OFF-ROAD
GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED
ROUND 3/ MARCH 15, 2020
AONIA PASS MX / WASHINGTON, GEORGIA
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said Girroir. "The last lap was
hectic, I crashed two or three
times, made a bunch of mis-
takes and then was able to get
by Craig. He got back by me and
I showed him a wheel a couple
times and then Mike was bump-
ing my rear tire the whole time
trying to get around me. It was a
hard-fought last lap but it's good
for it to be over."
Like his brother, FactoryONE/
Sherco's Grant Baylor got a bad
start, but steadily worked his
way up into sixth by the finish.
Witkowski, who won the
XC2 division in the first race of
the season was seventh, while
Coastal Racing Husqvarna's
roir], and I were together all
race. It was all the way to the
end. I think it was kind of who
was lucky the most. The lappers
played a big key in it. It was just
about being smooth and picking
different lines than what every-
body else was doing."
Trail Jesters Racing KTM's
Jonathan Girroir kept Delong
and Am Pro Yamaha's Mike
Witkowski honest, as the three
battled back and forth for the
lead in the XC2 division. In the
end, Girroir finished fifth.
"I had a good day. I knew it
was going to be a fight this year
in the championship with Craig
[Delong] and Mike [Witkowski],"
lost sight of those guys. I think I
may have been able to keep up
a little bit more, but you never
know. So, I lost sight of them,
and then it started to rain a bit,
so it got slippery. I was just
happy to ride around and stay
safe."
Newly signed Rockstar Ener-
gy Husqvarna rider Craig Delong
finished fourth and became the
third XC2 winner of the season
in three races. Delong credited
luck for the win, but he rode an
amazing race to put the 250 into
fourth.
"It was brutal, for sure," said
Delong. "Definitely wasn't easy.
Mike [Witkowski], Johnny [Gir-
Becca Sheets won the Women's Elite class.
