Here’s the latest update from Trans Provence…
Day 2 Mavic® Trans-Provence 2013
Digne-Les-Bains -> Villars-Colmars.
Following this morning’s racing at Mavic® Trans-Provence 2013 six riders received penalties for deliberately cutting corners for time advantage on Special Stage 5 (the first Special Stage of Day 2).
The riders were Afonso Ferreira, Alex Stock, François Dola, Mikko Kupiainen, Todd Seplavy and Vadim Savelyev.
We are aware that there have been some discussions on various social networks and websites as to the fairness or validity of the penalties. Ash Smith (Mavic® Trans-Provence 2013 organiser and race director) felt that a statement was needed to explain and clarify today’s events.
“Today during Special Stage1 at Mavic® Trans-Provence 2013, six riders were each given a 35 second penalty for cutting corners. The incidents were seen by myself personally. They were not reported by another competitor or any second party.
“We cannot be at every corner to check that riders are obeying the rules. I believe that the ‘random testing’ approach that we take – monitoring parts of Special Stages where there’s a very clear choice to be made between riding the line or cutting corners – combined with the knowledge that riders will and have been caught and duly penalised will encourage riders to conduct themselves within the spirit of the event (namely, with a sense of sportsmanship, not to mention our joint obligation to protect the trails so that others may enjoy them for generations to come.)”
“I hope this clarifies the situation. We’re pleased there’s so much interest in the event and rules, so thanks for all of the comments across the ‘net. Enduro as a sport is in now in the limelight. It’s my belief that by having simple rules now about expected behaviour will only help the sport grow.”
Ash Smith
| Pos | Name | Team | Category | Day 1: Clamensane to Digne-les-Bains | Day 2: Digne-les-Bains to Villars-Colmars | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | CLEMENTZ Jérôme | Cannondale Overmountain / Mavic | PRO | 00:37:58 | (1) | 00:20:43 | (2) | 00:58:41 |
| 2nd | LAU Nicolas | Cube Action Team | PRO | 00:38:25 | (2) | 00:20:41 | (1) | 00:59:06 |
| 3rd | BAREL Fabien | Canyon Factory Enduro Team / MAVIC | PRO | 00:38:44 | (3) | 00:21:25 | (5) | 01:00:09 |
| 4th | KABUSH Geoff | Scott-3Rox Racing | PRO | 00:39:32 | (4) | 00:20:51 | (3) | 01:00:23 |
| 5th | BAILLY-MAITRE François | BMC Trailcrew | PRO | 00:39:37 | (5) | 00:21:13 | (4) | 01:00:50 |
| 6th | NICOLL Jamie | Santa Cruz Bicycles | PRO | 00:39:49 | (6) | 00:21:36 | (6) | 01:01:25 |
| 7th | FUMIC Manuel | Cannondale Factory Racing | PRO | 00:41:30 | (9) | 00:21:42 | (8) | 01:03:12 |
