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HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES SIGNS MIKAEL PERSSON FOR 2022 ENDUROGP ASSAULT
courtesy of HUSQVARNA
Husqvarna Factory Racing is pleased to confirm th e signing of experienced enduro racer and former 125cc Enduro Youth Cup World Champion Mikael Persson for the 2022 season . Returning full-time to world championship competition following a number of years away from the series , Mikael will compete in the Enduro3 class on a TE 300i .
A dominant junior competitor on the EnduroGP World Championship scene back in 2015 , in recent years Mikael has focused on competing in his national championship in Sweden . Winning the Swedish Enduro Championship in 2018 , 2019 , and 2021 , Mikael also claimed victory in Sweden ’ s two most prestigious standalone events last year – Gotland Grand National and Novemberkasan .
In addition to his impressive national results , Mikael topped the Enduro1 class at the 2021 International Six Days Enduro in Italy wh ile also finish ing th ird overall , competing at the top of the results throughout the week-long event .
Mikael will ride as Husqvarna Motorcycles ’ sole official EnduroGP competitor , and will join Billy Bolt in the team who will race in both the FIM SuperEnduro World Championship and FIM Hard Enduro World Championship for Husqvarna Factory Racing .
The FIM EnduroGP World Championship starts with round one in Lalin , Spain on May 6-8 .
Andi Hölzl – Husqvarna factory Racing Team Manager : “ We ’ re really happy to have Mikael in the team . He ’ s shown impressive pace in the EnduroGP World Championship as well of course as the International Six Days Enduro , where he was also extremely fast . As a Scandinavian , Mikael riding for Husqvarna Motorcycles is also something very special due to the rich Swedish history of the brand . He is a pleasure to work with , has great speed on the bike , but also has a lot of technical knowledge . I believe he will really progress through the 2022 season .”
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