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Cycle News 2016 Issue 28 July 19

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IN THE WIND P40 NAMBOTIN, HOLCOLMBE TOP ITALIAN WORLD ENDURO T he FIM Enduro World Cham- pionship might have been winding down at the penultimate round in Fabriano, Italy, but the drama was still heating up. An exciting Acerbis GP of Italy, July 16-17, saw the return of Red Bull KTM's Christophe Nambotin, who battled with Sherco rider Matt Phillips for top honors on day one. "Nambo" took the win over Phillips, while Beta's Steve Holcombe finished a modest third on Saturday. Holcombe rebounded to take the overall win on Sunday ahead of Eero Remes and Loic Larrieu while Phillips saw his fortune take a sharp turn as he was forced out of Sunday's contest with a mechanical issue. Holcombe proved to be the star of the weekend. The young Brit hit the ground running on day two to top the opening test, and while he didn't win any fur- ther tests, he remained fast and consistent to stay on top for his fourth win of the season. "All GPs are important but to be able to give my team a win- ning result at their home round of the series is great," Hol- combe said. "I was pleased with my day one result, but I knew I could ride better. As much as I liked the slippery conditions (of day one), I also enjoyed the drier conditions (on day two), and had a really good day. The enduro test was great and I just kept pushing as hard as I could. It was fun battling with Remes, but I managed to get the win." Holcombe moved himself Christophe Nambotin made his return to the Enduro World Champion- ship a winning one, taking his first victory of the season on day one of the GP of Italy. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KTM

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