SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
OCTOBER 15, 2016
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / SAM BOYD STADIUM
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sure, with Dungey close behind
him, soon joined by Reed and
Musquin. However, just past
the halfway point, Roczen
made a seemingly minor, but
ultimately very costly, error in
the track's long rhythm section,
and it tossed him over the bars
spectacularly. He was to his feet
quickly, but his 2017 CRF450R's
handlebars were broken, and
he was forced to drop out of the
race, handing the win to Tomac.
"In the corner [heading into
the rhythm section] I kind of
slid out, and on the next triple,
I took a different line, because
that's kind of where it threw me,"
Roczen said. "The transitions
weren't very good, and it was
super-notchy, so I gave her the
berries, and I over-jumped it a
In the first of the three 10-
lap Monster Energy Cup main
events—winning all three of
which would earn the winner
$1 million (delivered over 20
years)—Roczen zipped down the
massive downhill start toward
turn one, quickly took the lead,
and checked out while Tomac,
Dungey and Musquin tried to
work their way toward the front.
Tomac eventually landed second
with Dungey right behind him,
and Musquin, Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC KTM's Blake Baggett,
Honda's Cole Seely, and Yama-
ha's Chad Reed in tow.
Roczen did likewise in the
second 10-lap main event, with
the difference being that Tomac
was able to stay close enough to
him to apply occasional pres-
Eli Tomac (3) was the
most consistent rider
and came away with
the overall win, which
included a second-
moto victory.
