VOLUME ISSUE JULY , P51
MX2
The MX2 division also fea-
tures a tight points race among
the front-runners. This time,
red-plate holder Laengenfelder
meant business as he rocketed
out of the start gate and to the
early lead in race one. His Red
Bull KTM teammate, Sacha
Coenen, quickly moved to sec
-
ond, setting the stage for a battle
for the top spot. Laengenfelder,
however, had other plans as he
pulled away from Sacha and
claimed the win by more than
15 seconds over second place.
Sacha came home second over
Kawasaki's Mathis Valin, who
earned third. Defending champ
Kay de Wolf struggled in race
one after crashing on lap four,
dropping him back outside the
top 10. He eventually crossed
the line in sixth.
Race two saw Valin grab the
holeshot for the first time in his
career. He led former champ
Andrea Adamo for the first five
laps before the KTM rider made
the move for first position. Once
in control of the race, Adamo
steadily logged his laps en route
to the moto victory and earned
some redemption after a crash
in race one. A win in the second
moto granted him second overall
for the weekend. Laengenfelder
continued to push toward the
front and moved to second with
just five laps remaining. This
pass on Valin proved crucial
as the German rider earned the
overall victory and extended his
championship points lead. Valin
crossed the line in third and used
a pair of third-place finishes to
take third overall and his first
Grand Prix podium.
"The first moto was a holeshot
win, but for the second one, I
had to fight," Laengenfelder said.
"The track was so slippery, and I
had to push. I took some stones,
but I made my passes even if it
wasn't easy to find new lines. I
think this is my first 'overall' with
-
out going 1-1 this season, but it's
still nice! Good to bounce back
from Finland."
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MXGP OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 1-2
2. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 5-1
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 4-3
4. Ruben Fernandez (Hon) 2-7
5. Isak Gifting (Yam) 7-4
MX2 OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 1-2
2. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 5-1
3. Mathis Valin (Kaw) 3-3
4. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 2-8
5. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 6-4
Simon Laengenfelder
continued his quest
for the MX2 title with
another overall win.
