Andrew DeLong showed that his hard work is paying off by collecting his best finish to date at the Snowshoe GNCC. The Factory Husqvarna rider rode to a third-place finish at round nine of the Grand National Cross Country Series, marking his first podium of the season.
Andrew took on the mud, roots and steep terrain of the Snowshoe course – home to West Virginia’s largest ski resort – and quickly found himself in contention for second place. He took on a three-way battle with Thad DuVall and Jordan Ashburn throughout the first three laps of the race.
The Factory Husqvarna racer, riding his FE 350, relied on his training to power through the last part of the race to finish on the podium.
It was the Husqvarna rider’s best finish of the season, and first podium as an XC1 Pro rider but DeLong already has multiple overall podiums to his credit.
The veteran Husqvarna rider broke onto the overall GNCC podium twice in 2012 as an XC2 Pro rider.
Snowshoe
GNCC Results:
1. Kailub Russell
2. Jordan Ashburn
3. Andrew DeLong (Husqvarna)
4. Steward Baylor
5. Chris Bach
6. Josh Strang
7. Jason Thomas
8. Paul Whibley
9. Jesse Robinson
10. Ryan Sipes
GNCC Overall Championship Standings:
1. Kailub Russell 233 points
2. Charlie Mullins 180
3. Josh Strang 165
4. Jordan Ashburn 154
5. Grant Baylor 134
6. Paul Whibley 123
7. Andrew DeLong 119
8. Ricky Russell 109
9. Steward Baylor 102
10. Chris Bach 92