And after his win this weekend on Saturday , the New Jersey rider appeared capable of running away with this year ’ s championship . However , on Sunday , Michael put a stop to Girroir ’ s winning streak with an impressive victory of his own .
On Saturday , Girroir won two of the six tests , as did Michael . However , Michael lost a lot of ground after suffering a mish ap in th e first Enduro test , putting him in a hole he would not be able to dig out of .
Pro2 rider Cody Barnes wedged his way between the top two pros by winning th e final cross test of th e day outright on his Phoenix Honda , in addition to winning all six tests in the Pro2 division .
At the end of Saturday ’ s event , Girroir finish ed on top of th e time sheets for the win with Barnes in second and Michael in third .
Girroir opened with wins in the first two tests on Sunday , h owever , Michael started to match Girroir ’ s pace starting with the second set of tests , although it was Barnes getting another test win in the second cross test .
After trading wins in the next few tests , Michael entered the sixth and final test of th e day leading Girroir by a mere tenth of a second . After turning in one of his best performances of the day , Michael emerged from th e final test with th e fastest time and Sunday ’ s win .
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