championship lead by two
points over Gajser. Herlings took
second on the weekend with
4-2 results, swapping spots with
Febvre's 2-4 for third.
"I grew up around 15 min
-
utes from here and pretty much
learned to ride all around here,
so of course, winning an MXGP
here makes things super spe
-
cial," Prado said. "It's a very
tough track, especially in the
second moto. It was very rough.
My goal for the weekend was to
win, and I did it. I feel like noth
-
ing could stop me this weekend.
We also have recaptured the red
plate and to have it is important,
but to keep it until the end of the
season is going to take more
work."
"I missed my starts a bit today
but got back to 4th and 2nd,"
Herlings said. "I had a bit of luck
with Tim crashing. I know I need
to work on my weak points but
the speed is coming back, and I
felt it again here. Pretty pumped
with my second podium."
"I'm happy to be on the box for
sure," said Febvre. "In the first
race, I thought I had something
for Jorge, but he was fast. I
didn't make so many mistakes,
and I was happy with second.
Second starts were not the best,
actually, but the first two laps
went really good. Then I lost a lit
-
tle bit of my rhythm and got a bit
disappointed, but Vlaanderen's
crash put me on the podium, so I
had mixed emotions, but we got
back to work."
MX2
Race one of the MX2 division
saw Yamaha's Thibault Benistant
take the holeshot and early
lead. Defending MX2 champ,
Andrea Adamo was having one
of his best races of the year
and challenged Benistant for
the lead, eventually taking over
the top spot before Benistant's
big crash. Points leader Kay de
Wolf moved his way through the
field after a poor start and found
himself on Adamo's rear fender
with one lap to go. After a sus
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penseful final lap, Adamo held
on for the win, finishing less than
a second clear of de Wolf. Liam
Everts finished third.
Everts rolled the race-one
podium into a holeshot in race
two, with Lucas Coenen pass
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ing for the lead on the opening
lap. Coenen held the top spot for
the entire race and showed the
WIND
IN THE
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Lucas Coenen earned his first overall of 2024.
