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Cycle News 2014 Issue 18 May 6

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SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES FINAL ROUND/MAY 3, 2014 SAM BOYD STADIUM/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA P64 said Anderson. "I'm beyond hap- py." Yamaha riders Webb and Mar- tin rounded out the top five, with Webb holding off Martin at the finish. "I got a terrible start because I flinched and went before the gate dropped, so I was buried on the start, but I was able to pass a lot of guys on the first lap," said Webb. "I was able to get into fifth and then Malcolm [Stew- art] went down and I moved up, but I made a few mistakes after that. That rhythm kind of claimed a lot of guys and I couldn't get it for about three laps. I closed in on Anderson near the end, but fourth is good and the west guys went one, two, three, four, so it was a good night for the west." As for Bogle, the Oklahoman was never really in this one. He wasn't feeling well after the East main and thought about not rid- ing the Shootout, but he did. He was running in the top 10 on lap seven when he got cross-rutted on jump and went down. He was okay but he called it a night. >>450 MAIN Icing On The Cake Even though Ryan Villopoto had already clinched the 450 title a week earlier in New Jersey, the Monster Energy Kawasaki Team rider still rode as though the championship was still on the line. He made a risky last- lap pass on Muscle Milk Hon- da's Trey Canard to win his heat race earlier in the night and flat out dominated the final, passing holeshotter Jake Weimer on the first lap before running away with another impressive win, just like his other previous wins at New Jersey, Seattle and Houston. Villopoto's only challenge at all was Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dung- ey who got into second early on but never got close enough to re- ally be a real threat. "Getting a great start and getting an early lead made my life easy," Villopoto said. "But Dungey kept me honest there for a while. If he wasn't there, I Martin reeled in Bogle for the East main-event win.

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