France leads ISDE at halfway

From KTM Racing

Team France, together with KTM factory rider Johnny Aubert continues to dominate the prestigious World Trophy after three days of the ISDE.    
       
Italy is still placed second around six minutes behind and Finland is currently in third place after Wednesday's action.

As riders and bikes begin to feel the strain of six continuous days of Enduro riding, riders tackled a new route on Day Three with nine special tests, which they must ride again on Day Four. At least skies clouded to provide a welcome relief from the characteristic heat of Mexico even if it did little to settle the dust.

Aubert is emerging as the fastest rider and leads the progressive results list for the E2 class, and contributed to his team including Antoine Meo (Husqvarna), Sebastien Guillaume (Husqvarna), Rodrig Thain (TM) and Christophe Nambotin (Gas Gas). They collectively took the day's honours to be one minute in front of Italy. Day Three saw Finland again third and the US fourth and these are the teams that are dominating the most prestigious battle.

The Junior trophy is an all Spanish affair, powered up by two exceptional young KTM riders, Lorenzo Santolino and Mario Roman, who both excelled in the junior competition at World Championship level this season. Sweden, France, Finland and the US follow them in the overall Junior Trophy standings.

In the individual E1 category, it was again Meo who took line honours followed by KTM factory rider Finland's Eero Remes and Italy's Alex Salvini (Husqvarna). Team USA KTM rider Kurt Caselli was fourth. These four riders also maintain their positions in the overall E1 category.

Day Three say E2 dominated by KTM's Aubert finishing 54 seconds in front of Italian Manuel Monni with Juha Salminen of Finland third. Aubert now sits more than three minutes clear in the overall E2 standings. Monni and KTM's Thomas Oldrati are three minutes behind but only 10 seconds apart.

Line honours in E3 went to France's Guillaume ahead of his teammate Nambotin (Gas Gas) with Italy's Simone Albergoni (KTM) placed third.

Results
World Trophy
1. France; 2. Italy; 3. Finland; 4. USA; 5. Poland
Junior Trophy
1. Spain; 2. Sweden; 3. France; 4. Finland

Progressive Individual Class Results
E1
1. Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna
2. Eero Remes, Finland, KTM
3. Alex Salvini, Italy, Husqvarna
4. Kurt Caselli, USA KTM
5. Jari Mattika, Finland, Honda
E2
1. Johnny Aubert, France, KTM
2. Manual Monni, Italy, Yamaha
3. Thomas Oldrati, Italy, KTM
4. Juha Salminen Finland, Husqvarna
5. Rodrig Thain, France, TM
E3
1. Sebastien Guillaume, France, Husqvarna
2. Oriol Mena, Spain, Husaberg
3. Christoph Nambotin Gas-Gas
4. Simone Albergoni, Italy, KTM
5. Alessandro Belometti, Italy, KTM
6. Homero Diaz, Mexico, KTM