This is a press release from EnduroCross…
Irvine, CA (February 23, 2015) – For the second year in a row, the 2015 X Games will take place at the Circuit Of The America’s in Austin, Texas and it will again feature Enduro X competition. The Enduro X will take place on Friday, June 5th and aired on ESPN (Details to be confirmed). The rider qualification process will be as follows:
Men:
• 24 Riders at X Games Enduro X.
• Top 12 from the point standings of 2014 AMA GEICO EnduroCross will be invited.
- Cody Webb
- Taddy Blazusiak
- Colton Haaker
- Taylor Robert
- Max Gerston
- Mike Brown
- Cory Graffunder
- Bobby Prochnau
- Geoff Aaron
- Ty Tremaine
- Wally Palmer
- Destry Abbott
• 2014 X Games Enduro X medalists (Taddy Blazusiak, Cody Webb, Alfredo Gomez).
• Additional Wild Cards TBA.
• 3 additional spots will be filled from the Daytona, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas GEICO AMA EnduroCross events. The invites will go to next highest placed riders not already qualified after each round for a total of 9 riders. Riders will be announced after each round.
Women:
• 12 Riders at X Games Enduro X.
• Top 6 from the point standings of 2014 AMA GEICO EnduroCross will be invited.
- Lexi Pechout
- Chantelle Bykerk
- Morgan Tanke
- Rachel Gutish
- Melissa Harten
- Tarah Gieger
• 2014 X Games Enduro X Medalists (Kacy Martinez, Sandra Gomez, Rachel Gutish).
• Additional Wild Cards riders TBA.
• Two additional spots will be filled after the Vegas round of EnduroCross. The invites will go to two highest placed riders in the 2015 point standings not already invited. Riders will be announced after Vegas.
“The Austin Enduro X will again feature the World’s best off-road riders.” said Eric Peronnard, the Motorcycle Sports Organizer for X Games. “The crowd during our first visit to Austin was incredible so we look forward to building on that momentum and showcasing EnduroCross.”
The GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship will make a first ever visit to Daytona, Florida to kick off the 2015 series. The event will take place inside the Ocean Center on Friday, March 6, just a few miles down the road from the famed Speedway that will host the Monster Energy Supercross series the following night.
Taddy Blazusiak (Center) took the X Games Enduro X gold in 2014 and was joined by Cody Webb (left) and Alfredo Gomez. Photo: Drew Ruiz.