Prochnau rolls on in Quebec

From the Canadian Enduro Championship

The fifth and sixth rounds of the eight-race Royal Distributing 2009 Canadian Enduro Championship (CEC) were held in Labelle, QC last weekend.

BC’s Bobby Prochnau, riding a KTM 450, dominated by fending off challenges from Lethbridge, AB’s Jason Schrage and local hero Guy Giroux, who rode his BMW 450X to third place overall.

Alberta’s Shane Cuthbertson, BC’s Geoff Nelson, Ontario’s Brian Wojanarski, Tyler Linton and Quebec-based Patrick Beaule and Allan Lachapelle are some of the Pro riders who showed fine form over the weekend.

Two hard luck award candidates were Machine Yamaha Toyota team rider Jake Stapleton, who was on track for a top finish but a mishap saw him pull out early on the first day, and Alberta youngster Ben Riviere, who broke his arm yet rode on to the finish to win the Amateur C class.

The Inside Motorcycles Top Pro Junior award went to Simon Ferraton while local rider Jean Pellerin won the Rekluse Clutch Top Amateur in Extreme test award.

Labelle is situated 1.5 hours north of Montreal and the local topography consists of wet rock, black mud and occasional sand pit, all of which challenged the 119-rider field. The three different timed special tests decided the victor.

The CEC has become the true Canadian Championship with support from all six major motorcycle manufacturers and riders travelling from seven of the 10 Canadian provinces. The Quebec round saw riders from the Atlantic provinces attending for the first time. 

The final event of the CEC takes place in Parry Sound, ON this weekend. Parry Sound has a long history in welcoming motorcyclists in its community.

At all CEC events spectators are welcome and there is no entry fee to see the best off-road riders in Canada shine. For more information on this weekend’s CEC event see www.worldendurocanada.com

For complete results from BMW Motorrad Labelle CEC go to www.moto-tally.com/wec/Results.asp.