The Husqvarna Enduro Team by CH Racing enjoyed a week of success at the International Six Days Enduro with two of the team’s riders finishing on the podium in the World Trophy team competition.
With the 87th edition of the ISDE taking place at the Sachsenring race circuit in Saxony, Germany, both Australia’s Glenn Kearney and Italy’s Alex Salvini placed second and third respectively in the week-long competition while Spain’s Lorenzo Santolino also helped his nation to fifth position.
Competing in the Enduro 2 category, Salvini consistently remained as one of the top performing riders in his class throughout the week. After a slightly slow start to day one, the Italian quickly found his stride and began to work his way up the leader board after day two. Placing third overall in class, he continued to maintain his position as the week progressed, ending his participation in the ISDE as the top placing Husqvarna rider and in third position in the competitive Enduro 2 class.
For Spain’s Lorenzo Santolino the opening two days of the ISDE went extremely well. Third overall in the Enduro 1 class at the end of day two, Santolino made numerous small mistakes during the difficult muddy conditions of days three and four, which pushed him back to sixth overall in class at the end of day five. Fighting hard to recover from is mistakes, Santolino posted the fourth fastest E1 time in the sixth and final day’s motocross test to end the event fifth in class.
Competing in the ISDE for the Australian World Trophy team with the support of the Husqvarna Enduro Team by CH Racing, Glenn Kearney endured a trouble filled race. Kearney ended day one 16th in the Enduro 1 class before improving to 12th on day two. Beginning to find a comfortable pace, Kearney’s race almost ended on day three when he badly cut his knee in a crash. Suffering a deep gash in his leg just below his knee, that required medical attention, Kearney soldiered on in pain to end the race 15th in class but second overall in the World Trophy team competition with Australia.
Unfortunately this year’s ISDE proved to be a disappointing one for Finland’s Juha Salminen. Ending day one third overall in the Enduro 2 class, Salminen suffered a technical issue on day two. With the problem rectified at the end of, on day three he was forced to retire from the event.
Alex Salvini – Enduro 2: “This year’s event has been very good. The trail was nice to ride and the special tests were a lot of fun. It’s easy to see the organizers put a lot of work into building them and they were some of the best special tests I have ridden all season. Ending the event with a race on the Sachsenring race circuit was a lot of fun. My start was good and I had a good battle for most of the race. Finishing the race sixth in the individual overall classification and third in the Enduro 2 class along with Italy securing third place in the World Trophy team competition has been a great end to the ISDE.”
Lorenzo Santolino – Enduro 1: “Days one and two were very good for me and I was able to finish inside the top three in the Enduro 1 class. I was riding well and was able to find some fast lines in the special tests. I had a couple of mistakes here and there throughout the week but was able to recover to finish fifth in my class. Day six was enjoyable but I needed to ride safe and not crash on the asphalt. I’m pleased with my results at the ISDE as my season has been difficult in the EWC so it’s been rewarding to get a solid result here.”
Glenn Kearney – Enduro 1: “During the first two days I struggled with my bike set-up a little. Finally on day three I had begun to feel like I was riding well until I crashed and cut my knee. I was able to finish the day but could feel my gear getting wet from the blood. It wasn’t until I took my knee braces off that I realized how bad it was. That evening I went to the local hospital to get it checked out where it needed over 20 stitches. I kept going but it was difficult to bend my leg. In the end racing on paid off as Chris Hollis crashed in the final motocross and broke his collarbone. My score helped Australia to finish second overall in the World Trophy team race so even though it’s been a painful week I’m proud to have delivered what results I could.”
Enduro 1
1. Antoine Meo (KTM) 5:32:38.52; 2. Eero Remes (KTM) 5:37:52.72; 3. Rodrig Thain (Honda) 5:42:48.90; 4. Daniel Milner (Yamaha) 5:44:22.87; 5. Lorenzo Santolino (Husqvarna) 5:44:50.31; 6. Antti Hellsten (TM) 5:45:35.77; 7. Maurizio Micheluz (Honda) 5:47:20.42; 8. Jeremy Joly (Yamaha) 5:48:17.13; 9. Victor Guerrero (KTM) 5:48:40.45; 10. Michael Brown (KTM) 5:49:33.95; 13.Jack Rowland (Husqvarna) 5:52:50.15; 15. Glenn Kearney (Husqvarna) 5:53:59.60…
Enduro 2
1. Pela Renet (Husaberg) 5:34:54.24; 2. Johnny Aubert (KTM) 5:35:24.31; 3. Alex Salvini (Husqvarna) 5:38:13.58; 4. Matthew Phillips (Yamaha) 5:38:56.34; 5. Ivan Cervantes (Gas Gas) 5:40:28.67; 6. Josh Strang (KTM) 5:40:32.63; 7. Taylor Robert (Kawasaki) 5:43:48.17; 8. Mathias Bellino (Husaberg) 5:44:22.64; 9. Thad Duvall (Honda) 5:44:26.62; 10.Robert Kvarnstrom (Beta) 5:45:31.44…
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