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SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5, 2013 OLBIA, SARDINIA, ITALY OFF ROAD P42 88TH INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO after his minute, which cost him 120 seconds/points. Individually, instead of finishing third overall among the Junior riders, he finished 17th. But most importantly, the error had a hand in dropping the U.S. Junior Trophy Team from third to fourth on that day. "I went through the check late; it was my fault, I wasn't paying attention and it cost us," said Russell. "That kind of took the wind out of myself right from the getgo. It was pretty demoralizing for the rest of the day." ISDE rookie Kailub Russell rode well for Team USA, but he quickly discovered that learning the long list of rules is just as important in the Six Days as riding. my plan was to just bring it on the plane with me, but that didn't happen. So my dad was able to get it over here, but it was after the bike was already impounded." On Monday morning, everything went as planned for Robert and he was able to change his shock successfully in the allotted time and start the race without problems. In fact, he ended up as top American at the end of day one in sixth overall individually and won the final test of the day. "Everything was smooth today," said Robert. "My shock change was smooth so I got to ride with my Fox shock all day. I ran the first test with my stock forks and when I got to the first time check I put my factory forks on. I felt good on it right away and was able to pick up the pace on the second lap when the course got rougher, and ended up turning the fastest time FULL CIRCLE U.S. Trophy Team member Thad in that last test." DuVall was penalized on day two for going backwards on the ROOKIE MISTAKE Kailub Russell made a big splash course and the FIM upheld the on day one when he posted the penalty at the nightly jury meetfastest time of all of the Junior ing, costing the US Trophy team Trophy riders, which included 60 seconds, which dropped some very fast competitors, in- them from second overall in the cluding the entire French Junior standings behind France, to third Team. Sardinia was Russell's first overall behind France and AusSix Days, and understandably, tralia. DuVall was getting ready to the current GNCC series points leave a check and realized that leader was new to the format. However, he made a huge rookie he had forgotten his fannypack mistake on day two, which cost and he turned around to get it. DuVall ended up just doing a little him a two-minute penalty. Russell arrived at the first tech- donut, because, once he turned nical check at about the same around, he realized his mistake time that Mike Brown was having and went ahead and completed an issue with his clutch. Natu- a full circle to get pointed in the rally, there was a big commotion right direction again, doing a among the U.S. contingent at 360. An FIM official saw it and that check. So, either Russell got filed the protest. "It was just my mistake," said distracted by the uproar, or he just flat out forgot, but the bottom DuVall. "I forgot my fannypack and line is that he missed his key time I did just a little slow circle, but it and entered the start two minutes was enough to get the penalty.

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