On The Pegs December 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 12 | Page 77

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at the end of the day you have to find
always positive out of the situation and
be happy with what you achieve,” said
U.S. Trophy Team Manager, Antti Kal-
lonen. “Our guys and gals gave it their
all for six days and we’re proud of their
efforts and how they represented the
U.S. on the podium for all three World
Trophy categories. I must give hats off
to the riders, they’ve battled through
some tough days – we’ve had some
crashes and some misfortunes but this
is the cards that were dealt to us and
we have to deal with it. It’s racing and
we have to learn from it and be that
much better next time to avoid these
kinds of situations.”
Adding to Australia’s success at the
ninety-third edition of the FIM ISDE,
Daniel Milner (KTM) secured victory in
the overall individual category. Plac-
ing a safe eighth on day six, Milner did
more than enough to seal the deal.
The battle for second and third was a
tight affair with Taylor Robert (USA -
KTM) edging out Daniel Sanders (AUS
- Husqvarna) by just eight seconds for
the runner-up result following over
four hours and thirty-one minutes
of timed racing. The day six Moto-
cross win went to Zachary Bell (USA -
Husqvarna).
In the Enduro 1 category, top Junior
rider Verona cemented an incredible
week for himself in Chile by secur-
ing the overall win. Davide Guarneri
(ITA - Honda) came home second, with
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Spain’s Victor Guerrero (Yamaha) in
third.
Despite playing second fiddle to Mil-
ner in the overall standings, Robert did
claim a commanding win in the Enduro
2 class. Fellow countryman and team-
mate Steward Baylor followed Robert
home for the runner-up result while
Italy’s Thomas Oldrati (Honda) com-
pleted the top three.
As FIM World Trophy champion and
the overall winner, Milner also enjoyed
the additional bonus of wrapping up
the Enduro 3 class title to cap off a
standout week for the Australian in
Chile. Sanders finished just over two
minutes behind for second, while Gia-
como Redondi (ITA - Honda) was third.
Tayla Jones (AUS - Husqvarna) took
top honours in the Women’s category
from Brandy Richard (USA - KTM), with
Livia Lancelot (FRA - Honda) third.
With the 2018 FIM ISDE now com-
plete, competitors can now begin to
look forward to the ninety-fourth edi-
tion of the race in Portugal in 2019.
Results – FIM International Six Days
Enduro 2018
Enduro 1
1. Andrea Verona (ITA), TM, 4:37:32.45
2. Davide Guarneri (ITA), Honda,
4:38:07.91
3. Victor Guerrero (ESP), Yamaha,
4:39:04.06
4. Ryan Sipes (USA), Husqvarna,
4:40:00.41