marshal too and that knocked the
wind out of my sails. Somehow I
salvaged third overall and kept my
points lead at 17 with just one round
remaining."
Capitalizing on Webb's mistakes,
Taddy Blazusiak (Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing Team) banked a win
in the third final to snatch the overall
victory on the night.
"I'm super happy to come away
with the win tonight," said Blazusiak
after his podium celebrations. "I
was strong all night and then pulled
off the win in the final race to give
me the overall."
Continuing to live up to its action-
packed reputation, as it has done
all season, the SuperEnduro racing
in Bilbao was as good as it gets.
Building steam following his first
podium result of the season at the
previous round, Walker (Red Bull
KTM Factory Racing Team) clocked
the fastest time in the Akrapovic
SuperPole.
C
ody Webb survived another
wild night at the FIM Super-
Enduro World Championship
to maintain his overall lead in the se-
ries with just one round remaining.
Claiming two race wins from three
starts, Webb ended the penultimate
round in Bilbao, Spain third overall
behind event winner Taddy Blazu-
siak and runner-up Jonny Walker.
With tension mounting as the
championship title chase reaches
boiling point, Webb (FMF KTM)
looked to extend his point's lead
in Bilbao. Locking down victory
in the opening two races, he was
on course to claim his third overall
win of the series until a catalog of
crashes put a dampener on his
night.
"It's been a wild night, again
pretty crazy at times," Webb said.
"With two wins I knew the overall
was there for the taking. But within
the space of a lap in the final race I
crashed three times. My bike hit a
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BLAZUSIAK
PREVAILS IN SPAIN
Taddy Blazusiak claims victory in Bilbao
SuperEnduro, as Cody Webb holds points lead
with one round remaining
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