sucked Webb ’ s leg in , dragging him down the track for a few feet until Bolt realized something ( or someone ) was stopping his forward motion . After Webb untangled himself , he was able to work his way up to a sixth -place finish . Bolt continued charging ahead with Walker close behind . The pair were able to overtake Blazusiak in the fourth lap where the standings remained until the end of the race when Blazusiak made a hard charge to second .
In th e final race , all eyes were on Bolt and Blazusiak . In th e first turn off the start line , Blazusiak washed his front end out , going off the track . Haaker was able to take the Airoh holeshot , holding the lead going into the second lap , with Walker breathing down his neck . On lap two , Bold made a flying leap over a rock section , passing both Haaker and Walker , and landing just off the course . He re-entered a little further down the course ahead of the two riders . The rules state that if a rider goes off the course , they must re-enter at the same place , or risk being disqualified . Because Bolt exited at a high point on the track , it was unsafe to re-enter at the same point , so his actions were allowed . Blazusiak and Webb looked strong as th ey traded positions , figh ting for fourth place . The GasGas rider took the position , but had bad luck when
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