{"id":29557,"date":"2015-04-02T16:26:19","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T14:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=29557"},"modified":"2015-04-02T16:26:19","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T14:26:19","slug":"world-enduro-championship-preview-enduro-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/29557\/world-enduro-championship-preview-enduro-2\/","title":{"rendered":"World Enduro Championship Preview Enduro 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Big Category !
\n<\/strong>Not so many changes this year in the \u00ab Big \u00bb category of the medium engines (250 2 strokes and 450 4 strokes) with only the departure of\u00a0Lorenzo SANTOLINO (E \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong> in Enduro 1 and the arrival of\u00a0Deny PHILIPPAERTS (I \u2013 Beta)<\/strong> and\u00a0Lo\u00efc LARRIEU (F \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong> and also some young guns with long teeth. Once again, the E2 Class will be played between four great riders:\u00a0Alex SALVINI (I \u2013 Honda)<\/strong> and the French trio Pierre-Alexandre RENET (HVA)<\/strong>,\u00a0Antoine MEO (KTM)<\/strong> and\u00a0Johnny AUBERT (Beta)<\/strong>\u2026
\nThe favorites<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0Pierre-Alexandre RENET (F \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong>: The Champion put his title into play in this category he likes. But the French will have to deal more than ever with his three rivals in order to win his third title. But he has to be careful not to fall into complacency as in 2013 after his first title\u2026
\n–\u00a0Alex SALVINI (I \u2013 Honda)<\/strong>: The biggest Italian title hope wants to recover his property and has realized a very serious off-season\u2026 In rhythm during the three round of the Italian Championship, \u201cRocky<\/strong>\u201d will start the season on a terrain, Talca (Chile), that bring him luck in the past. We hope that he is finally done with this bad luck to spoil him during the start of the 2014 season.
\n–\u00a0Johnny AUBERT (F \u2013 Beta)<\/strong>: For his second season with Beta,\u00a0Fabrizio DINI<\/strong> and the entire Italian team have places a lot of hopes on the two times World Champion. Third last year, he will look to offer a first victory to the Tuscany firm and also to fight for the title while avoiding mechanics and physical troubles.
\n–\u00a0Antoine MEO (F \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>: We left the \u201cAlligator<\/strong>\u201d during the Grand Prix of Finland after a huge crash that ruined his title hopes! We find him back hungrier than ever, more challenger and well prepared\u2026 Over-dominating in the Assoluti d\u2019Italia,\u00a0MEO <\/strong>is looking to send a strong message to his rival and he will have to confirm it during the Grand Prix of Chile\u2026\u00a0RENET<\/strong>,\u00a0SALVINI <\/strong>and\u00a0AUBERT<\/strong>, have to beware, MEO, who\u2019s also the rider delegate, is back!<\/p>\n

The outsiders
\n<\/strong>
\n–\u00a0Oriol MENA (E \u2013 Beta)<\/strong>: The 2009 Junior World Champ\u2019 is back with Beta for a second season and continues the adventure in a category where he finished 5th last year\u2026 The Top 5 seems once again affordable for the Catalan if he is not making too much mistake.
\n–\u00a0Mirko GRITTI (I \u2013 Kawasaki):<\/strong> For his come back to the EWC, the Italian has realized a very encouraging season with a 8th final rank\u2026 This season,\u00a0GRITTI<\/strong>, stays with M.C.T Motorace, but has to change bike and will have to adapt to the Kawasaki, but he still can have his word to say for a place in the five best riders.
\n–\u00a0Romain DUMONTIER (F \u2013 Yamaha)<\/strong>: Last year, the French impressed by his capacity to manage his private team while make some nice performances like his podium in Brioude during the final. If everything goes well for \u201cDudu<\/strong>\u201d, he has some nice chances to fight with\u00a0MENA <\/strong>and\u00a0GRITTI<\/strong>\u2026
\n–\u00a0Victor GUERRERO (E \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>: The 2014 season of the second\u00a0GUERRERO <\/strong>brother has been difficult\u2026 No doubt, the Spaniard will look to take his revenge!
\n–\u00a0Jaume BETRIU (E \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong>: Brilliant 6th in E1 for his second EWC year, the sympathetic Catalan can clearly look for the Top 5\u2026 But to do so, the Husqvarna rider will have to step up as he did during the Spanish Championship.
\n–\u00a0Lo\u00efc LARRIEU (F \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>: After a last Junior year finished with an honorable 3rd position,LARRIEU <\/strong>will have to firstly adapt to his new bike: a Sherco. If he does so, the former MX rider will have his word to say in the Top 5 when we take a look to his talent\u2026
\n–\u00a0Jamie LEWIS (GB \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>: After a very nice first season,\u00a0\u00a0LEWIS <\/strong>can continue to surprise on the handlebar of a well-prepared Sherco by Mick SEWARD<\/strong> and the MPS Racing team.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t forget about them\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0Nicolo MORI (I \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>,\u00a0Eloi SALSENCH (E \u2013 Gas Gas) <\/strong>and\u00a0Rannar UUSNA (EST \u2013 TM)<\/strong> whose, like\u00a0LARRIEU<\/strong>, arrive from the Junior Class. They will look to grab a lot of experience possible for the next seasons\u2026
\n–\u00a0Deny PHILIPPAERTS (I \u2013 Beta)<\/strong>, who after a difficult season in E3, will look to come back stronger and for a Top 10\u2026
\n–\u00a0Romain BOUCARDEY (F \u2013 TM) <\/strong>who after some nice results last year will look to continue in the 4 Grand Prix he will be racing\u2026
\n–\u00a0Xavier DE SOULTRAIT (F \u2013 Yamaha) <\/strong>who\u2019s out from a very nice Dakar and will look to clinch some Top 15 when he will be there.
\n–\u00a0Nicolas DEPARROIS (F \u2013 Husqvarna) <\/strong>who will be present in Belgium and France but will want to prove that he is not \u201cover\u201d as some people already think\u2026<\/p>\n

2014 has been rich in emotions in this Enduro 2 class that is considered as the \u201cmain\u201d class and 2015 will be, for sure, on the same step with much more suspense. With riders like\u00a0Pierre-Alexandre RENET<\/strong>,\u00a0Alex SALVINI<\/strong>,\u00a0Antoine MEO<\/strong> or Johnny AUBERT<\/strong>, the race for the title should be intense for the thousands of spectators awaited in each Grand Prix.
\nThe E2 World Champions since 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014 : RENET (Husqvarna \u2013 France)
\n2013 : SALVINI (Honda \u2013 Italie)
\n2012 : RENET (Husaberg \u2013 France)
\n2011: MEO (HVA – France)
\n2010: AHOLA (Honda – Finland)
\n2009: AUBERT (KTM – France)
\n2008: AUBERT (Yamaha – France)
\n2007: AHOLA (Honda – Finland)
\n2006: ARO (KTM \u2013 Finland)
\n2005: ARO (KTM \u2013 Finland)
\n2004: SALMINEN (KTM \u2013 Finland)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Big Category ! Not so many changes this year in the \u00ab Big \u00bb category of the medium engines (250 2 strokes and 450 4 strokes) with only the departure of\u00a0Lorenzo SANTOLINO (E \u2013 Sherco) in Enduro 1 and the arrival of\u00a0Deny PHILIPPAERTS (I \u2013 Beta) and\u00a0Lo\u00efc LARRIEU (F \u2013 Sherco) and also some…<\/p>\n

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