On The Pegs December 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 12 | Page 63

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VOL. 4 ISSUE 12 - DECEMBER 2019
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TAYLOR ROBERT,
KAILUB RUSSELL,
RYAN SIPES AND
STEW BAYLOR
WON THE WORLD
TROPHY CLASS
American ISDE riders turned in the most dominating U.S. performance in
ISDE history, winning the coveted World Trophies in the Men’s, Women’s and
Club team divisions, while adding a runner-up finish in the Junior Trophy
class.
This year’s event, the 94th edition of the grueling off-road motorcycle com-
petition, the longest-running world championship in motorsport, took place
at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portiamo, Portugal, on Nov.
11-16.
In the World Trophy division, Australia took the early lead behind the rid-
ing of Daniel Sanders, who finish the six-day event as the top individual rider,
and held it for two days. On Day Three, the US World Trophy squad, consist-
ing of Steward Baylor, Taylor Robert, Kailub Russell and Ryan Sipes, took over
the top spot in Team standings and never gave it up, finishing with a margin
of victory over Australia of 1:45.34. Robert paced the E2 Class, with Russell
finishing runner up. Sipes was the second-fastest rider in the E1 Class. Baylor
placed third in the E3 Class.
“I’m proud of our riders, that we can call it the top country in the world,” US
team manager Antti Kallonen said after the event. “There’s no better reward
than that.”
The U.S. Women’s World Trophy team, which included Tarah Gieger, Brandy
Richards and Becca Sheets finished ahead of second-place Germany, with a
margin of victory of 8:51.21. The team’s top performer was Richards, who fin-
ished second in the individual standings to Germany’s Maria Franke. Sheets