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REED WINS S-X OPEN
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had Reed claimed the overall
win at the first ever S-X Open
in Auckland, New Zealand, No-
vember 24. The race was a part
of the Monster Energy S-X Open
International Supercross FIM
Oceania Championship, which
included the S-X Open and the
Aus-X Open in Sydney. Reed (Su-
zuki) also won the championship.
Reed went up against notable
riders including Americans Chris-
tian Craig, Justin Brayton and
Dean Wilson, and fellow Aussie
Hayden Mellross.
Reed won all three feature
races to take the victory over
Mellross, who went 3-4-3 on the
night. Wilson ended up third over-
all, followed by Craig and Brayton.
In the SX2 class, American
Dakota Alix came away with the
victory, followed by Ryan Mar-
mont and Josiah Natzke. CN
ISDE HEADS TO PORTUGAL
T
he FIM officially announced
that the 94th International Six
Days Enduro in 2019 will be held
in Portugal. This will be the first
time since 2009 that the ISDE will
be held in that country.
The ISDE will be staged in the city
of Algarve in Portimao at the Auto-
dromo Internacional do Algarve.
With its large, purpose-built
facility, the international motor
racing circuit will act as the pad-
dock and center hub of activity for
the race.
Utilizing the surrounding moun-
tainsides, three unique routes
will be laid out incorporating a
wide range of terrain for riders to
contest.
The opening two days will be
predominantly sandy, while days
three, four and five will offer a
contrasting character of forest
and rocky terrain that will take
riders into the country's highest
mountain range.
Daily routes are expected to be
around 185 miles each in length.
Actual dates of the 2019 ISDE are
scheduled for November 11-16.
Current plans indicate the
2020 ISDE will be held in north-
ern Italy. CN
In 2019, the 94th
ISDE will be held in
the city of Algarve in
Portmao, Portugal.
