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eSUPERCROSS e Masters of Motocross series: Round 3 For 10 laps Ward deni ed the French ma n , bu t Bayle made a mid- race charge that put him ahead. Once out front, Bayle gra du all y moved clear for a sixsecond win whi le Ward went u nchallenged in second to the checkered flag. Stanton , who had started in Bavle's wheeltracks, finished third, nearl y 10 seconds beh ind Ward . Fourth-place McG rath was th e on ly rider to avoid being lapped by Bayle. McGrath achieved this by a narr ow margin after a sp irited ride thro ugh the pack fro m a 10th- place start, and the crowd took h im to its heart for his spec tacular antics over the big jum ps. Seven th after four laps, McGra th mo ved up a nothe r position when Kiedrowski fell just before the halfway p oin t. McGrath was also com ing under pressure from Cooper as they both passed Buehl th ree laps later. McG rath th en needed another few laps to catch and pass Lechien , who was then lapped by Bayle but held off Cooper to finish fifth. CN . o '" CN lo-< V ..0 8 v ;> o Z Results Jean-Michel Bayle swept both days of racing in Barcelona and has lost only one race through th ree Masters events . BarcelonaSupercross falls to Bayle By Alex Hodgkinson BARCELONA, SPAIN, NOV. 2-3 he Jean-Michel Bayle Winning Mach ine marched on at the Palau Saint J ord i Ol ymp ic Stadium. Even the additional competition in the form of l25cc National Champion Mike Kiedrowski and Jeff Stant on were powerless in an at temp t to preven t ano ther dominating exhibition by the 22-year-old Fre nc h man for 22,000 spectators. With Wo rld Champions St efan Everts and Geo rges Jobe off raci ng th e Ant werp Supercross in th eir Belgian homeland, Bayle had little sup port from his fellow Europeans against the l ~-strong American cont ingent . T he only other European to make the fin al on both days of the two-da y event was Dutchman John Van den Berk. Not that Bayle needed much help. Bayle set the fastest time in th e qualifying hea ts and European-style semi -finals, then .twice led rival Larry Ward to the fini sh line in each mai n event. Bayle's American Honda teammates Stan ton and Jeremy McGrath dominated the other heats and semi, th eir only real opposition coming from Van den Berk as Jeff Ward was again T 16 tro ubled by his ankle inj uries, Ano the r po ten tial rival , Guy Cooper, had an up-and-down eveni ng and was forced to qualify for the main throug h the second-chance races. McG ra th got the holeshot in the 22lap main event, but neither th e l25cc Western Regional Supercross Champion nor runner-up Cooper, inevitably somewha t tired in his fifth race of the even ing. cou ld resist Bayle for lon g. Within a couple of minutes Bayle had swep t to th e front and majestically ma rc he d on to a 22-second wi n, lappin g u p to fifth pl ace. Larry Ward foll owed Bayle past Cooper and inherited second place when McGrath crashed back to seven th place in the early stages of the race. Stanton advan ced rapid ly fro m a seventh-place start to challenge fourthp lace Kiedrowski, but a fifth-lap collis ion pushed him back to sixth beh ind Ron Lechie n. Lech ien, a winner in Barcelon a last year, spoiled his chan ces of a top finish when he cras hed j us t before th e halfway point. Stanton regained fifth on ly temporarily as a broken chain gu ide forced h im to retire on lap 11. T h at left Larry Ward, Cooper and Kiedrowski in a fu tile chase of Bayle to the finis h, w h ile McGrath advanced to fifth at the fin ish. Mike Fish er fini shed sixth ahead o f Jeromy Bueh l, who had crashed on the firs t la p. Jeff Ward fin ished eigh th ahead o f Lech ien , w hile Va n den Berk comp leted th e top 10 desp ite three crashes. . Su nday saw little cha nge in th e pattern and Bayle was aga in unbeaten througho ut the program. Few of the big nam es needed a second chance to qualify for the main. th e exceptions being Buehl and Larry Ward. A broken clu tch forced Ward out of his semi as he cha llen ged Stanton for the lead. Neither Buehl nor Ward had any difficul ty winnin g their rescue races and the pa ir were the first two out of turn one in the main. Larry Ward grabbed the hol eshot ahea d of Buehl with Bayle th ird at th e end of the first lap. A mistake by Buehl dropped him to fifth on lap two, while Ward wasn't about to give up the lead without a fight and it was to be Bayle's toughest race sin ce a moto in th e Fren ch opening