With a 1-1 result, Jago Geerts was the overall winner of the MXGP of the Netherlands, while Jed Beaton’s 2nd and 3rd place results put him second overall, with Kay De Wolf joining the pair on the podium for his first MX2 World Championship podium appearance as he placed third. On the last lap it looked like De Wolf was going to try one last time to take the race victory, though a little mistake cost him valuable time, and in the end, he had to settle for second as Geerts took the win. Meanwhile Beaton at one point was the fastest rider on track as he looked to keep the two riders ahead of him within striking distance, though Renaux was also looking to get close to the action.Īs the race reached closing stages, all eyes were on Geerts and De Wolf who continued to go at it. For most of the race about a second separated the pair as they kept things close. Geerts then got back past De Wolf for P1, though it was De Wolf who was faster and was being encouraged by the Dutch crowd to go for the win. Meanwhile Van de Moosdijk didn’t have the best start and was down in 12th, though his day got worse as he was forced to pull out of the race due to a bike issue.ĭe Wolf then briefly led the race as Beaton got into third, with Fernandez also going through on Guadagnini pushing him to 5th. In the second race, it was Geerts who secured the Fox Holeshot and was the rider in front, with De Wolf, Guadagnini, Beaton and Honda 114 Motorsports’ Ruben Fernandez rounding out the top five. Beaton was second and Van de Moosdijk third. It looked like Beaton could go after the race win, though ran out of time as Geerts took the race win. This presented Jed Beaton of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing the perfect opportunity to climb up the order, as he got himself in fourth and then chased Hofer and Moosdijk, passing both in the closing stages of the race. Though as De Wolf was looking to go through the pair caught each other and went down. Meanwhile De Wolf then went after Benistant for 5th place, with the pair having a close battle. The Dutchman continued to push, setting a lap time that was almost half a second faster than Geerts’ as he closed in on the leader. Van de Moosdijk then took third from Längenfelder, as Geerts held a comfortable 7.431 second gap to Hofer, with the Austrian coming under pressure from Moosdijk who got around him for second. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Mattia Guadagnini entered the race as the championship leader though had a tough start and was left fighting outside of the points for much of the race, ultimately managing to get up to 14th. Van de Moosdijk then caught onto the back of Benistant as he chased fourth place, managing to go through not long after and continue his climb up the order. Längenfelder then crashed, which allowed Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Rene Hofer through and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant to close in. In MX2, there were big expectations of home heroes Roan Van De Moosdijk of F&H Kawasaki Racing and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf who were among the podium favourites.Īs the gate dropped for the opening race, it was Simon Längenfelder of Diga Procross GASGAS Factory Racing who claimed the Fox Holeshot, though about a lap later it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts who became the new race leader, while Moosdijk and De Wolf were down in seventh and ninth. The MXGP of the Netherlands delivered the heat today, not only due to the obvious sunshine and hot weather conditions but also thanks to the incredible race action witnessed in Oss, which was very well received by a very excited Dutch crowd. MXGP Spain results updated when they become available.INSTAGRAM | | | MXGP OF THE NETHERLANDS | COMPLETE COVERAGE MXGP of Spain results at intu Xanadú – Arroyomolinos, held on Octofor the FIM Motocross World Championship, Round 13 at the Circuito Internacional Comunidad de Madrid.
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