Before we fully get to the main events it ought to be said that Osborne, a rookie 450SX rider this year, looks fantastic. In a deep field he had the best practice time, won his heat (even with a small bike issue and a heart rate strap issue), and really looked dialed in. About the only bummer for Osborne going into the main was losing the head to head race to Barcia in the final 2-0.

In the main event chaos reigned down the start straight as KTM rider Jordi Tixier and Brayton locked bars and forced Barcia and others to back off and give the start to Craig, Frenchman Cedric Soubeyras, Friese, and Osborne. For Seely, Barcia, Stewart, and a few others, it was game over ten feet out of the gate. Out front it was Craig who led the opening laps. Osborne duked it out with Friese for the runner-up spot and then gave chase to Craig. Osborne used superior outside corner speed to get by Craig and that was it, the #16 was checked out.

Behind him Brayton, a four-time King of Geneva, was making up some time on Craig in the rhythm where some riders were going 3-3 and then four onto the top of a tabletop and then off. In fact, Justin had to stop jumping it as he was creeping up to the back of Craig’s bike too much. Brayton eventually snuck around Craig and spread out a little bit. The top three were all maintaining their gaps for pretty much the whole race although at one point Osborne rolled the finish line for a downed rider that cost him some time. 

Meanwhile, in back it was Seely, Barcia, and Stewart trying to fight up and the best one of the bunch was Malcolm who got around Friese briefly for fifth and was all over Tixier in fourth. The three riders were neck and neck racing down after the finish when Tixier got into Stewart and knocked him down which also allowed Friese to secure fourth; later on he and Barcia got into it and that left the 51 on the ground. Malcolm might have even gotten onto the box without the fall, he was riding pretty well but the crash did him in.