{"id":29592,"date":"2015-04-10T21:58:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T19:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=29592"},"modified":"2015-04-10T21:58:05","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T19:58:05","slug":"ewc-preview-e3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/29592\/ewc-preview-e3\/","title":{"rendered":"EWC preview E3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Increased competition for PHILLIPS !
\n<\/strong>After the Enduro 1 and 2, let\u2019s have a look today to the \u201cbig bikes\u201d category (from 250cc 2 strokes to more than 250cc 4 strokes). Last year,\u00a0Matthew PHILLIPS (AUS \u2013 KTM)<\/strong> has surprised everybody dominating the second part of the season and winning the\u00a0E3 <\/strong>title but the competition is getting more intense in 2015\u2026
\nThe favorites<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0Matthew PHILLIPS (AUS \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>: After a long hesitation with the E2 class, the Australian is back in E3! Very first Junior World Champion to be crown just a year after in the Seniors class, the official KTM rider is the favorite for his own succession\u2026 His rise all along the 2014 year has impressed everybody and if he keeps the level he had during the last Grand Prix, he will be very tough to beat!
\n–\u00a0Ivan CERVANTES (E \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>: \u201cTorito<\/strong>\u201d was on the good way to win a fifth title last season until he injured himself to the ankle and his teammate\u00a0PHILLIPS <\/strong>has decided to step up\u2026 Again injured during the off-season (shoulder), we don\u2019t know how the Spanish will be physically. But if he is perfectly back, his thirst of title could bring him to the top in a season very important for the remainder of his career.
\n–\u00a0Matti SEISTOLA (SF \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>: After a first season learning the category and his Sherco, finished with a nice 3rd rank, the Finn has announced: \u201cNothing but the title!<\/em>\u201d To do so,\u00a0SEISTOLA <\/strong>has made a very serious and discreet off-season and he really wants to offer to himself a first title and also a first crown to Sherco!
\n–\u00a0Mathias BELLINO (F \u2013 Husqvarna)<\/strong>: In the fight for the podium, the 2012 Junior World Champion signed a convincing win in Sweden right before\u2026 an ACL injury during a round of the French Championship! Season ended, he couldn\u2019t fight for the podium in Italy and France. But he finishes 4th and arrived this season with a thirst of revenge after 9 months without competition. Moreover, the French still remains one of the biggest prospects of the discipline.<\/p>\n

The outsiders<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0Aigar LEOK (EST \u2013 TM)<\/strong>: For the sure the 2014 season of\u00a0LEOK <\/strong>has been disappointing. Indeed, out from a 2013 Vice-Champion rank, we were waiting much better than a 5th position from the Estonian. But if the bad luck and the physical problems leave him quite,\u00a0LEOK <\/strong>could be a serious outsider on the handlebar of his official TM.
\n–\u00a0Luis CORREIA (P \u2013 Beta)<\/strong>:\u00a0 2014 has been a solid season for the Portuguese\u2026\u00a0 But he will have to step up if he clearly wants to fight for the Top 5 against at least 10 riders ready to do battle!
\n–\u00a0J\u00e9r\u00e9my JOLY (F \u2013 KTM)<\/strong>: The KTM France rider wasn\u2019t so far from the 3rd place in the overall last year\u2026 but a bad injury to his cervical in Brioude (France) stopped him. Vindictive, \u201cJJ<\/strong>\u201d will look to prove to everyone that he would have been a great 3rd and he will surely look to climb on some podiums\u2026
\n–\u00a0J\u00e9r\u00e9my TARROUX (F \u2013 Sherco)<\/strong>: The official Sherco rider arrives in E3 to replace the retiredFabien PLANET (F)<\/strong>\u2026 If he adapts quickly to his bike, he could be a serious contender for the Top5\u2026
\n–\u00a0Thomas OLDRATI (I \u2013 Husqvarna):<\/strong> It\u2019s the same song for OLDRATI who\u2019s arriving in E3 after three seasons with the small bikes\u2026 The Italian, on the handlebar of a private Husqvarna, should be vindictive after two deceiving season under his ambitions.
\n–\u00a0Manuel MONNI (I \u2013 TM)<\/strong>: After an unconvincingly season in E2,\u00a0MONNI <\/strong>is back with the big bikes with TM\u2026 And when we are taking a look to his brilliant results in the Italian Championship, the \u201cFiamme Oro\u201d rider seems physically ready and could makes some noise in this tough class!
\n–\u00a0Jonathan BARRAGAN (E \u2013 Gas Gas)<\/strong>: The 2014 \u201cRookie of the Year\u201d arrives also in E3. After two brilliant victories in the Spanish Championship, the former MX rider has showed he has the weapons to fight with the best\u2026 but the EWC, as he could testify it last season, makes no present and forgives no mistakes!
\n–\u00a0Antoine BASSET (F \u2013 Gas Gas)<\/strong>: 9th last year for his first season with Gas Gas, the French will look to improve against a tougher competition\u2026<\/p>\n

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

–\u00a0Oscar BALLETTI (I \u2013 KTM)<\/strong> who signed a brilliant win in Italy last year. He will look to prove that he can fight with the best on an entire season\u2026
\n–\u00a0Greg ARANDA (F \u2013 Beta)<\/strong> arrives on the EWC for few Grand Prix and can play the spoilsport\u2026
\n–\u00a0Kevin ROHMER (F \u2013 TM)<\/strong> arrives in Fred DI GIAMBATTISTA<\/strong> team and will have a lot to do against a so big competition!<\/p>\n

But the main question remains: who can upset Matthew PHILLIPS<\/strong> in his quest for a second title. Champion last year, the KTM rider can reasonably look for the E3 title but\u00a0CERVANTES<\/strong>,\u00a0BELLINO <\/strong>andSEISTOLA <\/strong>will do everything to beat him while\u00a0MONNI<\/strong>,\u00a0JOLY<\/strong>,\u00a0TARROUX<\/strong>,\u00a0CORREIA<\/strong>,\u00a0LEOK <\/strong>or alsoBARRAGAN<\/strong>\u2026 could confuse the cards in a more homogeneous category where every mistake will be decisive and each points will be important! See you on Friday, April 17th in the evening in Talca (Chile) to see the first fight!
\nThe E3 World Champions since 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014: PHILLIPS (KTM \u2013 Australia)
\n2013: NAMBOTIN (KTM \u2013 France)
\n2012: NAMBOTIN (KTM \u2013 France)
\n2011: AHOLA (Honda – Finland)
\n2010: KNIGHT (KTM – Great Britain)
\n2009: CERVANTES (KTM \u2013 Spain)
\n2008: ARO (KTM \u2013 Finland)
\n2007: CERVANTES (KTM – Spain)
\n2006: KNIGHT (KTM – Great Britain)
\n2005: KNIGHT (KTM – Great Britain)
\n2004: ARO (KTM \u2013 Finland)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Increased competition for PHILLIPS ! After the Enduro 1 and 2, let\u2019s have a look today to the \u201cbig bikes\u201d category (from 250cc 2 strokes to more than 250cc 4 strokes). Last year,\u00a0Matthew PHILLIPS (AUS \u2013 KTM) has surprised everybody dominating the second part of the season and winning the\u00a0E3 title but the competition is…<\/p>\n

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