Villopoto wins Supercross at Rice-Eccles
By Kyle Goon
The Salt Lake Tribune
Published Apr 30, 2011 11:18PM MDT
In the middle of the supercross race, Ryan Villopoto was back in second, his sights set on first-place rider James Stewart. Through eight laps, Stewart had hardly given up any ground with his healthy lead.
Then the unexpected: Stewart, a two-time tour champ himself, slid out and crashed on the side.
Villopoto, the 22-year-old from Seattle, took advantage of the opening, surging ahead. He managed to hold off a late-burning Chad Reed for victory Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium and extend his...
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