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WIND IN THE P60 championship." Gajser finished just off the podium in fourth during race one but rebounded in race two and made his way to the lead early on. He found his hands full with Prado and Herlings and later dropped back to third before crashing spectacularly late in the race. The points leader salvaged third in the moto and third over - all with 4-3 finishes. "The pace was good, we were really close," said Gajser. "It's a shame for that crash in the sec - ond race. I didn't feel that I was pushing over myself, but just a little slight mistake, you know, and the track was quite rough and sketchy, and yeah, I just lost the front, and then I fell back, and then Coldenhoff caught me, and then we had to push hard for the last three laps. But any - way, I'm happy to finish on the podium, I lost a couple of points, but we are still in the lead." Antonio Cairoli also made headlines as he returned to the MXGP paddock with the Ducati Corse team and debuted the new Desmo 450MX. Unfortu - nately, his homecoming didn't pan out as planned, and the former champion went 15-DNF on the day. MX2 The two Nestaan Husqvarna's of Lucas Coenen and Kay de Wolf found themselves battling up front in both motos of the MX2 division. De Wolf overtook the lead in race one, but Coenen did not give up the tow until the checkered flag. The teammates crossed the line with de Wolf winning by just less than a sec - ond over Coenen. Liam Everts took third. De Wolf again put his Husqvarna in the lead group during moto two passing up to second in the early stages while KTM's Sacha Coenen ran away with the early lead. The points leader then tipped over while running second and allowed Lucas Coenen to slip through. Coenen took full advantage of the opportunity and quickly moved within striking distance of his twin brother, Sacha. Lucas made the pass on lap eight and continued to open up a gap, extending it to over 30 seconds at the checkers. His 2-1 scores gave him the day's overall prize. De Wolf later fell again and dropped to fourth in the race, going 1-4 for second on the box. Andrea Adamo made his way to second in the moto and earned another overall podium in the process. "Not the easiest weekend, but a great result in the end," said Lucas Coenen. "In the first race, I hit the gate at the start, but I tried my best and got back to P2, chasing Kay, so that was good. In the second moto, I really wanted to win. I needed to make a good start but didn't. I man - aged to fight my way back to P3. Kay made a small mistake, so I took the opportunity to get past him. From there, I just tried to control the race and keep the flow going. It was a really good weekend, and we're now fo - cused on Switzerland." CN MXGP (Top 5) 1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 1-1 2. Jorge Prado (GG) 2-2 3. Tim Gajser (Hon) 4-3 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 3-4 5. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 5-5 MX2 (Top 5) 1. Lucas Coenen (Hus) 2-1 2. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 1-4 3. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 4-2 4. Camden Mc Lellan (Tri) 5-3 5. Liam Everts (KTM) 3-7 MXGP of The Netherlands 2024 Video Highlights