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disappointed that he came up
short here in their personal duel.
That meant it was all down to
the third race in a true "winner
takes all" showdown, with the
two pairs of riders lining up next
to each other off the gate. All
weekend long the Americans
had been getting good jumps
so confidence was high that
Webb and Barcia could pull it
off once more and shock this
partisan crowd. However, when
they needed it most, it was the
French who got the start as
the American duo got buried
in the pack. By the time they
rounded the first lap, the French
were second and sixth, while
Americans were ninth and 10th.
Obviously the crowd was going
bananas at this stage, knowing
the victory was so close, and
as Febvre moved into the lead,
everything seemed rosy.
Then Americans started
charging. Barcia and Webb
nied in his home country. It was
a tough blow for the Minnesota
rider, admitting afterwards that's
the best he'd even seen Mus-
quin ride.
After 2014 where Martin gut-
ted out two solid results despite
a broken foot/toe, he was visibly
turned out to be.
After two races, the teams
were tied on eight points, as
Febvre continued his awesome
year with a victory in his first
ever MXoN race. Webb pushed
him hard, even trying an auda-
cious block-pass that may well
have seen riots in the crowd if it
had worked out. Instead Febvre
saw it coming and neatly swung
back inside, maintaining his
lead, which he saw out to the
end.
Musquin backed up his first
race effort with another impres-
sive ride, passing his long-time
rival Martin in the process. For
those two, this event was just an
extension of their 2015 Lucas
Oil Pro Motocross season, and
while Martin came out on top
then, Musquin wouldn't be de-
Ryan Villopoto (center) was on
hand to help out the U.S. team.
