Gajser, De Wolf Check Out at MXGP
of Czech Republic
T
he 13th round of the FIM
Motocross World Champion-
ship took place at the hillside
circuit of Loket for the MXGP
of the Czech Republic on July
20-21. Points leaders Tim Gajser
and Kay de Wolf continued their
championship charges, both
claiming individual overall victo
-
ries and further extending their
championship leads.
MXGP
Both races of the MXGP division
saw close racing among the
three championship contend
-
ers. Jorge Prado led early on,
with rivals Gajser and Jeffrey
Herlings in close succession.
The three battled for position
early on but settled into a pace
near the halfway mark. Herlings
then struck on lap eight as he
moved past Prado for the lead
and never looked back. The KTM
rider checked out and crossed
the line first, taking the 200th
race win of his career. Prado
held on for second, with Gajser
in third.
Race two saw Prado and
Gajser up front yet again, with
Herlings struggling from the
get-go. Two crashes on the
opening lap spelled trouble for
the race-one winner. Prado led
again as he did early in the first
moto, but Gajser continued to
close. On lap nine, the Honda
rider executed his final move,
which secured the lead from the
reigning champ. Gajser held on
for victory and claimed the over
-
all win with 3-1 scores. Prado's
2-2 gave him second. Herlings
charged back to a brilliant fourth
and earned third overall with 1-4
finishes. Gajser continues to
WIND
IN THE
P46
Defending champ
Jorge Prado (1) leads
the way at Loket.
