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IN THE WIND P36 TRICKER TOPS LAKEWOOD WMX T he professional women of the Onsia Sound Art Wom- en's Motocross Championship made their way to Lakewood, Colorado, where they kick- started the, June 2-4 weekend for round three of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Champion- ship. It was another stacked field of entries led by current champion Kylie Fasnacht, Shelby Rolen, Eve Brodeur and a guest appearance by former WMX Champion, Mackenzie Tricker. In moto one, Fasnacht took over right where she left off at Hangtown. She immediately bolted to the front of the pack, collecting another Lucas Oil Holeshot Award and led the first moto from start to finish. It wasn't a complete runaway, though, as both Rolen and Brodeur kept applying pressure, and eventually Fasnacht slid out, allowing the gap to close between the top three riders. "In the first moto, I came out of the gate super good and grabbed the holeshot," Fasnacht said. "From there I just started riding my own race until I slid out in a turn. I was able to keep my bike running, jumped back on and definitely had some pres- sure from Shelby and Eve. I just started over and pushed for- ward—all these girls have upped their game, so I have to be on my game all the time." Rolen and Brodeur continued to fight for that second spot until Brodeur bobbled and Tricker slipped past to take the third spot. "I started in about fifth place," said Brodeur. "Then I managed to make my way up to third and got in second when Shelby made a mistake. A couple laps later, Shelby passed me back and I made a mistake, and Mackenzie passed me and I fell back to fourth where I stayed to finish the first moto." Rolen was on her game and the high altitude didn't appear to be an issue for her as she kept pushing hard to take the second spot. "I was running in second the first couple laps until I hit a hole and I honestly have no idea how I even pulled it back, but I did and then my battle with Eve began," Rolen said. "I went down about a half a lap later and Eve got around, then I could hear Mackenzie right on me as well. I managed to get back around Eve and then to my surprise I saw Kylie down and that really put a pep in my step. I wasn't able to get Kylie but I was happy to get second in that moto." Mackenzie Tricker took advantage of the weekend off from her off-road duties to catch up on a little motocross and came away with the overall win.