round of the series. SATUR DAY HEAT I: 1. j eremy McGrath (Han); 2. j ohn Van den Berk (SUI); 3. j eromy Buehl (Han); 4. Ron Lechien (Kaw); 5. j orgen Nilsson (Han); 6. Jo se Rab a (Han); 7. Pabl o Ca lom ina (Yam) ; 8. Jell Gl ass (Han); 9. Joseph Alon so (KTM); 10. Santi Piella (Ka w); 1I. David Domenech (Yam); 12. Ramon Ca lilles (Sur) ; U . Guy Cooper (Sur ). HEA T 2: 1. j ell Stan ton (Han); 2. Don ny Schmit (Suz) ; 3. j ell Ward (Kaw); i . Tony Graves (H a n) ; 5. Rick Ryan (Sur ); 6. Pekka vehko nen (Yam ); 7. Bob Moor e (KT M); 8. David Aviles (Kaw); 9. L uis Lopez (H e] : 10. Dan i Rodrigu ez (SUI); 11. Alejandro Perez (KTM); 12. Rafael Valle (Ha n); 13. Fernadez Rial IH on ); 14. Leopoldo Bello (Kaw). HEAT 3: 1. j ea n-Mich el Bayle (Han ); 2. Larry Ward (SUI); 3. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw); 4. Mike Fisher (KT M): 5. Takamasa Takagi (H a n); 6. David Hand (H a n); 7. Bernard Ren dueles (H a n); 8. jordi Elias (Yam); 9. Xavier Coloma (Yam ); 10. Oscar Lama (Yam ); II. jose Del Barrio (Ya m); 12. Micke Fris k (Han ); U . Oscar Olmedo (Yam). REPECHARGE I: 1. Guy Cooper; 2. j elf Gla.ss; 3. Pa blo Colomina . REPECHARGE 2: 1. Bob Moor e; 2. Bern ard Ren dueIes; 3. Luis Lopez . SUII I: I. jelf Sta nton; 2. jeremy McGrath; 3. j ohn Van den Berk: 4. Ron Lechien: 5. j ell Ward; 6. Rick Ryan ; 7. G uy Cooper; 8. j or gen Nilsson; 9. jell G Iass ; 10. j erom y Bueh l; I I. j ose Raba; 12. Pabl o Cot om ina. SEMI 2: I. Jea n-Michel Bayle; 2. Larry Ward ; 3. Mike Kiedr ows ki ; 4. Mike Fisher: 5. Donny Schmit; 6. David Hand; 7. Pelka v ehko nen : 8. Bob Moore; 9. T ony Graves; 10. Lui s Lope c - Ll . T akam asa Takagi ; 12. Bernard Ren du eles. LCQ: I. G uy Cooper; 2. j eremy Bueh l; 3. Bob Moore. MAIN : I. j ean -Michel Bayle (Han); 2. Larry Wa rd (Han ); 3. G uy Cooper (SUI); 4. Mike Kiedrow ski (Kaw); 5. j eremy McGra th (Han); 6. Mike Fisher (KTM); 7. j erom y Buehl (Ha n); 8. jell Ward (Kaw); 9. Ron Lech ien (Kaw); 10. joh n Van den Berk (SUI); II . Donny Schmit (SUI); 12. Rick Ryan (Sur ); 13. David Han d (Ha n) ; 14. j ell Stanton (Han); 15. Bob Moor e (KTM). SUNDAY .H EAT I: I; G uy Cooper; 2. Ron Lechien: 3_Mike FISher; 4_ Rick Ryan ; 5. Bob Moo re; 6. Jorgen Nilsson; 7. Bernard Rendu eles: 8. David AvIles; 9. Micke Frisk; 10. Oscar O lmedo. HEAT 2: I. J ell Sta nto n; 2. Jerem y McGrath; 3. j ell Ward ; 4. Donny Sch mit: 5. Larry War d; 6. Pelka Vehkonen ; 7. J ordi Elias: 8. Tony Graves ; 9. Xa vier Calomer; 10. David Domenich; 11. Rafa el Valle; 13. Takamasa Takagi. HEAT 3: I. jean-Michel Bayle; 2. john Van den Berk: 3. Mike Kiedrow ski; 4. David Ha nd; 5. j eU GIass ; 6. L ui. Lopez ; 7. Oscar Lanza; G. jeromy Buebl ; 9. Josep Alonso; 10. Dani Rodriguez. REPECHARGE I: I. T ony Graves; 2. Bernard Ren duel es; 4. Takamasa Takagi. REPECHARGE 2: I. jeromy Bueh l; 2. j ordi Elias; 3. josep Alo nso. .SEMI I: I. jell Stanton: 2. Guy CooI'CCo 3. Mike Fisher; 4. Jeff Ward; 5. Ron Lechien: 6. R ick Ryan ; 7. Bob Moo re; 8. Jo~ Ni lsson; 9. Tony Graves; 10. T akamasa Takagi; II. Larry Ward; 12. Bernard Rendu eles, SEMI 2: I. jean-Michel Bayle; 2. Mike Kiedrowski; 3. jeremy McGrath; 4. Donny Sch mit; 5. j erem y Bueh l; 6. John Van de n Berk; 7. Pekka Veh konen; 8. Jell Glass; 9. David Hand; 10. j ordi Elias; II. j o~ .!'-Ionso; 12. Luis Lo pez. LCQ: I. Larry Ward ; 2. Pekka v eh kon en: 3. j ell GIass; i . Bob Moore. . MAIN: I. jean-Miche l Bayle (Ha n ); 2. Larry Ward (SUI); 3. Jell Stan ton (H a n ); i . j erem y McGrath (Han); 5. Ron Lech ien (Kaw); 6. G uy Coo per (SUI); 7. jerem y Buehl (Han ); 8. Donny Sch mi t (SUI); 9. Milr.e Kiedrow ski (Kaw); 10. Pekka Vehk onen (Yam); II. j ell Ward (Kaw); 12. j ohn Van den Berk (Sur); U. Rick Ryan (SUI); 14. j elf G lass (Han); 15. Mike Fisher (KT M). _ 0 / A: I. j ean -Michel Bayle (Han); 2. Larry Ward (Sur ); 3. Cuy Cooper (Suz); 4. jerem y McG rath (Hon), 5. Mike Kiedrow skI ( Ka w}; 6. Ron Lechien (Kaw); 7. Jeromy Buehl (Han ); 8. j elf Stanton (Han); 9. Don ny Sch mi t (SUI); 10. jell Ward (Kaw). MASTERS OF MOTOCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS: I. J ean -Mich el Bayle (30); 2. Larry Ward (12); 3. Guy Cooper (7); 4. Stefan Everts (6); 5. Donn y Schmit (5); 6. Tallon Voh land (i); 7. (TIE) Jeremy McGrath /John Van den Berk (3); 9. (TIE) Mike Kiedrow ski/Pelka Vehkonen (2); I I. (TI E) j eromy Buehl/ Ron Lechi en/Yan nig Kervella (I).

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