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2019 Minnesota National MotoTrials Report

Pat Smage sweeps again at rounds 3 and 4.

June 4, 2019

Pat Smage has won all four of the NATC/AMA US National MotoTrials so far in 2019. He has also cleaned two of the rounds.Shan Moore

FactoryOne/RYP/Sherco's Pat Smage continues to rampage through the NATC/AMA US MotoTrials Series. With his latest sweep of the Minnesota rounds, his win total stands at four for 2019.

The Minnesota event featured a two-lap event for the pros, topped off by a four-section “shootout” in the afternoon that they rode twice each. Since only the pros rode, the sections were difficult and spectacular. Amazingly, Smage cleaned all eight attempts.

Alex Niederer was off his game on Saturday and finished seventh. However, the GasGas North America rider jumped to fourth on Sunday.Shan Moore

FactoryOne/RYP/Scorpa’s Karl Davis Jr. was the best of the rest, with a second and a third over the course of the two-day event. GasGas North America brought a couple of players in the form of Daniel Blanc-Gonnet and Alex Niederer. Blanc-Gonnet went 4-2 while Niederer had a seventh and a fourth.

Venezuelan trials champ David Avendaño finished third on Saturday, but he had a bad day on Sunday, finishing sixth. Avendaño sits second in the series standings after four rounds.Shan Moore

Seven-time Venezuelan champ David Avendaño (Vertigo) was on form on Saturday with a third-place finish, but fell apart on Sunday, finishing sixth. FactoryOne/RYP/Sherco’s Josh Roper was super consistent with a pair of fifth-place results.

Sam Fastle rode better than he scored in Minnesota. Fastle is solid and one of the best on the circuit on the really big obstacles.Shan Moore

2019 Minnesota National MotoTrials Pro Class Results - Saturday

Position	Rider	Brand
1	Pat Smage	Sherco \| 2
2	Karl Davis Jr.	Scorpa \| 28
3	David Avendaño	Vertigo \| 29
4	Daniel Blanc-Gonnet	GasGas \| 30
5	Josh Roper	Sherco \| 41
6	Alex Myers	Scorpa \| 48
7	Alex Niederer	GasGas \| 49
9	Andreas Niederer	Beta \| 65
10	Sam Fastle	Sherco \| 77

Coming off a second-place finish the week before in Nebraska, Alex Myers went 7-6 in Minnesota.Shan Moore

2019 Minnesota National MotoTrials Pro Class Results - Sunday

Position	Rider	Brand
1	Pat Smage	Sherco \| 0
2	Daniel Blanc-Gonnet	GasGas \| 27
3	Karl Davis Jr.	Scorpa \| 30
4	Alex Niederer	GasGas \| 35
5	Josh Roper	Sherco \| 37
6	David Avendaño	Vertigo \| 42
7	Alex Myers	Scorpa \| 44
8	Andreas Niederer	Beta \| 57
9	Sam Fastle	Sherco \| 65

Less than a year ago, Phil Smage was paralyzed from the neck down. This weekend he rode a National trial in Minnesota. Phil entered the Clubman class, which is a relatively easy course, but the dude finished, and with only 50 percent use of his arms and hands! A couple of times, Phil pulled in the clutch and couldn’t let it out. What a legend!Shan Moore

2019 Pro Class Championship Point Standings

Position	Rider	Brand	Points
1	Pat Smage	Sherco	120
2	David Avendaño	Vertigo	75
3	Karl Davis Jr.	Scorpa	74
4	Alex Niederer	GasGas	71
5	Daniel Blanc-Gonnet	GasGas	68
	Alex Myers	Scorpa	68
7	Josh Roper	Sherco	64
8	Sam Fastle	Sherco	51
9	Andreas Niederer	Beta	48
10	Jan Peters	TRS	39

Josh Roper has been consistent throughout the series and grabbed a pair of fifth-place finishes in Minnesota.Shan Moore

Defending Women’s Pro champion Maddie Hoover is on track to defend her title with four straight wins in the series.Shan Moore