Jones was the standout Junior rider of the week, turning fast times each day to earn 11th overall in the combined standings. The Baylor brothers, as well as Bollinger, rode strong throughout the event and avoided any technical difficulties through one of the most challenging ISDE events in recent history. The hot desert and dusty conditions proved not to be a problem for the Junior Trophy Team, as all riders finished the ISDE without any major issues.

The U.S. World Trophy Team, consisting of Top American finisher Kailub Russell, 2011 GNCC Champion Charlie Mullins, 2008 XC2 Pro Lites Champion Thad DuVall, west coast superstar Taylor Robert, off-road legend Mike Brown and motocross/supercross star Zach Osborne, put forth a hard-fought battle all week long. However, the team had unfortunate luck from the very first day when Osborne’s bike had a mechanical issue in the second test, which took him out of the race. Despite his DNF, the riders still ended day one in contention for the lead.

On day two, the U.S. Trophy Team moved into the lead position after the second test and held it until the third test when Mullins took a hard crash on a technical section. Although Mullins recovered from the crash, he lost valuable time as he sought medical attention and had to repair damage to his bike.

The remainder of the week would be up and down for the U.S. Team as they battled with France, topping their times each day but unable to move into the lead as a result of penalties. The U.S. riders gained nearly six-minutes on the French Team on day four, before a mechanical issue with Robert’s bike cost the team nine additional penalty points. The boys made up for it on the fifth day as Robert claimed the overall win for the day.

They again dominated on the final day of the event with U.S. riders Brown, Russell and Robert finishing inside the top three overall for the final motocross test. At the end of the ISDE, the U.S. Trophy Team secured second place overall for the second year in a row.

Factory FMF/KTM rider Kailub Russell finished an impressive third overall in the combined standings and earned the Top American Award for this event. “This was definitely a rough ISDE,” stated Russell in a KTM press release. “I’m happy to finish safely and land on the podium again but our entire team is ready to come back next year and finish on that top step.”

Riding for his native country of Australia, 2010 GNCC National Champion Josh Strang finished a very strong fifth in the overall standings.

The Women’s Trophy Team finished third overall at the ISDE event. Both Rachel Gutish and Sarah Baldwin encountered technical issues on day three and could not finish the event. However, the final member of the team Mandi Mastin would push forward for the Women’s Team. Mastin finished the event and placed sixth overall.