{"id":38096,"date":"2017-06-25T19:29:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T17:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=38096"},"modified":"2017-06-25T19:29:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T17:29:43","slug":"nambotin-does-the-endurogp-class-double-in-hungary-while-jamie-mcanney-tops-enduro-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/38096\/nambotin-does-the-endurogp-class-double-in-hungary-while-jamie-mcanney-tops-enduro-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NAMBOTIN DOES THE ENDUROGP CLASS DOUBLE IN HUNGARY WHILE JAMIE MCANNEY TOPS ENDURO 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brad<\/a>Just as he did on day one of the Maxxis EnduroGP of Hungary<\/strong>, KTM\u2019s\u00a0Christophe Nambotin<\/strong> claimed EnduroGP class victory to complete a perfect weekend in Paradf\u00fcrdo for the Frenchman. Pushed every step of the way by team-mate\u00a0Nathan Watson<\/strong>,
\n Nambo<\/strong>\u00a0placed less than five seconds ahead of the Brit with Loic Larrieu (Yamaha<\/strong>) a further three-and-a-half seconds further back in third. EnduroGP championship leader\u00a0Steve Holcombe (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0placed fourth. In the Enduro 2 class\u00a0Jamie McCanney (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0secured his first win of the season, finishing on top of yet another hard-fought battle with\u00a0Josep Garcia (KTM)<\/strong>.\u00a0Eero Remes (TM)<\/strong>\u00a0finished third.<\/p>\n

With less than 10 seconds separating the top three finishers in the EnduroGP class on day two of the GP of Hungary,\u00a0Christophe Nambotin (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0once again showed himself as the rider to beat. Topping five of the day\u2019s 10 special tests the Frenchman set the pace for much of the first half of the day, but with the short, dry special tests affording no rider an easy time,\u00a0Nambo<\/strong>\u2019 found himself under constant pressure from team-mate\u00a0Nathan Watson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Doing exactly what he needed to do in order to take the win,\u00a0Nambo<\/strong>\u2019 rounded out the day mistake free to earn a back-to-back victory. \u201cI rode well this weekend, I feel much better than I did at the start of the season<\/em>,\u201d commented\u00a0Nambotin<\/strong>. \u201cI really enjoyed this GP. Honestly, I found the last lap today a little bit difficult. I had to push as hard as I could on every lap to stay ahead of Nathan, and in this heat it wasn\u2019t easy. \u00a0There are three or four riders riding very well in the EnduroGP class, so it looks like there will be many more close battles. I didn’t have any crashes today, just some small mistakes. It feels great to be back winning, so I hope I can continue in this way<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Piling the pressure on his team-mate throughout the day,\u00a0Nathan Watson (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0delivered his best performance of the series to date to claim a well-deserved runner-up result. In doing so he showed the kind of form that saw him challenge for the Enduro1 title in 2016. Just as he did on day one\u00a0Loic Larrieu (Yamaha)\u00a0<\/strong>also delivered the goods on day two, placing less than four seconds adrift of\u00a0Watson<\/strong>. With EnduroGP championship leader\u00a0Steve Holcombe (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0unable to find the form that saw him place second on day one, the Brit eventually finished fourth and just one place ahead of his team-mate\u00a0Alex Salvini<\/strong>. With\u00a0Cristobal Guerrero (Yamaha)\u00a0<\/strong>sixth,\u00a0Jaume Betriu (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0seventh,\u00a0Giacomo Redondi (Honda)<\/strong>\u00a0finished eighth and ahead of\u00a0Matt Phillips (Sherco)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna)<\/strong>.\u00a0Steve Holcombe (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0continues to lead the EnduroGP championship standings on 167 points ahead of\u00a0Loic Larrieu (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0on 146 with\u00a0Christophe Nambotin (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0third on 141 points.<\/p>\n

Finally claiming the winning result he\u2019d been so close to securing at earlier GPs,\u00a0Jamie McCanney (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0topped the Enduro 2 class by an eventual margin on 11 seconds. Disappointed at having failed to stop\u00a0Josep Garcia (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0from winning on day one, on day two\u00a0Jamie\u00a0<\/strong>remained mistake free to earn 25 hard-fought championship points. \u201cSeemingly every event I\u2019ve done this year has come down to the final special test,<\/em>\u201d commented the Manxman. \u201cToday I got the win, so I\u2019m really pleased. I was disappointed that I didn’t win on day one so today I gave it everything I had, and a little more. I\u2019m not sure that pushing so much harder was actually faster, but I got the win. It was a tough event, and today was about not making mistakes yet giving 100% in all the test. I\u2019m made up to have finally got a win<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

