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fore the race, we made the tests
for Covid," Prado said Saturday,
the day before the MXGP of Lom-
mel. "Today I received the results
and I am positive for Covid-19. I
feel very frustrated not being able
to race tomorrow because my
job as a professional was to take
maximum precautions at all times.
My only routine has been to go to
training, to the track to compete
and then back home keeping
myself in a bubble just as I was
asked. Unfortunately, we don't
know so much about this virus that
I don't even have the minimum
idea how or when I could get it.
I hope to receive a negative test
soon to be back racing."
The KTM team said that Prado
is in "accordance with health and
sanitary guidelines," and that the
"the rest of the Red Bull KTM Fac-
tory Racing team have been tested
and returned negative results."
Gajser won both motos at the
MXGP of Lommel, while Cai-
roli crashed twice in the second
moto for fifth overall. Gajser now
leads Cairoli by 74 points with 150
points up for grabs in the three
remaining rounds.
Ben Watson
scored his first
career MX2 win
at the MXGP of
Lommel.
After sitting out the MXGP of
Lommel, Prado slipped from third
to fourth in the championship. He
now trails Jeremy Seewer (Ya-
maha) by 23 points.
In MX2, Tom Vialle (KTM) is
stretching out his championship
lead over rival Jago Geerts (Ya-
maha). Geerts was unable to take
advantage of racing on his home
track and gain any ground on
Vialle. The Belgian was unques-
tionably the fastest rider in the
sand but struggled keeping it on
two wheels, which included four
crashes in the last race alone,
during the Lommel triple. Geerts
now trails Vialle by 74 points.
Vialle also had an off day at the
MXGP of Lommel, which opened
the door for a new winner, Brit Ben
Watson (Yamaha). The victory was
no fluke, though. It was coming. He
captured his first moto win earlier
at the MXGP of Flanders, then
finished runner-up on Wednesday.
Watson capped off the week in Bel-
gium with his first overall victory with
a 1-4. The last Brit to win an MX2
overall was Max Anstie in 2016. CN
