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Cycle News 2017 Issue14 April 11

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IN THE WIND P30 FASNACHT FASTEST AT PALA WMX P ala Raceway was the battle- ground for round three of the Onsia Sound Art Women's Mo- tocross Championship (WMX), April 8-9, and it was Kawasaki's Kylie Fasnacht who won both motos in come-from-behind performances. JM Racing's-backed Brandy Richards led the charge in moto one, taking the MyLucasOil.com holeshot and holding onto the lead for a couple laps. A small miscue by Richards was enough to let BLK RDR/Motovan.com/ KTM-supported Eve Brodeur take over the lead. Richards was back up and in hot pursuit of Brodeur when Fasnacht started to make up ground from her mediocre start. Richards bit the dirt once again and it was now Fasnacht on the heels of the Canadian rider Brodeur. The track was tight, so Fasnacht had to be patient and pick the right spot to pass Brodeur, eating a lot of Pala roost along the way. Fasnacht took the win, Bro- deur was second and Richards remounted to capture third. Lauren Woods finished fourth, followed by Amanda Brown and Brittany Gagne. "In my first moto, I came off with like a fifth-place start, and I knew I didn't belong back there, so I just put my head down and started picking them off one by one," said Fasnacht. "I caught up to Eve and Brandy and was behind them for a little bit. Unfortunately, Brandy went down and left the track open for Eve, so I played it smart as the track was tight in some spots. I tried not to stay super close Kylie Fasnacht put in another great day, winning both motos and moving into the overall lead in the WMX series points.

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