As ’09 Enduro Junior World Champion, and with a year’s experience in the competitive Enduro 3 World Championship, Oriol is the team’s most experienced rider. But competing alongside him is ’10 EJ World Champion Lorenzo Santolino and ’10 Youth Cup winner Mario Roman. Add to that trio the hard charging Victor Guerrero and it’s easy to see why the Spanish junior team is tipped for more success.
"We have the same team as last year, which is a very strong team," commented Oriol as he placed his bike in the parc ferme. "We only have one goal, which is to win. All of the team’s riders are very experienced and we feel like we are in a very strong position to win again. Of course anything can happen at the six days but we are all looking forward to the event.
“Mexico is the place where I won the Enduro Junior World Championship last year, so it’s a special place for me. The conditions are also similar to Spain – dry, dusty with many stones – so that is very good for the Spanish riders. I’ve walked all of the special test with the rest of the team and they look good so hopefully everything will go well. One thing that is unique here is that all bikes have less power because of the high altitude."
While Mena is the rider expected to lead Husaberg's assault on the 85th running of the event six other Husaberg riders are also hoping for noteworthy results. Competing for the Swedish Junior Trophy team is Calle Sjöö. With the team's container held up in customs Calle, like all Swedish riders, had a lot less time to prepare for the event that hoped, but is looking to end '10 with a strong result. Competing alongside Calle in the Swedish Junior Trophy Team will be Kalle Svensson, who makes his first race on a TE 300.
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