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Cycle News Issue 22 June 5

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IN THE WIND P34 the line just ahead of Desalle in fourth, which opened the door for Febvre's first podium of the year. Gajser was fifth in the moto. The overall went: Herlings, Cairoli, Febvre, Desalle and Gajser. Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM), Evgeny Bobryshev (Suzuki), Tommy Searle (Kawasaki), Jer- emy Seewer (Yamaha) and Max Anstie (Husqvarna) rounded out the top 10 overall. It was again Red Bull KTM teammates battling for the overall win in MX2. Points leader Pauls Jonass and Jorge Prado battled back and forth for the lead at times in both motos, but in the end, Jonass pulled through for the wins. With the victory, Jonass extends his lead in the championship to 28 over Prado, 401-373. Third overall went to Russian Calvin Vlaanderen (Honda) with a 4-3, while Great Britain's Ben Watson (Yamaha) and American Thomas Covington (Husqvarna) rounding out the top five overall. Covington went 3-9 on the day. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvar- na), currently third in points, had a terrible day after suffering DNFs in both motos due to me- chanicals. He still controls third in the championship but Watson is now just eight points behind him in fourth. CN ANDERSON SIDELINED WITH INJURY Pauls Jonass won both MX2 motos, making it Red Bull KTM sweep. Jason Anderson was involved in a freak crash while practicing midweek at Glen Helen Raceway, which resulted in a broken foot. J ason Anderson, of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna MX Team, was forced to miss the Lakewood, Colo- rado round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship after suffer- ing an injury while training during the week leading up to the Colorado race. During open practice day Thursday, May 31, at Glen Helen Raceway, Anderson and another rider collided resulting in a compound fracture of his foot. The accident actually happened off the track while riders were being re-routed around another rider who had earlier fallen on the track. Anderson underwent surgery later that day and is hoping to be back rac- ing again at Unadilla in August. CN

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