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not finish a moto on the podium. Second place was more than enough to clinch the overall win for Barcia. "I tried catching Kenny that whole moto," he said, "but he rode a great race." "I gave it all I had today, but it just wasn't quite enough in moto two," said Tomac who finished fourth behind Sexton, after win- ning the three previous second motos of the season. "I was try- ing hard, but the front guys had a good pace, and I just didn't quite have the zip I had the first moto. I think I spent too much energy in that first moto. I tried and I flopped, but I guess that's all you can ask for." "This is a disappointment, for sure," said Ferrandis. "I crashed on my own and made a couple of "There was no question in my mind that I wasn't going to come back here [for moto two]," said Roczen after his 40-1 day for eighth overall. "I wanted to give my best—that's what we're born to do. I didn't have the best gate pick, but I got pretty lucky and made it work, and then just rode a smart race. I had a little bit of an advantage because I didn't ride the first moto [and saved energy], but I am a little banged up." Tomac had again started outside the top 10, which was not surprising; however, a bad start by Ferrandis was. And a couple of crashes early on compounded things for the Yamaha rider. Fer- randis scrambled his way from 13th to fifth at the checkers. It was the first time all season that he did never found a way to pass." "I was able to make some moves, especially in the back there in the whoops, and I caught up," Tomac said, "but I guess I was a little too late." Barcia again holeshot the sec- ond moto, followed by this time by Justin Bogle and Roczen, who got a great start despite his 40th- place gate pick. Roczen did not show any signs of injury from the first moto. He quickly dispatched Bogle and then halfway through the first lap, he took the far outside line at the bottom of Mount Martin to sling- shot around Barcia. By the end of the first lap Roczen had a lead of two full seconds, and he was never headed, despite a few at- tacks by Barcia early in the race. MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6 / JULY 17, 2021 SPRING CREEK MX PARK / MILLVILLE, MINNESOTA P62 Like his teammate Ferrandis in the 450MX class, it wasn't Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha's Justin Cooper's best day, but he still improved in the 250MX Championship.