WATSON WINS RED BULL KNOCK OUT,
BOLT TAKES WESS TITLE
G
reat Britain's Nathan Watson
won the Red Bull Knock Out
in Scheveningen, The Nether-
lands, November 10. The two-
hour race on the beach was also
the final round of the World En-
duro Super Series (WESS) with
fellow Brit Billy Bolt (Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna) capturing the
inaugural WESS Championship.
Bolt came into the series final
holding the points lead over his
closest rival and fellow Husqvar-
na rider Manuel Lettenbichler
in the overall WESS standings.
Despite suffering two big crash-
es, Bolt managed to finish ahead
of Lettenbichler and take the
championship. Bolt finished out
the race in 12th, three positions
ahead of the German, Lettenbi-
chler.
"To become the ultimate
enduro champion is huge—I
can't believe it yet and it's going
to take a while for this moment
to sink in," Bolt said. "The race
itself was crazy. I had two huge
crashes and hit the ground hard,
but apart from that I enjoyed it. It
was tough making your way past
all the other competitors—there
were bikes everywhere. Also,
the track conditions changed so
much every lap and then the tide
came in on the start straight, re-
ducing it to half its width. I knew
I needed to stay out of trouble as
much as possible. And despite
two crashes of my own making, I
pretty much did that. Overall, it's
IN
THE
WIND
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Billy Bolt celebrates winning the
first-ever World Enduro Super Series
(WESS) Championship.
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BY
RED
BULL
CONTENT
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