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the specialty of riders like Walker,
but he enjoyed his time in France
nonetheless.
"Despite feeling out of my
comfort zone in classic enduro I
feel like I adapted well," Walker
said. "Tenth overall is a strong
result to take away from round
three. There are some incredibly
fast grass track specialists and so
it was always going to be tough
to challenge for a podium result.
But to finish 10th and increase my
lead in the series is fantastic."
American rider Cody Webb
was unable to compete follow-
ing his crash at Erzberg a week
prior, leaving Colton Haaker of
the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
team as the sole U.S. competitor.
Haaker confessed he had never
raced grass tracks before, but
took to it remarkably well, finish-
ing 17th overall.
"This was for sure a whole new
experience or me," said Haaker.
"I think I'm a well-rounded rider
who can race Hard Enduro,
SuperEnduro and motocross, but
racing slippery, grassy special
tests is something I've never
experienced before. Overall I re-
ally enjoyed the experience and
being taken out of my comfort
zone like that. All told, 17th overall
against some very specialized
riders in this type of competition
is rewarding."
Haaker was one of the few top
runners in the WESS champion-
ship to land inside the top-20
in France. Manny Lettenbichler
(second in WESS points) finished
15th overall while Taddy Blazusiak
(fifth in points) finished 20th. Billy
Bolt and Graham Jarvis finished
38th and 44th in France, respec-
tively, but still retain their top-five
standings in WESS points.
Riders are looking forward to
getting back to the hard enduro
format for round four at Red Bull
Romaniacs, July 24-28. CN
Results:
1. Loic Larrieu (Yam)
2. Theo Espinasse (Shr)
3. Josep Garcia (KTM)
4. Emmanuel Albepart (Yam)
5. Julien Gauthier (Yam)
6. Johnny Aubert (GG)
7. Nathan Watson (KTM)
8. Jeremy Miroir (Hus)
9. Pierre Vissac (Bet)
10. Jonny Walker (KTM)
The slippery grass
tracks were a
challenge for hard
enduro regulars like
Jonny Walker. He
finished 10th overall.
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