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Cycle News Issue 32 August 15, 2017

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OFF ROAD 7TH KENDA AMA TENNESSEE KNOCKOUT AUGUST 13, 2017 TRIALS TRAINING CENTER / SEQUATCHIE, TENNESSEE P122 Saturday in a two-race format that allowed the top 30 riders to move forward to compete in the four-round Sunday competition that included 29 pre-qualified pro riders from around the world. Jarrett Mohn topped the Amateur competition to earn the AMA Amateur Extreme Enduro Grand National Championship and move forward to Sunday. The Sunday morning pro- gram started with a Hot Lap on a mile long "short course" and Webb started the day off with a Jarvis on his own familiar turf. And Webb delivered the goods once again despite a serious challenge by Jarvis. They were joined on the podium by Spain's Mario Roman who finished second to Jarvis at Red Bull Romaniacs just a few weeks ago. The factory Sherco rider proved to be a quick learner and also challenged Webb through- out the four-round format. The multi-round Tennessee Knockout started with 250 amateur entries competing on Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Jarvis is the undisputed king of extreme enduro these days with multiple wins in almost all the toughest races in the world, in- cluding Erzberg, Romaniacs and the Roof of Africa. Webb is top American extreme enduro racer and came into the TKO with a four-race win streak. He has stood on the podium with Jarvis at Erzberg the past two years but has been unable to beat him in any of the major events. This was his opportunity to challenge

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