Gajser, Geerts Great In Italy MXGP
G
ates dropped for round
seven of the MXGP World
Championship this weekend at
Maggiora Park for the MXGP of
Italy. Overnight rains made the
track extra tricky, but Tim Gajser
and Jago Geerts again walked
away with overall victories.
Calvin Vlaanderen grabbed
the holeshot and early lead in
MXGP race one over Gajser and
Maxime Renaux. Vlaanderen led
for the first half of the race, be-
fore making a mistake and being
passed by Renaux on lap seven.
Gajser then pressured Renaux
and finally made the pass stick to
take over the lead. Jeremy See-
wer came on strong with a late-
race charge that saw him catch
and pass his Yamaha teammate
Renaux. The two stayed close
but Renaux fell on the final lap
which allowed Seewer to main-
tain second position. Gajser
easily took the victory ahead of
Seewer while Renaux recovered
in time to secure third.
Kawasaki's Ben Watson got
the start in race two and ran up
front early in the second moto
over Seewer, Pauls Jonass
and Gajser. Jonass made a
decisive pass and took the lead
from Watson, while Gajser and
Seewer closely followed suit
and dropped the Kawasaki man
back a few positions. By lap six,
Gajser passed Jonass for the
lead and never looked back from
there. Seewer made the same
move one lap later and moved
himself into another podium posi-
tion. Renaux rode great again
in race two and charged hard
to pass Jonass and Watson late
in the race. The top three riders
maintained their same positions
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Tim Gajser was perfect
once again at the MXGP of
Italy at Maggiora Park.
