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After four months of waiting, the highly anticipated start of the 2013 MAXXIS FIM Enduro World Championship is now just days away with the series kicking off with the Grand Prix Acerbisof Chile!As last year, this Grand Prix is the first of 7 rounds and will take place once again in the capital of Maule region and around the foot of the Cordillera of Andes, Talca. Once again, a big heat will welcom...

Entering the fray from the very first Grand Prix Acerbisof Chile, the Junior class will take on a major renewal of riders with the departure of previous riders into senior categories. Among them, the outgoing World Champion Mathias BELLINO (F - Husaberg), Kevin BENAVIDES (ARG - KTM), Victor GUERRERO (ESP - KTM)and Alexandre QUEYREYRE (F - Yam) to mention just a few! Everything has changed for this...

After the E1 and E2 classes, now it’s the "big guns" category (over 250cc 2T and 450cc 4T). Last year, Christopher NAMBOTIN (F - KTM) flew in the E3 category for his debut with KTM. Now with the title of World Champion, can he succeed and retain it?The Favourites…This year, Enduro 3 has lost David KNIGHT (GB - Honda)who prefers E2. The list of riders capable to stop NAMBOT’ is shrinking ...

Many changes this year in the medium sized engine category (250cc 2T and 450cc 4T). With the departure of Juha SALMINEN (FIN - HVA)and Cristobal GUERRERO (ESP - KTM) to Enduro 1 and the arrival of David KNIGHT (GB - Honda), Oriol MENA (E - Husaberg) plus some new young guns. Once again, the Enduro 2 class should be quite unpredictable...The Favourites…With many choices, one of these four riders se...

The Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship resumes at the Grand Prix Acerbisof Chile in Talca(Maule Region) for the second consecutive year. Just two weeks before the start, here is comprehensive overview of the Enduro 1 class, which is mainly composed of 250cc 4T bikes.The favouritesFrom Antoine MEO (FRA - KTM) to Juha SALMINEN (FIN - HVA) through Thomas OLDRATI (I - Husaberg)and Cristobal GUERRERO...

With new machinery, an expanded team featuring riders in each of the Enduro World Championship’s classes, and with an Enduro 2 World title to defend, the Husaberg Factory Racing Team enters the 2013 season in confident mood. With five months having passed since the 2012 World Championship dew to a highly successful close for Husaberg, attentions and ambitions now turn to the start of the seven-rou...

A surprising retiree at the beginning of this year, 35 year old Sebastien GUILLAUME (F)tells us about his difficult decision…Why did you take this decision whilst it is still possible to compete?Sebastien GUILLAUME: “Simply because it’s not possible to find a good team to ride with now! At the end of 2011, I signed a two years contract with Gas Gas, but during the last ISDE, they told me that they...

Husaberg is pleased to announce to have signed the agreement with the Extreme Enduro rider Graham Jarvis as a factory rider for Extreme Enduro races. Graham has established himself as one of the top riders in Extreme Enduro in the past seasons and won most of the toughest races this year, where only a couple of riders managed to reach the finish line.The experienced British will compete for Husabe...

"When I see myself riding, I feel I’m going too slow!”Fresh from his successful defense of the "Götland Grand National” in Sweden and from the EICMA of Milano, the newly crowned Enduro 2 World Champion Pierre-Alexandre RENET (F - Husaberg) gave us a bit of his time for this interview.Pela, it only took you three years to win an enduro world championship. Are you surprised by how quickly ...

The season may well be over but it is time to recap the special test winners…With 165 special tests raced this year, the stars of the EWC were certainly kept busy during 2012. Showing who was the boss in those track, we take a closer look and discover some "good" surprises...MEO confirms in E1Crowned E1 World Champion at the GP of Finland, everyone’s aware of the French domination of Ant...