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Hart and Robert were among a
group of riders that crashed on
the start and would be forced to
come through the pack.
Webb, Haaker and Hart
battled for the lead early on the
first lap, but Webb eventually
opened a small gap over Hart,
who in turn, opened a gap over
Haaker. Webb finished the first
lap just 2:52 ahead of Hart.
LeBlond passed Haaker for
third before the end of the first
lap, and the two battled for the
final podium spot for much of
the second lap.
On the second and final lap,
Webb continued to open the
gap on Hart, and Webb eventu-
ally finished the race in a time
of three hours, 27 minutes and
43 seconds. Hart finished four
minutes and 43 seconds back.
LeBlond was the only other
rider to complete both loops
in the five-hour time limit. He
finished an hour and 15 minutes
behind Webb.
Haaker held on for fourth
place. Curtis rounded out the
top five on his Sherco.
Logan Bolopue finished sixth
on a Sherco. Ashburn was sev-
enth on a Husqvarna. Robert
recovered from a first-turn crash
and radiator replacement to fin-
ish eighth on his FMF KTM.
Quinn Wentzel (Rieju) fin-
ished ninth, and Will Riordan
(RPM KTM) rounded out the top
10.
"The promoters did a great
job of trying to beat us down
this year," said Webb. "This
FMF KTM's Trystan Hart
tried to challenge Webb
for the win but shoulder
and elbow injuries
made for rough going
and he had to settle for
second.
Ryder LeBlond earned a
spot on the podium on
the brutal Tough Like
RORR course.
