Husqvarna’s Connor Tierney claimed a tight opening MXD moto victory this afternoon at Coolum, marginally fending off a fast-finishing Jayden Rykers in a photo finish that had the crowd on their feet.

Rykers caught and moved past Tierney on the penultimate lap before Tierney was able to counter, crossing the finish just 0.035s ahead at the moto’s end.

Behind them was Jesse Madden and Zak Small inside the top five, while completing the top 10 was Bailey Coxon, Jordan Hill, Wayde Carter, Trent Wheatley and Jonte Reynders.

The second and final MXD moto of the round went to red plate holder Wilson Todd by a comfortable margin, while the runner-up placing of Tierney in moto two secured him a second overall round win in a row.

The top three for the moto was Todd, Tierney and Jayden Rykers, with Bailey Coxon and Jesse Madden completing the top five.

Also finishing inside the top 10 for the moto was Ryan Edan, Toby Stevens, Hamish McGrath, Kaleb Barham and Jaiden Corrigan.

Tierney got the nod overall by two points from Wilson, with Rykers rounding out the podium. The championship now sees Wilson with a six-point lead over Tierney entering the break.

2015 MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship
Round five – Coolum, QLD

MXD overall results:
1. Connor Tierney 67
2. Wilson Todd 65
3. Jayden Rykers 62
4. Jesse Madden 54
5. Bailey Coxon 53
6. Hamish McGrath 47
7. Ryan Eden 42
8. Kaleb Barham 41
9. Jaiden Corrigan 39
10. Wayde Carter 39
11. Jonte Reynders 38
12. Trent Wheatley 37
13. Lachlan Davis 35
14. Zak Small 30
15. Jordan Hill 26
16. Lachlan Holroyd 25
17. Brad Polsoni 25
18. Toby Stevens 24
19. Ryan Shadbolt 23
20. Tyler Bullen 22

MXD championship standings:
1. Wilson Todd 262
2. Connor Tierney 256
3. Jesse Madden 241
4. Jayden Rykers 233
5. Bailey Coxon 218
6. Wayde Carter 213
7. Jonte Reynders 187
8. Lachlan Davis 170
9. Kaleb Barham 169
10. Zak Small 162
11. Jordan Hill 161
12. Ryan Shadbolt 149
13. Toby Stevens 147
14. Trent Wheatley 135
15. Travis Silk 122
16. Jaiden Corrigan 121
17. Jamie Harvey 116
18. Lachlan Holroyd 113
19. Hamish McGrath 95
20. Joel Meikle 80

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