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Nine Riders Earn the Last Invitations to X Games Enduro X
Thirty Men and Ten Women invites confirmed
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| Rider: Taylor Robert. Photo: Drew Ruiz. |
Irvine, CA (June 20, 2012) – Heading into the Sacramento round of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship, there were eight open spots for riders to earn an invitation to X Games 18 Enduro X. For both the male and female riders, the top two non-qualified finishers would earn an invitation. In addition, the top two riders in the point standings in each class would also earn an invite.
The X Games competition staff also extends “Wild Card” invites to top racers from around the world and New Zealand’s Rory Mead has earned an invite. Mead is a proven Extreme Enduro specialist that demonstrated his versatility by winning a round of the US Grand National Cross Country Championship earlier this year.
The riders below are the final group to earn invitations and will join a field that now represents thirteen nations and includes riders as young as sixteen that will face off against some veteran off-road racers.
| Men’s Enduro X |
| Top two finishing riders that were not already qualified |
| Bobby Garrison |
USA |
| Ben Rego |
CAN |
| Top two in point standings that were not already qualified |
| Ryan Rodgers |
USA |
| Bryan Roper |
USA |
| Wild Card Invite |
| Rory Mead |
NZL |
| Women’s Enduro X |
| Top two finishing riders that were not already qualified |
| Lexi Pechout |
CAN |
| Nicole Madsen |
USA |
| Top two in point standings that were not already qualified |
| Rachel Gutish |
USA |
| Nicole Bradford |
USA |
"The opportunity to compete in the X Games provided extra incentive for riders to push themselves for a top finish at these first two rounds of the GEICO EnduroCross series" stated Eric Peronnard, the creator of EnduroCross and X Games Enduro X Sports Organizer. "I am really proud of the depth of talent that we have assembled for this second year of Enduro X", he continued.
X Games Enduro X Invited Riders, Men:
| Taddy Blazusiak |
Poland |
| Colton Haaker |
USA |
| Taylor Robert |
USA |
| Kevin Rookstool |
USA |
| Cory Graffunder |
Canada |
| Graham Jarvis |
England |
| Johnny Walker |
England |
| Andreas Lettenbichler |
Germany |
| Rory Mead |
New Zealand |
| Mike Brown |
USA |
| Justin Soule |
USA |
| Geoff Aaron |
USA |
| Cody Webb |
USA |
| Bobby Prochnau |
Canada |
| Gary Sutherlin |
USA |
| Steward Baylor |
USA |
| Taichi Tanaka |
Japan |
| Alfredo Gomez |
Spain |
| Kyle Redmond |
USA |
| Ivan Ramirez |
Mexico |
| Chris Bruand |
France |
| Alex Salvini |
Italy |
| Max Gerston |
USA |
| Destry Abbott |
USA |
| Kendall Norman |
USA |
| Fred Crosset |
Belgium |
| Bobby Garisson |
USA |
| Ben Rego |
Canada |
| Ryan Rodgers |
USA |
| Brian Roper |
USA |
X Games Enduro X Invited Riders, Women:
| Louise Forsley |
USA |
| Maria Forsberg |
USA |
| Chantelle Bykerk |
Canada |
| Kacy Martinez |
USA |
| Rachel Gutish |
USA |
| Steffi Laier (WC) |
Germany |
| Tarah Gieger |
Puerto Rico |
| Nicole Bradford |
USA |
| Nicole Madsen |
USA |
| Lexi Pechout |
Canada |
The X Games Enduro X will be held on Sunday, July 1st inside the Staples Center, in Los Angeles.
The X Games event will air live on ESPN networks and the remaining GEICO AMA EnduroCross events will be aired on the Lucas Motorsports Hour on the NBC Sports Network. Check your local listings or www.motorsportshour.com.
For more information, go to www.EnduroCross.com.
| 2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Schedule |
| Location |
Date |
Arena/Additional Information |
| Las Vegas, NV |
May 4, 2012 |
Orleans Arena (Friday during Supercross weekend) |
| Sacramento, CA |
June 9, 2012 |
Power Balance Pavilion |
| Los Angeles, CA |
July 1, 2012 |
Staples Center (X Games Expert Men and Women only) |
| Ontario, CA |
September 15, 2012 |
Citizens Business Bank Arena |
| Denver, CO |
October 6, 2012 |
National Western Complex |
| Everett, WA |
October 20, 2012 |
Comcast Arena |
| Boise, ID |
October 27, 2012 |
Idaho Center |
| Las Vegas, NV |
November 17, 2012 |
Orleans Arena |
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