Here’s a quick recap of where KLIM athletes put their gear to the test this weekend. 

At Round 2 of the 2022 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series in Redmond, Ore., Max Gerston (GasGas) climbed his way to sixth overall in the EX Pro class with a 6-8-7 across three motos. 

“I worked on bringing up intensity during the week and tried to make smarter ‘in race’ decisions,” he said.

“The track had much better flow to it and a better range of technical riding, which suited my style better,” Gerston said. “I focused on having fun and doing my best to ride the track to the best of my ability.” 

Will Riordan (FMF RPM KTM Racing), finished 15th overall with a 10-15-12. “Oregon was not good at all,” he said. “I had good starts but too many mistakes.”

In EX Expert, Anthony Johnson returned to racing after taking a few weeks off due to a wrist injury and finished second. 

“It felt good to get back to racing,” he said. “I have some lost ground to make up but just excited to be out there racing. Hopefully we will be back in the Pro class soon.” ​

The wider track, Anthony added, was one of the biggest in Endurocross with nearly 1-minute lap times – 20 seconds longer than Round 1. 

“The biggest challenge for me was just having consistent laps during a moto,” Anthony said. “When the main event came, I just focused on hitting my marks and minimizing mistakes. Sadly I made one that caused me to lose the top step of the podium.” 

In the EX Intermediate class, Coleman Johnson won both his qualifier and the main event after finishing second at Round 1 in Salt Lake City. 

“The track was more open and had more jumps than the first round, so that worked in my favor,” Coleman said. “I really liked the track this weekend because it had a great mix of obstacles. It had big jumps and difficult obstacles so that made it really fun.” 

In the main event, Coleman caught the holeshot and stayed out front without making costly mistakes, finishing over 15 seconds ahead of second place. 

“My biggest challenge was one of the rock sections because there were deep holes in it that could cost you the race if you got stuck,” Coleman added. (Round 3 is Saturday, Oct. 1, in Denver, Colo., or live on rydetv.com.)

On the Rocky Mountain Enduro Circuit in Green River, Utah, the Chimney Rock Enduro counted over 220 entries from Canada to Puerto Rico, including Colorado’s Matt Entz who finished second in 40+A and 30th overall. 

“It was quite a bit different than what I was expecting as it ended up with a lot of really fast and whooped out sections and minimal technical areas,” Entz said Monday. “But the element of surprise and the unknown is honestly a big part of the fun with enduro races.”

The 80-ground mile race set within the backdrop of the incredible northern San Rafael Desert featured seven tests for A and B riders with a mix of slick rock, technical and super fast sections. 

“I like riding a lot of miles,” Entz added. “The more time on the bike for me, the better. The XC Lite gear was a great choice keeping me from getting uncomfortably warm. Definitely happy with my results considering that I was out of my element for the most part.”

At the second-to-last AMA National Hare and Hound in Lovelock, Nev., Factory Beta’s Zane Roberts finished second out of nine in the Pro class. 

“The track this weekend was extremely silty and sultry on the first loop,” Roberts said of the three-lap race. “I got off to a bad start and had to work my way up to third on the first loop. The second and third loops were less dusty and more technical, which allowed me to make a pass into second place on the second loop.” 

For Roberts, the biggest challenge of the 1-hour 46-minute race was “definitely the start.” 

“My bike took a few seconds to fire up, which left me chasing through the dust for the first half of the race. I’ve been in that position plenty of times before though and knew that as long as I made smart decisions and kept the intensity high, I would eventually work my way through the field.”

At the final round of the 2022 Grand National Cross Country Series in Millfield, Ohio, Ryder Sigety ran away with the win in the 85 Big Wheel (12-15) class, almost four minutes ahead of second place. The New Jersey native finished six laps in just over an hour and a half.

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