30.08.2021
Day 2 - International Six Days Enduro (ISDE)
LOMBARDY-PIEDMONT, Italy – Day two of the 2021 FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) is in the books and the U.S. World Trophy Teams remain in the hunt for gold in Lombardy-Piedmont, Italy. KTM’s Brandy Richards continued her domination in the Women’s World Trophy division, propelling the U.S. team to extend their lead to five minutes and forty-seven seconds over Great Britain. With a spectacular performance by Dante Oliveira, who finished 12th overall on day two, the Junior World Trophy Team has climbed up a notch to second overall, and the U.S. World Trophy Team maintains third in the standings with Taylor Robert at the helm finishing fourth-overall in Tuesday’s racing.
WORLD TROPHY TEAM (WT)
With stiff competition from Teams Italy and Spain, the U.S. World Trophy riders are motivated to defend their title as they continue to lay a solid foundation early in the week. Robert once again posted the highest result of the team with fourth overall, consistently notching top-10 test-results aboard the KTM 450 XC-F. Teammates Layne Michael (Yamaha) and Johnny Girroir (GASGAS) contributed with consistent times throughout the day as well. Michael came away 13th overall on the day and Girroir 15th, giving the U.S. team a third-place standing behind Spain.
Taylor Robert: “Day two was better than day one for me, I started off a little faster and didn’t crash in the first test, which always helps. I had really consistent times all day, which led me to a fourth-overall for the day. Definitely moving in the right direction and feeling better on the bike. As a team, we struggled a little bit. The guys were all riding really consistent and close in times but they were just a little bit off the pace, so we just need to still pick up a little bit of time and minimize those little slide-outs and stuff like that.”
JUNIOR WORLD TROPHY TEAM (JWT)
The U.S. Junior World Trophy Team made a jump into second overall, thanks in large part to KTM’s Dante Oliveira. With rougher track conditions emerging on day two, Oliveira rose to the challenge and bested his day-one performance with 12th overall aboard his KTM 450 XC-F. Teammates Cody Barnes (Honda) and Austin Walton (Husqvarna) each contributed solid times in the 48-minute mark, allowing the team to surpass France for second-place in the standings.
Dante Oliveira: “It was a solid day. I got off to a better start today and I think I was a little more aggressive than I was yesterday. I didn’t hit the ground at all – I stalled the bike once – but I’m stoked with it. Other than that, the track was a lot rougher than day one so that was gnarlier but my bike works a little better when it’s rougher and I honestly work better when the track is rougher, so that was good. I think we have one fresh test tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to some new tracks and getting after it.”
WOMEN’S WORLD TROPHY TEAM
The U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team extended their lead to five minutes and forty-seven seconds with another strong performance on day two. KTM-Supported rider Brandy Richards continues to push the envelope, besting Spain’s Mireia Badia by one-minute and forty-eight seconds aboard her KTM 350 XC-F. Rachel Gutish (Husqvarna) finished fifth-best in the Women’s classification, giving the team an impressive boost in the standings.
Brandy Richards: “The day started out a little slow, I had a mistake in my first test but I just moved forward and stayed consistent in the second enduro test. I did really well in the third enduro test, no mistakes in that one, but in the fourth cross-test I ended up blowing a banner and having to turn back around, so I lost a little bit of time there. After that, I just tried to stay as consistent as I possibly could and tried not to make any mistakes. The rest of the day went really well and no more mistakes, just finished it out good.”
Racing from the 2021 International Six Days Enduro will resume on Wednesday, September 1 with day three of six from Lombardy-Piedmont, Italy. For updates on KTM riders, follow along on
Instagram and be on the lookout for daily recaps on all of the U.S. teams. For a list of complete results, please visit
https://fim-isde.com/2021-results/.
World Trophy Classification (After Day 2 of 6)1. Italy, 4:49:40.52
2. Spain, +1:22.18
3. USA, +2:36.51
4. France, +3:44.15
5. Sweden, +4:34.91
Junior World Trophy Classification (After Day 2 of 6)
1. Italy, 4:54:12.45
2. USA, +1:49.01
3. France, +2:45.40
4. Sweden, +4:53.62
5. Spain, +8:02.12
Women’s World Trophy Classification (After Day 2 of 6)
1. USA, 3:38:25.15
2. Great Britain, +5:47.20
3. Spain, +6:15.75
4. Portugal, +11:52.85
5. France, +13:45.19