Walker Wins Las Vegas EnduroCross Opener
C
haos has always been at the
heart of EnduroCross, and it
ultimately decided the outcome
of the opening round of the 2026
AMA EnduroCross Champion-
ship at the Orleans Arena in Las
Vegas on October 3. A mistake
at the start of the third and de-
ciding moto sent two-time series
champion Trystan Hart to the
ground, forcing him to charge
from last place. That opened
the door for defending cham-
pion Jonny Walker and hard
enduro specialist Ryder LeBlond
to battle for the first victory of
the 2026 season in a dramatic
showdown. Walker ultimately
claimed the win, ahead of LeB-
lond and Cooper Abbott.
The series returned to the city
where it all began more than two
decades earlier, drawing a strong
Pro field that included five-time
champion Colton Haaker on a pri-
vateer Kawasaki, three-time title
winner Cody Webb on a Rocky
Mountain Yamaha, Hart riding
his FMF KTM Factory Racing 350
XC-F, and defending series force
Jonny Walker on a Triumph Fac-
tory Racing TF 450-E.
The track itself offered little
forgiveness. Tight and technical,
it had very little flow (according
to some riders), making passing
a high-risk proposition. Riders
who stayed clean and oppor-
tunistic would rise; those who
gambled or hesitated would pay.
The Hot Lap session set the
early tone. Hart threw down the
gauntlet with a 42.219-second
lap, edging Walker by by 0.361
of a second and securing the
Jonny Walker won the
opening round of the
AMA EnduroCross
Championship, where it
all started—in Las Vegas.
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