Smith and Magna1 Motorsports / Husqvarna ’ s Jonathan Johnson rounded out the top 10 . Johnson also finished third in the NE Pro2 division .
In the Women ’ s Elite division , Beta USA ’ s Rachel Gutish won three of the four tests , but finished second to four-time AMA EnduroCross Champion Shelby Turner ( KTM ) due to getting stuck in the second test .
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“ In test two I got caught up in one of the mudholes ,” said Gutish . “ Just an unfortunate line choice , with some assistance from a slower rider as well . I ended up stuck for a little over four minutes , which at the time I thought pretty well sunk my day . But as it turns out conditions had deteriorated so badly in that test that every Women ’ s Elite rider besides Shelby also got stuck , which gave me a fighting chance . I didn ’ t realize this during the race , but I wanted to at least fight for some test wins to redeem myself a little bit . As it turns out , I ended up in the very odd position of winning almost all of the tests but not the race . Still , I ’ m happy to have managed a podium , and I think I ’ m still in a good place as far as the championship hunt is concerned .”
GasGas rider Brooke Cosner was third behind Turner and Gutish .
Cole Forbes was tops in the new Enduro Futures class , which is for riders 12-15 years old riding 98- 200cc bikes .
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