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Cycle News 2026 Issue 17 April 28

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ROUND 15 / APRIL 25, 2026 LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD / PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA P72 26 JORGE PRADO 16TH 450SX Jorge Prado looked good in the open- ing qualifying sessions but struggled in the main event and finished outside the top 15. "Philadelphia is done, and I had a great feeling in the morning. Qualifying went well. I felt super com- fortable on the bike and track in dry conditions. Then everything changed for the heat race and main event. The heat was actually not too bad—I was riding decent. And then in the main event, I had a terrible jump out of the gate with wheelspin, and that made it super hard for me. I wasn't in a flow and struggling a lot." 51 JUSTIN BARCIA 11TH 450SX Justin Barcia returned to action for his first race since the Anaheim 1 season opener. He nearly won his heat race but finished 11th in the main event. "The heat race was awesome," said Barcia. "That felt good for my first time back racing. It was frustrating in the main event with going down and the conditions, but it's good to be back. Made it through a race. We've got two more Supercross races and then on to motocross, so we'll keep MYOWNRACE SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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