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it was really good. I kind of wish
Cody [Webb] would have been
here, kind of wish, but kind of don't
because it would have been a lot
harder for both of us, but it would
have been fun to ride together. I
got a good gap on the first lap, so I
wasn't just navigating while every-
body else followed me."
The battle for second place was
intense between LeBlond and
Abbott with the two within sight of
each other for the first three laps.
LeBlond finally managed to open
a small gap on Abbott to secure
second and finished a little over
43 minutes behind Hart with a
total time of 4:53:19.
LeBlond said, "That was gnarly,
the track was brutal scary out
there. It started out a little slow for
me. For the first three laps, I don't
think I cleaned one thing, and I
think I slid down every hard sec-
NO CODY...
Cody Webb, the 2021 AMA West Ex-
treme Enduro champion and overall
series runner up, suffered a broken
wrist the weekend before the open-
ing round and will be forced to miss
at least a couple rounds while he
heals. FactoryOne Sherco rider won
the Page event in 2021.
...OR COLTON
Rockstar Husqvarna rider Colton
Haaker was also forced to miss the
Page event. He drove about halfway
down to Arizona from his home in
northern Idaho and came down with
a stomach illness. He spent some
time in a hotel room before heading
back home. He is planning to com-
pete in the rest of the series.
KNIGHT RETURNS
David Knight, a multi-time World
Enduro, Erzberg Rodeo, GNCC and
AMA EnduroCross Champion is now
43 years old but has never complete-
ly stopped racing. He plans to race
around the world in select events
that will likely include some more
U.S. Hard Enduro events, FIM Hard
Enduro, beach races, sprint enduros
and possibly some GNCC events.
"The best years of my career were
here in the U.S. and I really enjoyed
it. Phill, from Classic Car Club in New
York, has given me the opportunity
to come over here and race a bit.
There was a lot of pressure the first
time around as a factory rider so now
it is just for me, and I know that I can
still do it, but I am getting old so I
am not as much as a threat to win,
but as long as I can be competitive
with some of these guys, I want to
keep doing it for fun. Evan, who was
Lafferty's mechanic back in the day
Briefly...
