Matt Phillips secures EnduroGP victory on day two
By TMX Archives on 11th Apr 16
Turning the tables on his EnduroGP rival Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna), Phillips (Sherco) delivered the goods on day two of the GP of Agadir to claim the outright EnduroGP class win.
The fast starting former Enduro 3 World Champion won the day's opening two special tests before remaining at the head of the EnduroGP class, going on to earn his first win of the season.
As expected day two of the GP of Agadir proved to be extremely demanding with the long, rock strewn enduro test once again proving to be the toughest test of the event.
"I started really well on day one, but I knew what I needed to do to improve on day two,” Said Phillips at the end of a long and demanding day two.
My bike was awesome all weekend, we can carry some well earned confidence into next weekend's GP of Portugal.”
Second to Phillips was day one EnduroGP class winner Mathias Bellino. With little to separate the two riders at the mid-way point of the race, a crash from Bellino on the final Enduro test ended his chances of battling for the win. He ended the day 15 seconds behind Phillips. Third went to Eero Remes (TM).
In the Enduro 1 class Eero Remes claimed a healthy margin of victory, placing 25 seconds ahead of Gianluca Martini.
Earning his first ever podium result Italian Gianluca narrowly edged out EnduroGP rookie Nathan Watson, who eventually came third.
Steve Holcombe enjoyed a 25-second margin of victory in the Enduro 3 class, earning his first ever senior class victory following a fast and consistent day's riding.
Winning three of the days special tests Holcombe placed ahead of France's Antoine Basset(KTM) who in turn finished ahead of day one Enduro 3 class winner Johnny Aubert (Beta).
Giacomo Redondi (Honda) backed up his day one Enduro Junior class win with victory on day two, placing 10 seconds ahead of Spaniard Josep Garcia (Husqvarna).
Jean-Baptiste Nicolot (Yamaha) claimed the top position in the Enduro Youth class, finishing ahead of an injured day one winner Jack Edmondson (KTM). Third went to Valerian Debaud (Yamaha).
