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Motorcycling Australia (MA) has revealed the squad that will represent the country at year’s FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), scheduled for 11-16 November at Portimao in Portugal.

Team Australia comes off mega successful campaign at the ISDE in 2018, winning the prized World Trophy and Women’s World Trophy, while Daniel Milner (KTM Enduro Racing Team) took out top honours in the Outright standings.

Milner will head up the team once again 2019, and will be joined by long-time competitor Daniel Sanders (Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team), while Josh Green (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube) returns to Team Australia for 2019, bringing a World Trophy win to the table from his 2015 endeavour.

Rounding out the 2019 Australian World Trophy Team is Green’s Active8 Yamaha Yamalube teammate Luke Styke – Styke has become the first Australian to win an Australian motocross, supercross and AORC title, and will be an extremely valuable asset to the World Trophy team in what will be his maiden ISDE.

Australia’s Junior World Trophy team sees three familiar faces with Michael Driscoll (Active8 Yamaha Yamalube), Wil Ruprecht (Yamaha) and Lyndon Snodgrass (KTM Enduro Racing Team) completing the line-up, as the ever-dominant Australian Women’s World Trophy squad will consist of Tayla Jones (Husqvarna), Jessica Gardiner (Yamaha MX Store Ballards Off-Road Team) and Mackenzie Tricker (KTM), this year attempting to claim an incredible seventh consecutive crown.

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A livid Adam Cianciarulo has spoken of his disappointment after losing the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross 250SX West title in the Las Vegas finals.

The Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki was in a position to clinch a first-career supercross crown, however a heavy crash while running third crushed his hopes.

Cianciarulo caught a tuff-block on lap 11 of the final, causing him to eject – the impact severely damaging the handlebars and controls of his factory-backed KX250. Following a brief pit stop for repairs, he went on to finish in 20th position.

“I felt fine as I came through that section but ended up on the ground,” said Cianciarulo. “I think I would have been fine if the bike didn’t get mangled in the crash – it’s unfortunate that I couldn’t get back out there to fight back.

“There are a lot of guys that have helped me get here and as much as I’m going to be hard on myself, I wanted to get this for them too. I made the mistake and wish I didn’t, but you can’t turn back time and I have to keep looking forward. I’m going to get one of these things some day.”

Cianciarulo’s fall ultimately handed the championship to Frenchman Dylan Ferrandis (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha), who dominated the 250SX East/West Showdown round at Sam Boyd Stadium to capitalise when it counted.

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Fresh from victory at Murray Bridge’s fifth round of the Pirelli MX Nationals yesterday, Todd Waters has declared his intentions are to level up throughout the mid-season break by contesting the first three rounds of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

The DPH Motorsport Husqvarna rider has been one of the strongest contenders in the highly-competitive MX1 class this year, although a mechanical DNF at Wonthaggi sees him positioned third in the standings despite recording four race wins and two overall victories.

Waters, a former MXGP World Championship regular, will race the same specification FC 450 at the Hangtown, Fox Raceway and Thunder Valley rounds as his current MX Nationals machine, in which he hopes the mini-campaign will boost his chances of riding to a maiden premier class crown on return in the final four rounds of the domestic series.

“The break for me is quite important, I want to push and try and lift my game again,” Waters told MotoOnline.com.au. “I’m pretty focused on this break – I think a lot of guys relax, but you kind of get lost because it’s such a long break. I’m going to hit it hard and see if we can find some more speed.

“I’ll be racing the first three outdoor championship races. It just works well with our break, and it’s all in California and super easy to get to. I’m doing it with my Kiwi mate Cody Cooper, so it should be fun and I’m looking forward to it. We’re getting a big camper, and Coops’ has a van as well, so we’re just going to pit up at the races.

“It’s pretty relaxed, and 450s are so competitive now, especially the Husqvarna – they have such strong engines – so I don’t need to worry about competing with the factory teams on that side of things. I’ll have the same bike as I have here, so I’ll take all my stuff over there. Straight up I’ll be comfortable and know the thing, instead of getting on a different bike.”

The popular Queenslander is 10 points shy of MX Nationals championship leader Luke Clout (CDR Yamaha Monster Energy), who has one round win to his name.

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Triple Australian motocross champion Dean Ferris has validated his one-off appearance at Murray Bridge’s Pirelli MX Nationals as preparation for his endeavour in America.

Ferris revealed two weeks prior to the weekend’s double-header that he would contest the round with backing from Raceline KTM and supplement company Recover8, the decision taking the industry by surprise in what would be his first motocross race domestically since Coolum last year.

Equipped with the number one plate, the New South Welshman rode to a stellar 1-1 scorecard in Saturday’s fourth round, while he was unable to land on the box in Sunday’s outing, accepting a fourth overall placing.

“I think it was a good thing to come here, get some gate drops and blow out the cobwebs, because it seems like it’s been a long time since I’ve raced motocross,” Ferris explained to MotoOnline.com.au. “It’s perfect preparation, I would say.

“I was training my butt off leading up to his, so I would say it’s a really good call to come here, and ballsy on my part, because this track is one I’m probably least strongest at relative to the competition. It was good timing, and I thought I’m not going to not take an opportunity because it’s not my strongest track.

“I definitely want to win everything – it was sweet to win on Saturday. I’m pissed about not getting on the podium today – that hasn’t happened since god knows how long – I think since here three years ago at this very track. This weekend was good preparation.”

The 28-year-old, who’s yet to officially lock in a deal for the Pro Motocross series, is confident news on his future will be delivered imminently.

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CDR Yamaha Monster Energy’s Kirk Gibbs is still seeking answers on the extent of a right shoulder injury sustained in the final moto of Saturday’s Pirelli MX Nationals at Murray Bridge in South Australia.

The 2015 Australian champion crashed heavily after a pair of riders collided in his path, and while he remounted to continue charging, he later succumbed to the pain and was forced to withdraw from the encounter.

Admitting himself to hospital, Gibbs failed to receive desired answers on the injury, returning to the circuit on Sunday where he was evaluated by Racesafe and deemed unfit to race round five, ultimately crushing his championship hopes.

Gibbs is understood to be returning home to Queensland this week, where he’ll undergo further evaluation and scans in order to receive a complete diagnosis.

“I knew straight away that I had hurt it, but I didn’t know to what extent,” Gibbs told MotoOnline.com.au. “It was really sore, and I kept trying to ride to salvage points, and for those three or four laps it was okay because of the adrenaline, but it started wearing off and it was just weaker and worse.

“It got to a point where I could barely hang on, so I pulled in. I spent seven or eight hours at the hospital and didn’t get home until 1am – I didn’t really get the answers I was looking for.

“I went to Racesafe to get checked out, and it was no good – [the shoulder] is just super weak. I’m not overly happy about, but it what it is. I’ve just got to get everything sorted in this six/seven-week break and come out swinging.”

The untimely injury proved to be a double blow for the born and bred South Australian, who has not only had his championship chances dashed, but was also denied of vying for a podium – and even victory – in front of a home crowd.