AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
AERODROME LE PUY-LOUDES / LE PUY EN VALY, FRANCE
P98
OFF-ROAD I 96TH FIM INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO
ally cracked the top five in the
week's 25 tests with one win,
all four were dismayed at their
inability to do so consistently.
"It was a bit of a bummer, for
sure, this year," 22nd overall
Toth said. "Everyone [on the
team] kind of struggled in their
own ways throughout the week
be it dealing with the bike or
a physical issue or whatever.
It was frustrating. I know I'm
capable of a lot more and I'm
definitely disappointed we didn't
do better."
individual winner for the second
year in a row) and Marc Sans.
For the 31-strong U.S. con-
tingent, it was mostly a week
of ups and downs, wondering
how to mimic the lines taken
in the special tests as well as
bike setups employed by the
top Europeans to such good
effect. The U.S. WT team of
Layne Michael, Dante Oliveira,
Kailub Russell and Josh Toth
finished fifth, nearly eight
minutes behind fourth-place
France. Though they occasion-
four minutes, 45.70 seconds
over Italy's Samuele Bernardini,
Thomas Oldrati, Alex Salvini and
Andrea Verona.
That the Italians claimed sec-
ond was due simply to a better
last day in the final motocross
test as they were third, some
45 seconds behind Spain at
the start of the day. At the final
checkered flag of the week, Ita-
ly's aggregate time was a scant
1.53 seconds better than that
of Spain's Juame Betriu, Bernat
Cortes, Josep Garcia (the overall
Josep Garcia of Spain (left)
and Italy's Andrea Verona
were far and away the fastest
two men of the week.
Former motocrosser
Zach Pichon—son of former
factory MXer Mikael Pichon—
dominated the Junior World
Trophy ranks for France.
