caught up and was right on me.
So, we had some good racing
today, and I'm pumped to come
out of here with a podium today."
Walker finished fourth overall
and second in the XC2 class,
just ahead of Grant, who finished
fifth overall and third in the XC1
division.
"That last lap, I was still in
contention for the lead, just 30
seconds off," said Grant. "I was
right there with Jhak and Gus.
Jordan was just ahead of us. I
came into that new rock section
a little unprepared and tucked
the front end. It was an uphill
section, so it took me a minute
to get going again. That was the
last lap, so I was trying to charge
back up to Gus and those guys.
I was worried I wasn't going to
get going up that last hill. I was
just sitting there, spinning and
spinning. And then she finally
grabbed traction, and off we
went. I made it up the hill and
rode it down to the finish."
Red Bear Rocky Mountain
Kawasaki's Josh Toth, who won
this race last year, finished sixth
overall, six seconds ahead of FMF
KTM Factory Racing's Grant Davis.
Liqui Moly Beta's Josh Strang
rode a strong race to finish
eighth overall, while DeLong and
Kelley rounded out the top 10
after both riders ran inside the
top five early in the race.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Korie Steede claimed her second
win of the year in the WXC divi
-
sion, beating FMF KTM's Brandy
Richards by nearly four minutes,
with AmPro Yamaha's Danielle
McDonald finishing third. Carly
Lee (KTM) and Elizabeth Allen
(Triumph) finished fourth and
fifth.
"I got off to a good start and
then made a pass for the lead
at around two miles in," Steede
said. "I was having so much fun
out there. I had a good flow go-
ing. I saw on the pit board after
lap two that I had a two-minute
lead. I was just riding my own
race, and then by the end I think
I had around a five-minute lead,
so obviously it was a solid day
for the team and me."
"Snowshoe is no joke," said
Richards. "It was super-techni-
cal, and with the rain it made it
that much harder. I rode smart
at this one, so I am stoked to
come away with a solid finish
and some good points."
McDonald leads the WXC
point standings by seven points
ahead of Richards, with Steede
third, another point back.
Shan Moore
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Steward Baylor Jr (Kaw)
02:43:21.700
2. Angus Riordan (Hon) 02:44:27.438
3. Jordan Ashburn (Hon)
02:44:57.890
4. Jhak Walker (Bet) 02:45:25.010
5. Grant Baylor (Kaw) 02:46:21.959
6. Josh Toth (Kaw) 02:48:20.678
7. Grant Davis (KTM) 02:48:26.060
8. Josh Strang (Bet) 02:48:57.416
9. Craig DeLong (Hus) 02:49:03.970
10. Ben Kelley (KTM) 02:51:18.788
WIND
IN THE
P44
Korie Steede won
the WXC class.
