VOLUME 57 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 P37
Holcombe Doubles In EnduroGP Opener
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eta Factory Racing's Steve
Holcombe came out swing-
ing in the opening round of the
FIM Enduro World Champion-
ship in France, September
19-20, winning both days of
competition in the EnduroGP
class to give Beta's its first ever
four-stroke-powered Enduro
World Championship victory.
After an extended off-season
due to the pandemic, the 2020
EnduroGP season finally got
underway. Expected to be a
short and sharp season, five-
time champion Holcombe was
eager to make a strong start and
prove himself as a title contend-
er, once again. Mixing things
up and moving away from his
familiar 300cc two-stroke Beta,
the French event marked Hol-
combe's first professional world
championship outing aboard a
four-stroke.
"Overall, we've certainly
proved this weekend that we're
on the right track with the 350,"
Holcombe said. "Now it's a mat-
ter of building on today in what's
set to be a short, sharp and
intense championship."
Fellow Beta rider Brad Free-
man was second each day. CN
Day 1
1. Steve Holcombe (Bet)
2. Brad Freeman (Bet)
3. Loic Larrieu (TM)
4. Andrea Verona (TM)
5. Davide Guarneri (TM)
Day 2
1. Steve Holcombe (Bet)
2. Brad Freeman (Bet)
3. Andrea Verona (TM)
4. Jaume Betriu (KTM)
5. Loic Larrieu (TM)
Steve Holcombe
won both days at the
EnduroGP opener
in France. PHOTO:
FUTURE7MEDIA
