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Posted November 15, 2007 Email Print this article Print

U.S. women overcome adversity; Kurt Caselli overcomes the compeition

Story and photos by Steve Berkner

Like the Energizer bunny, U.S. Trophy Team rider Kurt Caselli (KTM) keeps on going... and going... and going.

Kurt Caselli Caselli (right) used Day Three of the International Six Day Enduro to add another minute to his lead over fellow E3 class rider Marko Tarkkala of Finland, bringing his total lead to 2:7.03.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Women's team maintained its hold on first place despite losing part of its lead due to mechanical problems.

Caselli's Day-Three ride also separated him from the rest of his ISDE competitors. He now leads France's Johnny Aubert in the unofficial overall rankings by 29.59 seconds. Caselli and Aubert both overtook Finland's Juha Salminen, who slipped to third place overall when he crashed hard in an early test.

Both Aubert and Salminen are competing in the E2 class. All scores are unofficial as official results were pending approval.

Led by Caselli, the U.S. Trophy Team remained in 10th place overall, even though the team's scores have improved throughout the first three days of the six-day enduro. Most notably, Jimmy Jarrett's scores have improved to the point that he is now in 13th place in the E2 class.

The U.S. Women's World Cup Team Amanda Mastin, Nicole Bradford (below) and Lacy Jones remains in first place in its division although the team lost 11 minutes of the 46-minute lead it had after Day Two.

Nicole Bradford Amanda Mastin's bike lost compression and coolant just before the first check. Mastin was able to make the needed repairs, but not before she lost 14 minutes. Mastin's GoFasters.com-sponsored team is one of only two Women's World Cup teams with all three riders still in the competition.

France lies in second place in the Women's division.

The U.S. Junior Team remained in sixth place overall, with Spain in first. David Kamo has emerged as the leader of the U.S. Junior Team and is currently in 13th place in the E3 class.