LeBlond Wins Fallen Timbers Hard Enduro
R
ockstar Husqvarna's Ryder
LeBlond claimed his first
career USHE victory at the Fallen
Timbers Hard Enduro at Wild-
wood Lake Raceway in Little
Hocking, Ohio, May 6-7. RPM
KTM's Will Riordan was second
and LeBlond's teammate Colton
Haaker third.
The Fallen Timbers Hard En
-
duro had record rider attendance
and a well-timed storm over
the weekend. The race was the
second round of the AMA East
Hard Enduro Series, Presented
by IRC Tire.
On Saturday, there were two
6.5-mile qualifying races that
set the rows for Sunday's main
event. The first qualifier was for
most of the amateur classes,
and the second qualifier was
for the Pro and Expert classes.
In the amateur qualifier, Braden
Hashman won in the B class.
In the Pro/Expert qualifier, Beta
USA's Danny Lewis led most of
the race, but Riordan and LeB
-
lond passed him on the second
lap, with Riordan finishing 13
seconds ahead of LeBlond.
Sunday's main race con
-
sisted of a four-lap race around
a 10.5-mile loop, with multiple
checkpoints and more technical
sections throughout. The tough
became tougher Sunday morn-
ing, when the skies opened and
started raining hard. The Wild-
wood Lake Raceway is infamous
for its muddy conditions, as the
dirt here becomes extremely
slick. Lewis took the holeshot in
the first row and led the pack un-
til the first checkpoint at Brent's
Diner, a gnarly boulder stretch
that held up racers throughout
the day. Riordan and LeBlond
WIND
IN THE
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Ryder LeBlond was
the overall winner at
the Fallen Timbers
Hard Enduro in Ohio.
PHOTOS: ADAM SHEEHAN
