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member seeing a guy who was
last for a couple of laps win the
Grand Prix. Fair play to Martin – I
think everyone had a fair chance
in this final. I'm happy with sec-
ond place. I rode well all night
and I got one place better than I
have done in the last two years,
so I can't complain."
It was a tough night for World
Champion Tai Woffinden as he
missed the semi-final cut off with
seven points. American Greg
Hancock ended the night 10
th
.
John Hipkiss
Quote OF THE WEEK
"
What I really want is to be the first person to
lap at over 130 mph on a 600cc bike and I think
it is within my reach. I need to take about 11
seconds off my best lap, which is a big ask.
"
- Eight-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop
NAMBOTIN, CERVANTES DOMINATE
WORLD ENDURO OPENER
T
he opening round of the 2014
Enduro World Championship
kicked off in Solsana, Spain, with
the GP of Catalunya, April 5-6.
It proved to be a long and chal-
lenging, but well liked event for
the world-class off-road racers.
In the E1 division, KTM's
Christophe Nambotin, the 2013
E3 World Champion, dominated
the weekend on his 250 EXC-
F. He won six tests on Saturday
and seven on Sunday en-route to
double-round wins.
In E2, KTM's Antoine Meo, the
2013 E1 World Champion, took
top honors on day one despite
nursing a sore foot.
On day two, Pierre-Alexandre
Renet of France squeaked out
the win, finishing one second
ahead of Meo on his factory-
backed Husqvarna.
KTM took another double vic-
tory in the E3 division. Spain's
Ivan Cervantes battled all day
Saturday with Australian Matt
Phillips before taking the win,
while victory came much easier for the Spaniard on day two.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KTM
IMAGES/FUTURE7MEDIA
Home favorite, Spain's Ivan
Cervantes topped both days in
the E3 class at the World Enduro
opener.
