By P12 from Monday’s RST X D3O Superbike TT race, Amalric Blanc, set a new personal best lap, 17 minutes 43.300 seconds (127.742 mph), strengthening his position as France’s fastest Mountain Course pilot.
38 years of age, hailing from Feurs in France, Blanc is also the Chanaz Hill Climb, track record holder (1.06.661 – set in 2021).
Last week, the 1.1 miles long course, positioned on the Mont Lanard public road at Savoy Alps hosted the 54th edition of this reputable hill-climb, the second round of this season’s ‘Championnat de France de la Montagne’.
Main star of this year’s race was Steven Bellavoine (P1 Superbike, P2 Supersport time-trials at Chanaz), well-known from his IRRC Superbike starts as permanent rider in 2023,2024 seasons.
The next ‘Championnat de France de la Montagne’ round will be at Marchaux (14th-15th June), it means the same dates as third round of European Hill Climb Road Race Championship at Julbach, Austria (with Maurizio Bottalico in start-list, P27 from Superbike Race – TT 2025).
Race finishers for Superbike/Supersport categories from Chanaz are follows:
Superbike:
1st – Steven Bellavoine
2nd – Franck Fournier-Bidoz
3rd – Arnaud David
4th – Damien Duck
5th – Uwe Rademacher
6th – Xavier Falconnet
7th – Valentin Citton
8th – Teo Croze
9th – Jerome Caillieret
10th – Loic Edelmayer
11th – William Mugnier
12th – Cedric Poizot
13th – Natacha Cons
14th – Julian Zerbib
Supersport:
1st – Hugo Grange-Martin (overall winner – fastest overall – 1.08.378)
2nd – Steven Bellavoine
3rd – Simon Romieu
4th – Damien Galfre
5th – Loic Sirot
6th – Nolan Paget
7th – Dominique Pietri
8th – Joe Thauront
9th – Uwe Rademacher
10th – Evan Messerli
11th – Christophe Fusillier
12th – Harold Houssin
13th – Anthony Poulain
14th – Francois Navel
15th – Celia Berardi
16th – Nathan Vizie
17th – Alexandre Pirollet
18th – Maxime Iannuzzo
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Jan Vavra
