EWC

Strong GB start in the GP of Belgium
For the first time, Belgium hosted the penultimate round of the 2015 Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship - organised by the passionate MP41 club - around the charming town of St Hubert in the heart of Ardennes. The Friday night Supertest kicked off with the Juniors. Italy's Davide Soreca beat off a challenge from his teammate Steve Holcombe over the dry half mile course. Steve had the consolation that he was the quickest British rider on the night. Giacomo Redondi was 3rd. All 3 riders were mounted on Beta's. Jamie McCanney was 4th. James Dent was 14th and Josh Gotts 20th. France's Christophe Nambotin led E1 class from Fin Eero Remes. Danny McCanney was 5th. Alex Salvini took the E2 class. David Knight won the local Lierneux Enduro on the previous weekend. He was 9th, Jamie Lewis 11th and Tom Sagar 12th. Matthew Bellino topped the E3 class and set the fastest time overall by breaking the 2 minute barrier. Josep Garcia was the fastest Youth with Mikael Persson in 2nd and Jack Edmondson 3rd. Jane Daniels beat Laia Sanz to lead the Women's Class. 
Day 1 The racing started at the 2.5 mile MX track. PA Renet set the fastest time but Antoine Meo's 2nd gave him the E2 lead. Alex Salvini dropped tp 3rd. David Knight was 10th, Jamie Lewis 13th and Tom Sagar 16th. Nambotin led the E1 class from Eero Remes while Danny McCanney dropped to 5th. Matti Seistola took the E3 lead. Jamie McCanney was the quickest Junior. Steve Holcombe's 10th dropped him to 3rd. The Extreme test suited David Knight and Tom Sagar who finished 3rd and 4th fastest. By the end of the first lap David had worked his way up from 9th to 4th. Jamie McCanney led the Juniors and Steve Holcombe was runner. Jane Daniels was runner up in the Womens class. Danny McCanney was 3rd in the E1 class and Jack Edmondson was 3rd in the Youths. PA Renet retired after crashing on the Enduro test and dislocated his shoulder. Christophe Nambotin struggled on the 2nd Extreme test after a crash in the rock section and Danny McCanney seized the initiative to move up into E1 2nd behind Eero Remes. Steve Holcombe took the Junior lead ahead of Jamie McCanney and Jack Edmondson moved up into 2nd in the Youths. Phillippaerts Deny retired with a broken gearbox. At the end of the day Eero Remes won the E1 class ahead of Christophe Nambotin and Danny McCanney. Antoine Meo mastered E2 and won the scratch. Alex Salvini was 2nd and Loic Larrieu was 3rd. David Knight was 5th, Tom Sagar 10th and Jamie Lewis 11th. Rodrig Thain retired after a nasty tumble on the Extreme test. Despite a slow final test Matthias Bellino was the best E3. Matti Seistola was runner up and Matthew Phillips was 3rd. Steve Holcombe topped the EJ podium. Jamie McCanney was runner up and Davide Soreca was 3rd. Josh Gotts finished 16th and James Dent 18th. In the Youth class Jack Edmondson pushed Josep Garcia all day but Garcia held on to the lead. Mikael Persson was 3rd. Laia Sanz took her fifth win of the season ahead of Jane Daniels. Jemma Wilson claimed her first podium finish.
Day 2 On the first Mx test of the day Tom Sagar put in a good lap to finish 5th in the E2 class and he maintain his place on the Extreme and Enduro tests..At the end of lap 1 the class leaders were Christophe Nambotin E1 with Danny McCanney in 5th, Alex Salvini E2 with Tom Sagar 5th, David Knight 6th and Jamie Lewis 13th, Matthias Bellino E3. Steve Holcombe EJ with Jamie McCanney runner up, James Dent 15th and Josh Gotts 17th. Mikael Persson led the Youths with Jack Edmondson in 2nd - only 8 seconds adrift of his first EWC top step. Laia Sanz overhauled Jane Daniels early lead in the Women's class. Cristobal Guerrero retired after a big crash on the Enduro test left him light headed and Josep Garcia was also out with a broken collar bone. Jamie Lewis was pushing hard and he crashed out with a snapped exhaust. Eero Remes won the E1 class ahead of Christophe Nambotin and Lorenzo Santolino. Danny McCanney was 4th. 
Heavy rain drenched the field on the fourth and final lap of the day.  Eero Remes was handed victory in the E1 class when Christophe Nambotin crashed on the final test of the day. “The win feels a little bit lucky but a win is a win,” confirmed Remes . “Christophe was riding great all day and I knew he was going to be hard to beat. But the rain on the final test shook things up and the victory came my way.” With Nambotin slipping back to second, Sherco’s Lorenzo Santolino narrowly beat Husqvarna’s Danny McCanney by less than one second to take the final step of the podium.
Antoine Meo dominated the E2 class and extended his lead to 37 points in the standings with one round to go. Meo admitted that not having his rival PA Renet to compete against on Sunday meant that he took a more cautious approach. “Some of the tests were quite dangerous so I just decided to take a safe approach and not take any risks,” Alex Salvini was runner and Loic Larrieu was 3rd. David Knight and Tom Sagar both put in solid performances to finish 5th and 6th. Matthias Bellino was the best E3, Defending champion Matthew Phillips was 2nd and Matti Seistola was 3rd, Jamie McCanney capitalised on a mistake that Steve Holcombe made on the final test and he won the Juniors. James Dent improved all weekend and he climbed up 6th places to 12th. Josh Gotts also moved up into 14th. Mikael Persson was the best Youth on the day but Jack Edmondson in 2nd knows his day will come. Quentin "I can't ft my name on my shirt" Delahaye de Maulde was 3rd. Laia Sanz won the Women's class ahead of Jane Daniels. The Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship concludes with the final round of the season with the GP AMV of France in Requista on October 3/4. Preview - Live results - Reports Husqvarna - Yamaha
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