"Yeah, the rocks, that was the
most technical bit of the track,"
said Walker. "That was the only
bit I felt like I could make time. I
felt comfortable in there."
Despite his run-ins with
Walker, Haaker went on to go
2-2-2 for second.
"I just wanted to try to get a
win," said Haaker. "Jonny didn't
want me to have one, apparently.
We were a little dicey. I felt like
I was good in mostly the whole
track. It was just the rocks where
I felt his pressure. I had to just
sit a little bit more than I would
have liked. I didn't feel amazing
there, for whatever reason. I felt
better the other motos there,
but then that last moto I felt like
I just couldn't quite figure out
where I wanted to be and go."
Haaker excelled with his
starts, grabbing two of the three
holeshots.
"I'm really confident in my
starts right now," said Haaker.
"I figured some stuff out there
before the first round. I think
altogether the package is there. I
just obviously had a mistake that
first moto that cost me the win.
Then the last moto maybe just
rode a little tight."
FactoryOne Sherco's Cody
Webb seemed to be satisfied
with a third overall finish after
posting a 4-3-3 moto tally.
"I'm happy to come away with
a podium," said Webb. "This
track really wasn't my forte.
There were so many slams out
there. I'm a little bit older, and my
wrist is so trashed. I took it easy
this week. I was feeling a little
under the weather, too. Only rode
once since the weekend and
took it easy to recover for this
race and being at altitude and
dry up here."
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Ryder LeBlond went 3-6-4 for
third place.
"Overall, I'm pretty happy,"
said LeBlond. "This whole week,
I was a little under the weather.
This year I did not let it affect
me. Last year I got my podium,
and then I got 16th because I got
sick. This year I was able to back
it up with a fourth. Obviously, I
want to be on that podium and
work closer to that win, but hon
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Colton Haaker gave
Walker a race. The
Husqvarna rider went
2-2-2 for second overall.
