On The Pegs May 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 5 | Page 51

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 5 - May 2018
P 51
and up into second before an un-
fortunate technical issue forced the
six-time SuperEnduro Champion to
retire. Webb completed the race in
third, giving the American enough
points to claim the World Champi-
onship title, as Bolt and Lettenbi-
chler finished first and second.
With the title decided, race three
would determine the remainder of
the championship placings. Blazu-
siak again got off to a good start,
chasing down Bolt but eventually
settled for the runner-up position
behind the Husqvarna rider. Walker
rode an excellent race finishing
third, enough to give the Brit sec-
ond overall on the night.
Adding the FIM SuperEnduro
World Championship to his 2017
AMA Endurocross title, Webb is
undisputedly the man to beat in
indoor enduro. Despite a tough fi-
nal round, the American was over-
joyed with his first ever World title.
“I’m so happy, I can’t tell you
what this means to me,” said
Webb. “Of course, I feel bad for
Taddy, he was riding really well to-
night. The championship has been
great and for it to come down to
the wire shows how high the quali-
ty really is – I have so much respect
for every single rider in this series.
I was riding really tight tonight – I
think because of my nerves – and
Taddy was pushing so hard. He
had some bad luck tonight, but I’ve
had a couple of bad rounds too.
After having a year out of racing
in Europe, to come back and be
World Champion is amazing – this