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lines, but Roczen managed to
zap Seely for the lead on lap 10
of 18 as Tomac pressured them
both.
With Roczen taking over out
front, and Tomac fearing that
he'd get away, Tomac quickly
pushed his way past Seely, forc-
ing the Honda rider wide in an
then fast qualifier Christophe
Pourcel (Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna) for third and Nicoletti
for second by the fourth lap of
the race.
By this time, though, Seely
had managed to build a size-
able gap, and with Tomac within
striking distance back in third
place, Roczen began eating
away at Seely's lead. Before the
halfway point, Roczen was look-
ing for a place to pass Seely,
and Tomac was doing the same
with Roczen. The two [Roczen
and Seely] nearly collided on
a couple of occasions as they
frantically switched up their
