OFF ROAD
FIM SUPERENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4 / MARCH 18, 2017
PARC DES EXPOSITIONS / ALBI, FRANCE
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series as favorite to win," Haaker
said. "I came out strong at the
first two rounds and managed to
open up a little gap at the top of
the points. I think Jonny [Walker]
and Alfredo [Gomez] worked
really hard during the break after
the first two rounds, but tonight
I felt like things were pretty even
between us all.
"Defending the SuperEnduro
title was definitely something
different, and quite possibly
harder to do. I felt like I rode well
track in France would prove
much tighter and trickier for
racing. Strong starts would be
crucial, and although they were
not quite on Haaker's side, he
still managed to quickly position
himself to where he needed to
be. He ended the night with a
2-2-3 scorecard for an eventual
third overall to comfortably claim
the world title.
"It's been a very different
championship [compared] to last
year, as I felt like I started this
"It's great to be world cham-
pion again," Haaker said. "It's
a different sort of feeling than
last year. I understand now why
they say it's different to defend
a title than win one. But getting
this done is a huge team ef-
fort—Husqvarna, my mechanic
Josh, my wife Hannah, and
everyone helping to get the job
done—without them it wouldn't
be possible."
Faced with a much smaller
arena for the series finale, the
Haaker didn't get
a win in France
but he got what
he was after—the
championship.
