ROUND 3 / MARCH 22-23, 2025
LAKE POWELL / PAGE, ARIZONA
OFF-ROAD I AMA U.S. HARD ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
P78
Double Bogey, challenging the
racers in ways that no other
race challenges them with.
Huge crowds gathered at these
sections, cheering on the top 25
and watching them conquer, or
not conquer, some seemingly
impossible sections.
A few hundred feet from the
mass start on top of a small
mesa, Riordan went down and
lost some vital positions for the
beginning of the race. LeBlond
pushed ahead to the lead, with
Webb and IRC Beta's James
Flynn close behind. Riordan had
to push through the field and
filled that void and pushed their
limits simultaneously.
Will Riordan was again the
winner of this qualifier, gaining
a lot of momentum going into
race three.
Race three was the final race
on Sunday afternoon, in which
the top 25 racers from race two
moved on to race on a 3.5-mile
course with the maximum dif
-
ficulty. Race three has gained
recognition
as one of the most
intense and technical courses in
North America, with infamous
sections such as Stairway to
Heaven, JX8, High Dive and
Seventeen-year-old Braxton Hintze
rounded out the top five.
