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Yamaha on the podium at 85th ISDE

ocscottie
11/10/2010 4:29pm

















The oldest and arguably one of the most prestigious motorcycle races in
the world, the FIM International Six Days Enduro, has finished with WR
technology on the podium after the 85th edition of the event was
completed in South America at the weekend.

France were able to toast success and
were followed by the four representatives from Italy, including MX1-GP
campaigner Manuel Monni on a WR450F, claiming the second step of the
podium after negotiating five gruelling days of hot, dry conditions,
diverse terrain and long distances in Mexico. Amid security concerns in
the region, the final day of the programme was cancelled meaning that
results from the fifth outing confirmed the final classification.

Guerrero at ISDE








Monni makes adjustments



Monni, fresh from racing for Italy at the Motocross of Nations at
Thunder Valley in Colorado late September, again found himself flying
the flag for his country in the slightly slower but more technical
demands of enduro. The 26 year old rookie distinguished himself in the
E2 class in his first major competitive attempt at the discipline by
taking two runner-up positions in two of the days, fighting with and
beating the likes of multi world champions Juha Salminen and Johnny
Aubert. Monni went 5-2-2-9-4 on his results card to be fourth overall
in the category and one of Italy’s best performersIn fact it was a
shame that Monni was not able to contest the final day because the
course ahead involved a rigorous motocross test and would have seen the
rider from Perugia in confident form and with a chance of making the
final E2 top three.

Spain’s Cristobal Guerrero was simply
superb to help his country to the first of two class victories. The
rally and EWC rider was unbeatable on his WR250F on all five days of
the Club E1 division and boosted his three man squad towards the top
spot. He ended the contest six seconds ahead of Maurizio Micheluz. New
Zealand’s Adam Smith and Chris Power were third and fourth in E1
respectively enforcing the excellent capabilities of the quarter-litre
WR.

In the Junior Trophy Cristobal’s
sibling, Victor, assisted Spain’s successful title defence. He
classified 9th in the E1 class on his WR250F and pushed the team to
victory, with Sweden a distant second (by over one minute) to the
specialists from the Iberian Peninsula.

Other riders to earn distinction across
the Mexican landscape was Belgium’s Jean Francois Goblet (seventh in E2
on the WR450F) and Michal Szuster for Poland just behind in eighth. In
the Club section Kiwi Karl Power was runner-up in E2 while American
Brian Sperle was fifth.

The 2011 ISDE – typically the
season-closer for international off-road motorcycle racing- will take
place in Finland.









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