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ISDE U.S.
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TEAMS
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istorically, Trophy Teams
in the FIM International Six
Days Enduro consisted of six
riders, and the Junior Trophy
Team had four riders. Starting in
2016, the Trophy Team will have
four riders and the Junior Trophy
Team will have three. The seven
riders selected to represent the
United States at the 2016 ISDE,
to take place October 11-16 in
Circuito de Navarra, Spain, were
recently announced by the AMA.
"The new rule made selec-
tion much more difficult this
season," ISDE Team Manager
Antti Kallonen said. "It took a lot
of time to select the riders for
each team, but we are confident
in our decision and feel each of
these riders will do a great job
representing the USA."
The 2016 U.S. ISDE Trophy
Team includes FMF KTM Fac-
tory Team riders Kailub Rus-
sell and Taylor Robert, KR4
Husqvarna Racing Team rider
Thad DuVall, and last year's
ISDE overall winner Coastal
Husqvarna Racing Team rider
Ryan Sipes.
Russell will race the E1 class
aboard the KTM 250 XC-F.
Robert and Sipes will each race
the E2 class aboard 350cc mo-
torcycles while DuVall will race
the TE 300 two-stroke in the E3
class.
"I think this new rule change
will make the competition
closer," Kallonen said. "Our
U.S. Trophy Team is solid. Ryan
won the overall at the ISDE last
year, and Kailub was on top of
the ranks until an injury sidelined
him. With Taylor racing the full
Enduro World Championship
Series this season, it should
give him an added edge to be
familiar with the format and bike
setup. Thad will be a strong
competitor to complete our team
as they fight for the first-ever
overall win for the U.S."
The 2016 U.S. Junior Trophy
Team includes SRT KTM rider
Steward Baylor, AmPro Yamaha
Racing Team rider Grant Baylor
and JCR Honda Racing Team
rider Trevor Bollinger.
Brothers Steward and Grant
Baylor will compete in the E2
class, while Bollinger will com-
pete in the E1 division.
"Our three riders made up the
2014 winning team in Argentina,
which makes our expectations
high," Kallonen said. "Trevor
has shown phenomenal speed
this year at the GNCCs and has
emerged as the fastest XC2 Pro
Lites rider. Steward and Grant
Baylor both sit in a top position
in the AMA National Enduro
Series and are very experienced
with ISDE racing."
The teams are scheduled to
meet in July for a training camp
in Arizona.
In addition, the third-annual
ISDE golf tournament fundraiser
will be June 24 in Snowshoe,
WV, with all proceeds funding
the Trophy Team riders. For
more details on this event, click
here. CN
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
KARIYA
Ryan Sipes
(pictured) will join
Kailub Russell,
Taylor Robert
and Thad DuVall
on this year's
American ISDE
Trophy Team.
