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·ENDURO Enduro Series Final Round: Germany World Championship ed he would), the remaining three champions were totally unexpected. The winner of the World 125cc ChampionShip was little-known Italian Fausto Scovolo, who gave Honda its first world enduro title. And 500cc-dass winner Jansson was not even recognized in his own country. "He must have improved a lot, he is not consistent enough," said Sweden's Sven-Erik Jonsson, a former world enduro champion, moments after Jansson was crowned. In a class which is begging for some action, Scovolo claimed his 125cc title after Finland's Petteri Silvan, the defending champio~who recently topped the 125cc class at the ISDE in Finland, was injured after just one round. Jansson, on the other hand, was given his passage to victory after 500cc favorite and defending champ Tiainen, also a class winner at the Finnish Six Days, spent the year getting over problems with severe head pains caused by a sin us ailment. "T will have an operation in the offseason," said Tiainen, who was somewhat disappointed with the way his championship was lost. "I could not ride in the previous round, the pain was so bad." If Scovolo's and Jansson's wins came as a surprise, then the 175cc-class win by England's three-time 125cc world champion was even more of a shock. Sure, the man they call "Eddy" is a legend in world enduro, but lining up against guys called Sala and Peterhansel (as in French off-road superstar Stephane Peterhansel) can be a daunting task. Added to Edmonson's seemingly difficult task was the fact that the machine he would be riding, a Spanishbuilt Gas Gas, was only in its second year of competition. In the previous season, Edmonson could not even get a day win, let alone thinking about a champiqnship. "At times I thought, 'Have I done the (Lett) Great Britain's Paul Edmonson earned his first 175cc World Enduro title at the sertes finale In Germany, giving Gas Gas Its first world e~uro title, as well. (Below) Sweden's Peter Jansson, a rookie to the world anduro championships, stripped veteran Kart TIalnen of the 500cc crown for the first time In five years. By Geoff Meyer BURG, GERMANY, AUG. 31·SEYI.l Jeremy McGrath was eat. g humble pie in Pennsylvania after losing the 250cc National MX Championship. that everyone was expecting him to win, and while Stefan Everts was raising his arms in glory in Switzerland after wrapping up the 250cc World Championship MX title he looked to have lost months ago, the off-road world of enduro racing was taking its share of surprises, as well. Multiple World Enduro Champions Giovanni Sala and Kari Tiainen were sit\0 ting on the plains of the old East Ger0\ many with nothing but the pain of 0\ ,...-l defeat. Sala's 175cc Enduro Champi00'" onship was in the hands of England's ,...-l Paul Edmonson and Tiainen's World I-; 500cc (four-stroke) crown had been ClI delivered to World Enduro rookie Peter Jansson. . The 1996 World Two-Day Enduro .2:! Championships climaxed last week in 0... the small village of Burg, Germany, and ~ while Sweden's Anders Eriksson regained his World 400cc (four-stroke)

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