| 8th | BALL Chris | AM | 00:41:21 | (8) | 00:22:03 | (12) | 01:03:24 | |
| 9th | CRAIG Adam | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | PRO | 00:41:31 | (11) | 00:21:56 | (10) | 01:03:27 |
| 10th | WEIR Mark | Cannondale Overmountain / WTB | PRO | 00:41:30 | (9) | 00:22:11 | (13) | 01:03:41 |
| 11th | GOLAY Florian | BMC Trailcrew | PRO | 00:41:15 | (7) | 00:22:29 | (14) | 01:03:44 |
| 12th | COOPER Anton | Cannondale Factory Racing | PRO | 00:42:07 | (13) | 00:21:38 | (7) | 01:03:45 |
| 13th | CRUZ Ben | Cannondale Overmountain / WTB | PRO | 00:41:54 | (12) | 00:21:59 | (11) | 01:03:53 |
| 14th | STOCK Alex | Kona | PRO | 00:42:48 | (14) | 00:23:56 | (21) | 01:06:44 |
| 15th | DICKERHOFF Maxi | Canyon Factory Enduro Team | PRO | 00:43:52 | (15) | 00:23:02 | (15) | 01:06:54 |
| 16th | MUNNIK Oliver | AM | 00:45:02 | (18) | 00:21:54 | (9) | 01:06:56 | |
| 17th | FARIN Guillaume | BMC Trailcrew | PRO | 00:44:35 | (16) | 00:23:44 | (18) | 01:08:19 |
| 18th | MARTIN Sven | Santa Cruz Bicycles | M40 | 00:45:09 | (19) | 00:23:44 | (18) | 01:08:53 |
| 19th | GIBSON Nick | AM | 00:46:07 | (23) | 00:23:17 | (16) | 01:09:24 | |
| 20th | THOMSON Stu | MTB Cut / Orange | AM | 00:45:57 | (21) | 00:23:41 | (17) | 01:09:38 |
| 21st | HAUKOM Tom | AM | 00:45:40 | (20) | 00:24:08 | (24) | 01:09:48 | |
| 22nd | PRUDENCIO Nico | Team Giant Chile | PRO | 00:46:03 | (22) | 00:23:50 | (20) | 01:09:53 |
| 23rd | DOLA François | la Roue Libre | M40 | 00:44:45 | (17) | 00:25:24 | (33) | 01:10:09 |
| 24th | FAGERLI Ole Christian | AM | 00:46:49 | (25) | 00:24:00 | (22) | 01:10:49 | |
| 25th | KUPIAINEN Mikko | AM | 00:46:22 | (24) | 00:24:32 | (27) | 01:10:54 | |
| 26th | PATTERSON Matt | AM | 00:47:11 | (27) | 00:24:03 | (23) | 01:11:14 | |
| 27th | SMAIL Paul | AM | 00:47:08 | (26) | 00:24:26 | (26) | 01:11:34 | |
| 28th | REITAN Gaute | AM | 00:47:44 | (29) | 00:24:36 | (28) | 01:12:20 | |
| 29th | ANGUS Paul | AM | 00:48:04 | (30) | 00:24:40 | (29) | 01:12:44 | |
| 30th | AAS Øyvind | AM | 00:49:47 | (36) | 00:24:12 | (25) | 01:13:59 | |
| 31st | SCHWAB Tilmann | AM | 00:47:35 | (28) | 00:27:07 | (51) | 01:14:42 | |
| 32nd= | MARTIN Anka | Juliana Bicycles | WMN | 00:49:13 | (33) | 00:25:44 | (37) | 01:14:57 |
| 32nd= | BOWMAN Joe | AM | 00:48:26 | (31) | 00:26:31 | (48) | 01:14:57 | |
| 34th | WAGHORN Jonny | M40 | 00:50:04 | (37) | 00:24:55 | (31) | 01:14:59 | |
| 35th | MORAN Kevin | AM | 00:49:10 | (32) | 00:25:57 | (41) | 01:15:07 | |
| 36th | KUENZLI Othmar | M40 | 00:50:20 | (39) | 00:24:57 | (32) | 01:15:17 | |
| 37th | EMMETT Kelli | Giant Factory Off-Road Team | WMN | 00:49:42 | (34) | 00:25:40 | (36) | 01:15:22 |
| 38th | RACING Plons | M40 | 00:50:15 | (38) | 00:25:46 | (39) | 01:16:01 | |
