Australia ’ s Taylah McCutcheon ( right ) and Mount Maunganui ’ s Roma Edwards were a dominant force in the senior women ’ s class at the Huka Honda MX Fest in Taupo over Labour Weekend . The two Honda riders finished 1-2 in every race
MCCUTCHEON TASTES SUCCESS IN FIRST VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND
It was her first time racing in New Zealand , but you wouldn ’ t have guessed that when watching Taylah McCutcheon ( Honda ) demolish her rivals in Taupo over the Labour Weekend . The ease with which the 18-year-old McCutcheon dismantled the competition at the annual Huka Honda MX Fest event in Taupo also belied the fact that it has been almost two years since she has been able to compete at the top level . McCutcheon and fellow Honda CRF250 rider Roma Edwards , from Mount Maunganui , finished first and second in all three senior women ’ s races at the popular Bay of Plenty event over Labour Weekend , but it was
McCutcheon ’ s total dominance that really turned heads . The diminutive McCutcheon hit every corner with such fury , the ground rumbling and the pumice and sand exploding in the force , that it seemed she was determined to leave her mark on the soil and perhaps really underline the fact that she was back to her best after an unwelcome hiatus caused by a pandemic and then injury . The factory Honda Racing Australia rider from the Gold Coast won the 2018 Australian titles in Tasmania , but then the COVID-19 pandemic struck , ruling out all forms of racing . Then , just as things were started to open back up again , McCutcheon was injured , which
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