Herlings, De Wolf Lead Latvia MXGP Sweep
R
ound eight of the FIM Mo-
tocross World Champion-
ship visited the sandy circuit of
Kegums for the MXGP of Latvia.
Not surprisingly, two Dutchmen,
Jeffery Herlings and Kay De
Wolf, shined in the soft stuff as
they both claimed dominant 1-1
victories.
MXGP
GasGas Factory Racing's Jorge
Prado was the early leader in
both races but Herlings was
leader at the end of both races.
The Red Bull KTM factory rider,
Herlings, made it hard on himself
by crashing early in moto one. He
got back on and charged hard the
rest of the moto, passing Prado
with four laps to go.
Prado took second and Hon
-
da's Ruben Fernandez was third.
In the second moto, Prado
again led early but Kawasaki rider
Romain Febvre was determined
to make up for a quiet moto one.
Febvre got out in front and
quickly built up a sizeable lead,
but, once again, Herlings was on
the move. The KTM rider slowly
reeled in Febvre, passed the Bel
-
gian, and went on to take the win
again and the overall victory.
"I had to work hard to get
through," Herlings said. "It was
not easy at all to catch and pass
Jorge and Romain, but when I
went for it, I could make it hap-
pen. Romain was riding really
good. I had to fight."
Febvre finished second ahead
of Prado and Fernandez.
MX2
In MX2, there were several new
names battling up front along
with well-known ones. Husqvar-
na riders Roan Van De Moosdijk
and Kay De Wolf, along with
Yamaha's Thibault Benistant,
fought for the win in moto one.
De Wolf scrubbed his way past
Benistant on lap seven to take
over the lead. The two stayed
close for the remainder of the
race, but De Wolf held on for the
WIND
IN THE
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Jeffrey Herlings came
from behind to win both
MXGP motos in Latvia.
PHOTO: RAY ARCHER
