The Johansson Yamaha Official Junior Enduro Team have, with immediate effect, officially ended their working relationship with Albin Elowson – the team’s representative in the Enduro Junior class of the EnduroGP World Championship.
Following a positive start to 2018 and an extensive period of training and testing in Southern Europe, Albin then crashed heavily while leading the overall at the opening round of the Swedish Enduro Championship, on April 21. Forced to spend some time away from riding and training, Albin then missed the opening two rounds of the Enduro Junior World Championship in Spain and Portugal.
20-year-old Erik Appelqvist will replace Elowson in the Johansson Yamaha Official Junior Enduro Team. Competing for the squad in 2016, when he topped the 125cc Youth class at the GP of Greece, Erik focused on his studies in 2017 before returning to national and international competition in 2018.
Recently finishing as overall runner-up on the opening day of the second-round of the European Enduro Championship, the young swede will compete in the remaining three rounds of the Enduro Junior World Championship in Italy, Italy and Germany.
Round four of the 2018 FIM EnduroGP World Championship – round three of the Enduro Junior World Championship – takes place in Tallin, Estonia on June 1-3.
Joakim Johansson – Johansson Yamaha Official Junior Enduro Team Manager