On The Pegs December 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 12 | Page 76

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out here in Chile. I’m really happy to take the win in my class and second for Team
USA in the World Trophy competition is great too.”
Claiming the final day victory in Chile, Italy complete this year’s FIM World Tro-
phy podium in third, while out-going champions France finish fourth, with Spain
fifth. Portugal, the Czech Republic and Sweden were sixth, seventh and eighth
respectively, while host nation Chile and Germany complete the top ten.
Ending a ten-year winless streak, Italy raced into the FIM record books as the
2018 FIM Junior World Trophy champions. Previously winning the category in
Greece in 2008, Italy were overjoyed to return to the top step of the podium once
more. In what’s been an outstanding week of racing for the Italian trio of Andrea
Verona (TM), Matteo Cavallo (Beta) and Davide Soreca (TM) they also secured
their fifth day win in this year’s race.
Finishing just under four minutes behind, the United States team consisting of
Grant Baylor, Ben Kelley and Josh Toth, capped off a memorable week in Chile
to take the runner-up result. In the battle for third, France fended off the chal-
lenge from host nation Chile to take third. Despite ending their week fourth, Chile
proved that they are becoming an Enduro nation to be reckoned with and will
no doubt push to secure a debut FIM ISDE podium in the years to come. Australia
and Sweden were fifth and sixth respectively.
Remaining the dominant force in women’s Enduro, Australia firmly stamped
their authority on this year’s FIM Women’s World Trophy class. Securing their sixth
consecutive day win, they rode into the record books as six-time champions, now
unbeaten since Italy in 2013.
“It’s incredible to think that this is our sixth FIM Women’s Trophy win,” told an
ecstatic Tayla Jones (Husqvarna). “It’s so difficult to win it once, let alone six times.
I can’t thank all the team enough for their efforts in helping us achieve this result.
Behind them, the United States claimed the runner-up result, becoming the
only nation to secure a podium result in all three categories in the 2018 FIM ISDE.
Spain joined Australia and the United States on the podium for third. France and
Sweden round out the top five.”
Overall, it was a good event for the Americans. KTM’s Brandy Richards finished
as runner-up in the EW class, just less than three minutes from the win after six
long and extremely tough days in the South American heat.
In the race for the Junior World Trophy prize, America’s Josh Toth took fifth
place in the E1 class to assist Team USA in finishing as runner-up in the category
along with KTM riders Ben Kelley and Grant Baylor.
“It’s disappointing (not to have won), for sure, when we’re aiming for wins but