came out swinging, taking sec-
ond place for the second day in
a row, but again the fight came
down to tiny margins.
"It was all about cleaning,"
Haga said. "Even though sec-
tions 10, 11, 12 were hard, we
knew that it was going to be
tight on points."
Those final sections became
the heart of the Pro-class story.
supported by Trials Superstore,
stayed close all weekend, keep
-
ing pressure on Casales, but in
a low-scoring event, recover-
ing from one major mistake
became nearly impossible. He
called Saturday's early sections
"pretty easy," saying the day
was about getting through them
cleanly before the final sections
added real bite. By Sunday, he
and Eastern conditions demand
-
ed patience and control, San
Ysidro offered the opposite. Rid-
ers could attack, trust the rear
tire, and use the rock in ways
that would not have worked on
low-traction terrain. But that did
not make the trial easy. It made
it unforgiving in a different way.
Sondre Haga felt it keenly.
The Norwegian GasGas rider,
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(Left) Norway's Sondre
Haga (pictured) turned
up the pressure on
Casales on Sunday.
The GasGas rider
finished second
both days. (Right)
Beta's Josh Roper
was the top-finishing
American rider. The
rider from Arizona who
is currently living in
Tennessee was third
both times.
