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ext week the enduro world
will be closely watching
events unfold in San Juan in Ar-
gentina, where the 89
th
edition
of the FIM International Six Days
Enduro (ISDE) will take place. At-
tracting over 500 riders from 30
different nations, this year's ISDE
is set to be a key event on the
2014 calendar – especially so for
Team USA.
After delivering one of the
standout performances at last
year's ISDE in Italy by finishing
second to France, the U.S. team
heads to Latin America with high
hopes of equaling or bettering
that result.
Growing stronger and stron-
ger in the ISDE over the last few
years, the United States have
now become one of the most
competitive nations in the race
and want nothing more than to
capture a debut win in the FIM
World Trophy competition.
But for the six-man team of
Michael Brown (Husqvarna),
Thaddeus Duvall (Honda), Char-
lie Mullins (KTM), Zach Osborne
(Husqvarna), Taylor Robert
(KTM) and Kailub Russell (KTM)
their participation in San Juan
will be tinged with sadness. The
United States will begin a new
chapter in their recent ISDE par-
ticipation following the loss of
their team captain Kurt Caselli,
who tragically lost his life shortly
after last year's event while com-
peting in Baja.
Caselli played an integral role
in bringing the U.S. back to the
forefront of the ISDE. Regenerat-
ing interest in the event, Caselli
led the U.S. team to victory in the
Junior World Trophy category in
Lake Taupo, New Zealand back
in 2006. Since that historic mo-
ment, he continued to act as
team captain.
"Kurt's love for the ISDE came
from his dad Rich," said U.S.
team manager Antti Kallonen.
"Rich was determined to get the
U.S. on the world map and was
instrumental in getting the team
to New Zealand in 2006. Kurt's
passion for ISDE grew from
there. When Rich passed away
in 2008, Kurt took over as the
Last year's U.S.
World Trophy
team finished
second in the
ISDE behind
France.
