Chapter 161. He Won

Athena

Tristan jumped over it without losing speed, the bike's front wheel lifting and clearing the obstacle before slamming back down.

"Jesus," Orion breathed.

Behind him, Jensen wasn't as lucky or skilled. He tried to swerve around the pipe, got too aggressive, and clipped it with his back tire.

The bike started to wobble, Jensen overcorrected, and suddenly he was sliding sideways. Marc couldn't avoid him, they were too close, moving too fast, and his front wheel hit Jensen's bike.

Both riders went down in a spectacular crash of metal and sparks and screaming tires.

The crowd gasped as the two bikes tumbled across the track, but both riders were already rolling away, alive if not uninjured.

Two down.

Four left chasing Tristan.

Cole was in front of the pack now, riding recklessly, and the other three were right behind him. They'd lost their careful coordination and gone pure aggressive, no more strategy, just ra