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not have come at a better time. "It was really good," he said. "This podium feels super special for me because after last week- end, doubts starting to come. It was good to bounce back and get back on the podium." Prado, said, "It was a tough weekend for me. I didn't show very good speed in the timed practice, but then once the gate dropped, with my starts I could get my rhythm, and I was happy with that. We worked on the bike to find the settings to be compet- itive, so the team did a great job to figure out how to be as close as possible to perfect. Two rac- es—two difficult races—first race I was stuck behind Glenn and Tim in the first laps, they pulled away but, in the end, I came back to Glenn, but I couldn't pass him. In the second race, I knew again I couldn't throw it in the first corner and that start was also good, so I passed Tim and thought, 'okay,' but then I stalled the bike, so it was a pity." MX2 The holeshot master Vialle, once again, grabbed the start in MX2 race one. He led wire to wire to take the win, but Dutch- man Mikkel Haarup (Kawasaki) did not make it easy for the Red Bull KTM rider. Haarup pushed his way into second early on and rode right on Vialle's rear fender for most of the race. Small mis- takes in the final laps solidified their running order, going 1-2, respectively. A poor start for points leader Jago Geerts (Yamaha) put him back in the pack, but the Belgian moved his way into third with three laps left in the race. Vialle grabbed the start again in moto two, while Geerts struggled to break the top five by the end of lap one. Kay De Wolf (Husqvarna) found his form in race two as the Dutchman charged into second place early on. Geerts later had a spec- tacular crash which ended his weekend early. Vialle went on to sweep the day, going 1-1 for the overall. De Wolf stayed close to Vialle near the end and finished a close second in moto two for second overall. Haarup put on a late-race charge to finish sixth and se- cured another podium with third overall. Vialle overtook Geerts in the championship and now leads by 14 points. "It was a great weekend over- all," said Vialle. "I had two good starts and two good races, for sure, it wasn't easy. In the first race, I was struggling in the be- ginning to find the flow and was not riding as good as the second race. But Mikkel was pushing until the last lap, I didn't make so many mistakes and could grab the win, which was nice. In the second start, I got another hole- shot and again was tough, Kay was pushing, but I was a little bit better in the second race." CN MXGP 1. Tim Gajser (Hon) 1-1 2. Maxime Renaux (Yam) 4-2 3. Jorge Prado (GG) 3-4 4. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 5-3 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (Yam) 2-11 MX2 1. Tom Vialle (KTM) 1-1 2. Kay De Wolf (Hus) 6-2 3. Mikkel Haarup (Kaw) 2-6 4. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 5-3 5. Mattia Guadagnini (GG) 7-4 VOLUME 59 ISSUE 15 APRIL 12, 2022 P63 Tom Vialle also had a perfect day in MX2.