SUPERCROSS
ROUND 15 / APRIL 13, 2019
DENVER, COLORADO / BRONCOS STADIUM AT MILE HIGH
P62
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS
Joey Savatgy
rounded out the
top five.
yet being fully healed from a broken
wrist. "All things considered, finishing
10th was good," said Lopes. "I was
happy to line up with my injuries. The
doctor said I needed six weeks to
heal, and I stayed off the bike for two
weeks. I was happy to qualify pretty
well and mix it up. In the main, my
gate pick was really far outside, and
I had a rough start. I was running 11th
or 12th for a while and moved into
10th place. I thought I had another
lap left to catch the guys in front of
me, but then the race ended. Racing
with a broken wrist isn't easy. I won't
lie, it's hurting!"
RIDING IN PAIN
Justin Hill is another rider who isn't
riding at 100 percent. The JGRMX/
Yoshimura Suzuki Team rider is still
dealing with a sore back and finished
10th in the 450SX main. "I'm ulti-
mately proud of my effort coming into
Denver," Hill said. "I put in a lot of
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