Most of the media and fan focus typically goes on the performances of the official World Trophy and Junior World Trophy teams at the International Six Days Enduro , but the “ club riders ” also deserve a share of the spotlight . New Zealand riders performed with distinction at the 2022 ISDE competition at Le Puy-En- Velay , in southern France . The club riders from New Zealand were impressive too . Helensville ’ s Josh Jack , Rangiora ’ s Ben Dando and Waitoki ’ s Ben Cottrill tackled the ISDE as “ club riders ” – forming the Motorcycling New Zealand Club Team – and they finished 15th overall in the club teams ’ classification . Jack , in particular , was outstanding , winning an ISDE gold medal at his first attempt . It probably should not have come as too much of a surprise , seeing as he finished overall runnerup ( behind Cambridge ’ s Dylan Yearbury ) in the New Zealand Enduro Championships earlier this season . Yearbury rode as part of New Zealand ’ s World Trophy Team at this ISDE . And Jack has never been renowned ( until now that is ) as an enduro rider at all , the Kawasaki rider typically more at

home on a motocross track or cross-country course . And Jack didn ’ t even ride his normal KX450F at the ISDE in France , instead renting a KTM for the week .

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