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Roberts got back on course and finished 12 seconds behind Campbell but remains atop the overall standings with 108 points. Oliveira closed consider - ably and now has 105 points, while Woolslayer is third with 82. Fifth overall belonged to Pro 250 winner Sam Pretscherer. The Precision Concepts/Golden Tyre/Troy Lee Designs FX 250 rider slipped slightly off the pace in the final miles, finishing almost three minutes behind Roberts but still good enough for the Pro 250-class win. "I feel like I've picked up where I left off last year—a little bit stronger, I feel, and smarter almost, too!" he said. "I probably could've pushed a little harder in some sections, but on a day like today where it's so dusty and it's so easy to get caught out, it's good to try and ride within your means but still go fast and keep it on two wheels." Jack Anderson returned to the series after a long layoff from injury and subsequent surgery to finish a strong sixth overall and fifth Pro on his Edge Powers - ports/Dallas Chidester (DC) Rac- ing/Fast House KTM 450 XC-F. DJ Weber on his DC Racing/ Precision Concepts/FXR KX250 passed Ryder Thomaselli for second Pro 250 and sixth overall shortly before the finish when Thomaselli's 395 Motorsports/ MX Trophies/Fly Racing Husky FX 250 sputtered to a temporary stop in Cherry Creek. Thomaselli quickly restarted and claimed third in class and eighth overall, 10 seconds behind Weber. Able to get another decent start, David Kamo repeated his round-two triumph in Pro Vet 35+ and finished ninth overall aboard his Kamo Realty/PCI Race Radios/Kurt Caselli Foundation KTM 450 SX-F. Pro Ethan Pacak rounded out the top 10 overall for the first time on his Pacak Rac - ing/Race Tech FX 350. Stung by two consecutive runner-up finishes, three-time and defending Pro Women champ Rachel Stout may not have fired off the line the fastest but immediately decided this was not the day she and her Full Factory Offroad/Dunlop/Moose Racing 250 XC-F would be mired in the pack. "My bike didn't fire at first," she said. "Everyone was off the line, and I got kind of a late jump, and I just held it wide! 'I've got to get to the front!' because it was so dusty. I hit a jump in the middle [of the bomb run] and got a little sketchy, and I was, like, just sending it!" Unofficially, shortly after the bomb, the 1L of Stout was in 12th overall, completing the first loop 17th overall and ultimately winning Pro Women at 21st overall. "I feel like I kind of got into my own head a little bit after the last two rounds, and I came out here with something to prove, more to myself than anyone else, and I think I was able to do that," she said. GasGas-supported Ava Silves - tri saw her win streak end at two in a row as she finished second in Pro Women (and 24th over- all), so the two are now tied at the top in points with 110 each. Woolslayer Racing Yamaha's Ty Woolslayer was third on the day and sits third in points with 84. Mark Kariya OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 2:36:36 2. Daemon Woolslayer (Hus) 2:37:078 3. Preston Campbell (Hon) 2:41:38 4. Zane Roberts (Bet) 2:41:50 5. Sam Pretscherer (Hus) 2:46:12 6. Jack Anderson (KTM) 2:51:03 7. DJ Weber (Kaw) 2:53:38 8. Ryder Thomaselli (Hus) 2:53:48 9. David Kamo (KTM) 2:54:23 10. Ethan Pacak (KTM) 2:55:52 WIND IN THE P40 Not a fan of water, former overall winner David Kamo survived Cherry Creek and repeated his Pro Vet 35+ triumph from round three, earning ninth overall.