The prime three finishers in Stage One of the 2024 Aprilia Eco Race simply maintain swapping locations. So far, there have been two stage winners on this yr’s AER: Aprilia’s Jacopo Cerutti and Yamaha’s Alessandro Botturi. (Did we point out that Pol Tarrés could be racing with a damaged foot?!)
At the tip of the tremendous lengthy Stage Three, Alessandro Botturi took the win for the day with a complete time of 05:37:23. In the early phases of competitors, he, his teammate Pol Tarrés, and Jacopo Cerutti have confirmed themselves to be the quickest within the discipline, they usually maintain difficult one another and themselves to go sooner and be higher in every stage.
Cerutti had a navigation mishap throughout stage three, and Tarrés was preventing by way of ache and swelling sustained from a foot harm on the earlier stage. Initially, he mentioned that he wasn’t completely positive that he’d even be capable to begin Stage Three as a result of he did not know if he might get his boot on over the bandages.
In the tip, he ended up discovering a bigger boot to slip on over the bandages, so he is carrying two totally different boot sizes to get the job executed. After all that, he nonetheless managed to complete in a stable second place, only one minute and 29 seconds behind his teammate. If you wanted additional affirmation that cross nation rally racers are hardcore, right here you go.
For his half, Cerutti got here in third place on Stage Three, ending three minutes and 47 seconds off of Botturi’s tempo. After the stage, Botturi praised his teammate and Cerutti, saying he thought they might have enjoyable collectively since their fast tempo is so related they usually’re such well-matched challengers.
After Stage Three, the general occasions for the Top Five riders within the bike class have been:
| Racer | Team | Time |
| Jacopo Cerutti | Aprilia | 11:47:19 |
| Alessandro Botturi | Yamaha | +06:20 |
| Pol Tarrés | Yamaha | +06:55 |
| Giovanni Gritti | Honda | +01:32:13 |
| Guillaume Borne | Husqvarna | +01:32:17 |
As you may see, the Top Three are miles in entrance of the remainder of the pack. But there are nonetheless a number of phases to go, and something can occur.
Stage Four Just Wrapped, And Look Who Won Again
Stage Four simply completed, and Cerutti’s win had at the least one social media commenter asking if they will must revise their Aprilia Racing victory depend sticker that is on their bike after the AER wraps. If the rally continues to progress the way in which the primary 4 phases have, that appears fairly doubtless. Stay tuned.