Febvre, Geerts Check Off More
Wins In Czech Republic
T
he FIM Motocross World
Championship took to the
hillsides of the Czech Republic
for the MXGP of Loket, round 12
of the series, July 16. Fans saw
repeat victors in both classes,
with Romain Febvre taking his
third win in a row and Jago
Geerts claiming his second con
-
secutive win in the MX2 division.
MXGP
After yet another qualifying race
win, Jorge Prado, took off with
the early lead in the first MXGP
race. Febvre had other plans
though. After winning the last
two overalls, Febvre carried that
momentum as he powered his
Kawasaki to the lead by turn two
and never looked back. Prado
continued to fight for second
but eventually lost the spot to
Yamaha's Jeremy Seewer.
In moto two, Seewer pushed to
the lead with Prado second and
Febvre third. Febvre mounted an
early charge and capitalized on a
crash by Seewer to move into the
lead on lap six. He again looked
to be running away with it, but
then also fell in the same turn
as Seewer. With Febvre crash
-
ing out of the top spot, Calvin
Vlaanderen found himself inher-
iting the lead after passing up to
second. The Dutch rider claimed
his first win of the season, going
5-1 for fourth overall. Prado took
second, Seewer third and Febvre
fourth. Still, Febvre's 1-4 scores
gave him the edge for another
overall victory, his third in a row.
Prado however continues to lead
the championship standings by
nearly 100 points.
"I'm very happy to win after my
mistake in the second race," said
WIND
IN THE
P28
Romain Febvre
chalked up his third
consecutive MXGP win
in the Czech Republic.
