VOL. 52 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 15, 2015 P127
W
ith two consecutive AMA
EnduroCross Championships
now to his credit, Cody Webb
can indeed attest to the fact that it
is harder to defend a number one
plate than it is to earn it. And it's even
more complicated when you're going
to school full time!
Cody Webb may have made it look
easy in 2015, but his season was
anything but. Fighting for the cham-
pionship in the "toughest series on
two wheels," taking on the world's
best in extreme off-road events and
working toward his degree in engi-
neering left him with plenty on his
plate. Behind the scenes, his efforts
were compounded even more by a
nagging foot injury and a surgery he
kept quiet, and even a subsequent
infection. Still, Webb was able to
come out on top in 2015, demon-
strating that he had the speed, the
focus, the determination and the
intestinal fortitude to conquer it all.
After wrapping up the AMA Endu-
roCross Championship in November,
Webb didn't have much time to soak
up the victory before he was on to
the next thing. But before he headed
to Europe for the opening round of
the FIM SuperEnduro Champion-
ship, and his first race aboard a
full-factory KTM, we caught up with
Webb to hear about his demand-
ing season. The California native
revealed more about the challenges
his faced behind the scenes of his
championship defense, his plans to
race more international events and
what he considers "the best race
he ever had." He also talked about
the ever-evolving AMA EnduroCross
series and why he is finally making
the switch from the two-stroke to the
four-stroke for 2016!
Starting with the GEICO AMA
EnduroCross Championship,
talk about defending your title.
How was this year different
from 2014?
My season was definitely a lot
tougher this year. I had the target on
my back and Colton [Haaker] was
riding so solid all year. We had the
same moto scores all the way to the
very last round but luckily I was just
picking up more heat races and hot
Modest, easygoing and always smiling,
Cody Webb makes it look easy, but his
2015 season was anything but.
BY JEAN TURNER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY DREW RUIZ
SECOND DEGREE
CHAMPION
