little closer for Garcia, as only
13.93 seconds separated him
from Verona, who finished six sec-
onds ahead of third-place finisher
Pichon. Watson was fourth overall,
and Triumph's Morgan Lesiardo of
Italy was fifth overall.
In the EnduroGP final standings,
Garcia was the clear winner, finish-
ing the season with 266 points,
followed by Verona with 208, who
edged Pichon by just one point.
Verona also claimed the Enduro2-
class Championship.
"It hasn't been an easy week-
end," Verona said. "We came here
with a small advantage, and I
knew I needed to win one of the
two days to secure the [E2] World
Championship. After struggling a
little on the first day and finishing
third, I went into the final day with
just one point separating us, so I
knew I had to give everything. I'm
happy with how I managed the
pressure and the situation today. I
rode well, pushed from the begin-
ning, and was able to get the win
when it mattered most. This title
means a lot to me."
In Enduro1, Lesiardo finished
second (behind Garcia) in the
championship, followed by Sher-
co's Antoine Magain of Belgium.
Verona finished just four points
ahead of Pichon in the E2 Cham-
pionship, while Sherco's Hamish
Macdonald of New Zealand was
third, 42 points behind Pichon.
In Enduro 3, Holcombe took the
crown ahead of Beta's Brad Free-
man and Husqvarna's Albin Nor-
rbin. It's Holcombe's 10th career
World Championship.
"It's an incredible feeling to be
world champion again, especially
after everything that's happened
over the last couple of years," he
said. "To come away from my home
GP as Enduro3 World Champion
and secure my 10th World title is
something I'm incredibly proud of."
Rieju Factory Racing's Rachel
Gutish finished out her season,
winning the Women's class on
Sunday after finishing second
to her teammate Rosie Rowett
on Saturday. Gutish had already
clinched the class championship.
"I'm happy to have won my two
World titles," Gutish said. "Every-
thing went well [on Sunday]. I built
up a good lead after the first lap
and simply focused on managing
it to the end. I feel great. Especial-
ly now, after winning two consecu-
tive world titles, I'm really pleased.
Rieju Factory Racing has always
been incredible with me. If it
weren't for them, I wouldn't have
been able to return to racing. They
put a lot of faith in me when they
decided to bring me into the team,
and I'm very happy to have been
able to prove that faith was justi-
fied." CN
EnduroGP Day 1 (Top 5)
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:13:16.70
2. Zach Pichon (TM) 1:13:50.89 +34.19
3. Nathan Watson (Bet)
1:14:13.55 +56.85
4. Steve Holcombe (She)
1:14:13.84 +57.14
5. Andrea Verona (KTM)
1:14:27.56 +1:10.86
EnduroGP Day 2 (Top 5)
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:11:45.67
2. Andrea Verona (KTM)
1:11:59.60 +13.93
3. Zach Pichon (TM) 1:12:05.72 +20.05
4. Nathan Watson (Bet)
1:12:33.08 +47.41
5. Morgan Lesiardo (Tri)
1:12:36.76 +51.09
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Steve Holcombe
claimed the Enduro3-
class Championship
for Sherco. It's
Holcombe's 10th
career World title.
