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was very demanding, but I'm very
pleased to win my ninth overall
here in Valkenswaard," Herlings
said. "We had great battles, my
team did a very good job, I'm so
glad to be on top at my home GP.
Everything so far is better than
last year, I'm really happy but it's
a long season and many things
can happened that I think the
most important thing is to stay
consistent and that's my goal for
this year."
Gajser was thrilled to get the
win in the first moto, especially
after having a poor gate choice
after suffering a DNF during Sat-
urday's qualifying race.
"Overall, I'm super happy, espe-
cially with what happened yester-
day and also with the gate pick that
I had for today," Gajser said. "It was
difficult to make a good start, but I
managed to make two solid ones in
the top five. The first race was nice,
as I was able to make quick passes
in the beginning and a little gap
to control the race. In the second
race, I was behind Jeffrey and we
were really pushing. In the second
lap, I got roosted and couldn't see
properly, but anyway, I tried to stay
with him."
Jasikonis was third again in the
moto for third overall. "The last
race was really tough," the Lithu-
anian said. "The last 15 minutes
were difficult in my mind, not
physically. I had quite a big crash
but that didn't stop me. I stopped
for goggles because it was so dif-
ficult with lappers. Overall it was
a tough race, but it was worth it
for a podium. It's been a long way
for me and thanks to all my team,
they always kept believing in me,
they gave me a chance, and this
is a little payback for their hard
work, but for sure I will keep go-
ing for many more."
Van Horebeek, Coldenhoff,
Desalle, Evgeny Bobryshev
(Husqvarna) and Harri Kullas
(Honda) rounded out the top 10 in
the second moto.
The top five overall went Her-
lings, Gajser, Jasikonis, Cairoli
Tom Vialle took
the overall win in
the MX2 class and
is the new points
leader.
