A fast start to Sunday morning once again saw him climb to the top of the time sheets in what would be a shortened day of racing. However, with the special tests forming only one clear fast line, his advantage was lessened. A mistake on lap two of three, caused by hitting a rock on the racing line, cost him valuable time in the enduro test. With not enough time to recover, he was forced to settle for the EnduroGP class runner-up result. The disappointment was sweetened somewhat by claiming another Enduro 3 class victory to ensure he remains unbeaten so far in 2019.
‰ÛÏIt‰Ûªs been good to get back into the swing of things after such a strong start to the championship in Germany," Holcombe said. "Naturally, it would have been nice to win both days but a first and second is pretty good.
"Saturday pretty much went to plan, like I hoped it would. With the style of special tests we had this weekend I could see that not too many line options were going to form and so on the opening two laps I really wanted to push hard and capitalise on that. I managed to build up a decent lead before the final lap to take the win.
"I went with the same tactic for Sunday, but to be honest there wasn‰Ûªt as much of an advantage to be gained - there was really only one fast line. I led lap one, but on the second enduro test I caught a rock with my front wheel and ended up in a bush. I did what I could after that, but ultimately, I missed my chance at winning.
"On a positive, I still gathered good points for the championship and know it was only one mistake that cost me. We‰Ûªve round three in Spain next weekend and I‰Ûªm looking forward to going there with the speed I‰Ûªm showing.‰Û
