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with Romain [Febvre] until the
end before making the pass. In
the second race, I got around
Ruben [Fernandez] early and just
controlled it from there."
MX2
The MX2 division experienced
more shake-ups as Liam Everts
won the qualifying race and
aimed to gain crucial points in
the championship hunt. Come
Sunday, it was Factory Triumph's
Camden McLellan who claimed
his first-ever holeshot in race one.
The South African native con
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trolled the race from the front and
went on to win the moto by just
over three seconds, making him
the seventh different race winner
this season. This victory marked
the first for McLellan and the
first for the Triumph brand since
their entry into the MX2 scene.
Points leader Kay de Wolf moved
into second on the last lap with a
pass around Italian native Andrea
Adamo, and the two rounded out
the podium.
Three factory KTM bikes
started in front during race two,
with Sacha Coenen leading his
teammates Adamo and Simon
Laengenfelder across the finish
line. Liam Everts crashed
out on lap one and did
not finish the race, which
dropped him to fourth in
points.
Back at the front,
Coenen led the first three
laps before crashing out
from the top position and
later finishing seventh. This
misstep allowed Adamo to
take the lead, much to the
delight of the Italian fans.
He maintained the top spot
for nearly the entire race
but encountered lapped
riders as the clock wound
down. Yamaha's Thibault
Benistant seized this op
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portunity, closing the gap
to Adamo and passing for
first on the final lap. Beni
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stant rounded the final lap
in first place and achieved
12-1 scores, securing third
overall. Adamo managed to hold
on for second and clinched the
day's overall victory with 3-2 fin
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ishes. De Wolf finished fourth in
race two but with 2-4 results, he
achieved second overall, taking
sole control of the points lead.
"It was a solid day," Adamo
said. "I'm a bit disappointed that
I couldn't win the second race
because I led the whole way and
had a good gap. However, in the
last two laps, the lapped riders
made things difficult. But anyway,
that's racing. I finished second
and took the overall win, and
that's what matters most."
CN
MXGP (Top 5)
1. Tim Gajser (Hon) 1-1
2. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 2-2
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 5-3
4. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 3-6
5. Ruben Fernandez (Hon) 7-5
MX2 (Top 5)
1. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 3-2
2. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 2-4
3. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 12-1
4. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 7-3
5. Cas Valk (KTM) 6-5
Andrea Adamo
celebrates the
MX2 overall win
in front of his
home fans.
MXGP & MX2 Highlights
