IN
THE
WIND
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Garcia
Triumphs
At Trefle
Lozerien
R
ound two of the World Enduro
Super Series (WESS) brought
riders to France, and back to
the classic enduro format, with
the famous Trefle Lozerien AMV,
one of the five French Classics.
Red Bull KTM's Josep Garcia
of Spain became the first non-
French rider to ever win the event
in its 33-year history, topping the
600-rider-strong field. Much to
the dismay of the partisan crowd,
French riders were shut out of
the overall podium completely
as Great Britain's Jamie McCan-
ney and Nathan Watson claimed
second and third.
Steady rain and fog made for
challenging conditions for every-
one, and despite claiming "the
conditions really didn't suit me,"
Garcia was the rider to beat on
all three days of the event. He
topped the first and second days,
heading into the third and final
day with a 30-second lead, which
he handily rode to the win.
"To get my first WESS victory
of 2019, and also to create a little
piece of history by being the first
non-French winner here at Trefle
Lozerien, is amazing," Garcia
said. "I'm not really a big fan of
wet, slippery mud, but I pushed
hard on all special tests and
everything went perfectly. Com-
ing here straight from Extreme
Lagares wasn't easy but I knew
this race was going to be impor-
tant to my WESS championship."
Garcia started the series with
a 14th-place finish at XL Lagares,
but emerges from round two with
the championship lead ahead of
Manny Lettenbichler and Jonny
Walker.
Behind the dominant rider,
the competition was much more
fierce. Yamaha's Jaime McCan-
ney, a regular in the FIM Enduro
World Championship, rode
strong to collect second overall.
Red Bull KTM's Josep
Garcia celebrated his
first WESS win of 2019
at Trefle Lozerien AMV.
PHOTOS: FUTURE7MEDIA/RED
BULL CONTENT POOL
(L-R) Jamie McCanney,
Josep Garcia and
Nathan Watson smile
through the mud on the
overall podium.
