On The Pegs December 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 12 | Page 65

On The Pegs
VOL. 4 ISSUE 12 - DECEMBER 2019
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finished sixth overall, and Gieger eighth.
The U.S. Junior World Trophy team finished second place in its division, and the
American XC Gear Club team was the top Club team, rounding out the most domi-
nating U.S. performance in ISDE history.
All three US Trophy Teams were all KTM mounted except Tarah Gieger who rode
a Honda.
The XC Gear team of Dante Oliveira, Ricky Russell and Austin Walton topped a
124-team field, finishing 18:03.05 seconds ahead of a club team from France, giving
USA the Club Team victory. Olivera and Russell ended the event as the second- and
third-fastest riders in the C2 class.
“I would say that just the biggest story was how consistent our team was this
year, with Kailub and I finishing top five or so every day, and Ryan being right
there,” said top-finishing American Taylor Robert. “He kind of yoyo-ed back and
forth, but for the most part he was right there as well. We’ve never had that hap-
pen before.”
For the World Trophy Team, 2019 marks their second title after claiming gold in
Spain in 2016. Meanwhile, the Women’s World Trophy Team raced their way to the
first U.S. Women’s victory since the win of the inaugural cup class in 2007. n
World Trophy
1. United States
2. Australia
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Finland
Women’s World Trophy
1. United States
2. Germany
3. Great Britain
4. Sweden
5. Spain
Junior World Trophy
1. Australia
2. United States
3. Spain
4. Portugal
5. Belgium
Club Teams
1. XC Gear (United States)
2. Team Lozere AMV 4 (France)
3. Team Club RFME 1 (Spain)
4. Team Italy
5. KBS Team CZ
• From AMA media reports