Hart Wins Bad Medicine Hard Enduro
T
rystan Hart battled bar to bar
with Ryder LeBlond for four
hours, continuing his win streak
at the Bad Medicine at Fallen
Timbers Hard Enduro, in Little
Hocking, Ohio, May 28-29. Hart
and LeBlond challenged each
other during the entire four-lap
hard enduro, trading the first
and second positions over 20
times and not letting each other
out of sight for long. Hart pulled
ahead during the final stretch of
the race, winning by one minute
and 15 seconds.
The Wildwood Lake Raceway
received heavy rain the days
leading up to the fourth round of
the AMA IRC U.S. Hard Enduro
Series, Presented by Inside
Enduro, which made the course
extremely slick and difficult for
the athletes of all levels. On top
of the muddy conditions, the heat
and humidity was a major factor
in this very difficult race.
On the first lap, FMF KTM
Factory Off-Road's Hart and
Delullo Racing Team's LeBlond
(Husqvarna) were nearly 20 min-
utes ahead of third place Colton
Haaker (Rockstar Husqvarna).
They extended that lead to nearly
an hour by the end of the race,
pacing each other through the
mossy rock gardens and slippery
hills.
"I knew from lap one it was
going to be a long race for me,"
said Hart. "Ryder was riding re-
ally good and my body has been
in a less-than-ideal situation the
IN
THE
WIND
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Trystan Hart captured
a hard-fought win at
the Bad Medicine at
Fallen Timbers Hard
Enduro in Ohio.
PHOTOS: MATT MUSGROVE
