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on his hands after choosing to try cold-
weather gloves for the first time. That left
him vulnerable to WFOx Motorsports/
Nicoll Racing/MSR CRF450X-mounted
Colton Udall who'd left the start a distant
last.
"My bike—I kicked it wrong or
something. I got a little excited and
snapped the throttle or something," Udall
admitted. "I'll figure that out. I stayed
persistent and passed, like, 10 or 12
dudes on the first lap, maybe more. I was
pinning it!"
A mid-race lapse he attributed to
mismanaging his efforts plus arm pump
found Udall maintaining fifth for a while
working on Thompson, but he shook that
off to move into fourth and close on Bell
for the final podium spot, stealing that on
the last lap.
"I'm super-happy; I didn't expect a
podium [after that start]," Udall said.
However, Sutherlin was probably
happiest after taking the lead for good just
(Above) Gary Sutherlin
quickly worked his way
to the front of the WCGP
pack. He held on to
claim victory.
(Right) Despite a dead-
last start, Colton Udall
worked his way through
the pack quickly, but it
wasn't until the final lap
that he clinched the final
podium spot.
