Belgian rider Leonard Leisens vows "I will
return!"
Leisens will be competing in Oreana, Idaho again this summer,
representing Belgium at the 2004 Abu Dhabi Arabian Nights CEI***. Leisens is no
stranger to the Idaho desert, having ridden the Owyhee trails of Idaho on three
previous occasions. His accomplishments include 4th place at the 2003 CEI***
Pacific South (Oreana, Idaho) ride on Great Santini, and several successful
rides at the Owyhee Canyonlands multiday ride.
But Leisens, a top ranked
FEI rider, still remembers the day when he lost a top ten finish on Jaziret Bey
Musc, as he pursued two top women riders through the Idaho desert badlands, only
to find that they had taken the wrong trail... "I thought that the trail might
be wrong, and I kept racing to catch them and ask them - but they were going
very very fast!". Now Leisens will return to the desert and try his luck again,
vowing to keep his focus and redeem his reputation.
On August 28,
Leisens and other riders from around the world will be gathering in Idaho to
test their skills and keep their cool at the Abu Dhabi Arabian Nights 100 mile,
CEI*** Endurance event.
