last lap, I pushed hard again, and
then everything got decided on
the final test. It's a great result
for the championship with just
one round remaining."
Verona was fourth again and
pipped his Sherco teammate
Ruprecht for fifth.
Verona clinched the Enduro2
Championship with his 4-4 over
-
all and 1-1 for the class.
"I'm really happy to get the En-
duro2 title with one race to spare,"
the Italian said. "It's been a great
season, and I'm so happy to have
won every single day except one.
This was one of our goals for the
year, and we have pushed hard all
season to get here. Thank you to
the GasGas Factory Racing team
and everyone who has helped me
all year. For sure, we will take the
fight to Josep at the final race for
the EnduroGP title!"
Taking in a wild-card ride at the
GP of Wales, FMF KTM Factory
Racing Team Landers' Gus Rior
-
dan produced one of the standout
performances of the weekend. De-
spite round six marking the young
Australian's first EnduroGP outing,
he didn't let the occasion faze him.
Blisteringly fast in Friday's
Super Test, the KTM youngster
let everyone know he'd arrived by
setting the outright fastest time.
Competing in the highly com
-
petitive Enduro Junior category,
Riordan won day one. He almost
made it two-for-two on Sunday,
finishing less than half of a sec-
ond from victory as runner-up.
With one round to go, Gar-
cia leads the overall EnduroGP
Championship over Verona by
17 points, 212-195. Holcombe is
third with 189.
CN
SATURDAY
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Steve Holcombe (Hon) 56:54.44
2. Brad Freeman (Bet) 56:58.65
3. Josep Garcia (KTM) 57:00.04
4. Andrea Verona (GG) 57:16.70
5. Wil Ruprecht (She) 58:15.72
6. Nathan Watson (Bet) 58:17.09
7. Hamish MacDonald (She) 58:17.57
8. Zach Pichon (She) 58:19.76
9. Samuele Bernardini (Hon) 58:50.04
10. Daniel Mundell (KTM) 58:54.16
SUNDAY
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 55:02.28
2. Brad Freeman (Beta) 55:02.43
3. Steve Holcombe (Hon) 55:07.72
4. Andrea Verona (GG) 55:45.23
5. Zach Pichon (She) 56:07.63
6. Wil Ruprecht (She) 56:09.49
7. Nathan Watson (Bet) 56:12.69
8. Samuele Bernardini (Hon) 56:13.50
9. Hamish MacDonald (She) 56:22.33
10. Roni Kytonen (Yam) 57:12.26
WIND
IN THE
P58
U.S. competitor Gus
Riordan won the Junior
class. The Aussie is
currently leading the Pro
2 class in the U.S Sprint
Enduro Championship.
Andrea Verona
clinched the
Enduro2 title and
is very much in the
hunt for the overall
EnduroGP title with
one round left.
