Mikael Persson : “ I ’ m very , very happy to get this opportunity to return to the EnduroGP World Championship , especially with Husqvarna . As a Swede , competing officially for Husqvarna is a big honour . Being around familiar machinery and people I have known for many years , yeah , I can ’ t wait to get racing again . There are still some months to go before the start of the world championship , but my training and preparation has been going well . I headed to southern Europe early in the New Year to get familiar with the new bike , and since then I ’ ve just been riding and training . I ’ ve put a lot of hours in on the bike now and switching back to a 2-stroke , and back to being a full-time racer , is all going well . I ’ m enjoying the process . I ’ m building my way back into everything . I know that I have a lot of experience , and I ’ m 100 % focused on doing the best I can , but I ’ m not putting myself under any crazy pressure – the team and myself know what we ’ re aiming for , and I ’ ll do all I can to be competing at the front of my class . This is a great opportunity for me , I ’ m certainly going to give my all and make the best of it .”
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