Walker Wins, Blazusiak Crowned at SuperEnduro Final
Jean Turner | March 16, 2015
Taddy Blazusiak celebrates his sixth career FIM SuperEnduro World Championship with the Red Bull KTM team.
Red Bull KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak captured his sixth FIM SuperEnduro World Championship at the 2015 season finale in Cahors, France. Blazusiak’s Red Bull KTM teammate Jonny Walker took the overall win with a 2-1-1 finish, topping American RPM KTM rider Cody Webb who finished second at the French final, but Blazusiak’s third-place finish was more than enough to secure the championship.
While Blazusiak kept himself clear of trouble, it was Webb and Walker who once again went toe-to-toe for the overall victory.
Webb started his night off on a strong note, earning the Superpole for the first gate pick, and also running away with the first race win. The reverse order of the second race proved to be challenging for Webb, who battled his way through the pack to get into third place. Meanwhile Walker took the win.
In the final race, Walker and Webb were gunning for the overall right from the start. But Walker outgunned Webb into the first turn, and got out front early to control the race, and earn his career-first SuperEnduro overall win.
Webb’s second-place finish was enough to credit him with second overall in the championship. His runner-up finish in the series was also made possible by the absence of David Knight, who was reportedly ill.
American rider Ty Tremaine was set to square off with Swedish rider Andreas Linusson for a winner-take-all showdown for the Junior Championship at the French final, but the battle royale was spoiled during the afternoon practice session when Linusson crashed and injured his wrist. It was a devastating end to Linusson’s season, but allowed Tremaine to sail to his first world championship, and second junior championship inside of one year.
Jean Turner | Contributor
A former staffer at Cycle News, Turner continues to contribute to the website and magazine as a columnist and someone we can count on to whip up a few thousand words on an off-road race when needed.
