Freeman, Garcia Reign In Spain
B
rad Freeman and Josep Gar-
cia came away with wins in
round two of the FIM EnduroGP
Championship in Spain, May 5-7.
The home favorite, Garcia, got
things started by winning Friday
evening's Akrapovic Super Test.
The Red Bull KTM Team rider,
Garcia, came in hot, topping
Beta Factory Racing teammates
Freeman and Steve Holcombe.
But it was close. Garcia nipped
Freeman by just 0.7 seconds
ahead of the two Betas. Sherco's
Hamish MacDonald was just
0.05 of a second behind Hol
-
comb in fourth. Junior-class win-
ner Sergio Navarro (Husqvarna)
was fifth overall.
Garcia was hoping to ride his
winning momentum through
Saturday's first full day of the
GP and it looked as though he
would at first, charging to a quick
12-second lead over his rivals. In
rainy conditions, Garcia looked
good, but as the sun came out
and the traction improved, Free-
man started to close the gap.
Small crashes and minor errors
in the final loop ended up costing
Garcia the day's victory. Instead,
it was the Brit, Freeman, who
came out on top.
"It's awesome to get my third
win in a row," said Freeman who
won both days at the Italian
round a few weeks earlier. "It's
been a good day at the office.
The rain this morning made
conditions tricky. It wasn't overly
muddy, just slippery, and I found
it hard to judge. After lap one
there was a better racing line
settled in."
"I really wanted that victory,
but I just missed out on the final
lap," said Gomaz. "I had some
small crashes that cost me, and
Brad got too far away."
Holcombe had a battle on
his hands for third with GasGas
rider Andrea Verona. The Brit,
Holcombe, ended up getting on
WIND
IN THE
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Beta's Brad Freeman
was a double winner
at the EnduroGP
of Spain.
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