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One week after a strong showing at the AMA Pro Motocross opener, Team Honda HRC had an even better weekend at Lakewood, Colorado's #thundervalley National, with #kenroczen turning in a flawless 1-1 #moto tally to notch the 450 overall win. The German was capably backed up by his teammates, with brothers Jett and #hunterlawrence finishing second and third, respectively, in the 250 class, while #chasesexton overcame a poor 450 #moto 2 start to notch sixth overall. Between them, Roczen and #jettlawrence won three of the day's four motos, and each assumed sole possession of the lead in his class's title chase.
Having set the fastest 450 lap time in qualifying, Roczen exited turn 1 fourth in #moto 1, then quickly advanced to third, made another pass for second, and took control of the lead–all on the opening lap. Although the German lost ground in the middle portion of the race–Adam Cianciarulo got by on lap 6 of 16, and Dylan Ferrandis did likewise four laps later–Roczen rallied to retake the lead three laps from the end, then carried it home for an impressive #moto win. In the second #moto, Roczen was untouchable from the start aboard his CRF450R, quickly taking the top spot from Cooper Webb and never looking back, earning his third straight #moto win, this time with a 8.9 second margin. Teammate #chasesexton completed the first 450 #moto in fourth place but suffered a subpar #moto 2 start, finishing the opening lap in 13th place. Undaunted, he charged forward to a fifth-place finish for sixth overall.
In 250 #racing, #jettlawrence and title rival Jeremy Martin were at the front of the pack following the first gate drop, but unfortunately the race was red flagged for a downed rider. On the restart, Jett and #hunterlawrence battled for third before ultimately finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. The start of the second 250 #moto saw Jett and Justin Cooper battling for the lead, with Hunter not far behind in third. With 20 minutes remaining, Jett made a strong pass on Cooper for the lead. The young Australian pulled away, eventually taking his second #moto win of the season by over 15 seconds, for second overall. Although Hunter had a minor crash in the second #moto, he didn't lose much time and continued on for third in the #moto and overall, marking the third AMA Pro Motocross podium result of his career.
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