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Cycle News 2024 Issue 09 March 5

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Coldenhoff, Adamo Haul at Hawkstone International A nother preseason gate drop for the MXGP rid- ers took place at the 25th edition of the Inter- national of Hawkstone Park in England, March 2-3. Many of the MX1 and MX2 heavyweights came to shake off the cobwebs and dial in their settings prior to round one of the 2024 MXGP campaign. Glenn Coldenhoff and Andrea Adamo claimed their respective overall victories. Coldenhoff took the overall win for the second year in a row by being the most consistent rider of the weekend. Riding his new Fantic XX 450, the Dutchman excelled in the sandy conditions and finished with a pair of seconds. Romain Febvre claimed the opening race win but a DNF in the early parts of race two dropped him to eighth overall. Jeffrey Herlings returned to the line for his first race since the MXGP of Teutschenthal back in WIND IN THE P62 June of 2023. He crossed the line in fourth in race one but battled Coldenhoff for the duration of race two. Eventually, Herlings took the win by less than two seconds, earning second overall in the process. Pauls Jonass led early in race one and rounded out the podium with 3-3 scores. Reigning MX2 World Champion Andrea Adamo dominated the MX2 divi - sion. He moved to the lead by lap three in race one and ran away with the victory. The KTM rider then swept the second race of the day by more than 10 seconds. Cas Valk and Hakon Oster - hagen swapped positions during the day and rounded out the podium in second and third, respectively. CN MX1 (Top 5) 1. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 2-2 2. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 4-1 3. Pauls Jonass (Hon) 3-3 4. Jeremy Seewer (Kaw) 7-4 5. Isak Gifting (Yam) 5-5 MX2 (Top 5) 1. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 1-1 2. Cas Valk (KTM) 3-2 3. Hakon Osterhagen (Hon) 2-3 4. Maximilian Werner (Hon) 4-6 5. Bradley Mesters (KTM) 5-5 Glenn Coldenhoff took the overall win at the Hawkstone International preseason MXGP race in the U.K. KTM's Andrea Adamo dominated the MX2 division.

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