On the Pegs - August 2021 On the Pegs - Volume 6 Issue 8 - August | Page 79

missed hitting his starter button , and was the last rider from row two . He was able to battle his way through the pack but had to settle for a fourth-place finish . Rockstar Energy Husqvarna ’ s Colton Haaker would start from the third row and ultimately finish in fifth place . FMF KTM ’ s Trystan Hart battled injuries from a crash the previous weekend and started the competition with a sixth-place finish . In the Pro Women ’ s class , six riders would take to the course . Shelby Turner was able to keep a marginal lead over Forsley , with Beta ’ s Rachel Gutish rounding out the top three .
Mother Nature decided to change things up a bit for Moto 2 , as the skies opened just before the start . Webb would have better luck off the start line , but while in contention for the lead with Leblond after the first lap , a stick dislodged the fuel line from the petcock , causing a small delay as mechanic-mode kicked in . Webb was able to quickly fix the issue but lost four places in the process and had to settle for a sixthplace finish . Leblond was able to fend off the competition and crossed the finish 34 seconds ahead of Hart . Robert was able to keep ahead of Ashburn , crossing the line in third by less than a second .
In the Pro Women ’ s class , Shelby Turner was able to take another win over Forsley , this time extending her lead by just over three minutes . Gutish would again round out the top three .
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