LeBlond Wins River Monster Hard Enduro
R
ockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing's Ryder Le-
Blond secured his second vic-
tory of the 2025 Bullet Proof
Designs U.S. Hard Enduro Series,
presented by IRC Tire, May 9-11,
in West Virginia, May 10-11.
Despite some pre-weekend
rain, the property dried quickly,
and conditions for the River
Monster Hard Enduro were
perfect for race time. For the
first five-hour race, the Amateur
riders were challenged to two
16-mile laps. Right off the start
line, riders were thrown into
Puke Creek.
Coming in first overall was
Geiner Cordero, taking the lead
from the second checkpoint
and never letting go. Cordero
finished in just over three hours,
coming in 18 minutes ahead of
runner-up Gage Hill, who also
had a solid lead over Tyler La
-
belle, who rounded out the over-
all podium. Youth riders Tucker
Edmondson, Graham Kobak and
Bentlee Bredekamp finished
within 20 minutes of one anoth-
er, and well within the overall top
10 of the Amateur riders.
Right off the start of Sunday's
Pro race, FactoryOne Sherco's
Will Riordan took the lead after
the second corner. Riordan
was able to lead the whole first
lap, with LeBlond and Red Bull
KTM FMF's Trystan Hart hot on
his heels; the pair was left to
battle for position between one
another until the start of the sec
-
ond lap, when Riordan's failed
attempt to take a shortcut over
a log gave them an opening to
overtake. The course was tight
with few places to make a pass,
so it was crucial to capitalize on
a competitor's mistakes. Le-
Blond was able to get out in
front, with Riordan and Hart trad-
WIND
IN THE
P48
Ryder LeBlond won
the River Monster
Hard Enduro in West
Virginia, keeping
the Husqvarna rider
in championship
contention.
PHOTO:
STEPHANIE VETTERLY
