Gajser Masters Maggiora MXGP
T
im Gajser scored the over-
all win at the MXGP of Italy
at Maggiora Park on June 16.
The factory Honda rider won
an exciting first moto and took
second place in moto two, which
was enough to give the Slovaki
-
an the overall win and extend his
points lead over championship
rival Jorge Prado.
Moto one was a thriller, with
Gajser, Prado and former champ
Jeffrey Herlings all battling it out
for the win. At the finish, just 2.3
seconds covered the top three
finishers: Gajser, Prado and
Herlings. Holland's Calvin Vlaan
-
deren (Yamaha) was a distant
fourth and Swiss rider Jeremy
Seewer (Kawasaki) was fifth.
Gajser pulled the holeshot in
moto two, and Herlings settled
in behind the Honda rider in
second. Unfortunately for Prado,
the Spaniard tangled with an
-
other rider off the start and went
down. The defending champ
was banged up in the fall but
tried to continue. However, he
eventually pulled out of the race
and rode back to the GasGas
pits.
Meanwhile, Gajser and Her
-
lings were locked in a duel for
the moto win. Herlings was des-
perate to get around Gajser on
the hard-to-pass track and nearly
crashed while trying to do so.
Then Gajser lost the front end
and went down, giving Herlings
the lead and eventual win.
Despite finishing second to
Herlings, Gajser's 1-2 moto com
-
bo was enough to beat Herling's
3-1 for the overall win.
"Two good races and good
starts, so I'm super happy!" said
Gajser.
"I found that the speed was
there in the first race," Herlings
said. "It wasn't easy to pass when
I was behind Prado in the first
race and Gajser in the second. I
had the speed to pass but couldn't
WIND
IN THE
P50
Overall winner Tim Gajser
leads Jorge Prado in
an exciting first moto
at the MXGP of Italy at
Maggiora Park.
