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Cycle News 2014 Issue 32 August 12 2014

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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 10/AUGUST 9, 2014 UNADILLA VALLEY SPORTS CENTER/NEW BERLIN, NEW YORK P62 cause I'm not used to really bat- tling for the lead, it was cool!" Thanks to the big win in moto two, Canard earned his best overall finish of the season in second (4-1). With two rounds remaining, Canard sits 74 points from the leader with third place in the championship standings. 3+3=TOMAC After being announced to the Motocross of Nations USA Team, GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac quiet- ly rode to a solid and consistent third-place overall with a pair of third-place moto finishes. "In the first moto, the orange guys were up front early. I tried to make a little push somewhere in the middle, maybe before half- way or just after, but then I kind of struggled to stay with them," Tomac said. In moto two, Tomac mixed it up with Canard for the lead po- sition early on. After maintaining second for a majority of the race, Tomac eventually fell victim to Dungey's hard-charging pace to finish third. Despite missing the first four rounds, Tomac has now moved into fifth in the champion- ship standings. UNDER THE RADAR Justin Brayton put in one of his most impressive performances of the season since returning from a pre-season injury at round five. The Toyota/JGRMX/Yamaha rider swept both holeshots of the day and kept himself up front for (Above) So close for so long, Trey Canard finally got his first moto win in the 450 class. (Right) With Cooper Webb's second-moto DNF, Jeremy Martin, second at Unadilla, is sitting pretty for his first 250 title.

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