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Cycle News 2020 Issue 41 October 13

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for a mid-pack start, passed ear- ly leader Layne Michael (AmPro Yamaha) and then Ben Kelley (FMF KTM) to get the win. Baylor survived a late-race charge by Kelley to get the win by just 1.8 seconds. It was Baylor's third GNCC win in a row. Michael was running third late in the race but a crash cost him two positions to Russell (third) and Thad Duvall (fourth). Josh Strang, on the Babbitt's Kawasaki, took sixth, followed by Jordan Ashburn (Kawasaki), Grant Baylor (Sherco), Michael Witkowski (AmPro Yamaha) and Cody Barnes (Beta). Witkowski took the XC2 250 Pro-class win by just 12 seconds over Barnes. And Barnes had just three seconds on the third XC2 rider Craig Delong (Rock- star Energy Husqvarna). Jonathan Girroir (fifth in class on the day) leads Delong in the XC2 Championship by just four points. Becca Sheets clinched her second WXC (Womens) GNCC Championship. The BABS Rac- ing Yamaha/Maxxis-backed rider only needed to finish sixth or bet- ter to seal the deal, and a fourth did just that. AmPro Yamaha's Rachael Archer captured her fourth con- secutive win in the WXC class. She took today's win with 40 seconds to spare over Rachel Gutish (Beta). Brooke Cosner (Sherco) was third for her first podium appear- ance. CN OVERALL 1. Steward Baylor Jr. (Yam) 2. Ben Kelley (KTM) 3. Kailub Russell (KTM) 4. Thad Duvall (Hus) 5. Layne Michael (Yam) 6. Josh Strang (Kaw) 7. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw) 8. Grant Baylor (She) 9. Michael Witkowski (Yam) XC2 10. Cody Barnes (Bet) XC2 IN THE WIND P60 Becca Sheets clinched the WXC Championship.

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