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Cycle News 2019 Issue 13 April 2

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SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 13 / MARCH 30, 2019 NRG STADIUM / HOUSTON, TEXAS P60 few times until Justin Starling ran into him, nearly knocking Cianciarulo back to the ground. Cian- ciarulo's motorcycle was also hit and he had to go into the pits to get adjustments made. "AC" fought gallantly to end up 10th in the second main event, while Ferrandis took the win over Hampshire, Gar- rett Marchbanks, Colt Nichols and Jimmy Decotis (JGR/Yoshimura Suzuki). McAdoo, who was one of the two racers who ended up down on the outside of the first turn, ended up sixth. back on the podium feels great," Wilson said. "It's been quite a while. It's been over a year, I think. Yeah, it's just a tough class, and I put myself in some really good posi- tions the first two races, with being top-three off the start, so that helps so much. Overall, my riding's been good, and I've just kept plugging away. All season, you have your ups and downs, but you've just got to like keep going, keep going, and then it's crazy because all these guys here are just all so fast, so what's really going to separate you? It's just been a little more of a mental game for me because I feel like I've been bucked off the horse quite a few times, and it kind of messes with my brain a little bit. Sometimes I don't believe in myself as I should, but it's something that I've been working on." With four rounds left in the championship, Wil- son now sits just 14 points out of fifth place in the title chase behind Blake Baggett, who had an off weekend in Houston. MUSQUIN, WEBB CHAT After the race and his battles with his teammate, Cooper Webb, Marvin Musquin seemed calm but had a thinly veiled warning for his young teammate. "The Triple Crown is always very intense," Musquin said. "It's only 12 minutes [each race], so it's not really physical since we're used to doing 20 minutes, so everyone's pushing really hard. So I made the pass right away in the first left-hander, and unfortunately, I went through the whoops in second gear so I couldn't get a good drive, and I got passed again, and then made a good pass on Cooper and was running second, or third. I was in a good position. Everybody was Briefly... Winner Dylan Ferrandis continues to chip away at Adam Cianciarulo's points lead in the 250SX West Championship. Once again, it was one of those nights for Adam Cianciarulo. He was fast but bad things kept happening to him. PHOTO: BROWNDOG WILSON

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