Garcia Dominates in Wales
R
ed Bull KTM Factory Racing's
Josep Garcia came away
with a sweep at the fourth round
of the FIM EnduroGP Champion-
ship in Wales, August 1-3. Garcia
won every time he got on the
bike, but he had close company
along the way.
The Spaniard's success
started Friday evening when he
topped the field in the Akrapovic
Super Test, securing the win
over TM Moto's Zach Pichon,
whom Garcia would battle all
weekend. GasGas rider Andrea
Verona was third, followed by
David Soreca (Kawasaki) and
Daniel McCanney (Beta).
Saturday's EnduroGP got off
to a fast start for Garcia, who
topped the first test of the day
and went on to win the day's
overall and the E1 class. How
-
ever, Pichon and Verona kept
Garcia on his toes, ensuring the
KTM rider could never let down
his guard.
Garcia finished the day out ap-
proximately 20 seconds ahead
of Pichon, with Verona just a few
seconds back in third. Triumph's
Mikael Persson was a close
fourth; Honda rider Samuele Ber-
nardini rounded out the top five.
"Things started out well,"
Garcia said. "I was happy with
my pace from the beginning and
worked at getting the lead. I had
a small crash on the second
cross-test, but nothing too bad. I
was able to manage my gap on
the final lap to win."
"It was a tough start to the
day, crashing many times," Pi
-
chon said. "I wasn't super com-
fortable on the bike, but together
with my team, we made some
changes, which helped me a lot
after the first lap. I kept pushing
and saw I could close the gap to
Andrea, so I gave it everything.
It's been a good day!"
"I'm not too happy with how
my day ended," Verona said.
"I began pretty well but made
some small mistakes as things
went on that really cost me. I'll
check the tests this evening and
try to be better for tomorrow."
It was another Garcia/Pichon
WIND
IN THE
P44
Spain's Josep Garcia
won everything at the
FIM EnduroGP round
in Wales.
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