Former Enduro world champion Brad Freeman was the rider to beat at the Devon 2 Day Enduro this weekend (21-23 August) as the Beta factory rider topped the timesheets at the end of both days.
The Briton was making a guest appearance at rounds 9 and 10 of the ACU’s EnduroGB Championship and wasn’t registered for points. But his smooth and fast style made him pretty much unstoppable at the Castle Hill Estate in North Devon as he won the first day by 1m 32.86s from Jed Etchells (Sherco) and was 1m 09.86s ahead of Jack Edmondson (KTM) on Sunday.
Organised by the Enduro4One club, the event featured a compact route at Filleigh near Barnstaple and kicked off with a well-attended SuperTest on Friday night, before three different Enduro, Motocross and Cross Country tests made up the multi-lap route on Saturday and Sunday. The sprint time card enduro format went down well with riders and the fast and furious nature of the course tested the endurance and fitness of the riders to the max.
Series leader Etchells got closest to Freeman on the first day and duly added 20 points to his tally. But day two proved more challenging for the Manxman and when a crash on the first test dropped him down the order. He battled on to finish sixth overall.
Edmondson’s strong ride on Sunday secured maximum EnduroGB elite class points, while fellow KTM rider and local hero Dan Mundell returned to form as he finished third overall – and second in the race for series points – on both days. Jack completed the Saturday podium, while brother Harry Edmondson (Triumph) was third a day later.
Elite rider, Rees Jones, also had good reason to celebrate at the end of the event. Completing both days enabled the KTM UK / Par Homes rider to secure his place as the Elite 125 Champion for 2026.
Nieve Holmes took a pair of maximum scores in the Elite Women class to seal the 2026 championship title. With Rosie Rowett electing not to ride as she continued her recovery from a knee injury sustained at EnduroGP of Wales, Holmes was in a class of her own and her latest 40-point haul means she’s uncatchable at the top of the standings with two rounds remaining.
The Sherco factory rider was more than nine minutes ahead of Emily Elliot-Hall (Beta) on day one, while Charlotte Knight (Triumph) was third. A day later, Elliot-Hall pushed Holmes closer and was only five minutes in deficit at the final time control. Chrissie Harcourt, who stepped up from the Clubman Women class in Devon, was third.
In the race for the Expert title, points leader Kris Price (Beta) topped the timesheets on the first day, narrowly beating Fraiser Lampkin (Beta) by 2.8s. William Barnett (KTM) was third. Those places were shuffled on day two as William won from Price and Lampkin.
The other protagonists in the race for the title enjoyed mixed fortunes. Josh Lawer’s (KTM) consistency was rewarded with a pair of fourth-place finishes, while Henry Life (KTM) had to ride defensively on day one because of a leg fracture. He finished seventh on Saturday but failed to make the finish on Sunday after crashing on the second MX test.
In the Expert Vet Over 35 class, Ricky Wiggins took a pair of wins at the Castle Hill Estate on his Sherco machine. Manxman Will Keenen was runner-up on both days as he pushed his GASGAS machine to the maximum. Michael Williams (Husqvarna) was third on day one, while Richard Ely was third a lay later on his Triumph.
Edward Belton (Husqvarna) was the class of the Youth Expert field on day one as he beat Joe Drysdale (KTM) by more than two minutes, while Gruff Morgan (TM) was almost a minute further back. The race for honours was much closer on day two as only 14.19s separated the top three. Morgan came out on top, while Edward Belton (Husqvarna) was second and Drysdale third.
Ailbe O’Connell (Rieju) and Josh Lister (Husqvarna) took a win a piece in the super-competitive Clubman class to add valuable points to their season tallies. Lister was second to O’Connell in north Devon on Saturday, with Dean Kitt (GASGAS) third, while O’Connell played second fiddle to Lister on Sunday. Stanley Cubbon (Beta) was third.
Welsh youngster Ceri Wyn Jones wrapped up the Clubman Women title in north Devon after taking her seventh and eighth maximum scores of the 2026 season. Her AWJ Contracting-sponsored 125cc GASGAS ran faultlessly all weekend.
Shane Tasker (Triumph) and Anthony Trawford (GASGAS) enjoyed two days of close competition at the top of the Clubman over 40 timesheets in north Devon. Tasker recorded narrow wins on both days to beat his rival into second place. Gavin Hunt (Husqvarna) and Alex Pringle (Sherco) took third place at rounds nine and ten respectively.
Although he finished fifth overall, comfortably behind class winner Simon Comer (Kawasaki) on Saturday, Karl Greenall (Triumph) took maximum Clubman Over 50 championship points. Jason Rees (Husqvarna) and Daniel Hall (Beta) completed the championship podium. On Sunday, Anthony Griffin (Beta) won the class, but Rees took maximum championship points as he finished third overall. Greenall and Hall completed the championship podium.
George Sheldon was the runaway winner in the Youth Clubman class. The Sherco rider beat Ceri Williams (KTM) into second place on both days of competition. Harry Jones (KTM) completed the podium positions on Saturday, while Lewis Edwards (KTM) was third overall a day later.
See the full event results HERE and view the event gallery HERE.
