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Cycle News 2025 Issue 04 January 28

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than two months testing and developing hard enduro-specific components on the bike with his mechanic Adam Sams. He also decided to race the kickstart bike at this event, which gener - ated a lot of talk at the event. Another notable team shift was the Team IRC Beta announcing their two-athlete roster consist - ing of James Flynn and Branden Petrie. On Saturday evening, Jer- emy McGrath hosted the Hole- shot Kings on the short course, where riders lined up against each other in a drag-race format for the best out of three. Ty Da - vis ended up with the 450-class win, defeating McGrath in their final duel. On Sunday, the main race started across the lakebed at Chocolate Thunder, in a bomb start run up into the rocks and onto the Hammer trails. With GPS tracking and live-streaming, no piece of the action was miss - ing as everyone got to see the progress of the racers. After lap one, Riordan came down the sand dune first, but Hart and Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing's Ryder LeBlond were mere seconds behind him, as they were swapping positions. Webb had a crash early on, which set him back, and he was sitting in fourth place battling Flynn. Each lap of this race was different from the other, which prevented bottlenecking and gave the many Amateurs a less- crowded racing experience. After Riordan and Hart swapped positions a couple of times, Hart ended up out front on the last laps, coming into VOLUME 62 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 28, 2025 P53 Hart came on strong towards the end to take the win. PHOTO: RYAN McCASLAND

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