After a slow start to the morning, 125 two-stoke mounted, Antoine Meo fought his way into contention to claim victory. Trailing leaders Fabien Planet (Sherco) and Honda’s Rodrig Thain by a few seconds entering the final lap Meo responded to win the final four special tests of the day and claim the win. Leading the throughout the morning, Planet was unable to keep the hard charging Meo at bay and finished second, while Thain ended his day third, just six seconds behind Planet.

Renet wins Enduro 2...

Husaberg’s Pela Renet grabbed a 17-second victory over Jeremy Tarroux (KTM) to win Enduro 2. Looking assured of securing the runner up position, a costly fall by Kawasaki’s Julien Gauthier during the third special test pushed him back to third.

Emmanuel Albepart (Beta) claimed a shock win in Enduro 3 as he denied KTM’s Christophe Nambotin his fourth win of the season. Unable to match the pace set by the KTM rider during the opening two laps, Albepart took advantage of a mistake by Nambotin when he got stuck in a bog and lost over one-minute. With the way cleared, Albepart marched through for the upset win. Gas Gas’ Sebastien Guillaume recorded second as Nambotin was pushed back into third.

Bellino tops Enduro Junior...

Husaberg’s Mathias Bellino grabbed a 58-second win in Enduro Junior to remain undefeated so far this year. Behind him Yamaha’s Roman Barberger finished second with Yamaha’s Berenger Carrier in third.

French Enduro Championship Rd3 – Day 1

Enduro 1

1. Antoine Meo (KTM) 42:47.949; ?2. Fabien Planet (Sherco) 42:53.309; 3. Rodrig Thain (Honda) 42:59.837…

Enduro 2

1. Pierre-Alexandre Renet (Husaberg) 42:18.352; 2. Jeremy Tarroux (KTM) 42:35.421; 3. Julien Gauthier (Kawasaki) 42:59.432…

Enduro 3

1. Emmanuel Albepart (Beta) 42:44.592; 2. Sebastien Guillaume (Gas Gas) 42:58.637; 3. Christophe Nambotin (KTM) 43:34.426…

Enduro Junior

1. Mathias Bellino (Husaberg) 43:35.763; 2. Roman Barberger (Yamaha) 44:33.417; 3. Berenger Carrier (Yamaha) 44:47.656…