OFF ROAD
92ND FIM INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO
AUGUST 22-SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE, FRANCE
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at the last minute last year: Ryan Sipes (the fast-
est E2 rider and overall individual in 2015).
It was indeed a powerhouse squad.
But it would take such a team to beat France
on home ground. As Robert pointed out a few
days before the start, "Obviously, they always say
that winning the first championship is hard, but
winning the second one is twice as hard.
"I think if we get through it again this year with-
out any bike malfunctions and riders getting hurt,
I think we have a great shot at taking the overall,
WORLD TROPHY
It would be no walk in the park, however. The
U.S. team returned full of confidence borne of
last year's historic first victory with three of the
four men on that squad: Thad Duvall, Taylor Rob-
ert (who won both the E2 class as well as overall
individual honors) and Kailub Russell. The only
one missing was Layne Michael, though he made
the trip as a member of the U.S. Junior World
Trophy team (for three riders under 24 years old).
Taking his spot was the man he replaced literally
Taylor Robert may
not have repeated
as fastest overall
individual, but he
still claimed third
overall and won E3
comfortably.
