Wentzel Wins Iowan Hard Enduro
T
he inaugural Iowan Hard
Enduro managed to run its
course over the May 9-10 week-
end in Spragueville, Iowa, where
Sherco-backed Quinn Wentzel
took the overall win. Wentzel
narrowly beat 11-time U.S. Trials
Champion Pat Smage. The two
riders battled to the finish with
Wentzel taking the win by just
nine seconds after two hours of
racing. And another Sherco rider
rounded out the podium with
Nick Fahringer finishing third.
KTM rider Ryder LeBlond
finished fourth and Husqvarna-
mounted Chuck Dulullo rounded
out the top five.
The Iowan was originally
scheduled for early April but was
pushed back to May 10, due to
the Covid-19 shelter-in-place
orders. About 100 riders partici-
pated in the event that featured
a three-round format. There
was a morning hot-lap, won by
LeBlond in a time of 21 minutes
and five seconds. Next up was
an elimination race. Wentzel took
the win over Smage with a time
of 59 minutes and 13 seconds.
The top 50 riders moved onto
the main event.
Only Wentzel and Smage
completed three and a half laps,
as Fahringer missed the cutoff to
start that last lap.
"The first two laps, I had
about a 45-second lead on Pat,"
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