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Cycle News 2020 Issue 02 January 14

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SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 / JANUARY 11, 2020 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI / THE DOME AT AMERICA'S CENTER P66 at the end and got the win. I'm really happy." Cooper leads the points as the series heads back to Anaheim, 49-44 over Forkner, while Har- tranft is third on 37 and Ferrandis is fourth on 34 points, only 15 points out of the lead despite the St. Louis setback. CN 450SX 1. Ken Roczen (Hon) 2. Justin Barcia (Yam) the mechanics' area to get his bike checked out. He ended up 12th, while Mosiman was 20th and Craig was credited with 22nd after his crash on lap 13. "I started thinking about it [being in first] a little bit when I heard [the fans] cheering and I realized, 'I'm in first and I've got a shot at winning this thing,'" said Forkner. "So I got a little tight but managed to just kind of settle in, got back out just a little bit there IIIMY OWN RACE: 30 BRANDON HARTRANFT 3RD 250SX WEST In only his third professional season, and his first with the TLD/Red Bull KTM team, Brandon Hartran earned his first-ever podium finish. "I can't believe it, to be honest with you right now," Hartran said. "With only two laps to go, Chris an [Craig] and Je [Lawrence] crashed. I knew I was in fi h when they both went down. I'm like, 'I don't know if I'm in third or not.' But then with two laps to go I looked at the board and I'm like, 'Okay I've got to get this done.' So, I'm so happy!" 94 KEN ROCZEN 1ST 450SX "This feels so surreal and is absolutely amazing," said Ken Roczen of his win. "It's been a long me coming with a lot of struggle in the process, so this is defi- nitely one of the sweetest moments of my career. The emo ons and joy from everyone is very special. I think tonight was just our night to win. The whole day was good, star ng with feeling so much more comfortable on the bike than I did last week. I [needed] to make my way to the front fast, so that's what I did. I got around Zach [Osborne] quick and had a clear track, so then I just clicked off some great laps, pu ng a gap between myself and the field. At one point Jus n [Barcia] seemed to close in a bit, but I just focused on hi ng my marks and managing my pace." Jett Lawrence (83) hung with Forkner for half the 250SX West main before slipping back.

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