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Webb Masters Moab Hard Enduro
C
ody Webb made history at
the Moab Hard Enduro at
Area BFE by winning the race
aboard his Rocky Mountain
ATV/MC Yamaha YZ250X. This
victory marked the BluCru's first
U.S. Hard Enduro win, signifying
a monumental moment for both
Webb and Yamaha.
Webb's victory, however, did
not come easily, as a returning
Trystan Hart and a charging Will
Riordan challenged the veteran
until the very end. Webb's tri
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umph in round four of the Bullet
Proof Designs U.S. Hard Enduro
Series, presented by IRC Tire,
marked the fourth different win
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ner in the first four rounds of the
2025 season.
The Moab Hard Enduro at
Area BFE is only in its second
year but has quickly become
one of the most popular races
on the West Coast. Led by USHE
athletes Mesa Lange and Joe
Nemeth and located just 15
minutes south of the off-road
mecca of Moab, Utah, this venue
offers challenging terrain for
all levels of hard enduro racers.
The course includes sandstone
slabs, tricky singletrack, relent
-
less creek beds, and canyon
boulder fields that are consid-
ered some of the toughest 4x4
trails in the United States.
After a one-round absence,
four-time USHE Champion
Trystan Hart returned in strong
form to compete against a
stacked field. Rockstar Husqvar
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na's Ryder LeBlond was coming
off his first USHE win at the
Grinding Stone Hard Enduro.
Webb leveraged his knowledge
of Area BFE to his advantage
after winning this event last year,
while Sherco USA's Will Riordan
and IRC Beta's James Flynn
have been pushing up front all
season.
On the first day, a simple
Prologue race, approximately six
miles long, set the row positions
for the main race on Saturday.
This course introduced the
unique high desert terrain to
the racers while also providing
additional riding time for the
Amateur-class racers. Will Rior
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dan won the Prologue, complet-
ing the course in 23 minutes.
The race had a three-hour time
limit, which some Amateurs
utilized for the full duration on
the first day of racing. Following
the Prologue, they hosted a kid's
E-Bike race featuring mini enduro
Cody Webb rode his
Yamaha YZ250X to
victory at the Moab
Hard Enduro.
PHOTOS:
RYAN McCASLAND &
OWEN GORSUCH
