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Cycle News 2019 Issue 03 January 22

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SUPERCROSS ROUND 3 / JANUARY 19, 2019 ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA P60 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS the way I've ridden. I mean, third place is good, but not when you ride like that." Nichols still leads the points standings by two over McElrath as the series heads to Oakland- Alameda Stadium on Saturday night. CN 450SX 1. Cooper Webb (KTM) 1-1-3 2. Marvin Musquin (KTM) 3-2-2 3. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 4-4-1 4. Ken Roczen (Hon) 3-5-4 5. Dean Wilson (Hus) 9-8-7 6. Cole Seely (Hon) 5-7-13 7. Aaron Plessinger (Yam) 12-9-6 8. Joey Savatgy (Kaw) 8-13-8 9. Jason Anderson (Hus) 6-6-17 10. Justin Barcia (Yam) 7-3-22 night. Cianciarulo held off a late charge by Ferrandis, who went by his teammate Nichols just past the halfway point for third. The 3-2-1 score was enough to give McElrath his first win of 2019 following a pair of third-place finishes to start the season. "It's just learning throughout the season," McElrath said. "We had a really good off-season, but you can't really do a bike setup without going to the races. So, that's really what we've been struggling with, and just my comfort. That's really what we've been searching for. Two thirds the last two weekends has been pretty upsetting, just because of Nichols snatched a big hole- shot in the second main event and led the first half of the race before he succumbed to pres- sure by Ferrandis and fell over in a turn. Ferrandis took the lead and led the rest of the race, while McElrath improved to finish second, and Nichols hung on for third. Cianciarulo had a big crash midway through the race and ended up 14th. It came down to the final main event, and Cianciarulo led early, but McElrath was on the move and worked his way by Nichols, then pressured and passed Cianciarulo before taking off to win the final main event of the

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