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ond place, Ivan Ramierz (row 5)
and Brandon Prieto (row 51).
Riders who came from as far
as Washington, Utah and Texas
lined up to take on the daunting
three-loop course set up by the
Los Ancianos. A flowing first loop
put riders through the first two
tests, followed by another pair of
tests on the technical and chal-
lenging second loop. The third
loop dished out some "Erzberg-
like" sections to the exhausted
racers, the majority of whom did
not reach the checkered flag.
Those who did faced a formida-
ble final test. "The second loop
was tough, but the third loop re-
ally burned up a lot of people,"
said Scott Penwarden of the
Los Ancianos MC. "We only had
about 86 people finish. The cali-
ber of rider at the Tecate Enduro,
in general, is really high. Those
guys that reached the finish are
very good riders."
KTM-mounted Ian Blythe
proved to be the best of the
best, topping the Open class
ahead of Red Bull KTM's Ivan
Ramirez and Mexican rider
Brandon Prieto. Michael Beren-
bak took the Vet (30+) win, while
Cory Pincock took the Senior
(40+) class, and Grant Palanske
bested the 50+ Super Senior
class. Masters' and Women's
class races each concluded at
the end of the second loop, with
Larry Kleinschmidt finishing first
in the 60+ Masters division, and
3 Brothers Racing KTM's Kelly
Barbosa toughing it out for the
Women's win.
CN Staff
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
SIMON
CUDBY
(FILE)
CIANCIARULO
INJURED
AT GENEVA
SUPERCROSS
A
dam Cianciarulo returned to action at the
Geneva SX but was reportedly injured.
The Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
racer suffered a crash in the rhythm section
of the course on Friday, and was taken out of
the Palexpo Center on a backboard. Sources
say the 17-year-old was taken to the hospital,
where it was determined that he suffered a
dislocated shoulder, and that a scan of his
head and neck checked out okay.
At this time Cianciarulo is planning to get
back to the U.S. before an official diagnosis
is made. It is yet to be determined how long
he will be out and if surgery will be necessary.
The usually candid Cianciarulo remains
vague on his social media outlets, posting
only an image that reads: "Fall seven times,
stand up eight."
Jean Turner
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
HOPPENWORLD.COM
(FILE)
Adam Cianciarulo
suffered a reported
shoulder injury while
competing at the
Geneva Supercross in
Switzerland. The extent
of the injury, or injuries,
is not yet known.
