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Honda's Tim Gajser took
the overall win at the MXGP
of Lombardia. He's won
both rounds so far.
Gajser, Geerts Great at MXGP
of Lombardia
R
ound two of the FIM Moto-
cross World Championship,
the MXGP of Lombardia in Man-
tova, Italy, March 6, saw Honda's
Tim Gajser and Yamaha's Jago
Geerts taking top honors in
their respective classes. Gajser
maintained his lead in the MXGP
Championship, Geerts came
away with the red plate in MX for
the first time since 2020.
Gajser claimed the overall win
with 2-1 motos. Red Bull KTM's
Jorge Prado started up front as
usual with Gajser in tow. The
two rode toe-to-toe for nearly the
entire moto with Prado eventually
taking the win. Gajser came close
on multiple occasions but never
managed to make a pass stick.
MXGP rookie Maxime Renaux,
on the Monster Energy Yamaha,
took third.
Gajser quickly jumped to the
front at the start of race two,
while Prado got squeezed out on
the start line. This put him back
in the pack, while Gajser took
the lead and would never let go
of it.
Prado made his way up to
fourth at one point but suffered
a crash late in the race. The
Spaniard would eventually finish
seventh, his 1-7 tally resulting in
third overall.
Renaux had another solid
outing, taking the checkered flag
seven seconds behind Gajser for
second overall.
Husqvarna's Brian Bogers
went 7-3 for fourth overall, while
Yamaha's Jeremy Seewer round-
ed out the top five with a 4-5.
After two rounds, Gajser
