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goal in Assen."
Coldenhoff and new MXGP champ
Tim Gajser (Honda) traded moto wins
in Sweden, with Coldenhoff taking the
overall victory via his better 1-2 moto
finishes. Gajser ended up second
overall with 3-1 results.
Pauls Jonas (Husqvarna), Jeremy
Seewer (Yamaha), and Jeremy Van
Horebeek (Honda) rounded out the top
five overall.
Romain Febvre appears to have
competed in his last race on the Ya-
maha factory team. After finishing just
behind winner Coldenhoff in the first
moto, Febvre fell late in the second
moto and, according to his team, suf-
fered a suspected broken femur. It was
announced a few weeks earlier that
Febvre would not be returning to the
team after the 2019 racing season.
In MX2, Prado came into the GP
battling a cold but ran off with the first-
moto win anyway. The victory clinched
the 250MX Championship.
Prado had to work his way up
through the pack in the second moto
after getting off to a so-so start. A
crash, later on, didn't help, either. But
the Spaniard, bent bike and all, still
took fourth in the moto for third overall.
"It has been a perfect season,"
Prado said. "I won every GP I raced up
until now and many motos and many
qualifying races. I was feeling very
good this year with the bike set-up and
physically. My start was okay in the
second moto, but then I made a small
crash and bent the clutch lever. I had
to deal with a race without a clutch,
and passing riders was tough in the
beginning. I had to get used to it. I got
better and better, and at the end of the
moto, I made very good laps. I think it
was one of the best races of the year,
and I felt very comfortable in
that second moto. Overall I
think I made a clear step from
last year to this year: I was rid-
ing better. I'm very happy. No
mistakes. It's important to be
like that and to keep consistent
in a long championship."
A 2-2 on the day gave Vialle
the overall win, followed by
Honda's Calvin Vlaanderen (4-1)
and Prado.
"A fantastic weekend for
us—both for Jorge and for me,"
said first-time winner Vialle. "I
felt good in the first race and
pushed a lot to follow Jorge,
and when I took the holeshot
in the second race, I waited
until three laps before I looked
behind, and Jorge wasn't
there. After Imola, this was the
best reply. Last weekend was
really bad for the championship
standing also, and I learned a
lot from my mistakes and made
it better this weekend." CN
MXGP
1. Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM) 1-2
2. Tim Gajser (Hon) 3-1
3. Pauls Jonass (Hus) 4-3
4. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 7-5
5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (Hon) 5-7
MX2
1. Tom Vialle (KTM) 2-2
2. Calvin Vlaanderen (Hon) 4-1
3. Jorge Prado (KTM) 1-4
4. Adam Sterry (Kaw) 4-3
5. Maxime Renaux (Yam) 6-5
Tom Vialle captured
his first career GP win
in the MX2 class.
