Red Bull KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak secures runner-up in Poland

Michelle Liew

December 10, 2019

Taddy Blazusiak comes in second in hometown race.

Taddy Blazusiak | Photo credits: KTM Factory Racing

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing‘s Taddy Blazusiak has managed to start off his 2020 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship strongly by coming in second overall at round one in Krakow, Poland. Teammate Jonny Walker, on the other hand, came in fourth place.

The decibels in the stadium went higher throughout the race as 14,000 Polish fans cheered for Blazusiak in his home race. The Polish ride triumphed in the venue since 2016. This time, he aimed to continue the winning streak inside the Tauron Arena. Nevertheless, he secured a stellar result with his performance.

The 2020 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship continues with round two in Riesa, Germany on January 4, 2020.

Taddy Blazusiak (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)- As It Happened

Photo credits: KTM Factory Racing

“Of course I’d love to have won. But finishing second overall with a race win is a very strong start to the championship. The track tonight was really demanding and very tough to get right. Putting a clean run of laps together was nearly impossible. All night my pace was fast and I was able to fight for the race lead,” says Blazusiak as quoted from KTM Factory Racing.

“In race one I led a bunch of times, but just wasn’t able to make it stick. In race two I got out front early and that helped massively. I could pick the lines I wanted to use and was able to pull away enough to be comfortable. The final race was good but I crossed that fine line too many times and lost touch with Billy. I’ll take second tonight and aim to get more wins on the board next time in Germany.”

Jonny Walker (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)- As It Happened

More stills of Blazusiak | Photo credits: KTM Factory Racing

“Fourth is a strong start to the championship, but I felt like I had the pace for a podium result tonight if there were less mistakes. I knew coming into this round. After a year away from SuperEnduro, that it was going to take a bit of time to settle back into things. With fastest in timed training and second quickest in SuperPole I showed my speed is definitely there. I also managed to get a wheel in front on a few occasions too. But too often hit the dirt on what was an unpredictable track. Next week I have another operation on my wrist, but following that I should be back to form for round two and ready to improve on tonight.”