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Cycle News 2026 Issue 33 August 18

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ROUND 9 / AUGUST 15, 2026 UNADILLA MOTOCROSS / NEW BERLIN, NEW YORK MOTOCROSS I AMA PRO MOTOCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P76 it happen like I did. It's a tight championship now, so we'll race to the end and hopefully pull it off." Another up-and-down day saw Levi Kitchen take second overall. The Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider looked refreshed from the midseason break and absolutely owned the opening moto of the day. A convincing win seemed like he'd be the man to beat, but a wild off-track excursion at the start of moto two spelled trouble for the points leader. "Right-hand starts are tough," Kitchen said. "I had a great start. I did everything right but unfortu - victory. Davies suffered a big crash in the morning qualifying session but didn't let that slow him down. A strong second in the opening moto still puts him in contention for the over - all should any adversity strike points leader Levi Kitchen. Da- vies then dominated the second moto as he grabbed the hole- shot and led wire-to-wire for the fourth overall win of the season and his career. More importantly, he gained massive ground in the championship and cut Kitchen's points lead down to just one. "This track was sketchy," Davies said. "I had to get in my flow and step it up. Everyone was riding good, so it was up to me to make (Left) Cole Davies struck again and closed the 250MX Championship lead to just one point. (Below) Levi Kitchen aced the opening moto but had to work hard in moto two. He took sixth at the line and salvaged second on the day, holding the red plate by one point.

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