The Commander’s Oskars Kalpaks Memorial Cup Cross Country

Already traditionally in the autumn, just before the Independence of Latvia, the Commander’s Oskars Kalpaks Memorial Cup Cross Country will take place in Irlava for the 13^th time. For the second year in a row, this is also the memorial race devoted to the thought leader of the event Oskars Grigs, who passed away.

The race is always special because the track, as in the late autumn, is a complete try-on for the sportsmen. There have been competitions in both very rainy and ice conditions; this time highly sticky and heavy clay will be on the track. How Oskars Grigs once said to the sportsmen: “You are soldiers, you have to overcome this difficulty in order to somehow understand what our ancestors have won under the command of the Commander Oskars Kalpaks”!

Arnolds Snikers, who had a successful season in motocross, convincingly confirmed the status of a “universal soldier”, having won the 3^rd place in the MX2 class of the Latvian Championship and helping to win the 7^th place in the Cup of European Nations starting with the Latvian team. Both solid victory won in the combined E1, E2, E3 class of the Oskars Kalpaks Cup and victory in absolute ranking, leaving behind the enduro old masters, the brothers Janis and Einars Vinters. More information here.