| 39th | FERREIRA Afonso | AM | 00:49:46 | (35) | 00:26:19 | (45) | 01:16:05 | |
| 40th | SOHKANEN Simo | AM | 00:51:31 | (45) | 00:24:42 | (30) | 01:16:13 | |
| 41st | RAMSAY Seb | M40 | 00:50:51 | (42) | 00:25:24 | (33) | 01:16:15 | |
| 42nd | OCKELTON Will | Santa Cruz Bicycles | AM | 00:50:39 | (41) | 00:25:55 | (40) | 01:16:34 |
| 43rd | PERRY Lester | AM | 00:51:00 | (43) | 00:26:00 | (42) | 01:17:00 | |
| 44th | CANCELLIER Jon | SRAM | AM | 00:51:34 | (46) | 00:25:36 | (35) | 01:17:10 |
| 45th | HORRIDGE Emily | Transition Bikes | WMN | 00:50:38 | (40) | 00:26:57 | (50) | 01:17:35 |
| 46th | IMBS Raphael | TannenBike | M40 | 00:51:03 | (44) | 00:26:33 | (49) | 01:17:36 |
| 47th | CALAM Jeff | AM | 00:52:03 | (47) | 00:26:04 | (43) | 01:18:07 | |
| 48th | FAN Mickey | AM | 00:52:13 | (49) | 00:26:05 | (44) | 01:18:18 | |
| 49th | STEVENS Jon | AM | 00:52:52 | (50) | 00:26:19 | (45) | 01:19:11 | |
| 50th | HARRISON Luke | M40 | 00:53:57 | (51) | 00:27:45 | (53) | 01:21:42 | |
| 51st | KELTON Tim | AM | 00:52:03 | (47) | 00:29:48 | (60) | 01:21:51 | |
| 52nd | WATERMAN Andy | AM | 00:56:06 | (55) | 00:26:26 | (47) | 01:22:32 | |
| 53rd | CABELLO Rodrigo | AM | 00:55:45 | (53) | 00:27:26 | (52) | 01:23:11 | |
| 54th | DIEFFENTHALER Pauline | Cannondale / MAVIC | WMN | 00:54:46 | (52) | 00:28:32 | (56) | 01:23:18 |
| 55th | SAVELYEV Vadim | AM | 00:55:49 | (54) | 00:27:48 | (54) | 01:23:37 | |
| 56th | BECKER Björn | M40 | 00:58:34 | (57) | 00:27:51 | (55) | 01:26:25 | |
| 57th | GJESSVAG Tony | AM | 00:58:12 | (56) | 00:28:45 | (57) | 01:26:57 | |
| 58th | SCHUELLER Jörg | M40 | 00:59:32 | (59) | 00:28:46 | (58) | 01:28:18 | |
| 59th | SAPIN Nadine | la Roue Libre/Team Scott Contessa | WMN | 00:59:02 | (58) | 00:30:00 | (63) | 01:29:02 |
| 60th | LJUNGDAHL Tomas | M40 | 01:01:49 | (60) | 00:29:23 | (59) | 01:31:12 | |
| 61st | JORDAN Lee | AM | 01:03:15 | (61) | 00:32:07 | (65) | 01:35:22 | |
| 62nd | MARTIN Guti | AM | 01:06:43 | (62) | 00:29:53 | (61) | 01:36:36 | |
| 63rd | JUNGFER Helmar | AM | 01:07:55 | (63) | 00:29:53 | (61) | 01:37:48 | |
| 64th | HUNTER Mary-Anne | Juliana Bicycles | WMN | 01:11:07 | (65) | 00:30:01 | (64) | 01:41:08 |
| 65th | MACINNIS Ben | AM | 01:08:26 | (64) | 00:33:13 | (67) | 01:41:39 | |
| 66th | RIEBL Johannes | Orbea Enduro Crew | AM | 01:22:36 | (71) | 00:25:45 | (38) | 01:48:21 |
| 67th | FOWLER Cooper | M40 | 01:14:35 | (66) | 00:35:21 | (70) | 01:49:56 | |
| 68th | TIFFIN Paul | AM | 01:16:51 | (67) | 00:33:15 | (68) | 01:50:06 | |
| 69th | SEPLAVY Todd | AM | 01:18:00 | (68) | 00:33:33 | (69) | 01:51:33 | |
| 70th | CUNNINGHAM Fay | WMN | 01:19:47 | (69) | 00:32:28 | (66) | 01:52:15 | |
| 71st | WEST Catherine | WMN | 01:20:38 | (70) | 00:38:55 | (71) | 01:59:33 | |
