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Knight finishes ’06 WEC series unbeaten KTM Enduro Factory Team Farioli rider and ’06 Enduro 3 world champion David Knight put the finishing touches to his incredible season at the eighth and final round of the ’06 WEC series, the GP of France held in Boussac, where he claimed his 15th and 16th Enduro 3 class wins. The E3 winner on both days of every round of this season WEC series Knight brought his season to a close in the only way he knows how - by finishing one minute ahead of his closest rival on day one and 30 seconds ahead on the shortened second day. At the end of the ’06 Enduro 3 world championship, having stood on the top step of the podium no fewer than 16 times, Knight placed 81 points ahead of his nearest championship rival. With conditions in France extremely wet due to several days of heavy rain both prior to and during the event Knight started as he meant to go on by winning the opening test on day one. Going on to win six of the opening day’s seven tests Knight comfortably outpaced his closest championship rival Seb Guillaume and finished just under one-minute ahead. On day two Knight topped three of the four special tests to place 26 seconds ahead of Guillaume and extend his championship lead to 81 points. David’s next event will be round 12 of the US GNCC series. David Knight: “It’s been a good event really but I found it hard to get motivated, to be honest. With winning the E3 championship in Slovakia it meant that I didn’t really have anything to go for this weekend apart from trying to win every day of the series. I enjoyed the course, it was a real challenge in places by the end of day two, but I just didn’t feel right on the tests. I just couldn’t get into it to start with. The last test of the first day was the best fun, it was like riding in a river the whole way around because there was so much rain. “I found it pretty hard going on the second day. The big four strokes really take it out of you when you’re riding in ruts from start to finish. I managed to open up a good lead after the first two tests and then I got stuck a few times on the enduro test because I was a little bit too relaxed. It was really slippery in places. I just didn’t want to do anything stupid. It was one of those tests where you could lose a lot of time but not really gain that much even if you did have a good run through it. “The last test of the event was the slipperiest test I’ve ever ridden. My rear wheel passed my front about three times and I just couldn’t get my bike to go where I wanted it to and it spat me off in the end. “I was worried that I might not win the second day. The tests really suited the two strokes and I could actually see Seb Guillaume behind me so I started pushing harder. I ended up crashing and I thought I’d blown my perfect season. Thankfully, I won. I could have easily stayed in bed on day two but I’m really happy to have won the E3 championship as well as winning every day – it’s been a great season.”
PAR Homes Honda Racing Fast Eddy rider Paul Edmondson ended the ’06 World Enduro Championship series with his best result of the season placing in seventh and fourth in the competitive Enduro 2 class at the GP of France held in Boussac. Using day one to settle into world championship competition after a break from the series of several months on day two Edmondson came close to ending the year with a podium finish as he placed in fourth and just six seconds behind E2 world champion Samuli Aro. On day one Edmondson placed comfortably inside the top 10 of the E2 class despite keeping a little in reserve for day two. Knowing that the event would be tough Edmondson paced himself during the opening two laps before attacking the last three tests of the opening day to place a creditable seventh in the Enduro 2 class. With heavy overnight rain ensuring that the second day of the GP of France was every bit as tough as the first Edmondson went all out to try and finish the season as best he could. Placing in fifth in class on each of the day’s four tests Paul consistency ensured that he finished just one-minute behind class winner Mika Ahola and only six seconds behind ’06 Enduro 2 world champion Samuli Aro. Despite only competing in four rounds of the ’06 WEC series Paul placed in 13th position in the ’06 Enduro 2 world championship standings. Paul Edmondson: “I’ve had a really good weekend. It would have been nice to have finished on the podium on day two having got so close but I’m really pleased with the way the event went for me. On the first day things were pretty good. Having missed a few world championship races I just wanted to get back into the swing of things and get as good a result as I could. With the conditions being so wet it was a hard race but I really enjoyed it. “Once I knew where I was at I pushed harder on day two. There were a lot of riders that were struggling but I managed to stay out of trouble and finishing fourth on day two is a nice way to end the season. I was only six seconds behind Samuli Aro, which I’m really pleased with.”
