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Cycle News 2025 Issue 30 July 29

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Coenen, Laengenfelder Lock Up Wins At Loket MXGP T he FIM Motocross World Championship is on its home stretch as round 14 of the 2025 season visited the Loketske Serpentiny circuit in the Czech Republic, July 26-27. After a wet and muddy qualifying day on Saturday, fans and racers were greeted with pristine conditions for Sunday's final races. Once again, the Factory Red Bull KTM team came out on top, with Lucas Coenen and Simon Laengenfelder scoring overall wins in their respective categories. MXGP Coenen is closing crucial ground in the MXGP Championship hunt. The premier-class rookie grabbed the holeshot in race one and immedi - ately began stretching his lead over the rest of the field. His main rival, Romain Febvre, was stuck further back but finally passed privateer racer Jan Pancar on lap four. By then, Coenen had already obtained a nine-second lead and was too far gone. Febvre held the second spot over Honda HRC's Ruben Fernandez until the final lap, when the points leader fell and dropped back to fifth place. Coenen crossed the line 16 seconds up on Fernandez in second and Pancar in third. Race two saw Febvre bounce back with a better start as he moved from second to first on lap three. This allowed the points leader to take control of the final moto and minimize the damage from race one. Febvre held control for the remaining laps while Coenen struggled to get around holeshot winner Glenn Coldenhoff. Coenen eventually made the pass, and his 1-2 finishes proved strong enough for the overall win. Febvre's second moto victory earned him second overall, with Coldenhoff rounding out the overall podium. Coenen is now just 10 points behind Febvre in the series standings. "Happy to be first and gain some points," Coenen said. "Physically, I felt good, and I was pushing, but I knew this track would be tricky: you can lose a lot here. I'm happy to win but not so much with the second moto, because I lost time, but we showed we have the speed. It's good for the confidence, and now my home GP is coming. We're closing [the gap] in the championship, and we'll keep pushing until the end." WIND IN THE P50 2025 MXGP of Czech Republic Highlights Lucas Coenen won the MXGP overall and gained more ground in the championship hunt.

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