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Cycle News 2020 Issue 49 December 8

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OFF-ROAD ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV-MC WORCS SERIES, PRESENT BY POLARIS RZR AND DIRT BIKE ROUND 9 / DECEMBER 5-6, 2020 CRAZY HORSE CAMPGROUND / L AKE HAVASU CIT Y, ARIZONA P50 the season, but it wasn't enough to deny Oliveira the 2020 Pro 2-class Championship. "Mateo and I started 1-2 and he's good at these sand tracks so I just wanted to stay with him," said Lafountaine. "I had a little speed on him, and it feels really good to finish the year like this. This was probably my best career WORCS race." After losing the lead to Lafoun- taine, Oliveira focused on the championship race and backed before Zach made an excursion into the lake and drenched me," said Martinez. "So, I was freez- ing for the first half of the race and that put a damper on my run. This stuff is all new to me and I learned a lot this season." In Pro 2, Honda rider Tallon Lafountaine started behind Mateo Oliveira and rode in second for the first half of the race. Oliveira (KTM) eventually surrendered the lead and the victory to Lafoun- taine. It was Lafountaine's third of it. The bike was awesome and I really enjoyed the event." Martinez was running toward the front when he got caught up in the wave created by Bell when he crashed into the water. Martinez said that the dousing of water left him chilled to the bone on this frigid day, but he still managed to finish in the top five and rounded out the top three in the championship points battle. "I got a good start and was run- ning up front for the first few laps Robert celebrates winning his second consecutive WORCS number-one pate.

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