Gajser Takes Back Red Plate In Germany
A
round after losing the red
plate to KTM's Jeffrey
Herlings, Honda's Tim Gajser
snatched it back at the MXGP
of Germany at Teutschenthal,
October 3, round 11 of the FIM
Motocross World Championship.
A 3-1 netted Gajser the overall
win, while a 2-3 handed Herlings
second overall. The two champi-
onship rivals went into the race
with Herlings leading Gajser by
one point, but Gajser, who is still
recovering from a broken col-
larbone, leaves Germany leading
Herlings by two points.
A wild moment happened in
moto one when Red Bull KTM
teammates Herlings and Jorge
Prado collided in midair over the
finish line jump. The two battled for
much of the race and were going
at it fiercely for the win when the
two crashed spectacularly. Prado,
who was credited with the win by
just two-tenths of a second, got the
worst of it, and did not return for
the second moto, needing stitches
to his upper torso. Herlings stag-
gered off the track with a sore
knee but came back to get third in
the second moto.
"What can I say? As good
as it starts, as bad as it ends,"
Herlings said. "I'm lucky to still
be racing today. I made some
mistakes in the first 15 mins of
the first moto but was then able
to catch Jorge. We know he is
not the easiest rider to pass;
he defends his line and there is
nothing wrong with that but jump-
ing? My knee had a big impact
and it's 100 percent okay, but the
trauma of the bang meant it was
really sore in that second moto."
Kawasaki's Romain Febvre
was third overall with a 4-2, while
Pauls Jonass (GasGas) and Jer-
emy Seewer (Yamaha) rounded
out the top five overall.
IN
THE
WIND
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Tim Gajser snatched the red
plate back after surrendering
it to Jeffrey Herlings at the
previous MXGP round. Gajser
took the MXGP of Germany
win with a 3-1.
