and Romain and made a little
gap. I did all I could and now it's
down to three points. It's going to
be really interesting. Every point
counts right now."
MX2
All of the MX2 heavyweights
started up front in race one with
Tom Vialle (KTM) grabbing the
holeshot over Rene Hofer (KTM)
and newly crowned champ Max-
ime Renaux (Yamaha).
Hofer quickly moved into the
lead before giving it up to Renaux
on the opening lap. Renaux, sport-
ing his gold number plate, took
over first and never looked back.
Hofer ran second for the open-
ing half but fell and settled for sixth.
Jago Geerts (Yamaha) and
Vialle moved their way up be-
fore finishing second and third,
respectively.
Moto two had a similar look to
the first, with Vialle, Hofer and
Geerts all starting up front. At the
end of lap one, Geerts and Hofer
tangled, leaving the KTM rider on
the ground. Geerts stayed up on
his wheels and advanced to sec-
ond place, while Vialle held control
of the lead. Renaux was the man
on the move, making his way
through the pack after a poor start.
He passed into third by lap three.
Geerts and Vialle were still
tussling for second in the over-
all points and found themselves
together at the front of race two.
Geerts passed for the lead and
teammate Renaux quickly followed
suit, moving Vialle to third before
losing one more spot to the Austra-
lian, Jed Beaton (Husqvarna).
Geerts' 2-1 earned him the
overall for the day ahead of Re-
naux's 1-2 and Vialle's 3-4.
Vialle still holds second place in
the championship standings, just
seven ahead of Geerts in third.
"I knew my speed was good
already," said Geerts. "I was
there over the last few rounds but
couldn't quite make it happen.
Today, I managed to do it. I am
really happy to be back on the top
step. It's really important for the
championship, because I am in
the fight for second place in the
championship."
CN
MXGP
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 2-1
2. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 1-2
3. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 3-4
4. Tim Gajser (Hon) 8-3
5. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 5-5
MX2
1. Jago Geerts (Yam) 2-1
2. Maxime Renaux (Yam) 1-2
3. Tom Vialle (KTM) 3-4
4. Jed Beaton (Hus) 5-3
5. Kay De Wolf (Hus) 4-10
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Febvre traded (1-2) moto
wins with Herlings, so
the gap between the two
remains at three with one
round left, a mid-week race
at the same venue.
