MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 / JUNE 5, 2021
THUNDER VALLEY MX PARK / LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
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waning moments.
"It's the second race in a row
that I'm on the podium, which
is great," said Ferrandis after-
wards. "We rode great in the
first moto, probably one of the
best motos of my career, but
unfortunately I had a small issue
that cost me the win. I had a bad
start in moto two and was mid-
pack, but I gave everything I had
and came back through the field
and finished second again. We
made some changes on the bike
for the second moto, and it was
really awesome. It was a good
weekend."
Bouncing back from a disas-
trous opening round was Cian-
ciarulo, who struggled to 11th
work to the bike, as well, that I
wasn't 100 percent sold on when
I left the track during the week.
But you have to go racing to
prove it's better. I really enjoyed
it today and knew what the bike
was doing."
Ferrandis was again impres-
sive on the YZ450F. In both
motos he overcame poor starts
to get himself up to second-
place. He also showed his
fitness aboard the big bike,
even in the mile-high altitude of
Colorado. His best lap time, a
blistering 2:11.581, came on the
second-to-last lap of the 16-lap
final moto, which allowed him to
pass Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull
GasGas rider Justin Barcia in the
chael in 2004. "Adam and Dylan
and I were battling, and it was
super fun. Just being there the
entire moto battling and passing
each other was a lot of fun."
The second moto went much
easier for the red rider. After
dispatching early leader Cooper
Webb (Red Bull KTM), Roczen
pretty much disappeared with
the win, extending his lead to
nearly 20 seconds at one point,
giving him his most emphatic win
in some time.
"I wasn't really full of con-
fidence, and I definitely have
some work to do, but luckily the
muscle memory starts kicking
in and I'm starting to feel bet-
ter," Roczen said. "We did some
Justin Cooper took the
250MX-class overall
victory but did so
without a moto win. He
is, however, sitting alone
at the top of the point
standings.
