GNCC Racing's Maria Forsberg Takes X Games Gold Medal in Inaugural Women's Enduro X

Los Angeles, Calif. (July 31, 2011) - Defending
Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series Champion Maria Forsberg
claimed the first-ever X Games Gold Medal in the Moto X Enduro X Sunday
at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

KTM's Forsberg settled in behind Kacey Martinez for the first few
laps until Martinez got hung up in a rock section and went down. From
there, Forsberg rode a calm and consistent race as most of the field
struggled to get through the rocky boulders and log jumps that made up
the inaugural X Games 17 Enduro X course.

"It was really challenging because all the girls out here are really
good riders," Forsberg said. "Endurocross is all about consistency, so I
just tried to stay on the bike as much as I could."

Multi-time GNCC Champion, Mandi Mastin posted a fifth place finish at
her first-ever Enduro X, with GEICO JG Off-Road Honda's Ashley Crouch
taking home seventh.

The 2011 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series returns from
summer break September 10 and 11 at Unadilla Valley Sports Park in New
Berlin, Ny. For more information on the series, visit www.gnccracing.com.

Women's Moto X Enduro X Results

1. Maria Forsberg (Gold)

2. Tarah Gieger (Silver)

3. Kacy Martinez (Bronze)

4. Elizabeth Bash

5. Amanda Mastin

6. Sara Price

7. Ashley Crouch

About GNCC Racing

The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series is America's premier
off-road racing series. Founded in 1979, the 13-round championship is
produced exclusively by Racer Productions. Cross-country racing is one
of the most physically demanding sports in the world. The grueling
three-hour GNCC races lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks
ranging in length from 10 to 12 miles, competing for more than $3
million in prizes. With varied terrain, including hills, woods, mud,
dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests of both
survival and speed. For more information, please visit www.gnccracing.com.