The team's Spanish rider finished second behind Frenchman Sebastian Guillaume on Saturday, continually picking up his performance on the difficult track as the day progressed. Riders tacked the challenges of hard terrain on top of altitudes of up to 2200 meters in the mountainous lakeside resort just two hours from Mexico City.

Cervantes went one better in Sunday's race, recovering from a crash in the second test, where he lost about 30 seconds to take the victory on the day. He now has a 22-point lead in the standings with four races still in hand.

Cervantes KTM team-mate Samuli Aro was just off the podium in fourth place for both races and is currently in fourth place in the standings. Aro however was the winner of the KTM Super Test on Friday night which was held on the shores of the lake at Valle de Bravo.

The Super Test drew large crowds to watch the world's best Enduro riders in action and is a new feature of the championship that is proving to be a crowd winner and a value added attraction for the sport.

Fabio Farioli, team boss of the KTM Enduro Factory Team reported that the well run event was much tougher than riders had first expected, with the high altitude affecting both bikes and riders. 

Johnny Aubert of the KTM Enduro Factory Racing Team was apparently as at home on the grassy slopes of Valle de Bravo in Mexico this weekend as on any other world championship Enduro circuit, coasting to two more E2 victories in Round 11 and 12.

The French rider thus maintains his perfect score card and record of excellent, unbeatable performance throughout the season. "Johnny rode an easy race and was very relaxed," commented team boss Fabio Farioli after the two rounds just two hours drive from Mexico City.

Riders had to contend with altitudes over 2000 meters, conditions that made the bikes slower and offered challenges in personal endurance and toughness.

Aubert, who is riding in his first season for the KTM factory team has been the outstanding E2 rider over all terrains offered in the world championships and was clearly not phased by the new venue and particular challenges of the high altitude race, which according to Farioli was organised and a worthy venue for the world championship.

It was not such a happy weekend for the team's second rider, Italian Alessandro Belometti who finished the weekend with a fifth place on Saturday and a seventh on Sunday. Aubert now has a 75 point lead over second placed Bartosz Obluki of Poland with 100 points still up for grabs in the final four rounds of the season.

 Simone Albergoni rescued a third place podium for the KTM Enduro Factory Racing Team on Sunday in Round 12 of the E1 World Championship on the new territory of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The Italian KTM rider improved on his fifth place in Saturday's Round 11.

Team mate Eero Remes finished sixth in both races while KTM supported rider, Thomas Oldrati of Italy was fourth and fifth in the two races. Albergoni is currently third in the championship standings with a 19-point deficit on second placed Meo and still four races in hand.

Team boss Fabio Farioli reported that the event was worthy of the world championships and was tougher than riders had expected. The resort, two hours by car from Mexico City and in mountains up to 2200 meters above sea level presented conditions quite different from the usual.

"Both days were hard and very tough races but a good standard," Farioli said. "Bikes were slower because of the altitude and the track was difficult." Rain, which usually falls each afternoon held off on both days until after the race, he said.

RESULTS

E3 Results Round Eleven 1. Sebastian Guillaume, France, Husqvarna 2. Ivan Cervantes, Spain, KTM 3. Christophe Nambotin, France, Gas-Gas 4. Samuli Aro, Finland, KTM 5. Fabio Mossini, Italy, Honda

E3 Results Round Twelve 1. Ivan Cervantes, Spain, KTM 2. Christophe Nambotin, France, Gas-Gas 3. Sebastian Guillaume, France, Husqvarna 4. Samuli Aro, Finland, KTM 5. Fabio Mossini, Italy, Honda

Standings after Round Twelve 1. Ivan Cervantes, Spain, KTM 274 2. Christophe Nambotin, France, Gas-Gas, 252 3. Sebastian Guillaume, France Husqvarna, 241 4. Samuli Aro, Finland, KTM, 238 5. Marcus Kehr, Germany, KTM, 163

E2 Results Race Round Eleven 1. Johnny Aubert, France, KTM 2. Juha Salminen, Finland, BMW 3. Rodrig Thain, France, TM 4. Bartosz Obluki, Portugal, Husqvarna 5. Alessandro Belometti, Italy, KTM

E2 Results Race Round Twelve 1. Johnny Aubert, France, KTM 2. Juha Salminen, Finland, BMW 3. Cristobal Guirrero, Spain, Yamaha, 4. Rodrig Thain, France, TM 5. Joakim Ljunggren, Sweden, Husaberg

E2 Standings after Round Twelve 1. Johnny Aubert, France, KTM, 300 2. Juha Salminen, Finland, BMW, 225 3. Bartosz Obluki, Poland, Husqvarna, 219, 4. Joakim Ljunggren, Sweden, Husaberg, 207 5. Rodrig Thain, France, TM, 180

E1 Results Race One, Round Eleven 1. Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna 2. Mika Ahola, Finland, Honda 3. Julien Gauthier, France, Honda 4. Thomas Oldrati, Italy, KTM 5. Simone Albergoni, Italy, KTM 6. Eero Remes, Finland, KTM

E1 Results Round Twelve 1. Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna 2. Mika Ahola, Finland, Honda 3. Simone Albergoni, Italy, KTM 4. Julien Gauthier, France, Honda 5. Thomas Oldrati, Italy, KTM 6. Eero Remes, Finland, KTM

Standings 1. Mika Ahola, Finland, Honda 291 2. Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna, 258 3. Simone Albergoni, Italy, KTM, 239 4. Thomas Oldrati, Italy, KTM, 207 5. Eero Remes, Finland, KTM, 183 6. Julien Gauthier, France, Honda, 197