{"id":38093,"date":"2017-06-24T21:14:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T19:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=38093"},"modified":"2017-06-24T21:14:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T19:14:24","slug":"nambotin-garcia-win-on-day-one-of-endurogp-of-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/38093\/nambotin-garcia-win-on-day-one-of-endurogp-of-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"NAMBOTIN & GARCIA WIN ON DAY ONE OF ENDUROGP OF HUNGARY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"podium.endurogp.day1_EWC<\/a>Claiming his first EnduroGP class win of 2017,\u00a0Christophe Nambotin (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0was the rider to beat on day one of the\u00a0Maxxis EnduroGP of Hungary\u00a0<\/strong>where the Frenchman placed close to 22 seconds ahead of EnduroGP series leader\u00a0Steve Holcombe (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Loic Larrieu<\/strong>\u00a0rounding out the podium in third. In the Enduro 2 class\u00a0Nambotin<\/strong>\u2019s team-mate\u00a0Josep Garcia (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0claimed his fourth win of the championship to come out on top of a close fought battle with\u00a0Eero Remes (TM)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jamie McCanney (Yamaha)<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Showing exactly why he is a multiple former world champion,\u00a0Nambotin<\/strong>\u00a0topped the first two tests extreme and enduro during the opening lap, going on to top a further three more special tests to win by close to 22 seconds. It was a good day<\/em>, commented\u00a0Nambotin\u00a0<\/strong>with a smile. No mistakes in the Super Test on Friday night and then a good first lap today. I felt good, no mistakes, and everything went well. Let\u2019s see what tomorrow is like. There is one main line on all of the tests, so it\u2019s harder to make any advantage now. But of course I will push hard to try and win on day two<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With four riders all battling for the runner-up position it was eventually\u00a0Steve Holcombe<\/strong>\u00a0who secured the runner-up position. Second to\u00a0Nambo\u00a0<\/strong>on the day\u2019s opening two tests,\u00a0Holcombe\u00a0<\/strong>lost a little time at the end of the first lap and the start of lap two, but pushed hard towards the end of the day to claim second and maintain his\u00a0EnduroGP<\/strong>\u00a0championship lead. With two-stroke riders placing first and second,\u00a0Loic Larrieu (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0ended day one as the highest placed four-stroke rider in third. Just three-and-a-half seconds behind\u00a0Holcombe<\/strong>, Frenchman\u00a0Larrieu\u00a0<\/strong>in turn finished close to eight seconds ahead of\u00a0Matt Phillips (Sherco)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Despite not making the strongest of starts to the day,\u00a0Nathan Watson\u00a0<\/strong>posted the fastest time in the EnduroGP class during the final two tests and in doing so placed just 0.50 of a second behind\u00a0Phillips<\/strong>. Privateer rider\u00a0Cristobal Guerrero (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0rounded out the top six with\u00a0Mathias Bellino<\/strong>\u00a0placing seventh on his return to the series. Injured just days before the series opener in Finland, with virtually no time back on a bike ahead of the GP of Hungary\u00a0Bellino\u00a0<\/strong>ended the day tired but pleased to be back racing. Eighth went to Friday night\u2019s Super test winner\u00a0Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna)<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Ramon Quer (Husqvarna)\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Giacomo Redondi (Honda)\u00a0<\/strong>rounding out the top 10.<\/p>\n

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For the fourth time this season\u00a0Josep Garcia (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0topped the Enduro 2 class, having been pushed extremely hard by both\u00a0Eero Remes (TM)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jamie McCanney (Yamaha)<\/strong>. Throughout the day the three riders were separated by just hundredths of a second, with\u00a0Remes\u00a0<\/strong>the rider who lead going into the final test. But despite suffering his third fall of the day it was\u00a0Garcia\u00a0<\/strong>who claimed the win.<\/p>\n

I knew that I would either win or crash in the last test, and I did both,<\/em>\u00a0explained a thrilled\u00a0Garcia<\/strong>. I gave it everything and although I made a small mistake I managed to win. But it was so close all through the day.\u00a0Jamie\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Eero\u00a0<\/strong>were both really fast, so I had to push hard. Sometimes I pushed too hard, but I had to. In the end it was a good day.<\/em><\/p>\n

With just over five seconds separating the top three,\u00a0Remes\u00a0<\/strong>claimed the runner-up spot with\u00a0Jamie McCanney<\/strong>\u00a0third. Some 25 seconds behind\u00a0Jamie<\/strong>,\u00a0Davide Guarneri (Honda)<\/strong>\u00a0claimed his best result of the championship to date in fourth. Fifth went to\u00a0Pascal Rauchenecker (Husqvarna)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0Enduro Junior class<\/strong>\u00a0Brad Freeman (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0proved to be the rider to beat throughout the day. Fast on the second day of the GPs of Italy and Spain, in Hungary\u00a0Brad\u00a0<\/strong>started strongly and remained fast and consistent during every special test. At the end of the day he finished 25 seconds ahead of Swede\u00a0Mikael Persson (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0and his team-mate\u00a0Matteo Cavallo (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0in third. Enduro Junior championship leader\u00a0Davide Soreca (Honda)\u00a0<\/strong>placed eighth. \u0093It was a really good day for me<\/em>,\u0094 explained\u00a0Brad<\/strong>. \u0094\u00a0I really wanted to do well on the first day as I struggled to find my speed on day one in Spain and Italy. From the Super Test I managed to keep things moving in a good direction. I hope I can do the same again on day two.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Andrea Verona (TM)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ruy Barbosa (Husqvarna)<\/strong>\u00a0were the two riders that battled at the head of the\u00a0125cc Youth class<\/strong>.\u00a0Verona<\/strong>\u00a0eventually claimed the win, finishing just under 10 seconds ahead of\u00a0Ruy<\/strong>. Third went to Frenchman\u00a0Leo le Quere (TM)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Maria Franke (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0ended day one at the top of the\u00a0Women\u2019s class<\/strong>\u00a0results, just two-and-a-half seconds ahead of\u00a0Laia Sanz (KTM)<\/strong>. With the two competitors in a class of their own, mistakes from\u00a0Sanz\u00a0<\/strong>during the second lap hampered her hopes of challenging for the win. Third went to\u00a0Jane Daniels (Husqvarna)<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mireia Badia (Husqvarna)\u00a0<\/strong>fourth and fifth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claiming his first EnduroGP class win of 2017,\u00a0Christophe Nambotin (KTM)\u00a0was the rider to beat on day one of the\u00a0Maxxis EnduroGP of Hungary\u00a0where the Frenchman placed close to 22 seconds ahead of EnduroGP series leader\u00a0Steve Holcombe (Beta)\u00a0with\u00a0Loic Larrieu\u00a0rounding out the podium in third. In the Enduro 2 class\u00a0Nambotin\u2019s team-mate\u00a0Josep Garcia (KTM)\u00a0claimed his fourth win of the…<\/p>\n

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