Young beats Walker to Sea to Sky’s Forest Race win

Just five seconds separate Jonny Walker, Graham Jarvis and Wade Young after day two in Turkey.

Jonny Walker saw his chances of a clean sweep in Red Bull Sea to Sky come to an end during day two's Forest Race when Wade Young put his name to the top of the standings.

Starting eighth, the South African teenager meant business as Red Bull Sea to Sky ventured up into the forest stage for day two. Putting his head down from the off, Young blitzed his way through the countryside on his KTM. Picking off rider after rider, the 19-year-old eventually crossed the finish line fourth to secure the win on corrected time.

"I think that was a perfect race – I felt like I hardly made a mistake," said Young after the finish. "I thought starting eighth would hamper me with the dust, but it was good out there and I could keep charging.

"When I came across the line in fourth I knew I'd put in a good ride but it's always difficult to tell. It feels awesome to get my first race win at the Sea to Sky. Let's hope this is a sign of things to come."

Hopes of a Sea to Sky hat-trick ended for Jonny Walker when he was forced to play second fiddle to Young. Leading the field off, Walker was keen to add to his Beach Race win, but with the pack hunting him down it wasn't to be. Despite crossing the line first, he missed out on the win by a mere three seconds.

"I'm a little disappointed to miss out on the win but second is good enough for a front-row start," admitted Walker. "I'm looking forward to the big one now. It's going to be a battle to the finish. There's a lot of guys riding well but hopefully I can make it up the mountain first and claim that Hard Enduro Grand Slam."

Proving just how competitive this year's race is, Graham Jarvis was just two seconds off Walker's time in third. With the top three now split by just five seconds, things are shaping up for a battle royale to claim the final crown of the season.