{"id":24539,"date":"2014-05-10T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T18:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=24539"},"modified":"2014-05-10T20:07:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T18:07:52","slug":"cervantes-nambotin-and-renet-victorious-on-day-one-at-gp-of-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/24539\/cervantes-nambotin-and-renet-victorious-on-day-one-at-gp-of-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervantes, Nambotin and Renet Victorious On Day One At GP of Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Epic battles throughout all classes saw an explosive start to the\u00a0FIM Maxxis Enduro World Championship GP\u00a0Maxxis\u00a0of Greece<\/strong> in Kalambaka. In front of the world famous monastic heritage sites of the peaceful and picturesque Kalambaka, the world\u2019s best enduro riders battled for victory.\u00a0 Remaining unbeaten in the championship to date, the KTM duo of\u00a0Ivan CERVANTES<\/strong> and\u00a0Christophe NAMBOTIN <\/strong>won their respective Enduro 3 and Enduro 1 categories.\u00a0 Husqvarna\u2019s\u00a0Pela RENET<\/strong> emerged from a titanic four-rider battle as the winner of the Enduro 2 class. Beta\u2019s\u00a0Giacomo REDONDI<\/strong> kept his cool in the Greek heat to win the Enduro Junior class while Yamaha\u2019s\u00a0Davide SORECA <\/strong>was victorious in the 125 Youth Cup.<\/p>\n

Remaining unbeaten in the\u00a0Enduro 3<\/strong> category, Spain\u2019s\u00a0Ivan CERVANTES<\/strong> recorded his fifth victory of the series. Fifth at the end of lap one, the KTM rider charged his way forward to secure a comfortable 15-second margin of victory.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to win again<\/em>,\u201d confirmed\u00a0CERVANTES<\/strong>. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a great start to the day but soon found a faster pace and was able to take the win. I\u2019m delighted with how the day has worked out.<\/em>\u201d Despite topping Friday\u2019s Super Test, France\u2019s\u00a0Mathias BELLINO (Husqvarna)<\/strong> found himself in sixth position at the end of lap one. Working hard to recover from his mistakes, the Frenchman rode well to place as runner-up to\u00a0CERVANTES<\/strong>. For Australian\u00a0Matt PHILLIPS<\/strong>, the day was one of mixed fortunes. Setting the pace early on to lead, the KTM rider crashed on the second extreme test and eventually placed third. Setting the fastest time in three of the day\u2019s 13 special tests, Portugal\u2019s\u00a0Luis CORREIA (Beta)<\/strong> took fourth while France\u2019s\u00a0Jeremy JOLY (KTM) <\/strong>equalled his best result of the series so far with fifth.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Enduro 1 <\/strong>category again belonged to France\u2019s\u00a0Christophe NAMBOTIN (KTM)<\/strong>. Finding the enduro test and the technical extreme test to his liking the Frenchman claimed a comfortable 38-second margin of victory. \u201cI\u2019m really happy to take my fifth victory of the season,<\/em>\u201d commented\u00a0NAMBOTIN<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s been a good day for me with no big mistakes. Hopefully I can win again tomorrow.<\/em>\u201d Behind\u00a0Nambotin <\/strong>the fight for the final steps of the podium was fought out between France\u2019s\u00a0Jeremy TARROUX (Sherco) <\/strong>and Finland\u2019s\u00a0Eero REMES (TM)<\/strong>. Bettering\u00a0REMES <\/strong>in the final two special tests of the day,\u00a0TARROUX <\/strong>forged ahead to secure his first runner-up result of the season. Despite holding\u00a0TARROUX <\/strong>at bay for the majority of the day,\u00a0REMES <\/strong>suffered some technical issues and was forced to retire in the closing stages of the race. With\u00a0REMES <\/strong>out of contention, France\u2019s\u00a0Anthony BOISSIERE (Sherco)<\/strong> benefited from\u00a0REMES<\/strong>\u2019 misfortune to take third. Delivering a consistent performance throughout the day, KTM\u2019s\u00a0Cristobal GUERRERO (S) <\/strong>took fourth. Completing the top five, Spain\u2019s Jaume BETRIU (Husqvarna)<\/strong> ended his day in fifth.<\/p>\n

Recording his second victory of the season, France\u2019s\u00a0Pela RENET (Husqvarna)<\/strong> took the\u00a0Enduro 2 <\/strong>class win. Involved in a three-rider battle with\u00a0Johnny AUBERT (F-Beta)<\/strong> and Alex SALVINI (I-Honda)<\/strong>, the Husqvarna rider worked his way from third position to the front of the field. Holding off a last minute charge by\u00a0Antoine MEO (F-KTM)<\/strong>,\u00a0Renet <\/strong>finally took the victory. \u201cIt\u2019s been another incredible battle for the victory,<\/em>\u201d told\u00a0RENET<\/strong>. \u201cFirst I fought with\u00a0Aubert <\/strong>and\u00a0Salvini <\/strong>and then on the final lap\u00a0Meo <\/strong>attacked hard. Thankfully this time I made no mistakes and the win was mine.<\/em>\u201d Recovering strongly from a disastrous start to his day,\u00a0MEO <\/strong>eventually placed second. Ending lap one over 25 seconds behind the leaders due to numerous crashes, the Frenchman then settled into the race. Improving with each lap he found a way past both\u00a0AUBERT <\/strong>and\u00a0SALVINI <\/strong>to take the runner-up result. Enjoying his strongest performance of the series,\u00a0SALVINI<\/strong> challenged hard for the race win. Losing out on the final lap, he placed third. Despite leading the way for the first half of the day, a couple of mistakes from\u00a0AUBERT <\/strong>was all it took to miss out on the race win and finish fourth. Rounding out the top five, Spain\u2019s\u00a0Oriol MENA (Beta) <\/strong>was fifth.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0Enduro Junior<\/strong> class, Italy\u2019s\u00a0Giacomo REDONDI (Beta)<\/strong> put an end to Britain\u2019s\u00a0Danny MCCANNEY\u2019s (Beta)<\/strong> winning ways. Separated by half a second entering the final special test, a perfect run by\u00a0REDONDI <\/strong>and a crash from\u00a0MCCANNEY<\/strong>, saw the Italian record his first win of the championship. With\u00a0MCCANNEY <\/strong>remounting to take second, France\u2019s\u00a0Lo\u00efc LARRIEU (Husqvarna) <\/strong>ended his day just eight seconds behind\u00a0MCCANNEY <\/strong>in third. Italy\u2019s\u00a0Nicolo MORI (KTM) <\/strong>comfortably placed fourth while\u00a0Alessandro BATTIG (I-Honda) <\/strong>was fifth.<\/p>\n

Recording his third race win of the series, Italy\u2019s Davide SORECA (Yamaha)<\/strong> was the best of the 125 Youth class.\u00a0Nicolas PELLEGRINELLI (I-KTM)<\/strong> edged out Chile\u2019s\u00a0Benjamin HERRERA (TM)<\/strong> to take second. Sweden\u2019s Albin ELOWSON (Husqvarna) <\/strong>and\u00a0Jeremy MIROIR (F-Yamaha) <\/strong>completed the top five.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Epic battles throughout all classes saw an explosive start to the\u00a0FIM Maxxis Enduro World Championship GP\u00a0Maxxis\u00a0of Greece in Kalambaka. In front of the world famous monastic heritage sites of the peaceful and picturesque Kalambaka, the world\u2019s best enduro riders battled for victory.\u00a0 Remaining unbeaten in the championship to date, the KTM duo of\u00a0Ivan CERVANTES and\u00a0Christophe…<\/p>\n

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