WORLD NEWS
KTM AND JOSEP GARCIA RETURN TO FIM ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing ’ s Josep Garcia is ready to take on the 2021 FIM Enduro World Championship . The 2017 Enduro2 World Champion , who spent the 2018 and 2019 seasons contesting the World Enduro Super Series , will return to the Enduro2 ( E2 ) category and compete onboard a KTM 350 EXC-F .
The consummate all-rounder , Josep Garcia grew up riding motorcycles . Starting with motocross , the Spaniard even spent a season road racing in the Red Bull Rookies Cup before settling on enduro . Following success in the Spanish Enduro Championship , Josep won the Enduro2 World Championship in 2017 .
For 2018 , Garcia remained with the Red Bull KTM team , competing in the then newly formed World Enduro Super Series . With much of the championship consisting of hard enduro events , Josep rose to the challenge , excelling at many events while also directly taking on established extreme specialists .
The three-time ISDE Enduro1 class winner focused on the task and unquestionably improved his technical riding , ultimately completing the inaugural World Enduro Super Series season in a highly commendable fourth place . Continuing to work hard , Josep ’ s dedication paid off , and at the close of the 2019 World Enduro Super Series he claimed an impressive overall runner-up result following the tough seven-round season .
Due to the global pandemic , the 2020 WESS Enduro World Championship season was cancelled , but competing on his KTM 350 EXC-F , Josep raced his national enduro championship where he claimed both the E2 and overall titles . Wildcard rides at the final two rounds of the 2020 FIM Enduro World Championship ended with ultra-competitive performances and two day wins .
Now , armed with a greater set of skills due in part to his extreme experiences , and with full factory backing , Garcia will return to the FIM Enduro World Championship in 2021 eager to claim a second world title ,
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