Invitation to Press Call

 

SEE OFF THE OPTOMA LOANS GB ISDE TEAM AS THEY HEAD FOR CHILE

 

This Friday (2^nd November), the ACU Optoma Loans Great Britain Enduro Team will be starting their journey to the 82^nd International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) the World Team Championships in Chile.

 

The GB ISDE Team will taking off from Heathrow at 19:15pm and you are invited to meet the team for interviews and photographs before they leave.

 

The official GB ISDE Photocall will take place in Heathrow Terminal 2 at 1730.

 

If you would like to attend, or would like more information please contact Optoma Loans PR Manager, Lucy Wheeler on 07814 886564.

 

Great Britain is sending 2 teams to Chile with six riders in the National Trophy Team and four in the National Junior Trophy Team (under 23 years of age) to compete against 32 countries from around the world. The ISDE is known as the Olympics of Motorcycling and is one of the oldest Enduro races in the sport. Each rider will ride up to  280 Kilometres in seven hours each day over varied and rough terrain.

The GB Team includes a previous World Champion, current and former British Champions and the Junior Team of under 23 year olds are all promising ISDE riders.

The Trophy Team has been named as former four-time world champion and multiple British Champion Paul Edmondson, cousins, Edward and  Dylan Jones, regular world champion rider and this years E3 British champion, Scot,  Euan McConnell, Chris Hockey and current British Enduro Champion and former European Junior Enduro Champion Tom Sagar with reserve and outrider Richard Hay.

The Junior Team is made from a group of rising stars; Lee Edmondson, younger brother of Paul in the Trophy team, Greg Evans, runner up in this years E1 European Junior Enduro Championship  Ollie Moyce and Ashley Wood.

 

Optoma Loans GB ISDE Team Manager, Andrew “Dusty” Martin said: “The Optoma Loans GB ISDE Team will be competing against the best riders in the world in what is known as the Olympics of Motorcycling, all the riders in the GB team have prepared well and I know they are really looking forward to it. I believe we stand a good chance, we definitely have the experience and skill to bring home a good result. The assistance we have received from Optoma Loans has helped tremendously and I am looking forward to showing Andrew (Seymour) exactly what the team is all about.”  

 

Optoma Loans Chairman and CEO, Andrew Seymour said: “I am so proud to be associated with this team as they are a fantastically talented bunch of riders. I will be traveling out to Chile to support the team and wish them the very best of luck in the Championships.”

This announcement increases Optoma Loans’ presence in Motorcycle sport. Optoma Loans sponsors the Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha team with Tommy Hill in the British Superbike Championship, Steve Plater at the Isle of Man TT, Brad Anderson and the Pioneer Yamaha Team in British Motocross and Britain’s most successful Dakar Rally rider, Mick Extance.