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Coenen, Adamo Win MXGP of Portugal T he FIM Motocross World Championship visited the Crossodromo Internacional de Agueda in Portugal for the sev - enth round of the 2025 season. Downpour conditions thoroughly soaked the track, resulting in muddy conditions for every moto. MXGP points leader Tim Gajser chose to sit out this round after injuring his shoulder during round six, which left the MXGP title chase wide open. Both the MXGP and MX2 divisions were domi - nated with 1-1 scores achieved by Lucas Coenen and Andrea Adamo, respectively. MXGP After claiming 1-1 victories at round six in Switzerland, Lucas Coenen continued his momen - tum with another win during Saturday's qualifying race in Portugal. The MXGP rookie then grabbed the holeshot in Sun- day's race one and got out front in the muddy first moto. Coenen led all of the first race and navigated the slop with veteran experience. The Factory Red Bull KTM rider crossed the line first to take the opening win, his third race win in a row. Romain Febvre stayed close and repeatedly tried to pass Coenen but never managed to make a move stick. He took sec - ond and took over the champion- ship lead in the process. Honda's Ruben Fernandez battled for the final spot on the podium with Fantic's Brian Bogers. Bogers took over the position but eventually fell and dislocated his shoulder, allowing Fernandez to slip by and claim third. Race two looked like more of the same as rain proceeded to fall mid-moto and further deteri - orate the racing surface. Coenen again crossed the holeshot line first, with Febvre and Fernandez hot on his heels. Despite their good starts, neither contender could deter the rookie, Coenen. He once again led all of race two and fended off multiple attacks from Febvre late in the moto. With 1-1 finishes, Coenen swept the weekend and further extended his win streak to four races in a row. Febvre claimed second on the day with 2-2 re - sults and now leads the champi- onship standings by 25 points. Fernandez used a pair of thirds for third overall and landed his first podium of the year. "It was a really good weekend overall," Coenen said. "I didn't expect this kind of result com - ing in, especially with the mud. I struggled a lot here last year. I knew the starts would be key, and I managed to get them today. Romain [Febvre] was pushing hard the whole time, and I got a bit nervous, but on the last lap he made a mistake, and I didn't see him anymore. That was probably my best lap of the race." MX2 The MX2 division is still up for grabs, with three riders duking it out for 250cc supremacy. The former MX2 Champion, Andrea Adamo, kicked things off on Saturday with the qualifying race win and rolled that confi - dence into Sunday's racing. Liam Everts started race one with the holeshot but quickly fell on lap one and was overtaken by Sacha Coenen. The first race proved to be one of attrition, as falls and WIND IN THE P34 Lucas Coenen made it two wins in a row as he swept the MXGP of Portugal with 1-1 results.