Electraction TM UK riders Jake Stapleton (left) and Euan McConnell ended their respective ’06 World Enduro Championship campaigns with strong results at the eighth and final round of the series, the GP of France held in Boussac, where Jake placed in fourth and second in the Enduro Junior class while McConnell finished in 11th and seventh in the Enduro 2 class. With the event suffering from bad weather the GP of France proved to be a tough race for all riders. With each of the three special tests becoming extremely rough, routed and slippery the second day was shortened by one lap due to the severity of the conditions. Despite not usually liking wet, slippery conditions Jake showed that he has well and truly got to grips with muddy special tests and posted some impressive test times on day one. Starting steadily before topping the first timed extreme test of the opening day Jake lost close to one-minute on the last enduro test of the day. Thinking things couldn’t get any worse Stapleton then arrived at the penultimate check point one-minute late. Despite losing close to one-minute on the last but one special test and then receiving a one-minute penalty Jake still managed to finish fourth. On day two Jake produced a much better result and although unable to match the pace of Marc Bourgeois on the enduro test topped both of the day’s motocross tests to finish as runner-up. Despite aiming to win the ’06 Enduro Junior championship Jake finished in a creditable third position behind Swede Joakim Ljunggren and Frenchman Marc Bourgeois. Determined to turn good British Enduro Championship form into solid World Enduro Championship results Euan McConnell was one rider pleased that conditions were wet in France. Starting well and placing sixth in class on the opening test on day one Euan, like many riders, didn’t feel 100 per cent settled on the enduro test but ended day one having remained upright and just missed out on a top 10 finish. On day two Euan again had a good day and with just four tests counting towards the day's results he placed in ninth, eighth, seventh and eighth to place seventh in class. At the end of the ’06 World Enduro Championship Electraction TM UK riders Jake Stapleton and Euan McConnell have placed in third and 12th position in the Enduro Junior and Enduro 2 world championship classes respectively. Jake Stapleton: “I felt pretty good on day one, pretty good really considering the conditions, but Marc Bourgeois was killing me on the enduro test. I was happy with the way I was riding and I couldn’t do any better than that. On the enduro test there were a few places where the spectators were pointing out lines for some of the riders. I took one line and ended up crashing off the track I was on, which lost me a load of time. As soon as I did that they started to point out different lines to the riders behind me. I was pretty mad about that and ended up losing a minute because I completely forgot about the next check. I wasn’t too pleased with myself at the end of the day. “Day two was much better. I think I’m getting the hang of riding in the mud now. I’ve always tried to ride smooth using bottom end power but today I was lighting things up out of all the corners, which made a big difference. Things were pretty close between myself and Marc but he had a really good enduro test, which made all the difference. It’s a good end to the year.”
“I rode a lot better on day two. The conditions were extremely slippery again but I was pleased with the way I rode. I didn’t crash once, my bike was great, and things were generally much better on day two. I’m happy with the way the event’s gone. It’s been a proper enduro, which is a good way to end the season.” Micheluz fifth in world championship Poland's Bartosz Oblucki and Frenchman Marc Germain shared top honours in the Enduro 1 class at the eighth and final round of the 2006 World Enduro Championship, the GP of France held in Boussac. With conditions far from ideal following heavy rain during the days leading up to the race, as well as during the event itself, the last round of the 2006 WEC series proved to be extremely challenging for all competitors. Performing at his best in the slippery conditions Oblucki placed 14 seconds ahead of Italian Simone Albergoni after a day long battle while Germain, making his first appearance in the 2006 WEC series having focused his efforts on national events in France this season, placed third and ahead of Spain's Ivan Cervantes. Needing just a handful of points from the first day's competition Cervantes claimed the E1 world championship title for the second consecutive season. With conditions