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Cycle News 2026 Issue 35 September 1

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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Thrilling WMX Finale I n a thrilling and dramatic title decider at the 2026 Women's Motocross Championship at Ironman Raceway August 28- 29, Altus Motorsports bLU cRU Yamaha's Lachlan Turner clawed her way to a third consecutive WMX crown amid pure chaos, while Quad Lock Honda's Charli Cannon delivered a flawless 1-1 sweep for the overall victory. Friday's moto one opened with disaster, as an early crash by Turner handed Cannon the win, forcing the defending cham- pion to charge from deep in the pack just to salvage fifth, tight- ening the screws on the champi- onship fight. Cannon set the pace imme- diately in moto one, holding off Turner as the pair quickly pulled clear of the field. Turner closed to within half a second during the opening three laps, but Can- non stretched her advantage to nearly two seconds midway into the race, controlling the remain- der of the race to finish more than 24 seconds ahead. Turner nearly crashed on lap five while chasing Cannon, but recovered only to crash again, WIND IN THE P40

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