Garcia, Verona Split EnduroGP of Spain Wins
R
ed Bull KTM Factory's Josep
Garcia and GasGas Factory
rider Andrea Verona shared day
wins at the FIM EnduroGP of
Spain, May 3-4. Garcia kicked
things off by winning on Satur
-
day, and Verona finished out the
weekend with Sunday's victory.
Garcia thrilled the home
crowd by getting off to a fast
start on Saturday and built
momentum throughout the day
to take a commanding win by
nearly two minutes over TM
Moto's Zach Pichon.
"I worked hard after the GP
of Portugal to be ready for this
race," said Garcia, who also won
the Enduro1 class. "I felt I came
into my home race prepared
and ready to fight. I made some
mistakes and some crashes, but
overall it went well. It's incredible
to race this close to my home, to
win is amazing."
"For me, it was a good day,"
said Pichon, who won the En
-
duro2 class. "I had some good
times in the Enduro test. I knew
Josep would be fast here, it's
his home race. But I'm pleased
with my performance. I hope to
continue like this tomorrow."
Verona felt like he was better
than third. "Third overall is nice,
but I think I could have fought
for second if it wasn't for some
mistakes," he said. "I know
there's places to improve, so I
will aim to do that tomorrow."
Sherco riders Hamish Mac
-
Donald, the Enduro3-class win-
ner, and Antoine Magain com-
pleted the top five overall.
Verona proved he was indeed
capable of better on day two
after a dramatic late charge saw
the Italian take the day's overall
victory by less than two seconds
over Garcia.
WIND
IN THE
P56
Josep Garcia took the opening-
day win at the EnduroGP of Spain.
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