went a conservative 3-5 over the
weekend.
Holcombe finished out the
year with 222 points to Garcia's
210.
"I was feeling the nerves
today," Holcombe said after
finishing fifth on day two. "It's
been a while since I was in this
position of winning a title, and I
just wanted to get the job done
and not make a mistake. I had
a good start to the day, then
kind of lost my rhythm to the
top guys in the middle of the
day. But I knew where I needed
to be, so I focused on that and
brought the title home. Becom
-
ing EnduroGP and Enduro2
World Champion in one year is
incredible. I never dreamed of
being a nine-time world cham-
pion, so it's going to take a while
for this moment to sink in."
All was not lost for Garcia,
who took the Enduro1 title. The
Spaniard locked it up after Sat
-
urday's race.
"It's amazing to have this
winning feeling back after
such a tough year," Garcia said.
"Despite my crash in Sweden,
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(Below) Josep Garcia topped both days in Portugal
and came away with the Enduro1 title.
