Matt Phillips crowned E3 EWC champ
The final day of racing at the GP AMV of France brought to close a thrilling season of the 2014 Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship, with the crowing of Enduro 3 World Champion, Australia’s Matt Phillips.
Creating his own piece of history on Day 2 in Brioude, Phillips’ E3 title resulted in him becoming the first rider to win Junior and Senior championships back-to-back. Helped in part by his 14-point advantage over his closest rival and teammate, Ivan Cervantes, Phillips’ third place was more than enough to secure the championship.
“I’m lost for words – it’s an incredible feeling to be world champion,” said Phillips. “To win a championship for my first time in the senior ranks is more than I ever expected. All season Ivan and myself have fought hard, it’s been a great battle and I’m delighted to have won.”
With the E3 title still up for grabs, Cervantes fought hard to turn his championship winning fortunes around. Needing to win, he did exactly that, but with Phillips chasing him home for third it just wasn’t enough for the Spaniard to bag his fifth world crown.
Transmoto‘s man on the ground in France, Aussie enduro icon and Phillips’ former Team Manager, Geoff Ballard, sent us these shots of Matty enjoying his special weekend. We’ve included a shot of GB, Phillips, Chris Hollis and Stefan Merriman from 2012. Interestingly, before Phillips, Merriman was the last Aussie to win a Senior Enduro World title (2004). And we can bet GB didn’t expect Phillips to come this far in just two years back then!
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