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Cycle News 2023 Issue 23 June 13

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for six in the first three rounds of the series. He's also led every lap (92). People are already talking perfect season under their breath, but there are eight rounds and 16 motos still to go. It was another perfect day for Lawrence in Colorado. He set the fastest time in qualifying, grabbed two holeshots and led every lap of both 35-minute motos. He's now 34 points clear of second place in only three rounds. 450MX It's going to be hard to stop Jett Lawrence. With his Honda teammate, Chase Sexton, sitting out for the second week in a row, no one can touch the young Australian. Even a track like Thunder Valley, which has in the past claimed greats like James Stewart and Eli Tomac to inju- ries, was no match for "Jettson." He's showing no signs of being a class freshman, as he's gone six ROUND 3 / JUNE 10, 2023 THUNDER VALLEY MX, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO MOTOCROSS I PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P80 832 CHANCE HYMAS 5TH (11-3) 250MX Chance Hymas nabbed third in the second 250MX moto, which was the best result of his professional career. "Days like today remind me why I put the amount of work and sacrifice I do into this sport. This last year's been tough, but it felt so damn good to run up front again. First turn pileup hurt the overall a little bit but ended up 11-3 for P5 overall on the day." 24 RJ HAMPSHIRE 9TH (8-7) 250MX RJ Hampshire found himself on the ground in the first turn of moto one but eventually put together a top-10 day. "It was a really frustrating day," he said. "I feel awesome on my bike, I just need to get out of the gate. It's so frustrating having to charge like that and have a couple of crashes and still have a shot there at the end." MYOWNRACE This is as close as anyone got to Lawrence all day.

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