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Cycle News 2020 Issue 32 August 11

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Kailub Russell Tops Rockcrusher Full Gas Sprint Enduro F MF/KTM's Kailub Russell claimed the overall win at Rockcrusher Full Gas Sprint Enduro, round three of the 2020 Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series, held at the Rockcrusher Farm in Young Harris, Georgia, August 8-9. The overall win was Russell's third of the season, al- though he split the individual day wins with Team Babbitt's Online/ Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green's Josh Strang, who won Sunday's event by 2.5 seconds. In the end, however, Russell took the overall win by just under 13 seconds. The weekend started out wet and slick, after spotty rain show- ers on Friday left the course a little greasy on Saturday morn- ing, although it tacked up nice by Saturday afternoon. Russell ripped off an incred- ible time in the second test of the day, the enduro test, which was 11 seconds faster than team- mates Strang and Jordan Ash- burn, who was actually second- fastest in the test. Russell's "burner" put the North Carolina rider in a position no one else could touch all day, leading to Saturday's individual win by over 16 seconds, with Strang second and Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Johnny Girrior in third (First Pro2 rider), another half second behind Strang. Russell carried that cushion into Sunday, and although Strang topped Russell in Sunday's results by over two seconds, Russell took the overall victory by a comfortable margin. "I was able to get the win on day one," said Russell. "On day two, I rode well for the most IN THE WIND P44 Kailub Russell won the Rockcrusher Full Gas Sprint Enduro in Young Harris, Georgia. PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE

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