Laengenfelder, Febvre Win
at MXGP of France
R
ound nine of the FIM Moto-
cross World Championship
took place on the northern
hillsides of Ernee at the Circuit
Raymond Demy for the MXGP
of France. By the end of the
weekend, local favorite Romain
Febvre had secured the MXGP
overall victory, while Simon
Laengenfelder triumphed in the
MX2 division and assumed the
points lead.
MXGP
Febvre entered the race
weekend with a strong grip on
the championship standings,
leading by 49 points over his
closest competitor. However, in
race one, he started well outside
the top five, while Lucas Coenen,
second in points, seized the
holeshot and quickly took the
early lead. To the fans' delight,
Febvre navigated through the
field and overtook Jeffrey
Herlings for second place with
five laps remaining. By this time,
Coenen was too far ahead, and
despite Febvre's efforts, the KTM
rider secured a clear victory by
over three seconds. This left the
day's overall win to be deter
-
mined in the second moto.
Race two saw Coenen seize
the lead by turn three as the
rookie attempted to break away.
Febvre, however, had other
plans. The French rider caught
up to Coenen's rear wheel by the
end of lap two, and the race was
on from there. By the halfway
point, Febvre made his move for
the lead after Coenen made a
crucial mistake on one of Ernee's
steep climbs. This pass put Fe
-
bvre in command of the overall
win, but Coenen didn't go down
without a fight. The Belgian
stayed close all the way to the
line, missing the 1-1 sweep by
less than a second at the finish.
Febvre's victory in the second
moto secured him the overall
win as he maintained his lead in
WIND
IN THE
P50
Romain Febvre won
the overall at the
French GP in front
of his home fans.
