HAAKER TAKES
OVER IN MADRID
C
olton Haaker (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna)
is the new points leader in the 2019 Maxxis
FIM SuperEnduro World Championship after
taking his first moto win of the three-race-old
series, which led to his first overall victory in
Madrid, Spain, January 26.
The red-plate holder going into the night,
Cody Webb (FMF KTM), was slow to warm up
to the track but what really hurt him on the night
was a mechanical issue in the third and final
main event that resulted in a costly DNF. He did,
however, finish third in the first race and won the sec-
ond to give him second in the overall standings, taking
full advantage of other top-rider's struggles through
out the night, but overall, it was a tough night for the
defending champ.
Spain's own Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna) made the
6000-strong crowd happy by finishing out the night
on the podium with 9-5-2 results.
But it was Haaker's night in the end. He won the
Superpole earlier in the evening to raise his confi-
dence level to new heights and he made the best of
it by winning the first of the three feature races. He
led from start to finish in the first race, even though
opening-round winner Taddy Blazusiak (Red Bull
KTM) lurked from behind the whole race. Haaker
ended up taking the checkered flag seven seconds
IN
THE
WIND
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Colton Haaker took his
first SuperEnduro win of
the season in Spain and
is now the points leader
with two rounds to go.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
FUTURE7MEDIA
Cody Webb
suffered a
costly DNF
when his chain
broke in the
third race.
