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missed out in the top 30 battled
it out. Pro hillclimb racer Logan
Cipala took the top spot to be
the final rider to make it to the
second round.
The second-round changes
format, and places the 31 riders
into five groups who then race
head-to-head. Four of those
groups included six riders, while
the fifth group had seven riders,
including the LCQ winner. The
riders took on a modified long
loop that had increasing difficul
-
ty thrown in to narrow the field
even more. With another mile
of extremely difficult sections
added, Knockout round two on
Sunday was a beast. The top
four finishers from each group
earned spots in the 20-rider
