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ments on the opening laps, the Belgian rider found his rhythm and earned another moto win here in the States. Race two saw him battle with Cole Davies for the first 15 minutes before passing and drop - ping this year's Eastern Division Supercross champ by over five seconds in a single lap. Sacha was on another heater but proved to be his own worst enemy yet again. With four laps to go, he crashed on his own and smashed his shoulder in the process. A hard-fought finish still saw him claim the moto win, going 1-1 on the day and taking the checkers while holding his hurt shoulder. He entered the pit area saying, "I broke my collarbone, I broke my collarbone," and opted out of the podium celebrations. No official crash late in the race and was forced to retire. He opted not to race the second moto. Cooper Webb had a season- best day with a sixth, ahead of Dylan Ferrandis, RJ Hampshire, Mikkel Haarup and Jordon Smith. 250MX With points leader Jo Shimoda breaking his collarbone in prac- tice, the 250MX division was sure to see a new red-plate holder by the end of the afternoon. The usual contenders seemed eager for their shot at the win, but they underestimated Sacha Coenen's return. The MX2 points leader flat-out dominated the field in the opening 250 race, sprinting away to a 33-second lead by the end. Despite a handful of sketchy mo - the last lap. Third in the second moto is okay, we'll keep improv- ing, and hopefully soon we get back on top." Fifth overall went to Garrett Marchbanks with his consistent pair of fifth-place finishes. "I was trying to follow those top guys and tried a new line I hadn't tried all day and tried jumping a section and just went down," Marchbanks said. "I only had to pass two guys to get back into fifth, so it was a solid day." Lucas Coenen made his return to the U.S. and set the fastest qualifying lap in the 450 class. The current MXGP points leader fell in the first turn of moto one but set a blistering pace as he pushed to fifth in just eight laps. Lucas was making quick work of the Ameri - can regulars but suffered a huge ROUND 6 / JULY 11, 2026 THE WICK 338 / SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P70 Sacha Coenen dominated the 250MX division with big wins in both races, despite possibly breaking his collarbone after a solo crash late in the second moto.