The X Games competition staff also extends “Wild Card” invites to top racers from around the world and New Zealand’s Rory Mead has earned an invite. Mead is a proven Extreme Enduro specialist that demonstrated his versatility by winning a round of the US Grand National Cross Country Championship earlier this year.
The riders below are the final group to earn invitations and will join a field that now represents thirteen nations and includes riders as young as sixteen that will face off against some veteran off-road racers.
- Men’s Enduro X
- Top two finishing riders that were not already qualified
- Bobby Garrison USA
- Ben Rego CAN
- Top two in point standings that were not already qualified
- Ryan Rodgers USA
- Bryan Roper USA
- Wild Card Invite
- Rory Mead NZL
- Women’s Enduro X
- Top two finishing riders that were not already qualified
- Lexi Pechout CAN
- Nicole Madsen USA
- Top two in point standings that were not already qualified
- Rachel Gutish USA
- Nicole Bradford USA
“The opportunity to compete in the X Games provided extra incentive for riders to push themselves for a top finish at these first two rounds of the GEICO EnduroCross series” stated Eric Peronnard, the creator of EnduroCross and X Games Enduro X Sports Organizer. “I am really proud of the depth of talent that we have assembled for this second year of Enduro X”, he continued.
X Games Enduro X Invited Riders, Men:
Taddy Blazusiak Poland
Colton Haaker USA
Taylor Robert USA
Kevin Rookstool USA
Cory Graffunder Canada
Graham Jarvis England
Johnny Walker England
Andreas Lettenbichler Germany
Rory Mead New Zealand
Mike Brown USA
Justin Soule USA
Geoff Aaron USA
Cody Webb USA
Bobby Prochnau Canada
Gary Sutherlin USA
Steward Baylor USA
Taichi Tanaka Japan
Alfredo Gomez Spain
Kyle Redmond USA
Ivan Ramirez Mexico
Chris Bruand France
Alex Salvini Italy
Max Gerston USA
Destry Abbott USA
Kendall Norman USA
Fred Crosset Belgium
Bobby Garisson USA
Ben Rego Canada
Ryan Rodgers USA
Brian Roper USA
X Games Enduro X Invited Riders, Women:
Louise Forsley USA
Maria Forsberg USA
Chantelle Bykerk Canada
Kacy Martinez USA
Rachel Gutish USA
Steffi Laier (WC) Germany
Tarah Gieger Puerto Rico
Nicole Bradford USA
Nicole Madsen USA
Lexi Pechout Canada
The X Games Enduro X will be held on Sunday, July 1st inside the Staples Center, in Los Angeles.
The X Games event will air live on ESPN networks and the remaining GEICO AMA EnduroCross events will be aired on the Lucas Motorsports Hour on the NBC Sports Network. Check your local listings or www.motorsportshour.com.
For more information, go to www.EnduroCross.com.
2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Schedule
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Location |
Date |
Arena / Additional Information |
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Las Vegas, NV |
May 4, 2012 |
Orleans Arena (Friday during Supercross weekend) |
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Sacramento, CA |
June 9, 2012 |
Power Balance Pavilion |
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Los Angeles, CA |
July 1, 2012 |
Staples Center (X Games Expert Men and Women only) |
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Ontario, CA |
September 15, 2012 |
Citizens Business Bank Arena |
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Denver, CO |
October 6, 2012 |
National Western Complex |
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Everett, WA |
October 20, 2012 |
Comcast Arena |
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Boise, ID |
October 27, 2012 |
Idaho Center |
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Las Vegas, NV |
November 17, 2012 |
Orleans Arena |
EnduroCross tracks incorporate various elements of extreme off road racing into a Supercross-style setting, including rocks, boulders, logs, sand, mud, a water-hole…and even a few special obstacles like giant tires thrown in! Known as the “toughest racing on two wheels,” this indoor off road racing will certainly keep you on your feet. For the seven EnduroCross events, be sure to log-on to www.motorsportshour.com for local air dates/times for the Lucas Motorsports Hour on the Versus network.
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