Metzeler Racing: 2010 FIM World Enduro - Slovakia - Round 5 趣味花邊 22 June 2010
5th event of the FIM World Enduro Championship from Puchov, Slovakia.

E1 – On Day 1 after leading for some time, Eero REMES (SF-KTM) finally took 3rd place, 23 seconds behind the winner, continuing his good form in the wake of his Polish victory. However, at the end of the day the Finn could not hold out with the return of Johnny AUBERT (FRA-KTM).

Team KTM’s form is improving with every race and so are its performances. Aubert slightly missed the chance to make it a French victory; as he was in second place 7.60 behind the Spanish leader. Without headaches and loss of balance to hamper him, Johnny AUBERT (FRA-KTM) was back at his best on Day 2. Very good in these technical conditions, the Frenchman found the powerful, well-timed riding that has brought him success in previous seasons.

Testimony to this, he held a 36 second margin over his closest rival and was the winner in all categories. Winner of the first day’s racing, GUERRERO (ESP-YAM) had to throw in the towel in the Enduro Test, where he dislocated his shoulder. Second place was a battle between the trio-Seistola-REMES-Meo. Antoine MEO (FRA-HVA) had a number of falls and motor problems, but he managed to take the podium ahead of his teammate. Keeping a momentum from the first timed laps of the morning, it was this advantage which enabled Eero REMES (SF-KTM) to take second place in the Enduro 1. 

E2 - In Day 1 of ENDURO 2, the riding style of Mika AHOLA (SF-HM) was an indication of the difficult conditions. Unsurprisingly, the E2 championship leader won the first day in Slovakia by 8.4 seconds, staying ahead of Rodrig THAIN (FRA-TM) from the start of the course. In opposition for the title, Ivan CERVANTES (ESP-KTM) lost his footing, taking fourth.

Victim of an error in the Enduro Test where he struck a tree, he watched his teammate Thomas OLDRATI (ITA-KTM) pass by as he slipped into third place in E2. The sensation of the weekend on Day 2 of ENDURO 2 was Thomas OLDRATI (ITA-KTM) - who won his first victory in the big league.

The 2008 Junior World Champion gave a dazzling performance in front of the heavyweights and offered this Italian Enduro rider the success he been waiting a long time for. Oldrati left Mika AHOLA (SF-HM) behind him by 17.90 seconds and Ivan CERVANTES (ESP-KTM) in third frustrated by the mud. The Spaniard conceded two extra points to the Finnish leader who now has a 21 point advantage.

E3 - The Enduro 3 competition has rarely been so thrilling. Given the mud, on paper there were four potential winners at the start of the race. But after the first two stages, Christophe NAMBOTIN (FRA-GAS) was ahead by a large margin.

Winner on the same course last year, the Metzeler rider has no other choice than to win the next few races in order to retake the lead.

He impressed with an advantage of 42.55 seconds. The gap between NAMBOTIN and David KNIGHT (GB-UK) widened as KNIGHT conceded 3 points to the Frenchman, taking second place.

The four-stroke bikes were not advantageous on the heavy ground, with their overall power spinning the wheels faster than 15 pounds of mud.  In Day 2 of ENDURO 3, David KNIGHT (GB-KTM) took revenge for his misgivings the previous day.

The Brit visibly found a rhythm with his bike that seemed to have evolved throughout the weekend.  His success was obvious as he took a 52.11 second lead ahead of Sebastien GUILLAUME (FRA-HVA) who finished in second, after a brawl with his opponent Simone ALBERGONI (ITA-KTM), who was having some difficulty with the heavy mud.

The previous day’s winner, Christophe NAMBOTIN (FRA-GAS), was delayed in the early morning test and also damaged his motorcycle as he collided with a tree on the enduro test but was able to finish just shy of the podium in the big bike category.