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Cycle News 2023 Issue 24 June 20

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both motos at High Point. He is the only rider who managed to pass Jett for the lead in the first four rounds. For a time, it looked like Roczen would break Lawrence's moto-win streak, but a late-race crash with just two laps to go in moto one dropped "I came here to give the fans what they wanted to see," Roczen said. "This was a brutal track to come back to first!" "Kickstart Kenny" was the first real threat to Lawrence since the second moto at the opening round at Pala, as he led laps in VOLUME ISSUE JUNE , P73 2 COOPER WEBB 5TH (3-6) 450MX Cooper Webb landed third in moto one but a sixth in the second moto dropped him to fifth overall. "The second qualifier was good with a P2, before in the first moto I got a great start, rode consistent, solid, and got third, which was a good step. Second moto, just got an average start and didn't do much with it and ended up sixth. Fifth overall on the day—not our best day, not our worst day." 58 JORDON SMITH 13TH (15-10) 250MX Like many, Jordon Smith struggled with the track's ruts and soft condi- tions. "It was a tough day," he said. "The track was gnarly. It's been a long time since I've seen a track like that, so I was kind of struggling all day. I went down in the second turn in the first moto and then went down again hard, so I was struggling through that first moto. The second moto was a little better. I got a better start and just tried to hit some lines the best I could. We were struggling, but I held it together for a top 10." MYOWNRACE

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