able to check-out and control the
race. It was good. I'm looking
forward to Arco and the shorter
start straight there!"
In the MX2 class, Frenchman
Maxime Renaux extended his al-
ready comfortable championship
lead after going 2-1 on the day,
which netted the Yamaha rider
the overall victory.
Jago Geerts, Renaux's team-
mate and nearest in the champi-
onship, struggled with crashes
in the first moto and eventually
came across the finish line in
13th place.
Geerts rebounded nicely in
the second moto, as he battled
Renaux for the win late in the
race, missing out by less than
a second over his teammate.
Geerts finished out the day sixth
overall. Geerts trails Renaux by
108 points.
Geerts, however, is fight-
ing hard to keep second in the
championship. He is just one
point ahead of Red Bull KTM's
Mattia Guadagnini, who went 3-8
on the day for fourth overall.
Red Bull KTM's Tom Vialle won
the first MX2 moto but drifted
back to third in the second moto
for second overall. Vialle, who
was injured earlier in the season,
is fourth in the championship,
nine points behind Guadagnini.
"It feels really good, and I
am really happy with the day,"
Renaux said. "The first race was
good. I took a good start and
tried to stick with Tom [Vialle], but
he wasn't making any mistakes.
He was riding really good. So, I
couldn't find any gaps and was
able to satisfy myself with my
position.
"Second race was really
good," Renaux said. "I had a
good start again. I was third
behind Jago and Tom then I
could find the spot to make a
pass happen and I went for it. It
was a confidence boost. Really
happy to be back at the top of
the podium."
CN
MXGP
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 3-1
2. Jorge Prado (KTM) 2-3
3. Tim Gajser (Hon) 4-2
4. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 1-7
5. Tony Cairoli (KTM) 7-4
MX2
1. Maxime Renaux (Yam) 2-1
2. Tom Vialle (KTM) 1-3
3. Jed Beaton (Hus) 4-4
4. Mattia Guadagnini (KTM) 3-8
5. Rene Hofer (KTM) 5-6
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Maxime Renaux took the
overall win in MX2, padding
his already huge points lead.
