ISDE: Aussie women make it five on the trot
The all-conquering women's outfit has continued its rich vein of form in the prestigious teams' eventAustralia's women's trophy team has won the International Six-Day Enduro (ISDE) for the fifth consecutive year after a barnstorming performance in Brive, France from August 28 until September 2.
Tayla Jones, Jessica Gardiner and Jemma Wilson combined to win the event by nearly seven minutes over America, followed by France in third position.
"Another ISDE done – that’s seven for me and now a five-time champion," said Wilson.
"My week started off pretty steady and I got better as the event went on. I decided throughout the week that this will be my final ISDE; in a way it’s sad but also exciting to see who will be the new team member and write their own story.”
Jones was the real star for Australia, finishing second overall in the women's individual standings behind Spanish superstar Laia Sanz, while Gardiner and Wilson were fourth and seventh.
"It’s an awesome feeling to be champions once again," said Jones.
"It’s been a great time over here with all the success we have had together. I want to thank the entire Australian team which has been there to support us throughout the event. I also want to thank mechanics for coming over and helping out this year.”
In the senior trophy, Australia (Daniel Milner, Matthew Phillips, Daniel Sanders and Josh Green) finished in a superb second place, just over six minutes behind France. Finland was third.
Australia's junior trophy team had a hard time of it, with Michael Driscol and Will Ruprecht both bowing out of action on day one, leaving Lyndon Snodgrass as the sole finisher. Australia claimed the final spot in 16th position, with France the victor from Italy and America.
Individually, Milner (KTM) was the best of the Aussie men with his second place in E2, while others to finish in the top 10 were:
- Green (Yamaha): seventh in E1
- Sanders (KTM): third in E3
- Phillips: fifth in E3
- Snodgrass: 10th in E3
Yamaha's Loic Larrieu was the overall individual winner ahead of Josep Garcia (KTM), Taylor Robert (KTM) and Milner.
“It’s something that I’ve always wanted to win and been so close to doing in the past, so it was a bit of a bummer to fall as short as I did, but I’ve got to give it up to the other guys, they were absolutely hammering," said Milner.
"And I’ve still got a few more years in me yet! The vibe that comes from being in the Australian Team just makes you want to do our country proud.
"I’m real hungry to win the thing outright, but as a team we want to win it and not have to barge up onto the podium like we did in 2015. We’ll look forward to Chile (in 2018) and see what happens.”
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