Freeman Wins EnduroGP Opener in Italy
B
eta Factory Racing's Brad
Freeman kicked off the 2023
FIM EnduroGP Championship
with a double victory in Italy,
April 1-2. The 2021 EnduroGP
World Champion, who struggled
last year with injuries, topped
both days of racing.
GasGas Factory Racing's An
-
drea Verona and Beta's Factory
Racing's Steve Holcombe went
2-3 both days.
"I put a lot of pressure on
myself coming into round one to
hit the ground running," Freeman
said following day one's win.
"After a tough 2022 I wanted to
show I've still got it. I worked su
-
per hard this winter to be ready
and was able to come out swing-
ing and win. My nerves were so
high all day, it's been more than
12 months since I won in Endu-
roGP, so I'm stoked to top the
podium."
After completing the sweep
on Sunday, Freeman said, "The
day started off great," I went
for it on the first enduro test
and put in a fast time to build a
lead. I lost a bit of my rhythm in
the middle part of the day but
was able to control things and
regroup for a final push on the
last lap, despite a crash on the
last enduro test. It was hard to
judge conditions at times and I
think that's why I crashed. But a
double win is a perfect start to
the season!"
"Overall, I'm happy with my
weekend and first race in the
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Brad Freeman opened
the 2023 EnduroGP
World Championship with
a double victory in Italy.
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