Nine Riders Earn the Last Invitations to X Games Enduro X2012-06-20 15:14Heading into the Sacramento round of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship, there were eight open spots for riders to earn an invitation to X Games 18 Enduro X. For both the male and female riders, the top two non-qualified finishers would earn an invitation. In addition, the top two riders in the point standings in each class would also earn an invite. 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 Location Date Arena / Additional Information Las Vegas, NV May 4, 2012 Orleans Arena (Friday during Supercross weekend) Sacramento, CA June 9, 2012 Power Balance Pavilion Los Angeles, CA July 1, 2012 Staples Center (X Games Expert Men and Women only) Ontario, CA September 15, 2012 Citizens Business Bank Arena Denver, CO October 6, 2012 National Western Complex Everett, WA October 20, 2012 Comcast Arena Boise, ID October 27, 2012 Idaho Center 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. 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