Evgeny Bobryshev took the championship crown in the Elite series of the Italian International MX series this weekend with a gate-to-flag victory in Ottobiano, leading home title rival Jeremy van Horebeek by 1.7seconds.

From the three rounds, Bobryshev dominated with two wins and a second place to start his 2016 season in the strongest possible way. With the best two points scores counting, Bobby ended with a perfect 240 points, 20 ahead of van Horebeek.

Team HRC are now looking forward to the season-opener in Qatar on 27th February.