harder on day two of the GP of France than they have been on any other day of the eight-round WEC series this season Yamaha rider Marc Germain claimed a popular victory finishing just over five seconds ahead of day one winner Oblucki. Although competing simply for fun Germain showed that he is still a world class performer despite opting not to compete in the full world championship series in 2006. Winning three of the day's four special tests in the E1 class Germain headed what was a great second day in France for Yamaha. With Oblucki second Portuguese Yamaha rider Helder Rodrigues claimed his first WEC podium of 2006 in third while UFO Corse Yamaha rider Maurizio Micheluz finished in fourth. In finishing fourth Micheluz claimed fifth in the 2006 E1 world championship, finishing as the highest placed Yamaha rider. Maurizio Micheluz (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 1 class - Day 1: Sixth, Day 2: Fourth "I think that it is important to have good luck in a race with such bad conditions. On the first day I didn't have such good luck and I finished in sixth position. On the second day I just wanted to make sure that I didn't make any mistakes, and my result improved. I was being careful on all the special tests and finished in fourth and not so far behind third. I am happy with the way the race has gone and the championship. I finished in fifth position, which is my best championship result in the WEC, so I am happy. I am learning more every year so I'm looking forward to 2007." Marc Germain (Yamaha France) Enduro 1 class - Day 1: Third, Day 2: First "It was never my plan to get a really good result here at the world championship race in France. I have had a great season in France so I just wanted to race in front of the spectators that have supported me all season. I was really tired on day one because I didn't prepare for the race as well as I could. But I could see that I could still get a good result. I saw that I could improve my result with some good times on the enduro test. I was behind Oblucki going into the last tests, and I wasn't expecting to win, but he made a mistake and I won. I am really happy with this." Merriman third, Aubert fourth in world championship Finn Samuli Aro wrapped up the 2006 Enduro 2 world championship on day one of the GP of France by claiming his eighth E2 class win of the series. Winning just two of the opening day's seven special tests Aro placed eight seconds ahead of Frenchman Fabien Planet. Finishing in third was Finn Mika Ahola some 29 seconds behind Planet while Australian UFO Corse Yamaha rider Stefan Merriman placed in fourth five seconds behind Ahola having lost valuable seconds when he got wire wrapped around his rear wheel on one of the day's extreme tests. On day two Mika Ahola improved on his day one result to top the E2 class finishing 32 seconds ahead of Merriman. With just 13 riders reaching the finish of the second day in the E2 class due to the severity of the conditions Merriman was followed home by Aro. With Aro topping the 2006 E2 world championship UFO Corse Yamaha team mates Merriman and Johnny Aubert placed in third and fourth. French UFO Corse Yamaha rider Johnny Aubert's hopes of a good result at both his home round of the series and the final round of the championship ended when the former motocross rider DNF the opening day after just one timed special test. Crashing as he crossed a slippery wooded bridge on the extreme test Aubert took no further part in the event having injured his ankle. Although in pain at the time of his incident Aubert returned to the race on Sunday. Johnny Aubert (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 2 class - Day 1: DNF, Day 2: DNS "I crashed on the first timed enduro test, on one of the bridges. I am not sure what happened exactly but I had a lot of pain in my ankle. I had some problem with the bones but I don't think that anything is broken. On Monday I will go to Paris and there I will have a doctor examine my foot. I can walk on it but something is not right. I hope it is nothing too serious." Stefan Merriman (UFO Corse Yamaha) Enduro 2 class - Day 1: Fourth, Day 2: Second "I got stuck in a fence on the extreme test on the last lap. I was just going up a rocky uphill, slipped backwards, and got caught up in the fence. I lost some time getting the wire out of the wheel, so that didn't help me. I had a fall on one of the tests earlier in the day as well but thankfully they were the only problems I had. With the conditions the way they were it could have been a lot worse. It would have been nice to have got onto the podium but fourth wasn't so bad. Day