Oliveira Wins and Retakes
WORCS Points Lead
D
ante Oliveira made a late-race
pass on teammate Taylor
Robert and held on for the win at
round five of the Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC WORCS Series round at
Cache Valley MX in Preston, Idaho,
June 12-13. The victory put Oliveira
back on top of the championship
leaderboard, but not by much.
Chance Hymas won the
Pro 250 race, and Evan Stice
finished first in Pro Am, while
Brandy Richards kept her winning
streak alive in Women Pro.
In the Pro 450 race, Oliveira
took the lead early, but lost it to
Robert late in the race. The factory
KTM teammates duked it out and
Oliveira made a hard move stick
and took the lead for good with two
laps left in the two-hour event.
Robert was second, ahead of
the Husqvarna of Austin Walton.
Cole Martinez was fourth on
his Honda, followed by the Gia-
como Redondi (GasGas).
"He [Robert] got around me on
the right hander, and I bounced
over his rear wheel, took the lead
and I put my head down for the
last two laps," Oliveira explained
of battling his teammate for the
overall lead. "It was brutal and
this track was gnarly."
Robert ran fourth early in the
event, but quickly got going and
made his way through the field.
After the halfway point he was
challenging Oliveira for the lead
and finally made the pass.
Oliveira then made his move
when Robert slid out in the field.
Oliveira's third win of the season
handed him the points lead.
Robert recovered to nab
the second spot at the finish.
"I passed Dante and he wasn't
going to just let me have it," said
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Dante Oliveira is back on
top of the championship
leaderboard after winning
in Idaho.
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