with the leading duo of Freeman
and Holcombe, and duly won.
Showing solid pace in the
closing stages of day one, Garcia
knew the Enduro Test was his
weak point. Despite having just
completed six hours of racing, he
headed back out into the forest
that evening to walk the special
test again and find some gains.
That tactic paid off and by
winning the opening cross test,
the Spaniard was up to speed
with his rivals. Freeman attacked
on the opening enduro test to
lead over Holcombe and Garcia,
but with Garcia answering back
with the fastest time on the first
extreme test, Freeman's ad
-
vantage was not as big as he'd
hoped for.
Lap two saw Garcia fastest
again on the cross test and
extreme test. But with a crash
from Freeman on the enduro test
the tables had turned. Holcombe
was now in control of the race
lead as they began the third and
final lap, with Garcia second and
Freeman third.
Again, Garcia topped the
enduro test on lap three to see
the lead change once more. But
with the enduro test to follow,
the pressure was on. With condi
-
tions now at their toughest, the
Spaniard was incredibly fastest
for the first time that weekend.
And with enough in hand on the
final extreme test, he played his
cards just right to take a memo
-
rable win.
For Holcombe it looked like he
also had the better of his team
-
mate. However, despite having
three seconds in hand entering
the final test, it wasn't to be. A
brilliant effort from Freeman on
the extreme test saw him snatch
the runner-up result by just 0.7
seconds.
Verona broke through for
fourth, finishing 14 seconds
ahead of Sherco rider Hamish
MacDonald.
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SATURDAY
1. Brad Freeman (Bet)
2. Steve Holcombe (Bet)
3. Josep Garcia (KTM)
4. Hamish MacDonald (She)
5. Andrea Verona (GG)
SUNDAY
1. Josep Garcia (KTM)
2. Brad Freeman (Bet)
3. Steve Holcombe (Bet)
4. Andrea Verona (GG)
5. Hamish McDonald (She)
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Josep Garcia found
a little extra speed
on Sunday to take
the day-two win.