two was really tough. On the last enduro test I met one of the other riders coming towards me after he'd made a mess of one of the uphill. I had to try and dodge him, figure out where he'd come from, and I ended up getting stuck myself. It was a bit tricky in places. I find it difficult to ride at my best when I know that I can't win a championship. The race hasn't been too bad, despite the weather, and although there were a lot of ruts it's been pretty enjoyable." Merriman release The final Round of World Enduro Championships was held in Boussac, France on the weekend in very wet and sloppy conditions. Heavy rain on Friday night left the trail and special tests in disarray. The riders pre-rode the xtreme and enduro test on the first lap but after the first class, E2 passed the tests had to be modified to make them passable. Merriman came into the weekend in third position, 5 points behind Ahola and one point ahead of Aubert, after a difficult year of struggling with the correct bike set up. Hoping for victory on the weekend would move him up to finish second in the championship. However the rain and muddy conditions dealt the Finnish riders the joker they needed to seal the victory over their Australian counterpart. Merriman started the first day well, ahead of Aro, Ahola and Aubert in the first test. Aubert suffered a bad fall in the second lap of the extreme test and retired with a twisted ankle. Everything was going smoothly for Merriman, until the third lap when he got a piece of fencing wire stuck in the rear wheel in the extreme test losing 40-60 seconds from his rivals. Bumped down to fourth place Merriman, recovered 7 seconds on Ahola in the enduro test and 11 seconds in the cross test in pelting rain. However he was still five seconds short of beating him, and lost a further two points to his Finnish rival. Heavy race on Saturday evening further deteriorated the tests and trail, playing into the hands of the Finnish duo who relish the chance to race in mud and knee deep ruts. After pre- riding the severely modified tests on the first lap on Sunday, the Jury announced the race would be cut back to a two lap race rather than the four laps originally planned. Aubert did not restart on Sunday. Merriman's race was going OK considering how sloppy the conditions were with only half a second between him and Ahola at the pen-ultimate test. The enduro test was further modified, but Merriman lost the race on a steep sandy uphill when his clutch failed and he looped out trying to reach the top. The clutch was burned out from overuse in the wet muddy conditions, and Merriman struggled to make it to the end of the 10 minute uphill test. Losing 30 seconds, he finished the day in second, ahead of Aro. At the end of the championship, he remained in third position and was relieved to finish the weekend of wet, muddy riding. About the weekend, Merriman said" I am really disappointed the weather turned the conditions into a sloppy mess, I really wanted to fight Mika to recover to finish the championship in second position. However I had some bad luck this weekend. One day one, i got wire caught in my rear wheel and lost forty seconds. One the second day in the enduro test, I came across Fabien Planet coming down the sandhill for a second try. I struggled to get up past him as my clutch failed, I could not continue and looped out. I did my best but his is how the cards fell this year.It wasn't meant to be." KTM release - Day 2 KTM Enduro Factory Team riders Ivan Cervantes, Alessandro Belometti, Samuli Aro, Fabien Planet, David Knight and Marko Tarkkala have now brought their respective ’06 World Enduro Championship campaigns to a close having reached the end of the second day of the final round of the series in Boussac, France. After a great season the team have repeated their successes of ’05 and finished as winners of the Enduro 1, Enduro 2 and Enduro 3 world championships. With conditions wet on day two of the GP of France, as they were on day one, Enduro 3 world champion David Knight produced KTM’s best result topping the Enduro 3 class for the 16th time this season. Ivan Cervantes placed in fifth in the E1 category while Samuli Aro placed in third in the E2 class. Claiming the ’06 Enduro 1 world championship title on day one at the GP of France Ivan Cervantes knew that whatever his result on day two it didn’t really matter. With conditions far from ideal Ivan simply wanted to get to the end of the final round of the championship, something that only 13 E1 class riders managed to do. With just two laps and four special tests deciding the finishing order in each of the classes Ivan