All but level on time going into the final enduro test,\u00a0Garcia\u00a0<\/strong>wasn\u2019t able to repeat his day one win and claim a double Enduro 2 class win due to a crash. Nevertheless, the young Spaniard claimed second ahead of\u00a0Eero Remes (TM)<\/strong>\u00a0who eventually placed 21 seconds behind and 33 seconds adrift of\u00a0McCanney<\/strong>.\u00a0Danny McCanney (Husqvarna)\u00a0<\/strong>looked set to end the day on the podium but a disappointing final enduro test saw him place fourth, five seconds down on\u00a0Remes<\/strong>.\u00a0Jonathan Barragan (Gas Gas)<\/strong>\u00a0put in a strong ride on day two to claim fifth ahead of\u00a0Davide Guarneri (Honda)<\/strong>,\u00a0Manuel Monni (TM)<\/strong>, Pascal Rauchenecker (Husqvarna)<\/strong>,\u00a0Thomas Oldrati (Husqvarna)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Henric Stigell (KTM)<\/strong>.\u00a0Josep Garcia (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0remains at the top of the Enduro 2 championship standings on 176 points with\u00a0Eero Remes (TM)\u00a0<\/strong>second on 165 points and\u00a0Jamie McCanney (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0just one point behind in third.<\/p>\n

In the Enduro Junior class a two-rider battle raged throughout the day as\u00a0Mikael Persson (Yamaha)<\/strong>\u00a0looked to claim his first win of the season while\u00a0Brad Freeman (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0hoped to claim the double Enduro Junior class win. Neck-and-neck going into the final enduro test it was\u00a0Freeman\u00a0<\/strong>who emerged as the class winner, with a test time that would have seen him fourth in the EnduroGP class. \u201cI had to work so hard today<\/em>,\u201d admitted\u00a0Freeman<\/strong>. \u201cHats off to Mikael, he was really fast. When he started winning test after test at the start of the day I was a little worried to be honest. But I kept pushing and things worked out great. I thought that if I rode like I did on day one I’d be ok today. But I quickly realised that wasn\u2019t going to be the case. I\u2019m pleased because I worked my way forwards and got myself into a position to challenge for the win going into the final enduro test. I had a good lead over third, so I went for it. I had a really good run and I\u2019m so, so pleased to have won and got my first double class win<\/em>.\u201d With\u00a0Persson\u00a0<\/strong>second, third went to\u00a0Matteo Cavallo (Beta)<\/strong>\u00a0with championship leader\u00a0Davide Soreca (Honda)<\/strong>\u00a0sixth.\u00a0Soreca\u00a0<\/strong>sits at the top of the EJ standings with 162 points,\u00a0Mikael Persson<\/strong>\u00a0is second on 141 with\u00a0Freeman\u00a0<\/strong>third on 140.<\/p>\n

Turning the tables on day one Women\u2019s class winner\u00a0Maria Franke (KTM)<\/strong>,\u00a0Laia Sanz (KTM)<\/strong>\u00a0claimed her third day win of the championship to date with a much-improved performance. Winning all but one of the day\u2019s special tests,\u00a0Laia\u00a0<\/strong>placed 33 seconds ahead of her German rival. With\u00a0Sanz\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Franke\u00a0<\/strong>claiming the top two positions on the podium, third went to\u00a0Jane Daniels (Husqvarna)<\/strong>.\u00a0Laia Sanz<\/strong>\u00a0holds the lead in the Women\u2019s championship on 97 points with\u00a0Franke\u00a0<\/strong>on 91 and\u00a0Daniels\u00a0<\/strong>on 80.<\/p>\n

In the 125cc Youth class\u00a0Andrea Verona (TM)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Leo le Querre (TM)<\/strong>\u00a0battled it out for the win with\u00a0Verona\u00a0<\/strong>finishing 18 seconds ahead. Third went to\u00a0Ruy Barbos (Husqvarna)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0EnduroGP World Championship<\/strong>\u00a0now heads to Grevena in Greece on July 1-2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just as he did on day one of the Maxxis EnduroGP of Hungary, KTM\u2019s\u00a0Christophe Nambotin claimed EnduroGP class victory to complete a perfect weekend in Paradf\u00fcrdo for the Frenchman. Pushed every step of the way by team-mate\u00a0Nathan Watson, Nambo\u00a0placed less than five seconds ahead of the Brit with Loic Larrieu (Yamaha) a further three-and-a-half seconds…<\/p>\n

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