Giovanni Sala
Giovanni Sala ( born November 23, 1963 in Bergamo ) is an Italian enduro athletes. He was more times Italian Champion Enduro, Enduro World Champion and member of the winning team in the International Six Day Trial.
Career
His first success in sports enduro succeeded Giovanni Sala in 1981. He was Italian champion in the cadet class up to 125 cc on a Fantic. Then he moved on to motocross. Here, however, not a great success it was granted so that he again returned to enduro racing in the early 1990s. The team of Arnaldo Farioli the opportunity was offered to work on a KTM in a professional environment in the.
In 1991 he was ³ in the Italian championship runner-up in the class up to 250 cm. In the same class he was in the World Cup third parties. In 1992 he drove in the class up to 500 cc. He won the Italian championship and was second in the World Championship. At the International Six Day Trial, he won the Trophy standings with the national team. He also won the class and the overall title. In 1993 he successfully defended his national title. In addition, he won the world championship.
In 1994 he moved back to the 250 cc class. In the Italian championship he won in his class and the overall. Again, he is world champion and at the International Six Day Trial, he won with the national team the Trophy standings. The following year, he can defend his successes in the Italian and in the World Cup. In 1996 he was Italian class and overall winner again. In the world championship he finished second behind Paul Edmondson. In the Six Days in Finland, he won the class and the overall title.
In 1997 he again dominated the Italian championship with the class and the overall victory. Behind Stéphane Peterhansel he is again second in the World Championship. With the national team 's home race wins the International Six Day Trial and is again class and overall winner. In 1998, he is class and overall winner in the World Cup and in the Italian championship. In the six- day trip to Australia he wins Giovanni Sala, the individual ranking. In the Pharaoh's Rally, he finished second. He is also the first of the Erzberg Rodeo. The following year he again defended his national title. In the World Cup he appears for the first time with a 400 - cc four-stroke KTM and wins the class standings.
In 2000, Giovanni Sala won the Italian championship. With the national team he won the Trophy ranking in the International Six Day Trial in Spain. Even in the years 2001 and 2002 he is Italian champion again. In the World Cup he is fourth in the 2002 class up to 500 cc four-stroke. In the Dakar Rally, he is sixth in the overall standings. In 2003, he is with a 250 - cc four-stroke engine go. He is second in the Italian Championship and the World Cup. At the International Six Day Trial, he is also the national runner-up in the Trophy standings. The following year, Giovanni Sala is again Italian masters. At the same time he drives his last season in the championship and will end up eighth.
In 2005 he finished second in the national championship. At the International Six Day Trial in Slovakia, he won the club's scoring with his team. With a 450 cc four-stroke engine it is again in 2006 by Italian masters. The Dakar Rally it is a KTM LC4 third parties.
In 2007 he denies his last year in the Italian championship and again in sixth.
Since the end of his active career, he is responsible for the FIM as routes inspector at the World Championship races and the International Six Day trips go. He also works for KTM in sport and adventure travel.