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MXGP Wraps Up In China
T
he final round of the 2019 FIM
Motocross World Champion-
ship marked the first-ever MXGP
held in China, at the Shanghai
Off-Road Circuit, September 14-
15.
Jeffrey Herlings won his sec-
ond MXGP overall of the season,
while Jorge Prado made a state-
ment by winning the last round
of the season, and both Red Bull
KTM Factory Racing riders will
be remembered as the first to get
Chinese gold.
Taking the top three spots in
the final MXGP Championship
standings were Team HRC's Tim
Gajser, Monster Energy Yamaha
Factory Racing's Jeremy Seewer
and Standing Construct KTM's
Glenn Coldenhoff, while in MX2
Jeffrey Herlings
capped off the
2019 MXGP
Championship
with a historic win
in China. PHOTOS:
RAY ARCHER
class, Prado, Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing's
Thomas Kjer Olsen and Monster
Energy Kemea Yamaha's Jago
Geerts finalized the 2019 Champi-
onship standings.
Herlings, the 2018 MXGP
Champion who sat out most
of the season due to injuries,
capped off the final two rounds
with back-to-back wins (his only
two wins of the season).
In China, Herlings came from
behind to place second in the
first moto. He was closing in on
KTM rider Coldenhoff, who led
most of the race when the check-
ered flag came out. Less than a
second separated the two riders.
Gajser, who had already
