nearly made it over, stopping at
the top. On day two, the pressure
was on, as Alexander was in the
lead and the French competitors
were motivated to keep the title
at home. Nearly an inch of rain
helped out, as the hill desper
-
ately needed some water to keep
it together. Cipala, who finished
here in second place in 2019
and had a rough year in 2023,
was looking for redemption at
this hill. He was sharing the KTM
RC8 of the current French Cham
-
pion Thomas Jolly, so there was
no doubt his equipment wasn't
ready to perform. Cipala made
up for a tough day one by going
over the top all three times on
day two and setting the fast time
of 19.38 seconds. This time held
through the whole day, making
Logan Cipala the winner of the
2026 Montee Impossible La
Bresse. This was not only one of
the biggest victories in Cipala's
accomplished race career, but
also a lifelong dream to stand
on top of the podium and bring
home that coveted first-place
trophy. At the end of the day,
Alexander finished in fourth and
Hoenhause in 18th.
In addition, Canada was repre
-
sented with Ryan Wyatt, join-
ing the USA Motoclimb Team's
journey for the first time. Wyatt
rode a great race, finishing in
tenth place. Top French stars
Julien Perrin and Thomas Jolly
are now on their way to race the
108th Great American Champi
-
onship this weekend in Billings,
Montana, aboard bikes from USA
Motoclimb Team members.
Matt Musgrove
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Logan Cipala (USA)
2. Thomas Jolly (France)
3. Vincent Mougenot (France)
4. Tristan Alexander (USA)
5. Kevin Laby (France)
6. Jeremy Laby (France)
7. Cedric Vaxelaire (France)
8. Fabien Parmentier (France)
9. Aurelien Antoine (France)
10. Ryan Wyatt (Canada)
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American Tristan Alexander
was fourth overall.
