{"id":38370,"date":"2017-07-24T14:20:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T12:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=38370"},"modified":"2017-07-24T14:20:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T12:20:33","slug":"holcombe-wins-again-to-extend-enduro-world-championship-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/38370\/holcombe-wins-again-to-extend-enduro-world-championship-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLCOMBE WINS AGAIN TO EXTEND ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Steve-Holcombe-BETA\"<\/a>Steve Holcombe has claimed another double podium result, this time at the EnduroGP of Portugal – round six of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship. In one of the toughest events of the season so far, Steve rode fast and consistently to finish third on day one before upping his game to claim the win on day two. With only two rounds of the 2017 series remaining Steve leads the premier EnduroGP class by a healthy 37 points.
\nOn the first day, Steve rode like the champion he is. With the wide, fast and very dusty Portuguese tests not really suiting the British rider, he rode sensibly despite some mistakes and placed third, a little over one-second behind the runner-up spot. On day two Steve kept the pressure on his rivals. With day one winner Nathan Watson losing\u00a0time with a technical issue in the extreme test, Steve took advantage and claimed the win. In doing so he maximised his championship advantage.
\nRound seven of the 2017 FIM EnduroGP World Championship takes place in Great Britain on September 23-24th<\/p>\n

Steve Holcombe: \u201cI couldn\u2019t really have asked for much more from the GP of Portugal. I\u2019ll be honest, I wasn\u2019t sure which way the race would go for me \u2013 I was expecting my championship lead to be reduced. The fact that I managed to extend it is awesome. I\u2019m really happy with the way I rode on day two, but on day one I wasn\u2019t really riding like I can. It started with the Super Test, where I was just too nervous, too wound up. A good run through the Super test makes such a big difference, as I experienced in Greece.<\/p>\n

Starting day one in Portugal 12 seconds behind wasn\u2019t exactly ideal. I never really got into my stride \u2013 I wasn\u2019t aggressive enough on the extreme test. I feel like I should have got second. So third on a not so good day wasn\u2019t too bad really. Day two\u00a0went well. I pushed hard on the opening lap and managed to stay ahead during the second and third laps. It\u2019s been another really good GP for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

RESULTS \u2013 ENDUROGP OF PORTUGAL, DAY 1
\n1. Nathan Watson (KTM) 1:12:26.83; 2. Matthew Phillips (Sherco) 1:13:50.33; 3. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:13:51.49
\nRESULTS \u2013 ENDUROGP OF PORTUGAL, DAY 2
\n1. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 1:14:26.51; 2. Christophe Charlier (Husqvarna) 1:14:30.24; 3. Matthew Phillips (Sherco) 1:14:40.29;
\nCHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS \u2013 ENDUROGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (AFTER ROUND 6)
\n1. Steve Holcombe (Beta) 259 points; 2. Loic Larrieu (Yamaha) 222; 3. Matt Philipps (Sherco) 202<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Steve Holcombe has claimed another double podium result, this time at the EnduroGP of Portugal – round six of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship. In one of the toughest events of the season so far, Steve rode fast and consistently to finish third on day one before upping his game to claim the win on…<\/p>\n

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