Mika Ahola

He was also a seven-time winner of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland, and was the fastest overall in the competition in 1999, 2001 and 2002.

Ahola debuted in the World Enduro Championship in a Husqvarna in 1993, and became a regular title contender after joining the TM factory team in 1997.

In 2001, he finished runner-up for the third time, after losing the final round in Sweden and the 500 cc world title to Anders Eriksson by 0.06 seconds and a single point, respectively.

[1] Ahola took three more wins than Eriksson, but a mechanical problem in the second round in Slovakia proved costly for his title chase.

[5] Ahola died of internal injuries on 15 January 2012 at a hospital in Barcelona,[6] a few weeks after crashing while training in Girona, Spain.