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(Left) Beta's Steve Holcombe is the 2017
EnduroGP Champion. (Below) Spain's Josep
Garcia took the Enduro 2 title.
WORLD'S TOP
ENDURO RIDERS
CROWNED
T
he 2017 Maxxis FIM EnduroGP World
Championship came to a close with
the Acerbis GP of German in Zschopau,
October 21-22, and it was Beta's Steve
Holcombe coming away with the crown
in the premier class. Holcombe officially
clinched the championship after topping
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the first day of racing on Saturday, then
followed that up by winning again on Sun-
day, completing his championship-winning
season with a double victory.
"Winning the title yesterday was amazing,
but finishing the championship with a double
class win is pretty special," said Holcombe.
"It's my first double-class win, and I wanted
to make sure I won the Mika Ahola Enduro
Test award. The conditions certainly made
things tougher today, but it was great—a real
enduro. To finally have a wet race was a nice
way to end the championship."
Spain's Josep Garcia gave KTM the
Enduro 2 Championship with a conservative
fifth-place finish on the final day of the eight-
round series. CN
