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Cycle News 2017 Issue 09 March 7

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP VOL. 54 ISSUE 9 MARCH 7, 2017 P65 crashed in the track's tricky rhythm section, handing second to Cianciarulo, third to Geico Honda's Christian Craig, and fourth to Ferrandis' teammate Colt Nichols. Remounting fifth, Savatgy then came under attack from Ferrandis again, who snuck by him on the final lap for fifth. Osborne took the win with almost 10 seconds to spare over Cianciarulo, followed by Craig, Nichols, Ferrandis, Savatgy, TLD/Red Bull KTM's Jordon Smith, and JGR Suzuki's Kyle Peters. Craig had mixed feelings about being on the podium in Toronto. On one hand, it's a big the 250SX main event just in front of Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's round-one winner Joey Savatgy and Os- borne, who sneaked into third in the early going. Ferrandis led the first four laps before the Savatgy/Osborne freight train came through to the lead, and then Ferrandis fell a lap later, remounting in sixth. Out front, Osborne went to work on Savatgy, eventually find- ing his way by on lap seven and then setting sail while Savatgy's teammate Adam Cianciarulo began working his way up to Savatgy's rear wheel. With three laps to go, Savatgy 250SX EAST Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Zach Osborne has been the fastest guy on the track in the 250SX Eastern Regional Super- cross Championship since the series kicked off three weeks ago in Minneapolis, but round one didn't go his way. Mistakes and crashes cost him, relegating him to third in the race. Since then, though, Osborne has been unstoppable, winning the last two main events and taking a firm grasp on the championship points lead. Heat-one winner Dylan Fer- randis (Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha) took the early lead in PHOTOGRAPHY BY HUSQVARNA IMAGES It's been a while since we've seen Adam Cianciarulo on the podium. He rode well and was rewarded with second in the 250SX East main.

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