Enduro GP Sweden. Honda Racing World Enduro Team moved from Finland to Sweden. Round four of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship took place in Skovde, Sweden, a great setting for the second leg of the Scandinavian tour. The competition was a 65 km route to be repeated three times per day: a total of 390 km through two Enduro Tests, one Extreme Test and Cross Test.
A weekend of great satisfaction for Honda Racing World Enduro Team, once again on the EnduroGP podium with an extraordinary Nathan Watson. The English rider put up a wonderful challenge against his countryman Holcombe, taking 2nd place in E2 on both race days. Thanks to these results, he finished 4th on Friday and 3rd on Saturday in the challenge of the EnduroGP. Penalized by a ground, not in line with his riding style, Thomas Oldrati finished 9th and 5th in E1. Race was influenced by a bad crash for Manolo Morettini, who goes back home with an injured shoulder.
Thomas Oldrati | EnduroGP | Day1 > 30° | Day2 > 17° E1 | Day1 > 9° | Day2 > 5°
“Tough weekend. The special tests were not really aligned with my riding style. Even though I didn’t finish on the podium, I tried to push in both the days”.
Nathan Watson | EnduroGP | Day1 > 4° | Day2 > 3° E2 | Day1 > 2° | Day2 > 2°
“On Saturday I crashed many times due to a problem with the clutch. Anyway, the feeling was better compared to Saturday and I kept on pushing. I’m so happy of my first seasonal EnduroGP podium”.
Manolo Morettini | EnduroGP | Junior | Day1 > nc | Day2 > nc EJ1 | Day1 > nc | Day2 > nc
“I started off quite well, but I crashed in the Enduro Test hurting my left shoulder. I tried to restart, but the pain was strong and I preferred to stop in order to be able to race at the next round of the Italian Championship”.
More than positive Swedish GP for the second line-up. Another podium for Francesca Nocera: if on Friday she was slowed down by a technical problem, on Saturday the Italian lady took a beautiful 2nd place. 6th and 4th Samuele Bernardini in E2, while in E1 Rony Kytonen finished 5th and 7th.
Samuele Bernardini | EnduroGP | Day1 > 11° | Day2 > 7° E2 | Day1 > 6° | Day2 > 4°
“I was finally able to show my qualities. Good results in the Enduro Test, while I struggled a little more in the Cross Test”.
Roni Kytonen | EnduroGP | Day1 > 14° | Day2 > 24° E1 | Day1 > 5° | Day2 > 7°
“On Friday I had two crashes, but at the end I set some good times. On Saturday I had a big crash in the first lap and I had to make up for the rest of the day”.
Francesca Nocera | Women’s | Day1 > 13° | Day2 > 2°
“An unlucky race on Friday because of a technical problem that made me lose several minutes. On Saturday I tried to make up for it and I can be satisfied with the final result”.