference could well be decided at these riders' home rounds in Sweden and Italy. The list of talented riders does not end with those mentioned above, but they should definitely be the top guns . As far as teams go, EI Cam pero Husqvama and Husaberg Sweden will continue to be the major squads to bea t, but several smaller camps have formed for the '94 series, and they will also be a factor. I:\"

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