the other would claim the crown.
"It was a little hard mentally
[knowing that] and psyching my-
self out," first-year Pro Nielsen
said.
"But I know I'm a good
rider, so I came to the line think-
ing, 'I'm just going to put it all
out there,'
and ended up on top,
but I didn't have the best race
if I'm being honest. I fell twice,
and halfway through, I was kind
of losing energy."
nial champ Richards, whose
early season injury forced her to
miss too many rounds to figure
in the championship picture.
Dunlop/Piston Bones/Alpine-
stars KTM-mounted Nielsen
started the weekend one point
behind Silvestri, so whoever beat
exhausted Mikayla Nielsen said
after finishing second in the
Women's Pro class, which was
decided at the last round, too.
She chased the eventual winner
and fellow KTM rider Brandy
Richards.
But, in doing so, Nielsen
stayed ahead of 3 Bros./Hatch
Racing GasGas rider Ava Silves
-
tri, and that's exactly what she
needed to
do to supplant peren-
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A fifth victory in the Girls Junior
(9-12) classed sewed up that
Championship for Madison Lyon.
