A
weekend rich with victories and podium places for the METZELER brand, with the
riders Steve Holcombe, Alex Salvini, Thomas Oldrati, Eero Remes and Andrea
Verona competing in the sixth round of the Enduro World Championship which took
place in Edolo
Edolo (Italy), 3 September 2018 - The splendid panorama of the Val Camonica and the town of Edolo in the province of Brescia provided the setting for the
sixth round of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship. The Italian Grand Prix took place on terrain in critical condition due to the heavy rain which fell for the entire weekend, but
METZELER riders were as usual the main players, collecting numerous wins for the tyre brand.
The
METZELER riders continue to dominate the
FIM EnduroGP World Championship, and on the occasion of the Italian Grand Prix, the overall leader was
Steve Holcombe (Team Beta Factory Enduro), winner of the Enduro GP and the E3 on both days of racing.
Alex Salvini (Team JET Zanardo) and
Eero Remes (TM Racing Factory Team) shared first place in the E1 on their bikes, which were fitted with
METZELER MCE 6 DAYS EXTREME tyres. Another excellent performance also from
Andrea Verona (TM Racing Factory Team) in the
Junior 1 class, collecting two splendid wins in the GP on home ground.
After his recent accident,
Jamie McCanney (Outsiders Yamaha Official Enduro Team) returned to the
E1 class, and managed to take second place on the podium on both days of racing.
In the
E2 class, once again two riders fitted with
METZELER tyres were among the prominent figures in the Italian GP.
Alex Salvini and
Eero Remes dominated the premier class and shared first place for the two days of racing. Outstanding performance was also seen from
Thomas Oldrati (Honda RedMoto) who, on day 2, earned his first podium of the season with an excellent second place.
A double win in the
E3 class for the METZELER-supported rider Steve Holcombe. The rider for
the Beta Factory Enduro Team continued to affirm his role as class leader with a consistent lead over Christophe Nambotin and his compatriot Dany McCanney.
It was also an excellent weekend of races for
Andrea Verona, who, in the
Junior class took second place on the podium twice, additionally dominating both days of the Junior 1 with two wins, riding with
METZELER MCE 6 DAYS EXTREME tyres.
The
FIM EnduroGP World Championship is reaching the climax, and the penultimate round of the Championship is scheduled for Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September with the GP in France.
Results (METZELER riders in bold): EnduroGP Class standingsHOLCOMBE Steve p.170SALVINI Alex p.154FREEMAN Brad p.142
REMES Eero p.135 E1 Class standingsFREEMAN Brad p.206
MCCANNEY Jamie p.182BASSET Antoine p.162
E2 Class standingsSALVINI Alex p.192REMES Eero p.172LARRIEU Loic p.171 E3 Class standingsHOLCOMBE Steve p.204NAMBOTIN Christophe p.174
MCCANNEY Daniel p.166
Junior Class standingsCAVALLO Matteo p.174
VERONA Andrea p.143EDMONDSON Jack p.101