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runner-up position and hold it to the
line.
“That was a great race. I got a good
start and moved into second but then
on the first lap a stone flew up and dam-
aged my goggles so I had to make an
early pit stop,” said Nathan. “Billy caught
me and was really fast through the
stones – he was riding straight through
the middle, but I was riding around
them. I was gaining time back on the
faster stuff and eventually got into a
good rhythm and was able to move
back into second. I didn’t have enough
left to go after Josep, he was riding well
today but overall I am happy with my
result and it’s great to get my first WESS
podium.”
Keen to earn himself more valuable
championship points, Taddy Blazusiak
pushed hard all weekend, impressing
on the Sprint Enduro tests to take fifth
and continuing that form to go one bet-
ter on Sunday’s Cross-Country. Despite
a number of small crashes, Blazusiak
kept his focus and was able to maintain
a good pace on the extremely rough
sandy terrain. Taddy now sits fifth in the
provisional WESS standings.
“I’m really happy with my riding today.
I made a few mistakes in the first lap
and ended up clipping a tree – I hurt my
hand again a little and lost some confi-
dence. I got back going again and was in
sixth, but I’d made a small mistake with
my settings and was struggling in a few
places” said Blazusiak. “It felt like I was
using too much energy to try and stay
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with the guys in front so I had to back
off a little. Overall though I am happy
with my result. It’s been quite a lot of
time since we’ve done a race like this so
I have learned a lot for the next one. My
speed has been good, even on yester-
day’s Sprint Enduro, which is something
we haven’t trained for for a long time, so
that is encouraging too.”
RESULTS
1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM
2. Nathan Watson (GBR), KTM
3. Billy Bolt (GBR), Husqvarna
4. Taddy Blazusiak (POL), KTM
5. Jaume Betriu (ESP), KTM
World Enduro Super Series Standings
(After round 6 of 8)
1. Billy Bolt (4060)
2. Manuel Lettenbichler (3935)
3. Josep Garcia (3320)
4. Wade Young (3220)
5. Taddy Blazusiak (2985)