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Team Australia’s fifth-straight victory in the Women’s category of the FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) marked a special one for the squad that has remained unchanged in all its triumphs over the past five years.

Husqvarna-mounted Tayla Jones proved to be the fastest of the trio consisting of Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha) and Jemma Wilson (Yamaha), rounding the week as the second fastest female rider.

“We had a good day for day six in the final moto and I had a lot of fun,” said Jones. “We came out on top once again for our fifth title in a row. It’s an awesome feeling to be champions once again – It’s been a great time over here with all the success we have had together.”

For Gardiner, it was a challenging week in France as she dealt with a nasty broken and displaced finger sustained on the opening day, however pulled through the entire six-day event to finish up sixth Outright.

“I’m very happy to see that finish line after the injury to my hand,” Gardiner reflected. “It’s been a tough week with the pain. I am really stoked to be five times world champions with Tayla and Jemma. Its been us as a team the whole way through.

“It wasn’t a bad final moto, I didn’t have the best start and unfortunately I went down at one point. I’m just happy to be a part of it all and I would personally like to than Team Australia for all their assistance.”

The 2017 edition signified the last for Wilson, who declared she’d no longer contest the event after winning five of the seven she has entered over the years.

“Another six days done, that’s seven for me and now a five-time champion,” Wilson expressed. “My week started off pretty steady and I got better as the event went on. I ended up seventh for the ISDE, Jones and Tayla were both incredible.

“The final moto was awesome and its great to finish the even on a Yamaha. I decided throughout the week that this will be my final ISDE, in a way it’s sad but also exciting to see who will be the new team member and write their own story.”

The Australian World Trophy squad completed the event in a highly-impressive second, while the Junior team suffered significant misfortunes on the opening day that saw Michael Driscoll (Yamaha) and Wil Ruprecht (Yamalube Active8 Yamaha) ruled out of the event, resulting in the youthful team being credited 16th.