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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL/AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 3 / JUNE 3, 2017 LAKEWOOD, COLORADO / THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY P70 get going in that second moto. I was up there in the hunt, but those guys were just like a corner ahead of me. I tried my best, and we came real close." Osborne ended up fifth in the moto, then came Ferrandis, Savat- gy's teammate Justin Hill, Harrison, McElrath and Osborne's rookie teammate Michael Mosiman. In the championship chase, Osborne still leads it, but the points cushion has been nar- rowed from 21 points to nine over Alex Martin, followed by Jeremy Martin nine points further back. Savatgy is now fourth in the points standings, with Forkner right on his tail. CN 450MX 1. Blake Baggett (KTM) 3-1 2. Marvin Musquin (KTM) 4-3 3. Jason Anderson (Hus) 2-6 4. Justin Bogle (Suz) 1-9 5. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 7-2 6. Cole Seely (Hon) 5-10 7. Dean Wilson (Hus) 9-7 8. Broc Tickle (Suz) 8-8 9. Justin Barcia (Suz) 6-12 10. Martin Davalos (Hus) 10-11 250MX 1. Joey Savatgy (Kaw) 4-1 2. Alex Martin (KTM) 1-4 3. Jeremy Martin (Hon) 3-2 4. Austin Forkner (Kaw) 2-3 5. Zach Osborne (Hus) 8-5 6. Dylan Ferrandis (Yam) 9-6 7. Colt Nichols (Yam) 6-12 8. Mitchell Harrison (Yam) 11-8 9. Shane McElrath (KTM) 10-9 10. Michael Mosiman (Hus) 12-10 Rocky Mountain ATV-MC KTM's Blake Baggett didn't come out of nowhere to win the race in Colo- rado. After a solid, but not spec- tacular, performance at Hangtown, where he went 6-8 on the day, he went testing with his team and changed a ton of stuff, includ- ing suspension settings, steer- ing angle, and even the engine mounts, changing how the engine sits in the frame. With that, he ended up finishing second in moto two at Glen Helen, leading part of the moto. But he and his team weren't done yet. "From last week- end to this weekend, we changed some front-fork settings, and the rear shock, so we're still searching, and the work isn't over until you're out front every time," Baggett said. "We're going to keep working on the bike and try to make it better, and just not stop. Just keep trying to do what we did today." Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Jason Anderson has never finished in the top five in Colorado, and last year he had to leave the event after only a few laps. He has a history of suffering from altitude sickness, and his heart rate rises too much when he's in thinner air. At Glen Helen, Anderson indicated that he thought he'd be okay in Colorado, because he survived at the Salt Lake City Supercross, but he still didn't know. In the end, Anderson skipped the podium after finishing second in the first moto, but it was just a precaution- ary measure to get back and try to recover quickly. In moto two, he duked it out all the way to the checkered flag with Josh Grant for fifth. Grant got the spot in the end, but the 2-6 gave Anderson third overall. Chaparral Yamaha's Cooper Webb has been dealing with some physical ailments early in his rookie 450MX National title chase. The reigning 250MX National champ had trouble early in the first moto and had to pull into the pits with a technical problem on his Yamaha, and then could only manage to catch back up to 22nd at the finish. But in moto two, he was in a battle the entire time, and eventually battled his way by Josh Grant, twice, to take fourth. It was his best moto finish so far of the season. Geico Honda's Jimmy Decotis almost missed the start for the second 250MX moto when his fork was found to be leaking. The brake had to be swapped out on the start line. He went 16-14 for 16th on the day. It turns out that it was a failed front brake master cylinder that caused Eli Tomac grief the week before at Glen Helen, the same part that also caused him prob- lems at the Arlington Supercross earlier this year. In both cases, the master cylinder was damaged before it malfunctioned. At Glen Helen, the damage reportedly came from a rock that hit it early in the second moto. In Colorado, the team had the master cylinder covered with a piece of carbon fiber for protection. Briefly...