On The Pegs July 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 7 | Page 145

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 7 - July 2019
145
AROUND THE CORNER
The American Motorcyclist Association recently announced the 10 Trophy Team
riders selected to represent the United States in the 2019 FIM International Six Days
Enduro in Portimao, Portugal, Nov.ember11-16.
The U.S. World Trophy and Junior World Trophy teams have been managed by
FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Manager, Antti Kallonen, since 2012 and he has also
managed the U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team since 2017.
The 2019 U.S. World Trophy Team includes: Ryan Sipes, of Ekron, Ky., on a KTM
250 XC-F;Kailub Russell, of Boonville, N.C., on a KTM 350 XC-F; Taylor Robert, of
Scottsdale, Ariz., riding a KTM 450 XC-F; and Steward Baylor Jr. of Hodges, S.C., on a
KTM 500 EXC-F.
This year’s U.S. World Trophy Team is comprised of multi-time offroad champions
who have all competed in the ISDE before. KTM-mounted Sipes was the 2015 ISDE
overall winner. FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Robert was the 2016 ISDE overall winner
and his teammate, Russell, is a six-time GNCC Champion. Tely Energy Racing KTM-
Supported rider, Steward Baylor, is the 2018 AMA National Enduro Champion, who
has competed in the ISDE five times.
The 2019 U.S. Junior World Trophy Team, made up of riders age 23 and younger
includes: Josh Toth, of Winsted, Conn., on a KTM 250 XC-F; Grant Baylor, of Belton,
S.C., riding a KTM 450 XC-F; and Ben Kelley, of Harwinton, Conn., on a KTM 450 XC-F.
All three riders were members of the 2018 U.S. Junior World Trophy Team togeth-
er. Last year, FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Toth finished fifth in the E1 Class and Tely
Energy Racing KTM’s Grant Baylor finished eighth in E2. Trail Jesters/KTM Racing’s
Ben Kelley, who currently holds an undefeated record in the GNCC Series this sea-
son, finished 11th in E2 in 2018.
The 2019 U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team includes: Brandy Richards, of Lake
Havasu City, Ariz., riding a KTM 250 XC-F;Becca Sheets, of Circleville, Ohio, on a KTM
250 XC-F; and Jordan Jarvis of Clayton, N.C., on a Yamaha YZ250FX.
KTM-supported riders Richards and Sheets were on the 2018 team, which finished
second behind six-time winner Australia. Jarvis is a motocross specialist who won
the 2018 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in the Women’s 12+
Class.
These riders will be joined by 21 Club Team riders at the ISDE.