{"id":34550,"date":"2016-04-10T21:39:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T19:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=34550"},"modified":"2016-04-10T21:39:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T19:39:37","slug":"endurogp-matt-phillips-secures-endurogp-victory-on-day-two-of-the-gp-of-agadir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/34550\/endurogp-matt-phillips-secures-endurogp-victory-on-day-two-of-the-gp-of-agadir\/","title":{"rendered":"EnduroGP: Matt Phillips secures EnduroGP victory on day two of the GP of Agadir"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Matthew<\/a>Turning the tables on his EnduroGP <\/strong>rival Mathias BELLINO (Husqvarna)<\/strong>, Tasmanian Matt PHILLIPS (Sherco)<\/strong> delivered the goods on day two of the GP of Agadir<\/strong> to claim the outright EnduroGP<\/strong> class win. The fast starting former Enduro 3 World Champion won the day\u2019s opening two special tests before remaining at the head of the EnduroGP <\/strong>class, going on to earn his first win of the 2016 season.
\nAs expected day two of the GP of Agadir<\/strong> proved to be extremely demanding with the long, rock strewn enduro test once again proving to be the toughest test of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started really well on day one, but I knew what I needed to do to improve on day two,<\/em>\u201d commented PHILLIPS\u00a0<\/strong>at the end of a long and demanding day two. \u201cI kept things smooth throughout day two and it worked great, I\u2019m so pleased to give Sherco this first EnduroGP win. The tests got pretty brutal, but you just had to keep plugging away. My bike was awesome all weekend, we can carry some well earned confidence into next weekend\u2019s GP of Portugal.<\/em>\u201d Second to PHILLIPS <\/strong>was day one EnduroGP <\/strong>class winner Mathias BELLINO<\/strong>. With little to separate the two riders at the mid-way point of the race, a crash from BELLINO <\/strong>on the final Enduro test ended his chances of battling for the win. BELLINO <\/strong>ended the day 15 seconds behind PHILLIPS<\/strong>. Third went to Eero REMES (TM)<\/strong>. The 250f-mounted Finn enjoyed a strong day-long performance to earn his debut EnduroGP <\/strong>podium result. British youngster Steve HOLCOMBE (Beta)<\/strong> once again showed impressive speed in Agadir. Placing just seven seconds behind REMES<\/strong>, HOLCOMBE<\/strong>’s Beta team-mate Alex SALVINI <\/strong>finished fifth but crashed heavily on the day\u2019s second enduro test. Losing significant time SALVINI <\/strong>dropped from third. Italian Gianluca MARTINI (Kawasaki)<\/strong> claimed a career best sixth.<\/p>\n

In the Enduro 1 class Eero REMES <\/strong>claimed a healthy margin of victory, placing 25 seconds ahead of MARTINI<\/strong>. Earning his first ever podium result Italian Gianluca <\/strong>narrowly edged out EnduroGP <\/strong>rookie Nathan WATSON<\/strong>, who eventually placed third. After close to one-hour of racing just 30 seconds separated the top three Enduro 1 class riders. MCCANNEY<\/strong> brotherJamie <\/strong>and Danny <\/strong>placed fourth and fifth respectively with Italian Rudy MORONI <\/strong>sixth.\u201cI\u2019m happy with my GP,<\/em>\u201d commented REMES<\/strong>. \u201cI rode better on day two but it was difficult to really push hard. The track was so rough that it was impossible not to make mistakes.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

As the EnduroGP <\/strong>class winner Matt PHILLIPS<\/strong>\u00a0also put his name at the top of the Enduro 2 class, finishing ahead ofMathias BELLINO<\/strong> and Alex SALVINI<\/strong>. Yamaha mounted team mates Loic LARRIEU<\/strong> and Cristobal GUERRERO<\/strong>\u00a0placed fourth and fifth, separated by just four seconds. The USA\u2019s Taylor ROBERT<\/strong> placed a close sixth.<\/p>\n

Steve HOLCOMBE<\/strong>\u00a0enjoyed an eventual 25-second margin of victory in the Enduro 3 class, earning his first ever senior class victory following a fast and consistent day\u2019s riding. Winning three of the days special tests HOLCOMBE <\/strong>placed ahead of France\u2019s Antoine BASSET\u00a0(KTM)<\/strong> who in turn finished ahead of day one Enduro 3 class winner Johnny AUBERT (Beta)<\/strong>.BASSET <\/strong>and AUBERT <\/strong>were separated by just 0.94 of a second. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled with the way the first GP of the year\u2019s gone for me,<\/em>\u201d enthused HOLCOMBE\u00a0<\/strong>from the podium \u201cI couldn\u2019t get to grips with the Motocross test like I wanted but the Enduro and Extreme tests were good to me today, which was really important<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giacomo REDONDI (Honda)<\/strong> backed up his day one Enduro Junior class win with victory on day two, placing 10 seconds ahead of Spaniard Josep GARCIA (Husqvarna)<\/strong>. Rounding out the podium was Portuguese rider Diego VENTURA (Gas Gas)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Jean-Baptiste NICOLOT (Yamaha) <\/strong>claimed the top position in the Enduro Youth class, finishing ahead of an injured day one winner Jack EDMONDSON (KTM)<\/strong>. Third went to Valerian DEBAUD (Yamaha) <\/strong>ahead of Mirko SPANDRE (KTM)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 2016 EnduroGP <\/strong>championship now moves onto Portugal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turning the tables on his EnduroGP rival Mathias BELLINO (Husqvarna), Tasmanian Matt PHILLIPS (Sherco) delivered the goods on day two of the GP of Agadir to claim the outright EnduroGP class win. The fast starting former Enduro 3 World Champion won the day\u2019s opening two special tests before remaining at the head of the EnduroGP…<\/p>\n

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