HOLCOMBE TAKES OVER IN WORLD ENDURO
B
eta's Steve Holcombe has
climbed to the top of the
leaderboard in the 2017 Endu-
roGP World Championship after
claiming his first EnduroGP win
of the season on day one in
Spoleto, Italy, May 28-29.
The first day, Holcombe
placed 11 seconds ahead of his
Beta teammate Alex Salvini and
was runner-up to Frenchman
Loic Larrieu on day two.
Holcombe hit his stride at the
end of the opening lap on day
one, winning the 11-minute long
enduro test to position himself at
the top of the timesheets close
behind Salvini. Keeping up the
pressure during the closing spe-
cial test, Holcombe maximized
on a mistake by Salvini to claim
his maiden EnduroGP class win
of 2017.
On day two, Holcombe
remained consistent throughout
the day, securing second place
to claim a big chunk of points
and move into to the points lead.
"I'm more than pleased with
how the GP of Italy has gone for
me," Holcombe said. "Finishing
one-two with my Beta teammate
Alex Salvini on day one, getting
my first EnduroGP win of the
season, moving into the lead
of the EnduroGP standings,
it's been great. I had this event
marked as one in which I wanted
to fight for the win, and that's
what I managed to do. It really is
a rewarding feeling to know that
the work the team and myself
put in since the GP of Spain has
paid off."
Holcombe now leads Larrieu
by 21 points, while former points
leader Matt Phillips (Sherco)
slipped to third (four points
behind Larrieu) after suffering a
mechanical DNF on day one. CN
DAY ONE
1. Steve Holcombe (Bet)
2. Alex Salvini (Bet)
3. Loic Larrieu (Yam)
DAY TWO
1. Loic Larrieu (Yam)
2. Steve Holcombe (Bet)
3. Christophe Nambotin (KTM)
IN
THE
WIND
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Steve Holcombe took
over the FIM EnduroGP
World Championship
points lead after a
solid performance in
Spoleto, Italy.
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FUTURE7MEDIA
