Arnau Farré, has won this weekend the 2022 edition of the Three Days of the Santigosa Trial. It was a complicated victory since, as the young rider explains, he had rivals such as Miquel Gelabert and Jaime Busto, riders in the absolute category of the World Championship. And other great veterans like Albert Cabestany.
IT HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY RACE TO MANAGE
The Catalan values in form Very positive his triumph because the first two days he was able to do the Zones to Zero “The difficulty I found was that having changed the Non stop regulations and being stricter, I penalize myself because on the last day I had to leave at 8:30 in the morning and I had to open the high difficulty areas which made me fail in one of them”.
The main key point for his victory was the last section of the third day , as he was the only one to pass and “this made the difference”, as he says. It should be noted that Santigosa is an international benchmark not only for the organization but also for the magnificent landscapes and the great variety of terrain that exists.
For Farre, Santigosa is one of his Favorite Races Since the first time he participated in the contest, many years have passed and it has already become a tradition, he explained that “I want to keep coming for many more years and I hope and wish that they don’t have problems and can continue to get all the permits to continue doing so”. The rider said that he was very excited to return to this historic race after 5 years and more in the 50th edition.
"The difficulty I found was that having changed the Non stop regulations and being stricter, I penalize myself because on the last day I had to leave at 8:30 in the morning and I had to open the high difficulty areas which made me fail in one of them."
2022 SEASON OBJECTIVES
Arnau is very clear about his goal for this season, which is to finish in the Top 3 in the World and get the podium in the Italian championship. Last year, the young rider participated in the French championship where he was runner-up and now he wants to expand his experience by participating in other countries.
This year the rider’s feelings are good, they have Changed the workout And it’s these last races of the Championship of Catalonia and in Santigosa He has tried to put into practice what he has learned and is feeling good: “This season I am looking to be more constantLast year I made podiums but I also finished in very low positions,” said Farré.
CHANGE OF COLORS IN 2022. FROM SCORPA TO SHERCO
The rider signed for Sherco this 2022 season after being at Scorpa last season. Farre, is very comfortable with the team and at the level of the bike he feels better with the Sherco although he explains that “it has not changed much, more or less it is the same bike, the chassis changes and I notice that the Sherco is lighter”.
The rider explains that one of the causes of his change is due to a commercial issue since he has been in the United States for 2 months, he has done courses in Italy and Guatemala, Sherco was more interested in the fact that the Catalan will wear the blue color than the orange of Scorpa.
