Windham wins to break RC cycle.

The Ricky Carmichael steamroller has finally been stopped, as Kevin Windham - the last rider to beat RC in an AMA Motocross round - repeated the feat nearly two years on to win at Unadilla.

After winning six seasonal rounds on the trot, RC had to settle for second in upstate New York as Windham took both motos at Unadilla to halt the record-breaking streak at 18 in total. Tim Ferry proved to be the pair's nearest rival, taking third in both heats to claim the final podium spot.

If the first heat was an easy one for Windham, the Factory Connection Honda rider had his work cut out to make it two for the day, with Carmichael on his tail throughout. As the pair traded the lead, they pulled away from the chasing group comprising Chad Reed, Ferry and David Vuillemin, with the result in question to the very end.

"This is an unbelievable feeling," an ecstatic Windham told www.usmotocross.com, "I've been working hard all season to beat Ricky and it has finally happened. My lap times have been faster all weekend - and we both knew that - but Ricky still made it tough for me in that final moto. He's an amazing competitor."

Carmichael was philosophical in defeat, aware that his unbeaten streak - which had stretched to 21 in all AMA outdoor competitions - could not feasibly last forever.

"I'm not ashamed to admit that Kevin was simply better today," RC said, "I did the best I could and got beat, it's as simple as that. Going almost two years without getting beat is not too shabby, though, and I'm proud of that."

While Windham was taking seventh-career 250 national win - and his first since coming out of temporary retirement this year - Ferry managed to leap-frog both Yamaha Motor Co team-mates Vuillemin and Reed to complete the podium.

"The Honda guys were riding so well that, even if I had started better, I don't know if I could have beaten them today," he admitted.

Meanwhile, in the 125 class, another run of results was being added to, as the recently-returned James Stewart won a third consecutive national for Kawasaki. The 17-year-old only came back from pre-season injury halfway through the campaign, but has proven to be unbeatable since then.

As he had despite crashing in race one, 'Bubba' simply pulled away from the rest of the pack, moving from twelfth to sixth in the standings as a result.

"I'm having fun winning these races and I hope I can get up there and battle for the championship by the end of the year," he said, despite missing the opening four rounds of the year.

Grant Langston and Ryan Hughes finished second and third in the 125 class on KTMs, the latter despite still being troubled by a leg injury. Langston's 3-2 finish moved him to within a single point of Mike Brown in the 125 series.

Frenchman Eric Sorby dropped from fourth to fifth in the championship after being disqualified in the second heat for cutting the course on more than one occasions, allowing Brock Sellards took over fourth place in the standings despite missing race two through illness.