Adam McGill turned in a gutsy performance to
come from the back of the pack to finish second,
the Warnert Racing Can-Am rider passing teammate
Chris Bithell on the final lap to do so.
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Warnert Racing's Adam McGill had a first
lap get-off, which dropped him back to
9th place by the end of lap one, but he
quickly got on the gas & picked off
Ryan Lane (above left) early in lap two
to take over 8th place, and he didn't
stop there as he charged his way up to
the 2nd spot in the final lap with a pass
on his teammate, Chris Bithell |
"I got a decent start but I got tagged
by a rider before we went into the woods and
then we got in one of the fields and I caught
a berm and rolled it," said McGill. "I
got going again and just charged as hard as
I could and moved into second, so it ended up
being a good day."
The finish matched McGill's best of the year
and solidified his third overall status in the
final XC1 standings.
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Warnert
Racing's Chris Bithell shares the Podium
with Adam McGill for the first time
all season with one or the other on
the podium 10 other times this year,
but never both of them together
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Bithell ran in second place for much of the
race but dropped off the pace on the final two
laps due to a clogged air filter and eventually
settled for third.
"I was running second and they were telling
me I was catching Borich - I was riding good
and I was feeling awesome," said Bithell.
"But then we had some kind of problem.
We didn't have any power and Adam passed me
in a field and he was tapped out and I was in
first gear."
Despite being disappointed with the finish,
Bithell was happy to get his third podium in
a row.
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XC1 Pro
ATV Podium (left to right)
Adam McGill (2nd), Chris Borich (1st)
, Chris Bithell (3rd)
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