JOHNNY AUBERT WORLD CHAMPION!

2008 Enduro World ChampionshipRound 8: European GP, Mende (France)October 11-12 2008JOHNNY AUBERT WORLD CHAMPION!Leader of the E2 class before this last round finally organized in Mende, home of the French Enduro, Johnny Aubert (Yamaha UFO Corse Michelin) didn’t failed and claimed his first World Title, three years after his arrival in Enduro. He offers the title to Michelin, who has at least one rider with the blue cap on the final podium of each class.Easy leader of the E1 class, Finn Mika Ahola claimed his title with gallantry during the first day of racing, winning on Saturday and securing already his second consecutive crown, the first one in this class. Second of the day Marc Germain (Yamaha France Michelin) was a great support for Ahola as he beats Ivan Cervantes, the last rival of Ahola! On Sunday Ahola won again, and beats Cervantes and Germain; despite a couple of great results in the second part of the series, Germain finished fourth of the championship behind Italian Simone Albergoni (Yamaha UFO Corse Michelin).In the E2 class Johnny Aubert didn’t take any risks, and secured two results on the podium with a second and a third position. It was more than what he needed to get the title, and the former Motocross rider offered a last crown to the team Yamaha UFO Corse Michelin, beating Salminen, one of the legendary Enduro riders. Second and fifth of the race, Antoine Meo (Husqvarna CH Racing Michelin) and Rodrig Thain (TM Michelin) confirmed that former Motocross riders can be fast in Enduro too; they finished fourth and fifth in the final classification for their first (Meo) and second (Thain) attempt.