performed best on the motocross tests while opting to take things steadily on the heavily rutted and extremely unpredictable enduro and extreme tests. Finishing in fourth position Ivan missed the third podium spot by just 30 seconds. Frustratingly for KTM’s second Enduro 1 class rider Alessandro Belometti the GP of France didn’t bring the results the former motocross rider hoped it would. Needing two good results to claim the third place position in the E1 championship Belometti struggled in the slippery French conditions on day two and placed seventh leaving him fourth in the final E1 championship standings.. With his job of winning the ’06 Enduro 2 world championship completed on day one Finn Samuli Aro was able to finally relax on day two in France, But with conditions worse on day two than they were on day one Aro, like Cervantes, had no need to push too hard and placed in third position having ridden with extreme caution all day. After his fine runner-up finish on day one crowd favourite Fabien Planet was one of many riders that found conditions difficult on day two and dropped to sixth in the E2 class results. Performing consistently all day a slow enduro test on lap two saw Fabien slip down the finishing order and miss out on another potential podium result. Knowing that by winning the Enduro 3 class on day two at the GP of France he would have completed a perfect season of 16 E3 category victories during ’06 David Knight placed close to 30 seconds ahead of his nearest rival to bring his incredible season to a memorable close. Joining Knight on the podium in third position, and in doing so ensuring that he finished in third in the E3 championship standings, was Finn Marko Tarkkala. Ivan Cervantes: “I am really happy to have won the Enduro 1 world championship because I have worked hard this season. Winning has been harder than it was last year because the other riders in the E1 class have been faster and stronger this season. I have had some great races but my rivals have been consistent all year. It hasn’t been easy to open up a good advantage. “I was really nervous on day one and after my crash on the extreme test I could see my title going away from me. I have worked too hard this season to let that happen so I made sure that I didn’t make any more mistakes and I did enough to win the title. This year has definitely been a harder season for me so to be world champion again is a great feeling.” Alessandro Belometti: “I am disappointed that I have finished in fourth position in the Enduro 1 world championship but I have had some great results this season so I guess I can’t be too upset. This weekend hasn’t been good for me. On day one things didn’t go my way and on day two, well, I really struggled in the conditions.” Samuli Aro: “I was extremely nervous before the start of the race in France and it took me three or four special tests to really get going properly. I wasn’t riding badly, but I wasn’t riding well either. Eventually I started to relax and I found my rhythm – I guess I remembered that I had a world championship to win. Winning the E2 world championship with victory on day one was great. “On day two I think many of the riders wanted to stay in bed. Day one was difficult and everyone knew that day two would be the same. Once I got started it wasn’t so bad but it was hard to really push hard because I had already won the championship. It’s been a good season for me but also a hard one. I’m glad it is over now, and I’m glad that I was able to retain my E2 world championship.” David Knight: “It’s been a good event really but I found it hard to get motivated to be honest. With winning the E3 championship in Slovakia it meant that I didn’t really have anything to go for this weekend apart from trying to win every day of the series. I enjoyed the course, it was a real challenge in places by the end of day two, but I just didn’t feel right on the tests. I just couldn’t get into it to start with. The last test of the first day was the best fun, it was like riding in a river the whole way around because their was so much rain. “I found it pretty hard going on the second day. The big four strokes really take it out of you when you’re riding in ruts from start to finish. I managed to open up a good lead after the first two tests and then I got stuck a few times on the enduro test because I was a little bit too relaxed. It was really slippery in places. I just didn’t want to do anything stupid. It was one of those tests where you could lose a lot of time but not really gain that much even if you did have a good run through it. The last test of the event was the slipperiest