an epic loop that went up a big
mountain and back down, mixed
with existing hare scrambles
trails with virgin hard-enduro
lines. There was a split for the
Amateurs, which took them even
higher up the mountain. The
most difficult part of the course
was a downhill, nearly 2000 verti
-
cal feet, featuring exposed roots,
rocks
and walk-only slopes. Mc-
Cahill grabbed an early lead and
held that until the
finish, winning
the Expert class in two hours
and 21 minutes. Sandra Gomez
was riding well, 14 minutes
behind Declan, finishing second
overall in the Expert division
and winning her class. In third
was Brodie Waddell, followed by
Noel Bolso and Cole Clarkson to
round out the top five.
In the Pro division, rows of
five based on Prologue results
kicked off the short-course race,
with hundreds of spectators
flocking to the hills to watch
the battles up close. On the first
main obstacle, dubbed "1995,"
Hart led the field up the steep,
moss-covered hill by about a
minute. A four-way battle took
place early on between Rockstar
Husqvarna's Ryder LeBlond,
Bullet Proof Designs KRD's
Ryder Guest, Niko Piazza and
Champion Brick's Matt Green.
They swapped positions mul
-
tiple times, but LeBlond ended
up on the exit
trail first to chase
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Ryder LeBlond was
involved in a battle
for second place,
eventually pulling away
to claim the position.
