{"id":30209,"date":"2015-06-06T21:07:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T19:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=30209"},"modified":"2015-06-06T21:07:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-06T19:07:50","slug":"ewc-greece-renet-claims-first-win-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/30209\/ewc-greece-renet-claims-first-win-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"EWC Greece: RENET CLAIMS FIRST WIN OF 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

VIDEO DAG 1<\/a>
\n\"Pela<\/a>Pela RENET<\/strong> \u2013 the defending Enduro 2 World Champion – has claimed his first victory of 2015, topping the E2 class on day one of the\u00a0Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship\u2019s GP of Greece<\/strong>. At the end of a tough day in Serres Husqvarna\u2019s\u00a0RENET <\/strong>claimed the Enduro 2 class win ahead of\u00a0Antoine MEO <\/strong>and\u00a0Alex SALVINI<\/strong>. Finland\u2019s\u00a0Eero REMES<\/strong> was dominant in Enduro 1, winning nine out of the 12 special tests, to claim his third victory of the season. The Enduro 3 class continued to offer numerous close battles but it was France\u2019s\u00a0Mathias Bellino<\/strong> who remained consistent throughout the day to clinch victory. Contrary to weather forecasts rain never arrived in\u00a0Serres <\/strong>on day one.<\/p>\n

Failing to secure the top spot on the podium during the opening three rounds of the 2015 EWC series,\u00a0Pela RENET (F)<\/strong> finally got his first win in Greece. Coming at the halfway point of the series,\u00a0RENET<\/strong>\u2019s result prove that the battle for the 2015 Enduro 2 World Championship is anything but over. Despite a mistake in his final run through the extreme test the defending E2 champion managed to stay ahead of championship leader\u00a0Antoine MEO (F-KTM)<\/strong> by a just under ten seconds. \u201cIt\u2019s great to get a win again, it\u2019s been too long since the last one,<\/em>\u201d commented\u00a0Renet <\/strong>at the finish. \u201cAside from a mistake on the final extreme test the day went really well<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0MEO <\/strong>upped his pace during the second half of the day, but for the second time this year he wasn\u2019t quite able to claim victory. The two Frenchmen had a close battle with Italy\u2019s\u00a0Alex SALVINI (Honda)<\/strong> who finished third. Less than twenty seconds away,\u00a0SALVINI <\/strong>made some small mistakes, which stopped him from challenging for the win. The surprise winner of yesterday\u2019s KTM super test, Loic LARRIEU (F-Sherco)<\/strong>, ended day one with his best result of 2015, finishing in fourth place. A little off the pace, Spain\u2019s\u00a0Jaume BETRIU (Husqvarna) <\/strong>rounded out the top five in the Enduro 2 class.<\/p>\n

Eero REMES (TM)<\/strong> set a commanding pace in the Enduro 1 class, securing the top step of the podium following an impressive day-long performance. But day one of the EWC GP of Greece will be remembered for another reason \u2013 it was the first time in the Enduro World Championship\u2019s history that two riders finished a day with exactly the same time. That was the case with\u00a0Marc BOURGEOIS (F) <\/strong>and countryman\u00a0Christophe NAMBOTIN (F)<\/strong>, who had to fight hard after his crash during Friday\u2019s KTM Super Test. A gap of almost fifty seconds separated the French duo from fourth-placed\u00a0Lorenzo SANTOLINO (S-Sherco)<\/strong>. At ease with the terrain Kawasaki-mounted\u00a0Simone ALBERGONI (I) <\/strong>repeated his best finish of the season with a fifth place in Enduro 1. \u201cThe enduro test was tough,<\/em>\u201d commented\u00a0Remes<\/strong>. \u201cThere were many river crossings, some that were very deep. From the very start of the test you were completely soaked.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

The closest results of day one came in the Enduro 3 class where\u00a0Mathis BELLINO (F – Husqvarna) <\/strong>claimed the win thanks largely to his consistency, and the time penalty picked up by\u00a0Matt PHILLIPS <\/strong>following the Super Test. Without winning any of the day\u2019s tests\u00a0BELLINO <\/strong>rode smart to secure his fourth victory of the season ahead of TM\u2019s\u00a0Aigar LEOK (EST)<\/strong>. The Estonian shone in the motocross test in Serres to climb to the second spot of the podium for the second time this year. One of the most impressive performances came from KTM\u2019s\u00a0Matt PHILLIPS<\/strong>. Unable to finish yesterday\u2019s KTM super test, the Australian started the day with a penalty of 40 seconds. The defending champion fought hard all day, recording the day\u2019s fastest E3 class time, and ending up third to salvage precious championship points. Finishing less than two seconds behind\u00a0PHILLIPS<\/strong>, Portugal\u2019s\u00a0Luis CORREIA (Beta)<\/strong> was once more just shy of the podium in fourth with Italy\u2019s\u00a0Thomas OLDRATI <\/strong>fifth.<\/p>\n

A tight battle between British riders\u00a0Steve HOLCOMBE (Beta)<\/strong> and\u00a0Jamie McCANNEY (Husqvarna) <\/strong>in the Enduro Juniors ended after an error from\u00a0McCANNEY<\/strong>\u2019s in the extreme test of the final lap. That resulted in EWC newcomer\u00a0HOLCOMBE <\/strong>securing his second consecutive day win for the Beta rider. Despite his mistake\u00a0McCANNEY <\/strong>finished second to maintain his lead in the championship standings.\u00a0Giacomo REDONDI (Beta) <\/strong>finished third with another Italian rider\u00a0Alessandro BATTIG (Honda)<\/strong> in fourth place. France\u2019s\u00a0Jeremy CARPENTIER<\/strong> was a distant fifth in the class.
\nWith championship leader\u00a0Josep GARCIA (S – Husqvarna)<\/strong> absent due to injury, no one could match\u00a0Mikael PERSSON\u2019s (SWE – Yamaha) <\/strong>pace in the Youth Cup.\u00a0PERSSON <\/strong>ran away from the field to take a clear win from second-placed\u00a0Mirko SPANDRE (ITA – KTM)<\/strong>.\u00a0Luca GARELLO (ITA – Yamaha)<\/strong>completed the podium in third.\u00a0Luc MALIGES (F – KTM) <\/strong>was fourth and\u00a0Jack EDMONSON (GB – KTM)<\/strong> ended fifth in the youngsters\u2019 class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VIDEO DAG 1 Pela RENET \u2013 the defending Enduro 2 World Champion – has claimed his first victory of 2015, topping the E2 class on day one of the\u00a0Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship\u2019s GP of Greece. At the end of a tough day in Serres Husqvarna\u2019s\u00a0RENET claimed the Enduro 2 class win ahead of\u00a0Antoine MEO…<\/p>\n

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