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Watson Wins Hawkstone Park
Cross-Country
N
athan Watson delivers the
goods to claim a home win
at round six of the World Enduro
Super Series, the Hawkstone
Park Cross-Country, in Shrews-
bury, England, September 21-22.
The Red Bull KTM Factory Rac-
ing rider showed his class on
the physically demanding Shrop-
shire course to take victory over
Germany's Manuel Lettenbichler
(KTM) and Great Britain's Jonny
Walker (KTM).
With his second-place result,
Lettenbichler extends his lead in
this year's race to become the Ul-
timate Enduro World Champion.
With Saturday's Sprint Enduro
qualifiers done and dusted, it
was time to get down to business
for the Original Fast Eddy Cross-
Country race. Saturday's glorious
weather gave way to scattered
showers, but it did little to damp-
en the race action.
As riders blasted off the
Hawkstone Park start line, it
was GasGas' Alex Snow (GB)
who took the initial holeshot with
Walker and the ensuring pack of
riders close behind. There was
immediate drama when both
Watson and 2018 winner, Spain's
Josep Garcia (KTM) were slow
to start. Watson fared better than
his teammate and was quickly
midpack, while Garcia had work
to do after leaving the start in last
position.
By the end of lap one, Walker
was in the lead, but Watson was
up to second with Lettenbichler,
Taddy Blazusiak (KTM) and Snow
chasing. Garcia was battling
through the field and closing
Nathan Watson
headed an all-KTM
podium at the
Hawkstone Park
Cross-Country,
which is a round of
the World Enduro
Super Series. PHOTO:
FUTURE7MEDIA