test I’ve ever ridden. My rear wheel passed me about three times and I just couldn’t get my bike to go where I wanted it to and it spat me off in the end. “I was worried that I might not win the second day. The tests really suited the two strokes and I could actually see Seb Guillaume behind me so I started pushing harder. I ended up crashing and I thought I’d blown my perfect season. Thankfully, I won. I could have easily stayed in bed on day two but I’m really happy to have won the E3 championship as well as winning every day – it’s been a great season.” Marko Tarkkala: “I had a few problems on day one and crashed on the enduro test. I was a little nervous before the race and I certainly didn’t ride at my best. The conditions were pretty tough in places as well. Things were a lot better on day two, although after my result on day one I had to make sure I finished on the podium so that I would get third in the championship. Things went pretty well and I was happy with the way I was riding.” 2006 World Enduro Championship Rnd 8 Grand Prix of France – Boussac, France – Day 2 Enduro 1 1. Marc Germain (Yamaha) 33:57.61; 2. Bartosz Oblucki (Husqvarna) 34:03.32; 3. Helder Rodrigues (Yamaha) 35:11.22; 4. Maurizio Micheluz (Yamaha) 35:29.18; 5. Ivan Cervantes (KTM) 35:59.97; 6. Julien Gauthier (Honda) 37:21.84; 7. Alessandro Belometti (KTM) 38:19.88; 8. Nicolas Deparrois (Husqvarna) 38:40.04; 9. Damien Miquel (Kawasaki) 39:27.19; 10. Joan Jou (Yamaha) 39:30.57; 11. Greg Evans (KTM) 45:47.38; 12. Nicolas Joye (KTM) 48:39.48; 13. Benoit Calomine (KTM) 48:51.55 Enduro 2 1. Mika Ahola (Honda) 32:20.25; 2. Stefan Merriman (Yamaha) 32:53.12; 3. Samuli Aro (KTM) 33:18.70; 4. Paul Edmondson (Honda) 33:24.71; 5. Nicolas Paganon (Husqvarna) 33:27.31; 6. Fabien Planet (KTM) 33:34.41; 7. Euan McConnell (TM) 34:11.14; 8. Emmanuel Albepart (Honda) 34:12.82; 9. Andrea Beconi (Beta) 34:18.34; 10. Andrea Belotti (KTM) 36:22.29; 11. Fabrizio Dini (Yamaha) 37:32.36; 12. Alessandro Botturi (Aprilia) 40:15.58; 13. Jordan Curvalle (Kawasaki) 41:43.47 Enduro 3 1. David Knight (KTM) 32:30.94; 2. Seb Guillaume (Gas Gas) 32:57.62; 3. Marko Tarkkala (KTM) 33:23.65; 4. Bjorne Carlsson (Husaberg) 34:33.78; 5. Marcus Kehr (KTM) 34:55.06; 6. Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna) 35:07.31; 7. Vita Kuklik (KTM) 36:33.27; 8. Michael Vukcevic (Sherco) 38:25.36; 9. Sebastien Denis (Husqvarna) 39:17.37; 10. Michal Rudolf (KTM) 39:43.12; 11. Jean Nicon (KTM) 39:58.38; 12. Rudy Cotton (Beta) 40:31.79; 13. Laurent Bouffioux (Aprilia) Enduro Junior 1. Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 33:50.12; 2. Jacob Stapleton (TM) 34:16.79; 3. Yannick Bossi (Husqvarna) 35:03.87; 4. Oriol Mena (Gas Gas) 36:13.99; 5. Michal Szuster (Yamaha) 36:47.41; 6. Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg) 40:35.83; 7. Patrick Wikman (KTM) 41:24.53; 8. Jeremy Joly (Sherco) 41:53.35; 9. Lucas Puerto (KTM) 43:31.91; 10. Ulrich Boisserie (Husqvarna) 43:37.57; 11. Ricard Wressel (Husaberg) 44:17.26; 12. Lorenzo Santolino (KTM) 57:06.05 KTM Release - Day 1 KTM Enduro Factory Team riders Ivan Cervantes and Samuli Aro have become ’06 Enduro 1 and Enduro 2 World Champions. Finishing in fourth position in the E1 class on day one of the final round of the ’06 World Enduro Championship, the GP of France held in Boussac, Ivan claimed his second E1 world championship title while Aro lifted the E2 crown for the second year running with a winning ride in the E2 class. David Knight, who claimed the E3 world title at the penultimate round of the series in Slovakia, continued his perfect season by winning the E3 class. Despite conditions in France being wet Spaniard Ivan Cervantes produced a strong performance aboard his 250cc four-stroke and although he missed out on a podium finish he did more than he needed to in order to claim the Enduro 2 World Championship. Missing out on a top three finish by just seven seconds Ivan kept a cool head and focused on winning his second world title. Despite running into troubles on the extreme test on the third and final lap of the day, a mistake that cost him a podium finish, Ivan finally lifted the E1 title. While it was a good day for Ivan it wasn’t the best for his team-mate Alessandro Belometti. Despite finishing in fifth position in the E1 class Belometti lost valuable championship points and although currently placed third in the E1 championship he has just a one-point lead over fourth placed rider Bartosz Oblucki. Day two will be an important day for Belometti. Although extremely nervous before the start of the GP of France the final round of the ’06 WEC series proved to