Wade Young collision opens door for Travis Teasdale
It was a tough course, certainly not for the faint-hearted.
IN a thrilling extreme enduro showdown, Pietermaritzburg’s Travis Teasdale showed sensational form to take the top spot at the second Alfie Cox Invitational which took place at Henderson’s Farm in Umzumbe last Saturday.
Red Bull’s Wade Young (Paddock) was leading the final but collided with a tree on a downhill section and injured his chest so was forced to withdraw.
Teasdale of Brother Leader Tread KTM overcame the challenging course with relative ease finishing his final lap in under 40 minutes.
“I started off the last final strong. I had a good start but then in the first gully I hit a steep step and I couldn’t get up and had to throw my bike and I fell back down, so I was quite angry and felt a bit flustered. I took a moment to breathe and get going again and managed to catch up to Wade at the end just before he pulled out,” said Travis.
“I am feeling strong and have been training hard so would like to thank all the guys who have been helping me and pushing me. I have been racing a lot overseas this year and it’s helping me a lot and getting me stronger,” added Teasdale.
The 2016 defending champion, Scott Bouverie (Harding) of KTM Factory Racing took second place ahead of Blake Gutzeit (Port Shepstone) with William Slater (Hilton) taking fourth spot.
The unofficial world number one extreme enduro female rider, Kirsten Landman (Shongweni) of Brother Leader Tread KTM, made it through the first round but withdrew due to having flu.
Piwe Zulu (Port Shepstone) enjoyed the support from South Coast locals and completed round one but missed the cut off to compete in the finals.
Leading results: 1 Travis Teasdale 1:21:04; 2 Scott Bouverie 1:24:33; 3 Blake Gutzeit 1:30:29; 4 William Slater 1:44:00; 5 Matthew Green 1:46:00; 6 Chris Barnes 1:46:07; 7 Chase Orsmond 2:02:58; 8 Warwick Neves 2:12:14; 9 Matt Barnes 2:15:36; 10 Kyle Purchase 2:24:54.
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