Press Release

Nine Riders Earn the Last Invitations to X Games Enduro X

                                                                                  Thirty Men and Ten Women invites confirmed

Irvine, CA (June 20, 2012) –Heading into the Sacramento round of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship, there were eight open spots for riders to earn an invitation to X Games 18 Enduro X. For both the male and female riders, the top two non-qualified finishers would earn an invitation. In addition, the top two riders in the point standings in each class would also earn an invite.

The X Games competition staff also extends “Wild Card” invites to top racers from around the world and New Zealand’s Rory Mead has earned an invite. Mead is a proven Extreme Enduro specialist that demonstrated his versatility by winning a round of the US Grand National Cross Country Championship earlier this year.

The riders below are the final group to earn invitations and will join a field that now represents thirteen nations and includes riders as young as sixteen that will face off against some veteran off-road racers.

    Men’s Enduro X
    Top two finishing riders that were not already qualified
      Bobby Garrison  USA
    • Ben Rego  CAN
  • Top two in point standings that were not already qualified
      Ryan Rodgers  USA
    • Bryan Roper  USA
  • Wild Card Invite
      Rory Mead  NZL
    Women’s Enduro X
    Top two finishing riders that were not already qualified
      Lexi Pechout  CAN
    • Nicole Madsen  USA
  • Top two in point standings that were not already qualified
      Rachel Gutish  USA
    • Nicole Bradford  USA

“The opportunity to compete in the X Games provided extra incentive for riders to push themselves for a top finish at these first two rounds of the GEICO EnduroCross series” stated Eric Peronnard, the creator of EnduroCross and X Games Enduro X Sports Organizer. “I am really proud of the depth of talent that we have assembled for this second year of Enduro X”, he continued.

X Games Enduro X Invited Riders, Men:

Taddy Blazusiak  Poland

Colton Haaker  USA

Taylor Robert  USA

Kevin Rookstool  USA

Cory Graffunder Canada

Graham Jarvis  England

Johnny Walker  England

Andreas Lettenbichler  Germany

Rory Mead  New Zealand

Mike Brown  USA

Justin Soule  USA

Geoff Aaron  USA

Cody Webb  USA

Bobby Prochnau  Canada

Gary Sutherlin  USA

Steward Baylor  USA

Taichi Tanaka  Japan

Alfredo Gomez  Spain

Kyle Redmond  USA

Ivan Ramirez  Mexico

Chris Bruand  France

Alex Salvini  Italy

Max Gerston  USA

Destry Abbott  USA

Kendall Norman  USA

Fred Crosset  Belgium

Bobby Garisson  USA

Ben Rego  Canada

Ryan Rodgers  USA

Brian Roper  USA

X Games Enduro X Invited Riders, Women:

  Louise Forsley  USA

Maria Forsberg  USA

Chantelle Bykerk  Canada

Kacy Martinez  USA

Rachel Gutish  USA

Steffi Laier (WC)  Germany

Tarah Gieger  Puerto Rico

Nicole Bradford  USA

Nicole Madsen  USA

Lexi Pechout  Canada

The X Games Enduro X will be held on Sunday, July 1st inside the Staples Center, in Los Angeles.

The X Games event will air live on ESPN networks and the remaining GEICO AMA EnduroCross events will be aired on the Lucas Motorsports Hour on the NBC Sports Network. Check your local listings orwww.motorsportshour.com.

For more information, go towww.EnduroCross.com.

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