The U.S. Trophy Team, consisting of Taylor Robert, Johnny Girroir, Dante Oliveira, and Cole Martinez, is leading the 97th ISDE in Argentina after day one. All four team members achieved respectable times in the six special tests. Dante Oliveira is leading the team and currently in third place overall, behind Spain’s Josep Garcia and Italy’s Andrea Verona. Cole Martinez is in fourth place overall, Taylor Robert is in fifth, and Johnny Girroir is in eighth. Despite facing mechanical issues, both Spain and Italy are still well in contention. The USA’s Junior World team, featuring Mateo Oliveira, Kai Aiello, and Grant Davis, is currently in fourth place. Mateo Oliveira had two falls in the special tests but is still in an excellent position, ranking 21st overall. In the Women’s Trophy class, Australia is leading the U.S. by less than 3 seconds. Brandy Richards from the USA is currently the top individual, winning five out of the six tests.
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America’s club teams have also performed exceptionally well after day 1. Six out of the top seven club riders are from the U.S., with Josh Toth leading them all. The next four positions are occupied by Preston Campbell, Axel Pearson, Austin Serpa, and Thorn Devlin. Jaden Dahners is in seventh place. As a result, four out of the top five club teams are from the U.S., with XC Gear leading the way, featuring Toth, Serpa, and Ryan Surratt.
1. TEAM UNITED STATES 3: 09′ 18. 25
ROBERT Taylor
GIRROIR Johnny
OLIVEIRA Dante
MARTINEZ Cole
2. TEAM GREAT BRITAIN -1′ 55. 20
MCCANNEY Jamie
ETCHELLS Jed
WATSON Nathan
SNOW Alex
3. TEAM FRANCE -2′ 42. 94
ESPINASSE Theophile
LE QUERE Leo
LARRIEU Loic
ROUSSALY Julien
4. TEAM SPAIN -5′ 26. 21
NAVARRO Sergio
BETRIU Jaume
NAVARRO Alejandro
GARCIA Josep
5. TEAM ITALY -7′ 05. 15
VERONA Andrea
CRISTINO Kevin
LESIARDO Morgan
BERNARDINI Samuele
Brandy Richards: “It was great. It kind of shaped up how I thought it would with the silt, the rocks, all of the tests – I love the tests, they are really fun. They are not super, super rough now, but tomorrow might be a different story. The transfers were rough, we didn’t really have anywhere to take a break, so it’s a little hard on the body, and I know some women were kind of struggling. All round a good day, I feel great on the bike, just real comfortable in the tests, and am happy so far.”
Johnny Girroir: “It was good, had some good tests and some bad tests, plus some bad luck. I had three decent tests and am looking forward to tomorrow. It was warm today, for sure. The dust was horrible out on the tests, other than one test, but I am looking forward to trying to climb my way back up there tomorrow. I don’t think the results showed how I was riding, so looking forward to the rest of the week.”
Dante Oliveira: “The tests are good, but the transfers, they are brutal. It’s very demanding, you can’t sit down, they are just so rocky and can catch you at any moment. Other than that, it was a good day, had some fun on the tests, the bike is good, my body is good and ready for day two.”
Taylor Robert: “First day was definitely hot, my feet are burning up right now. I think we did really good, all four of our guys were in the top 10. Had one issue, I think it was test five, where a guy broke his bike and he pulled right out in front of Johnny, so he lost a little bit there. Other than that, I think everybody rode pretty solid. We weren’t the fastest guys out there, but I think that we were the most consistent. I felt pretty good, I was a little bit tight at the beginning of the day. Day one and two, the tests are definitely not my favorite tests, but we just want to get through them safely, then really fire it up for days three, four, and five.”
JUNIOR TROPHY STANDINGS
- TEAM SWEDEN 2: 24′ 29. 25
NORRBIN Albin
SEMB Axel
AHLIN Max - TEAM ITALY -2′ 28. 36
CORSI Valentino
MORETTINI Manolo
RINALDI Enrico - TEAM FRANCE -2′ 49. 11
GIRAUDON Thibaut
ALIX Antoine
JOYON Leo - TEAM UNITED STATES -3′ 05. 86
OLIVEIRA Mateo
AIELLO Kai
DAVIS Grant - TEAM GREAT BRITAIN -8′ 28. 36
CHATER Charlie
INGHAM Max
EDMONDSON Harry
OVERALL INDIVIDUALS
- GARCIA Josep “45′ 47. 63
- VERONA Andrea”46′ 00. 59
- OLIVEIRA Dante “47′ 00. 47
- MARTINEZ Cole “47′ 14. 86“
- ROBERT Taylor “47′ 18. 156 10
- MCCANNEY Jamie “47′ 31. 34
- WATSON Nathan “47′ 31. 51
- GIRROIR Johnny “47′ 42. 20
- ETCHELLS Jed “47′ 42. 67
- ESPINASSE Theophile “47′ 46. 5
- OLIVEIRA Mateo “48′ 27. 32
- AIELLO Kai “49′ 20. 56
- DAVIS Grant “49′ 47. 29
WWTT STANDINGS
1. TEAM AUSTRALIA 2: 44′ 46. 51
GARDINER Jessica
JONES Tayla
MCDONALD Danielle
2. TEAM UNITED STATES -2. 57
RICHARDS Brandy
STEEDE Korie
GUTISH Rachel
3. TEAM FRANCE -12′ 11. 68
MARTEL Justine
CHAPLOT Elodie
BRISEBARD Mauricette
4. TEAM FIM LA -34′ 10. 63
NEVES Barbara
GONZALES Tania
RODRIGUEZ Valeria
5. TEAM ARGENTINA -2: 18′ 41. 97
SCAGLIONI Carla
JEREZ Julieta
BRETILLOT Melina