series to bring that intensity up and staying in-between the ribbon . It ’ s just so similar to Six Days . It ’ s crazy how it has brought my intensity up . I was solid all weekend and my ankle is feeling better . This week was the first I ’ ve ridden other than Snowshoe , so it felt good to get back on the bike and into the swing of things . I felt like I didn ’ t miss a beat . I ’ m definitely looking forward to Six Days . I think it ’ s going to be really good this year and we ’ ve got a great team .”
Girroir , who wrapped up the Pro2 title at the previous round , giving GasGas its first major off-road title in the US , was just four seconds off of Michael heading into the final test on Saturday , but a crash in test four on Sunday cost him an additional five seconds , leaving him nine seconds down going into Sunday ’ s round .
“ Going into today , I was pushing pretty hard ,” said Girroir . “ I really wanted to battle Layne for that numberone spot and it bit me . I think it was the fourth test in the woods . I hit a little stump with my front tire and it kicked it out of the rut and hit a tree and went over the bars . I lost a lot of time there . I ’ m just glad to come away from the weekend with another win in Pro 2 .”
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