VOL. 52 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 P105
Days rider insisted on continu-
ing, thanks in no small part to
team doctor James McGee who
securely taped the shoulder and
administered pain-killing injec-
tions—one before the race and
again midday after the first time
around the loop.
Baylor said, "I knew it was
going to be tough. I just kind of
planned on riding to the first test
and if I could make it, I was going
to go [on]. I was able to make
everything throughout the day."
Unable to ride at 100 percent,
he still beat a number of others
that day…and the next…and the
next, and so on: 43rd in E2 on day
two, 22nd on day three, 17th on
day four, 18th on day five and 21st
in the final E2 motocross test. It
was almost like riding helped heal
him, though anyone who's had a
separated shoulder could tell you
that was highly unlikely.
Somehow, the trio managed
to move into third place on day
three and hold it until day five
when Davis went out with a bike
failure. With only the Baylors still
moving, the team dropped to
the bottom of the results, but the
Baylors left a lasting impression.
Grant ended up eighth in E2—
the first Junior in the class—with
Steward 23rd, both fast enough
to earn gold medals.
WOMEN'S WORLD TROPHY
Australia dominated the Wom-
en's division, repeating last
year's victory, its three riders
going 1-2-3 in the final standings
as well as in most of the tests all
week. France claimed second,
almost 56 minutes behind, with
Sweden third a further 20 min-
utes back.
The Americans finished fifth,
just a couple minutes behind
fourth-place Finland, led by Ra-
chel Gutish who saved the best
for last by finishing third in the final
motocross behind two Aussies.
"We had some problems on
day one that pretty much put us
out of the running for a podium
spot," Gutish explained. "We've
been fighting to get past those
all week; I made a stupid deci-
sion [on day one] that caused
me to drop six route points that I
shouldn't have dropped so when
you put yourself six minutes
down on day one, that's kind of
a rough way to start your week.
But, hey, we're all still riding and
we beat the home team anyway,
worst-case scenario!"
Great Britain's Jamie McCanney took
over the E1 lead after Kailub Russell
left the race. By the end of the week,
he had over a minute lead on E1
runner-up Anthony Boissiere, the Brits
taking fifth in World Trophy.
