Kailub Russell suffers a crash on Day 3 and is forced to pull out of the ISDE; World Trophy team unofficially drops to 20th place.
After making history by leading the World Trophy chase at the close of Day 1, Team USA’s hopes for its first World Trophy win in the history of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) appear to have taken a grave hit at the 90th running of the ISDE in Kosice, Slovaka, today.
Coming into Day 3 just 8 seconds behind Australia, the American effort suffered greatly when American competitor and individual event leader Kailub Russell crashed in Kailub Russell crashed in special tests 2 and 4, causing severe damage to his motorcycle, and worse, suffering a significant knee injury. Russell has been forced to pull out of the event, and he is expected to fly back to the United States tomorrow where he is already scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the damage, according to our man on the ground in Slovakia.
As if Russell’s injury wasn’t a severe enough blow to Team USA’s World Trophy hopes, Russell’s teammate, Taylor Robert was also penalized for missing a secret test, dropping the team from second place all the way down to 20th. However, that Hresult has not yet been made official, and Robert will start Day 4 tomorrow under appeal. Meanwhile, Mike Brown is also appealing to have time taken off his finish after he stopped to render assistance to a downed rider who suffered a broken back. American Junior World Trophy team member Grant Baylor stopped along with Brown, throwing his time off as well, although it, too, may be adjusted. Two members of defending World Trophy champions Team France also missed the same secret test as Robert and were also penalized. The FIM jury convened this evening to decide the fate of both Team USA and Team France, although the results of that meeting may not be known until tomorrow.
If today’s results are upheld, Team USA’s World Trophy effort will soldier on in 20th place, just ahead of France, Australia continues to lead the World Trophy standings, followed by Italy, which is 2 minutes and 39 seconds off the Australians’ time. Sweden is third, 24 minutes and seconds behind Australia. Russell’s exit overshadowed a fine effort by Team USA member Ryan Sipes, who had another strong day and now leads the E2 class individual standings. Meanwhile, Gary Sutherlin continues to put together steady performances. Thad Duvall is fifth in E2, and Gary Sutherlin is 17th.
The American Junior World Trophy team still has hope of defending its 2014 title, as it is currently third behind leaders Australia and second-placed Sweden. The Americans are just 12 minutes and 33 seconds out of the lead.
90th International Six Day Enduro (ISDE)
Kosice, Slovakia
Results: September 9, 2015 (Day 3 of 6)
World Trophy Team Standings (After 3 of 6 days)
1. Australia-11 hours, 21 minutes, 26.37 seconds
2. Italy-+00:12:30.39
3. Finland-+00:24:28.88
4. Germany-+00:29:09.03
5. Czech Republic-+00:31:15.18
6. Sweden-+00:39:46.70
7. Slovakia-+00:29:09.03
8. Portugal-+00:51:44.57
9. Austria-+00:56:08.19
10. Poland-+00:56:40.31
20. USA-+02:15:26.35
Junior World Trophy Team Standings (After 3 of 6 days)
1. Australia-6 hours, 57 minutes, 50.92 seconds
2. Sweden-+00:08:33.45
3. USA-+00:12:33.96
4. France-+00:14:11.21
5. Great Britain-+00:15:40.01
6. Italy-+00:16:18.45
7. Finland-+00:17:32.47
8. Mexico-+00:27:20.51
9. Czech Republic-+00:29:04.51
10. Slovakia-+00:33:42.86
Women’s World Trophy Team Standings (After 3 of 6 days)
1. Australia-5 hours, 41 minutes, 11.59 seconds
2. France-+00:27:09.21
3. Sweden-+00:40:05.99
4. Finland-+00:43:14.00
5. USA-+00:49:31.84
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