be an extremely good one for Finn Samuli Aro. Having dealt with the pressure of leading the E2 championship from the start of the season Aro produced another great result in Boussac finishing eight seconds ahead of his KTM team-mate Frenchman Fabien Planet. Winning two of the day’s seven tests Aro put the finishing touches to what has been a superb season. Making it a double celebration for KTM in the Enduro 2 class was the fact that Fabien Planet produced his best result of the season so far claiming the runner-up spot behind Aro aboard his 250cc two-stroke. Clearly enjoying performing in front of his home crowd Fabien won the opening special test of the day before going on to win two other tests and comfortably place ahead of Mika Ahola who claimed third. Claiming the biggest winning margin of any rider in France David Knight topped the Enduro 3 class by 59 seconds. Having already claimed the ’06 Enduro 3 World Championship Knight continued his unbeaten win streak claiming his 15th day win of the ’06 WEC series. Topping all but one of the day’s seven tests Knight placed ahead of Frenchman Seb Guillaume and Swede Bjorne Carlsson. David’s team-mate Marko Tarkkala placed in fourth, 11 seconds behind Carlsson. 2006 World Enduro Championship Rnd 8 Grand Prix of France – Boussac, France – Day 1 Enduro 1 1. Bartosz Oblucki (Husqvarna) 50:40.80; 2. Simone Albergoni (Honda) 50:55.16; 3. Marc Germain (Yamaha) 51:50.99; 4. Ivan Cervantes (KTM) 51:58.24; 5. Alessandro Belometti (KTM) 52:56.45; 6. Maurizio Micheluz (Yamaha) 53:08.26; 7. Helder Rodrigues (Yamaha) 53:11.70; 8. Julien Gauthier (Honda) 53:25.81; 9. Gregory Eyries (Yamaha) 55:34.91; 10. Damien Miquel (Kawasaki) 56:18.44; 11. Nicolas Deparrois (Husqvarna) 56:48.59; 12. Mike Hartman (KTM) 57:26.09; 13. Freddy Blanc (KTM) 58:20.12; 14. Ervard Gutkin (TM) 59:04.20; 15. Nicolas Joye (KTM) 1.00:33.33; 16. Greg Evans (KTM) 1.05:36.97 Enduro 2 1. Samuli Aro (KTM) 48:12.91; 2. Fabien Planet (KTM) 48:21.21; 3. Mika Ahola (Honda) 48:50.54; 4. Stefan Merriman (Yamaha) 48:55.89; 5. Andrea Belotti (KTM) 50:19.62; 6. Cristobal Guerrero (Gas Gas) 50.21.01; 7. Nicolas Paganon (Husqvarna) 50:29.22; 8. Paul Edmondson (Honda) 51:04.92; 9. Emmanuel Albepart (Honda) 51:16.26; 10. Andrea Beconi (Beta) 51:27.95; 11. Euan McConnell (TM) 51:55.69; 12. Alessandro Botturi (Aprilia) 52:40.17; 13. Thierry Klutz (Sherco) 52:53.77; 14. Fabrizio Dini (Yamaha) 53:18.97; 15. Jordan Curvalle (Kawasaki) 54:14.25; 16. Daryl Bolter (Husqvarna) 55:38.49; 17. Juan Pedrero (Sherco) 59:30.18 Enduro 3 1. David Knight (KTM) 48:19.29; 2. Seb Guillaume (Gas Gas) 49:19.16; 3. Bjorne Carlsson (Husaberg) 51:10.44; 4. Marko Tarkkala (KTM) 51:21.56; 5. Alessio Paoli (TM) 52:28.57; 6. Anders Eriksson (Husqvarna) 52:36.40; 7. Markus Kehr (KTM) 52:36.67; 8. Jean Francois Goblet (Gas Gas) 53:03.31; 9. Rudy Cotton (Beta) 55:04.18; 10. Vita Kuklik (KTM) 55:11.65; 11. Jean Nicon (KTM) 56:54.92; 12. Daniel Persson (Husaberg) 57:07.59; 13. Laurent Bouffioux (Aprilia) 1.00:33.63; 14. Laurent Pannetier (KTM) 1.02:05.96; 15. Noe Vadic (TM) 1.23:09.93; 16. Hugues Forichon (Gas Gas) 1.23:38.24 Enduro Junior 1. Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 51:13.41; 2. Oriol Mena (Gas Gas) 53:14.65; 3. Joakim Ljunggren (Husaberg) 54:02.65; 4. Jake Stapleton (TM) 54:20.30; 5. Michal Szuster (Yamaha) 55:12.26; 6. Sylvain Lebrun (Husqvarna) 56:48.22; 7. Lucas Puerto (KTM) 58:17.89; 8. Thomas Oldrati (Husqvarna) 58:21.16; 9. Jeremy Joly (Sherco) 59:25.10; 10. Patrik Wikman (KTM) 59:44.80; 11. Goncalo Reis (KTM) 1.01:49.01; 12. Benoit Fortunato (Honda) 1.02:25.51; 13. Yannick Tissot (Gas Gas) 1.03:37.41; 14. Pierre Pallut (KTM) 1.03:45.63; 15. Lee Edmondson (KTM) 1.04:54.31; 16. Benoit (Gas Gas) 1.08:21.21; 17. Jacub Horak (KTM) 1.10:22.19; 18. Harold Laplace (Yamaha) 1.10:55.90; 19. Carlo Conforti (Honda) 1.13:29.68; 20. Guillem Pares (Gas Gas) 1.15:02.01
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2006
FIM World Enduro Championship Rnd 8 Grand Prix of France (Boussac)
Edmondson
fourth at GP of France
Strong
finish to ’06 WEC season for Electraction TM UK riders Stapleton and
McConnell
Euan
McConnell: “The conditions have really suited the British riders so I
was pretty confident before the race. Although a lot of riders have
struggled in the conditions I’ve really enjoyed it. I rode pretty well
on the tests, although I was struggling a little bit on the enduro test. I
didn’t have any blinding test but I didn’t have any bad tests so I was
happy to finish in seventh and in among a load of French riders. I stalled
it once in the extreme test on day one, which cost me a lot of time.