him 26 points behind Febvre in
the overall championship.
"It was a good weekend,"
Coenen said. "Two solid races,
2-2 for second overall, and
good championship points. In
the second race, I had a decent
start, but Jeffrey got by me and
I struggled to find my flow. The
track was tricky, and I made a
few mistakes."
Points leader Romain Febvre
finished third overall. The Kawa
-
saki rider struggled in race one
and fell in the deep sand which
dropped him back to sixth in the
running order. Race two was a
much better improvement for
the Frenchman as he challenged
Coenen for second during the first
half of the moto. Febvre crossed
the line third, going 6-3 for third
overall. He still leads the champi
-
onship by 26 over Coenen.
"In the first race I was running
fourth and fighting for third, but
the track was tough," Febvre said.
"I got too close, clipped a rear
wheel and went down. That cost
me a lot. Second race was better, I
was up front, battling with the lead
group. I gave it everything but just
couldn't make the pass."
MX2
The MX2 division still feels up
for grabs as the series is now past
the halfway mark. Former MX2
champion Andrea Adamo led the
series coming into the weekend,
but his teammate Simon Laengen
-
felder reclaimed the red plate after
Saturday's qualifying race.
The other KTM of Sacha
Coenen kicked things off in race
one with his eighth holeshot of
the year. Coenen's sand skills
shone in the thick conditions as
the young Belgian rider led the
entire first moto. Points leader
Laengenfelder slotted in behind
his KTM teammate Coenen, and
the two front-runners broke away
with a 20-second gap over third-
place finisher Liam Everts. Further
back in the pack, championship
favorites Adamo and Kay de Wolf
faced their share of hardships
and fell multiple times. Both riders
finished outside the top five.
Race two saw a much bet
-
ter rebound for the defending
number one, de Wolf. With a fresh
prep on the track, the Husqvarna
rider suffered a poor start but
continually made passes through
-
out the 17-lap moto. Late in the
race he passed into podium ter-
ritory before overtaking Coenen
for second. Still, Laengenfelder
controlled the lead and the overall
victory with a seven-second gap
over de Wolf and Coenen. On the
final lap, Laengenfelder tumbled
out of first place and fell back
to third. This mistake handed
the race win over to de Wolf and
allowed Coenen to claim the
overall victory with 1-2 finishes.
Laengenfelder remounted to
finish second on the day and still
leads the championship by 27
over Adamo.
"It feels really good to be back
on the top step of the podium,"
Coene said. "It was a solid week
-
end. Just in qualifying, I had a
little collision with my teammate,
but that's racing. We got through
the races with good starts and
strong riding, and we're happy to
leave here with the overall win."
The series has a weekend off
from here before reconvening
in the United Kingdom for the
MXGP of Great Britain at the
famous Matterley Basin venue in
England.
CN
MXGP (Top 5)
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 1-1
2. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 2-2
3. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 6-3
4. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 3-7
5. Ruben Fernandez (Hon) 4-6
MX2 (Top 5)
1. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 1-2
2. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 2-3
3. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 8-1
4. Liam Everts (Hus) 3-5
5. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 7-5
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2025 MX2 & MXGP of Latvia Highlights
