Febvre, Everts Win MXGP of The Netherlands
R
oman Febvre (Kawasaki) kept
his slim Championship hopes
alive with a 2-1 that gave the Bel-
gian the overall MXGP victory at
Arnhem on August 20. Champion-
ship leader Jorge Prado (GasGas)
was second overall with a 1-4.
In MX2, German Simon
Laengenfelder (GasGas) and Bel-
gian Lucas Coenen (Husqvarna)
split the moto wins, but Liam
Everts (KTM) came away with
his second overall victory of the
year. Andrea Adamo (KTM) still
leads the Championship by a
wide margin after a steady day in
the Dutch sand.
The two men at the top of the
MXGP Championship leader
-
board, Prado and Febvre, battled
for the win in the opening moto.
Prado had the early advantage
until Febvre slipped past on lap
nine of the 18-lap race. Unfortu-
nately for Febvre, a rock became
wedged in his rear brake two laps
later, which momentarily stalled
his momentum. While he dealt
with that issue, Prado and Jeremy
Seewer (Yamaha) rode past
the Kawasaki rider. Febvre got
back going again and was gifted
second place in the moto when
Seewer went down two laps from
getting the checkered flag.
Prado, Febvre and Seewer
went 1-2-3 in the moto, while
Glen Coldenhoff (Yamaha) and
Tim Gajser (Honda) went 4-5.
Febvre came out blazing in
moto two. He grabbed the hole
-
shot and never looked back en
route to victory. His 2-1 gave him
the overall victory and his sixth
GP victory of the season.
Seewer and Coldenhoff engaged
in a great battle for second as
they closed in on Febvre late in the
moto. It was a battle for the last
spot on the overall podium, which
ended up going Seewer's way. See
-
wer (3-2) took second in the moto
and Coldenhoff (4-3) third.
Prado was fourth in the moto,
which was good enough for
second overall (1-4), knocking
the home favorite, Coldenhoff,
off the podium.
Gajser finished fifth again for
fifth overall.
WIND
IN THE
P36
Roman Febvre (3) won the MXGP of The
Netherlands for his sixth win of the season but
still trails Championship leader Jorge Prado by
92 points with three rounds to go.
PHOTO: MXGP
