OFF ROAD
FIM SUPERENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1 / DECEMBER 9, 2017
TAURON ARENA / KRAKOW, POLAND
P56
caught a lot of us out. I managed
to claw my way back to fifth, but
it wasn't quite enough. I rode
great in the other two races,
even after making a couple of
mistakes.
"The races here are very
different to the AMA format and
it takes a bit of getting used to.
I had some great battles with
Taddy but I had the speed to reel
him in so that's nice to know. I'm
happy to be back and looking
forward to fighting for the rest of
the series."
With a race-two win and third
overall, Bolt carded an ideal Su-
perEnduro debut in Poland.
"I'm really happy with how
next round with the red plate—I
couldn't be happier."
For Webb his two wins from
three starts show he's going to
be a serious contender for the
title this season. Missing the
overall victory by just two points,
he knows his speed is good go-
ing forward.
"It's awesome to be back
racing in Europe again and I had
some amazing battles out there,"
said Webb. "The second race
didn't go so well, the bad start
go. But it wouldn't be enough
as Blazusiak's 2-2-2 scorecard
earned him the top step of the
podium.
"I knew the intensity of Super-
Enduro was going to be tough—
it's so difficult to prepare for, no
matter how hard you train," said
Blazusiak. "I was suffering with
arm-pump today but I think the
secret is learning to be comfort-
able with being uncomfortable
again.
"The next round in Riesa is the
only other venue I've ridden pre-
viously, the rest will all be new
so that makes a nice challenge.
I came back to enjoy my rac-
ing and now I'm going into the
More than 11,000 fans turned
out for the opening round.