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Gus Riordan of the FMF/Maxxis/
RPM Racing KTM team gave
LaFountaine a bit of a fright when
he sneaked past in a strategic
gamble.
"Gus didn't pit, and he made
up a ton of time—I don't know,
maybe 30, 40 seconds by not
pitting!" LaFountaine explained.
"When I came out of the pits, he
had the lead and I was confused,
and I didn't know if he was lead-
ing, or I was or what was going
on. He didn't pit the next lap after
that and I'm going, 'What's going
on?'
"He went the whole race with-
out pitting."
But the young Australian
couldn't repel LaFountaine's final
attack and ended up second Pro
II and seventh overall, matching
his best to date from round four.
Purvines Racing Yamaha's
Tyler Lynn finished eighth overall
followed by Riordan's teammate
Mateo Oliveira, who earned third
Pro II, and Carson City Motor-
sports/Kenda KTM-mounted
Austin Serpa who made his first
Open Pro start after riding in Pro
II until now.
Pro Women saw Brandy Rich-
ards retake her points lead. Hav-
ing missed round six because of
the ISDE in Italy, the Elite Of-
froad KTM rider took command
immediately and dominated to
win for the sixth time this sea-
son. FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing
KTM's Kaitlyn Jacobs—who won
round six—settled for second
with Purvines Racing Yamaha's
Ava Silvestri third. Richards now
leads Jacobs, 180-176.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL PRO
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Cole Martinez (Hon)
3. Dare Demartile (Bet)
4. Trevor Stewart (Kaw)
5. Giacomo Redondi (GG)
6. Tallon LaFountaine (Hon)
7. Angus Riordan (KTM)
8. Tyler Lynn (Yam)
9. Mateo Oliveira (KTM)
10. Austin Serpa (KTM)
Having lost her Pro Women's
points lead at round six because
she was at the ISDE, Brandy
Richards returned to the series
and promptly retook the lead
over race runner-up Kaitlyn
Jacobs, 180-176.
