my riding. I knew that I could
do this more often, but it is
just about putting everything
together and building my con-
fidence. I think today was a
perfect example of what I can
do. I feel very confident going
to Indonesia."
MX2
There was drama in the MX2
division when points leader
Kay De Wolf suffered an ankle
injury in Saturday's qualifying
race and former points leader
Jago Geerts was back after
missing the previous round
due to a wrist injury.
Everts, the son of multi-time
World Champion Stefan Everts
and the grandson of four-time
World Champion Harry Everts,
blasted out of the gate as he
took the Fox Holeshot in the
first MX2 race. The young
KTM rider put himself in a
good position early on but
was overtaken on lap one by
16-year-old Lucas Coenen.
The Husqvarna-mounted
Coenen took off with the race
lead and let the rest of the MX2
field duke it out for the podium.
Everts and Roan van de Moos
-
dijk battled for second and third,
but Van de Moosdijk eventually
hit the deck and dropped to fifth.
This allowed the KTMs of Everts
and Adamo to round out the po-
dium. De Wolf and Geerts both
finished outside the top 10.
Everts grabbed his second
holeshot in race two, but it was
Coenen again who passed for
the lead on lap one. The two
youngsters ran up front until a
broken chain derailed Coenen's
race. This put Everts into the
lead and allowed him to take
his first-ever race win. A 2-1
also earned him the grand prix
overall. Adamo took second in
race two and second overall
with Thibault Benistant claiming
third. Adamo continues to lead
Benistant by 13 in the champion
-
ship points.
"It's definitely nice to win this
one," said Everts. "We made
some good steps with the bike,
and I felt at one with it. The pres-
sure is not easy in my shoes. I'm
the third generation of our family
and I have to perform. I proved
something this weekend. It is a
load off my shoulders, but I want
to keep going. I felt good and
could push right to the end of
that second moto."
CN
Overall
MXGP (Top 10)
1. Jorge Prado (GG) 1-1
2. Glenn Coldenhoff (Yam) 4-2
3. Ruben Fernandez (Hon) 3-4
4. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 2-5
5. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 6-3
MX2
1. Liam Everts (KTM) 2-1
2. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 3-2
3. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 4-3
4. Roan Van De Moosdijk (Hus) 5-5
5. Mikkel Haarup (KTM) 8-4
WIND
IN THE
P62
Liam Everts, the son of
former World Champion
Stefan and the grandson
of former World
Champion Harry Everts,
captured his first career
win in the MX2 class.
