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separation on the opening lap. He slotted in
behind Adam Cianciarulo and went to school
on his teammate.
Tomac claimed his 30th career win as the riders
behind swapped positions. Cianciarulo and
Malcolm Stewart started out with top-five runs.
Both had the podium in sight before they faded
and gave last year’s Big Three free reign at the
front of the pack.
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That meant the podium comprised of Tomac,
who was followed by KTM’s Cooper Webb with
Honda’s Ken Roczen taking third.
“It was tricky all day and it was easy to make
mistakes out there”, Webb said of the main event.
“I’m happy with a second, obviously I wanted to be
up there for that win tonight, I felt great all day
but it’s a good night overall. I felt like I rode good
and I just need to be better on my starts.”