Holcombe Wins 2020 EnduroGP
Championship
B
eta Factory Racing's Steve
Holcombe captured the
2020 EnduroGP World Champi-
onship title in Portugal, Novem-
ber 14-15, in dramatic fashion af-
ter a hard-fought battle with rival
and teammate Brad Freeman.
After clinching the Enduro 2
World Championship title on day
one of the season's final event,
Holcombe had just one all-impor-
tant box left to tick as far as his
2020 season was concerned—
that of securing the EnduroGP
crown. With a four-point lead
over fellow Brit, Freeman, things
were anything but settled. And
with weather conditions turning
sour, the championship outcome
came right down to the wire.
While Freeman flourished, Hol-
combe struggled throughout the
day Sunday in the wet conditions
and his title hopes seemed to be
slipping away. Everything was
falling perfectly into place for the
2019 EnduroGP World Cham-
pion, Freeman, as Josep Garcia
(KTM) got in between the two
Brits and allowed Freeman some
breathing space. Holcombe had
a day littered with mistakes and
things weren't looking good for
him—until the last special test of
the season!
The championship riders were
held for 30 minutes due to the
national riders still completing the
last test, and there were issues
about the amount of fuel left in
Freeman's bike.
This question was soon
answered and the Freeman lost
one minute and 20 seconds on
the final Champion Enduro test of
IN
THE
WIND
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The 2020 EnduroGP
Championship came
down to the final test
of the year, and Beta's
Steve Holcombe
(pictured) came out
on top after teammate
Brad Freeman ran out of
gas. PHOTOS: FUTURE7MEDIA
