News 14 Aug 2014

A4DE halfway mark sees Milner take charge

Reigning champion now leads from Price and Hollis.

Image: Jack Lucas.

Image: Jack Lucas.

The 2014 Yamaha Australian Four-Day Enduro (A4DE) has reached the halfway point and resulted in quite a significant shuffle in the overall standings.

A frosty work period greeted the riders in the morning with a layer of ice covering every single bike in the Parc Ferme.

Riding for a hat-trick of A4DE championships, CDR Yamaha’s Daniel Milner was on top of his game in the dry conditions, showing the form he had when he won last years Four-Day and Australian Off-Road Championships.

Milner finished on top for day two with a 14-second lead over Toby Price (KTM), who had a much better performance by his standards. Day one leader Chris Hollis (CDR Yamaha) slipped to fourth today and now sits third overall behind Price and Milner.

Josh Strang (Yamaha) and Lachlan Stanford (Husqvarna) continued their strong start, rounding out the top five overall at the halfway point.

The E1 class saw another shuffle with Peter Boyle (KTM) dropping to third, Tom McCormack (Active8 Yamaha) jumps up to the lead and Husqvarna import Mike Brown climbed up into second.

Husqvarna team manager/rider Glenn Kearney continues to hold off young up-and-comer Daniel Sanders in the E3 class. Sanders moved up to second and is knocking on the door of the experienced Kearney.

Jess Gardiner riding for Ballards Off-Road team guided her Sherco mount to the end of day two in what was tough day for one of the fastest female enduro riders in the world. Her Australian International Six-Day Enduro teammate Tayla Jones (KTM) will no doubt be tough to hold off for the remaining two days.

2014 Yamaha Australian Four-Day Enduro
Dungog, NSW

E2/Outright results (after two of four days):
1. Daniel Milner
2. Toby Price
3. Chris Hollis
4. Josh Strang
5. Lachlan Stanford

E1 results (after two of four days):
1. Tom McCormack
2. Peter Boyle
3. Mike Brown
4. Scott Keegan
5. Kane Hall

E3 results (after two of four days):
1. Glenn Kearney
2. Daniel Sanders
3. Stefan Granquist
4. Jarrod Bewley
5. Mitchell Bowen

Womens results (after two of four days):
1. Jess Gardiner
2. Tayla Jones
3. Emelie Karlsson
4. Jemma Wilson
5. Sophie Coldicutt

Veterans results (after two of four days):
1. Damian Smith
2. Kirk Hutton
3. Anthony Smidt
4. Robert Francis
5. Con Privitera

Masters results (after two of four days):
1. David Fleming
2. Trent Lean
3. Geoff Ballard
4. Michael Collins
5. Mark Cockerill

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