FRANCE WINS SLOVAKIA ISDE,
SIPES MAKE HISTORY
A
fter losing half of its team to
exclusion halfway through
the week then getting them and
their scores reinstated yesterday,
France achieved a somewhat
controversial victory in the presti-
gious FIM World Trophy category
at the 90th International Six Days
Enduro in Kosice, Slovakia.
The French have now won
four in a row, though Australia
gave it a great shot on the final
day, its six riders slicing the defi-
cit in half to one minute. Spain
secured its second consecutive
podium visit with a third place,
10 and a half minutes behind the
winners.
Interestingly, the Australians
were the only team in the top
five to avoid having any riders
disqualified on Day 3 when eight
were penalized for missing an
observation check.
Team USA, which started
out so well by leading Day 1 for
the first time in memory if not
IN
THE
WIND
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