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costly mistake from Coenen handed the win over to Febvre. Yamaha's Calvin Vlaanderen finished third. Moto two saw Jeffrey Her - lings rocket out to the holeshot, his first since 2021. The Dutch- man sprinted away with the lead in the early laps but later crashed out of the lead and eventually finished eighth in his first race back from a broken collarbone. The crash from Herlings once again put Febvre and Coenen at the front of the field. Coenen pressured Febvre and came out of nowhere with a lightning pass for the lead. Once in first, the Belgian rider cruised to victory in front of his home fans—taking the overall in stride with 2-1 results. This marks his fifth overall win of the year as well as the first time a Belgian rider has won on home soil since Kevin Strijbos back in 2016. Coenen is now just nine points back in the championship. "I didn't want to waste any time in the second race," Coenen said. "I came from the back and just pushed all the way to the front. Winning in front of the home crowd and my family is the best feeling ever. Romain has the red plate, but we're still closing the gap, and I'm enjoying every part of the way. I wanted to win in Lommel, and we did it, so I'm super happy." Febvre still finished second overall with a second in race two and holds the points lead as the series heads into its final stretch. Andrea Bonacorsi rounded out the podium in the second moto, but Vlaanderen still earned third overall for the day. MX2 Time is running out for de - fending MX2 Champion Kay de Wolf. The Dutch rider excels in the Lommel sand, and he proved his point early in race one as he moved to the lead on lap one af- ter passing hometown hero Sa- cha Coenen. Once out front, de Wolf never relinquished the lead and scored maximum points en route to a near 30-second win. Triumph's Camden McLellan crossed the line third, with Andrea Adamo rounding out the podium. Coenen fell again but still took fourth, while points leader Simon Laengenfelder finished outside the top five back in seventh. Moto two, once again, saw Coenen and de Wolf up front in the early stages. The number one made a decisive pass for the lead on lap two and proceeded to run away with the race win. After topping the qualifying race on Saturday, de Wolf swept the motos and dominated the day for another overall win. He crossed the line 11 seconds clear of sec - ond place and scored the maxi- mum take of points. He's now 38 points back from Laengenfelder in the title chase. "I definitely needed these points," de Wolf said. "That was our goal coming into the week - end; get the points. And that's exactly what we've done. Really happy with my riding, and ev- erything I worked on during the week paid off." Coenen rebounded in race two and stayed upright to finish second. His 4-2 results earned him third overall. McLellan put in a strong ride in the final race to take third, putting him second on the day with 2-3 scores. This matches his season-best result. Five more rounds remain in the 2025 season as the series picks back up in the hard-pack conditions for the MXGP of Sweden. CN MXGP (Top 5) 1. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 2-1 2. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 1-2 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yam) 3-5 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 5-4 5. Andrea Bonacorsi (Fan) 9-3 MX2 (Top 5) 1. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 1-1 2. Camden McLellan (Tri) 2-3 3. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 4-3 4. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 3-8 5. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 7-4 WIND IN THE P60 No surprise, as Kay de Wolf used his sand skills to sweep every MX2 race of the weekend.