“ The last few races I ’ ve been trying to really start my day off with a good first test , but after that , that kind of just really frustrated me ,” said Baylor .
Josh Toth appeared to be heading for a third-straight win , with a strong lead after three tests . However , the FMF / KTM rider buried his bike in a creek in test four and lost over five minutes pumping the water out of the engine .
“ About halfway into test four , I came to a water crossing and hit a bad line where it was getting kind of deep and I committed . It was only about a foot or two across to go onto this riverbank . I tried to take a wheelie into it , and it just dropped off waist deep . Just murky water , so you really couldn ’ t tell how deep it was going to be and unfortunately it got me .”
Craig Delong seems to be getting his enduro legs under him . The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider was in the battle for the first place with Kelley and Baylor heading into the final test but came up just short and settled for third .
" It was kind of a bit of a nailbiter there at the end ,” said DeLong . “ We weren ' t sure how it turned out at the finish . I knew we were going to be on
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