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Cycle News 2016 Issue 39 October 4

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IN THE WIND P26 HAAKER ROLLS ON IN DENVER W estern Events Center in Denver, Colorado, was witness to a spectacular Endu- roCross battle as Husqvarna's Colton Haaker took a tough- fought victory over series rival FMF/KTM's Cody Webb with a second-to-last-lap pass on a demanding course, October 1. Webb led nearly every lap up to the point of the deciding pass and the duo was so fast they lapped third-place finisher, Beta's Max Gerston, before the checkers flew. Haaker was the only racer in the top three who won his heat race earlier in the evening, giving him an additional bonus point in the championship. The other heat race victories went to Haaker's Husqvarna teammate Mike Brown and RPM KTM's Ty Tremaine—marking the first heat race win of his career. Haaker backed up his earlier evening win with a blistering time in the evening Hot Lap—a one-lap sprint against the clock for an additional bonus point and first gate pick for the main. Webb's night didn't start as smoothly. The two-time defend-

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