Febvre, Geerts Top MXGP of
Flanders-Belgium
T
he sand and whoops of Lom-
mel greeted the racers of
round six of the 2021 FIM Mo-
tocross World Championship in
Flanders, Belgium, for the MXGP
of Flanders-Belgium, August 1.
For Febvre, it was his first win at
Lommel, and for Geerts, it was a
sweet home victory.
Had it not been for a fall in
moto one, it could've been a
sweep for the Monster Energy
Kawasaki rider, Febvre. He was
leading moto one when he went
down in the sand, handing the
point position to Jeffrey Herlings,
who was back on the track after
breaking his shoulder blade just
13 days earlier.
Herlings cruised home for the
win followed by Febvre, Herlings'
Red Bull KTM teammate Antonio
Cairoli, Pauls Jonass (GG) and
Jeremy Seewer (Yamaha).
Febvre took an early lead in
moto two but went down again.
This time, however, he had plenty
of time to make amends and
came up through the pack to
pass Jonass late in the race to
take the moto win over the Gas-
Gas rider and the overall victory.
Herlings, meanwhile, also went
down but came back to get fifth
in the moto, which was good
enough for second overall.
Jonass got on the podium with
a 4-2.
Championship leader Tim
Gajser (Honda) had a crash-filled
day and lost valuable ground to his
nearest rival, Febvre. A 7-4 netted
sixth overall for the defending
champ, Gajser, who leads Febvre
now by just five points.
Former Champion Antonio
Cairoli (fifth overall, 3-7) has been
gaining ground, as well. The
veteran is currently third in the
championship, just nine points
behind Gajser.
In MX2, Dutchman Kay de Wolf
(Husqvarna) chalked up his first
career moto win when he topped
the second moto, but it was the
home favorite, Geerts, who came
away with the overall win with a
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THE
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Romain Febvre was
the overall winner at
the MXGP of Flanders-
Belgium and he's now
within five points of
championship leader
Tim Gajser.
PHOTO: MXGP
