On The Pegs February 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 2 | Page 26

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KAILUB RUSSELL’S SWAN SONG
Following a very decorated career in professional offroad racing, FMF KTM Fac-
tory Racing Team’s Kailub Russell has announced that 2020 will mark his final XC1
season in the AMA Grand National Cross Country Series as he competes for his
eighth-consecutive title in the premier class.
Heading into his 10th season on the front row, Russell has become a dominant
force over the last decade as he currently holds the most overall bike wins in
GNCC’s history at 60, while also sitting second behind Ed Lojak (nine-time cham-
pion) on the series’ all-time championship list with seven consecutive XC1 Pro
titles. But his list of accolades doesn’t stop there, as a two-time member of the
International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) gold medal winning American team, two-
time Full Gas Sprint Enduro Pro Champion (2015 and ’19) and 2015 AMA National
Enduro Pro Champion, Russell has seen much success at the highest levels of
offroad racing and he looks to conclude his professional career on a high note in
2020.