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Cycle News 2019 Issue 40 October 8

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Grant Baylor Wins Muddobber National Enduro T he wins seem to be getting easier for Grant Baylor. For the second time this year, the Tely Energy Racing KTM rider posted the fastest time in all six tests. This time at the Muddobbers National Enduro in Matthews, Indiana, October 5-6, where he topped his brother, Steward, by a whopping one minute, 27 sec- onds. After missing the first two rounds of the season due to a shoulder injury, Grant has become increasingly more dominant. "Today was pretty awesome," said Grant. "The biggest thing was at the beginning of the year I was out with an injury, but now things have been going really well. It seems like this year I've figured the enduros out and found my groove. I'm figuring out how to carry my speed a lot better and make up some time. It's been paying off and I'm happy with how I've been riding." With the victory, the Tely Ener- gy Racing KTM rider stayed math- ematically in the hunt for the 2019 championship title, although it's a long shot, as he sits 31 points behind Steward in the standings with just two rounds remaining. "This is probably my favorite enduro of the series," said Grant. "I always have a lot of fun here and the trails are awesome." Grant started out the day with a big win in test one. After that he just put it on cruise control. "I think I won the first test by about 30 seconds," added Grant. "Then after that I just kind of started clicking them away. It was a flaw- IN THE WIND P38

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