“I was really hoping to get a nice lead built up and I was able to do that on the second lap, but that was pretty much the end of that as my comfort zone quickly diminished,” explained Walker. Walker’s competition had snuck up on him and his gap dwindled down to a mere 10 seconds as the white flag came out. From there, it was time to put his gym membership to use along with his knowledge of how to handle these difficult situations.

There were times where he was only a corner ahead of second place, and there were also times where he was able to use lapped riders as a buffer. Despite having a scare when it came to some wiring connectivity, Walker secured his eighth overall win seven seconds ahead of second-place as he crossed the finish line. “We’re happy to grab another win,” said Walker. “Onto the next one! This is just one step closer to number five!”