had claimed two test wins and
finished second in the remaining
four, keeping the pressure on
Garcia heading into the final lap.
Winning two of the final three
tests, Verona mounted a late
charge but ultimately finished
just 1.3 seconds behind his
teammate in second overall. He
still completed the weekend with
another Enduro2 victory, his fifth
class win from six race week
-
ends this season.
"I'm happy with my weekend
here in Finland," Verona said.
"Yesterday we took the overall
win, which was a great result,
and today we were fighting for it
again right until the final test. In
the end, we missed the victory
by just over one second, but
I'm still pleased because I felt
good on the bike and my pace
was strong throughout the day.
Similar to yesterday, I started a
little slower and improved lap by
lap, getting closer to the front as
the race went on. I pushed hard
in the final test and gave every
-
thing, but it just wasn't quite
enough this time."
Following three rounds, Garcia
continues to lead the overall
championship standings with an
11-point advantage over Verona.
The Spaniard remains unbeaten
in Enduro1 and now holds a
commanding 29-point lead in
the class standings. Verona
strengthens his hold on second
overall while extending his En
-
duro2 Championship lead to 19
points following his double class
victory in Finland. Pichon is third
in the EnduroGP standings, 30
points behind Verona. Holcombe
is fourth in the EnduroGP stand
-
ings, and Beta's Brad Freeman is
fifth.
However, Freeman leads the
Enduro3 division by only four
points over Holcombe, who
was the overall class winner in
Finland.
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OVERALL Day 1 (Top 5)
1. Andrea Verona (KTM) 53:31.89
2. Josep Garcia (KTM) 53:32.74 +0.85
3. Zach Pichon (TM) 54:20.58 +48.69
4. Steve Holcombe (She)
54:39.12 +1:07.23
5. Hamish MacDonald (She)
55:01.54 +1:29.65
OVERALL Day 2 (Top 5)
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 52:01.33
2. Andrea Verona (KTM)
52:02.64 +1.31
3. Steve Holcombe (She)
52:39.57 +38.24
4. Brad Freeman (Bet)
52:58.30 +56.97
5. Zach Pichon (TM) 53:09.19 +1:07.86
WIND
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EnduroGP of Finland Day 1 Highlights
EnduroGP of Finland Day 2 Highlights
Josep Garcia got revenge on
Sunday, beating teammate
Verona by less than two seconds
for the day's overall win.
