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Cycle News 2024 Issue 28 July 16

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Girroir Wins Sprint Enduro World Championship T his year's three-day 2024 Sprint Enduro World Champi- onship was a scorcher, both on the track and off, at Harleywood in Bristol, Virginia, July 13-15. However, FMF/KTM Factory Rac- ing's Johnny Girroir was virtually unstoppable, grabbing a domi- nant overall win on what turned out to be a long hot weekend, winning seven of eight tests on Saturday, five of eight on Sunday, and four of eight on Monday to claim the overall win. Chasing Girroir were Rockstar Energy Racing's Craig DeLong, Phoenix Honda's Cody Barnes, Enduro Engineering's Josh Toth and FMF KTM Factory Racing's Dante Oliveira, which is how the standings stood after the first day of racing. Although Girroir shut down the field by winning seven of eight tests on Saturday: he won all but one of the enduro tests, which was won by Oliveira. On Sunday, DeLong won an enduro test, while Toth won two, putting a little pressure on Girroir. "I didn't have many mistakes on Saturday and kind of rode smooth," said Girroir. "A couple of tests, they were getting a little beat up and little fresh silt dust berms started developing. But, yeah, it was a good weekend. This was a great opportunity to get back to the ISDE format." The race weekend (and then some) also doubled as an ISDE training camp, led by U.S. ISDE Team Manager Antti Kallonen, who will oversee the 14 Trophy men and women representing the U.S. Trophy Teams at the 98th FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Galicia, Spain on October 14-19. Looking to defend their 2023 World Trophy title, this year's U.S. Team will be made up of Dante WIND IN THE P48 Johnny Girroir dominated the three-day U.S. Sprint Enduro World Championship in Virginia. PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE

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