Among what was left behind by the passage of Argentine Enduro in La Rioja, we learned about the decision of the man from Salta Christopher Solagetting off the team Gas Gas Palermo Bikes, with which the current Catalan Junior and general champion, had been competing in the national competition. Beyond achieving discreet results in the current tournament (2 fifths and one seventh), which are not at all consistent with what the Argentine national team pilot has achieved, both in the ISDE 2023 and in his campaign in Spain in the last three years, Tobal tells us the reason for his decision, after racing in La Rioja. Although it has not yet been made official by the team, his replacement would be the current Mendoza champion, Thomas Tumbarellowho continues to exhibit good performance, just as happened last season with the pilot MIAG Racingwhere he was crowned with the provincial title, plus a resounding victory in the Aconcagua Challengeat the closing of the AMD Enduro Classics Series Cup 2023.
Cristóbal confirmed despite his decision to free up his seat in the Gas Gas Palermo team, that he will be present in the next Suns Race and in the Transmontaña two Platinum events of the AMD Enduro Classics Series Cup that motivate him not to completely detach himself from his passion. (Photo: Flor Martorelli)
Cristóbal Sola – Argentine Enduro Team Pilot
On Saturday at the Argentino I had a bad fall, it is true that I hit my arm and hand quite a bit, but I was able to finish it although ultimately, that was not the whole problem. The truth is that I was not having a good time in the National races, obviously this was all unrelated to the team, who behaved excellently with me from start to finish, great friends there, but the truth is that I was not having a good time in the races, I put in four dates, I insisted and insisted, but I couldn’t enjoy myself like before and I have decided to take some time without pressure. It is no secret that in terms of results I was not doing well, but I have no doubt that this is related to the fact that I was not enjoying it, important risks are taken, so as not to enjoy what is being done. Maybe I’m never going to get away from motorcycles, in fact I’m going to run two races that do motivate me, which are the Suns Race and the Transmontaña. We will see what happens and where whatever comes takes me, now I want to be calm to let time do its work, I am not going to distance myself from motorcycles because I am passionate about it, but I weighed what was happening to me and I think that The right thing to do was to stop a little since I was saturated, to try to recover the enjoyment that is fundamental.
Tommy Tumbarello would be the one targeted to take Tobal’s place in Gas Gas Palermo although it is not official yet and it is unknown if it would be to continue in the National (he lost a date there) or in the Enduro Classics Series where he is in fourth place, just 60 points from leader Luciano Bellone. (Photo: Flor Martorelli)
Tomás Tumbarello (MIAG Racing)
The truth is I’m waiting for what may happen, but the people at Gas Gas Palermo spoke to me to offer me that possibility, which if it comes to fruition would be a dream for me, since as you well know we have been fighting hard and evenly. I do not want to be reckless, since they told me to wait for their communication to make it official, but I see that you have the information and I understand that it is your job to inform it. We’ll see what happens, if I have to travel to Buenos Aires because of the motorcycle and the advertisements, but I have an impressive emotion, just knowing about this possibility. The weekend was great, even though I made several mistakes, I knew I had the speed to improve the fifth I had done on Saturday, so finishing third and getting on the podium was a dream and I won’t even tell you later, knowing that it exists this possibility of joining Gas Gas.
