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The MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship final is fast approaching, and this week, we will propose you each day a preview of each class. Today, let us present you the Enduro 2 class.
The Enduro 2 class already knows its champion with the crowning of Antoine MEO (F – HVA) during the penultimate stage of the MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship in Sant Julià in Andorra. But this category is still interesting. Indeed, they are 3 riders for the 2 last places in the podium. The Spanish Cristobal GUERRERO (KTM) and Ivan CERVANTES (Gas Gas) and the Frenchie Pierre-Alexandre RENET (Husaberg) will have to do their best to become the runner of the official HVA.
Advantage to the official KTM for instance who has known an impressive improvement this season and who seemed to be the only one to stop Antoine MEO. Cristobal GUERRERO has ripened and will be a serious candidate to the World title in the future. The Catalan Ivan CERVANTES (3rd) has proved in Andorra that he can reach the first step of the podium. So it will be his challenge in France.
The French Pierre-Alexandre RENET (4th), not in good fit in Andorra, will want to finish this season “at home” well and to reach the podium just in front of the two Spanish riders. In constant improvement, he showed during this year 2011 that he can ride regularly with the best on the race for the first place.
The amazing Antoine BASSET (F – Yam) will be, with no doubt, 5th in front of a Simone ALBERGONI (I – HVA) in a total “lose of speed” and who can see his 6th place stolen by Jean-François GOBLET (B – Yam), best private rider of this 2011 season. Gonçalo REIS (P – HM Honda) and Hans VOGELS (NL – Husaberg) will fight the 8th place of the final standing. Those two valorous riders, whose finish in the Top 10 of the season, will benefit of the Grand Prix AMV of France to show their talents and to seduce the teams to prepare the next season.
The Latvian Aigar LEOK (TM) is still in the race for the honorific title of “Rookie of the Year”, he will do his best to forestall Alex SALVINI (I – HVA), former Enduro 3 class, in this race of best novice. Jordan CURVALLE (F – Sherco) at home will want to make the Sherco and Moto Club Lozérien; in which he is an associate; shining.
We have to signal the comeback after 4 months of absence of Johnny AUBERT (F – KTM) for this Grand Prix AMV of France. It will add a bit more of spicy to this class.
Antoine MEO (F – HVA), “title in the pocket”, will have to ride as fast as he can during this final. Reached this morning, the Provencal told us “I will have two objectives in Mende. First, to win the Husqvarna Xtreme Test Award, it will not be so easy. Then, I wanted to race in Enduro 1 with a 125cc but Husqvarna wants also the manufacturer title in Enduro 2 where they are in concurrence with KTM. This final will not be so easy for me.”
Even if this Enduro 2 class already knows its champion, it is still interesting with an undecided final for the honors places on the podium, the comeback of Johnny AUBERT and the challenges of Antoine MEO. See you in Mende in France the 1st and 2nd of October to know the final denouement of this category.
