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WIND IN THE P52 he stalled, so the timing was a bit unlucky. He was strong today, so credit to him. For me, it's not too bad considering I've only been back on the bike for two and a half weeks." Calvin Vlaanderen rounded out the podium again with another third overall. Sweden proved to be another strong day for the Dutch rider as he led his Ya - maha teammates around the hard-packed Uddevalla circuit. A third in race one set the tone for Vlaanderen. He backed that up with a fourth to finish the day, and 3-4 results earned him another podium and put him fifth in the championship standings. The Swedish fans went wild for their own Isak Gifting, who ran up front in both motos. The privateer Yamaha rider ran third in race one before crashing with Tim Gajser and eventually finishing 17th. Race two saw a spirited ride from the Swede as he passed for the lead on the final lap before crashing just a few turns later. After the crash, his bike would not start, and he was forced to retire. His 22nd overall surely did not reflect the ef - fort from Gifting at his home GP. MX2 Sacha Coenen ripped one of his patented holeshots in race one as he left the rest of the champion- ship contenders behind. Points leader Simon Laengenfelder was well outside the top 10 on the opening lap, while Kay de Wolf found himself outside the top five. Coenen led most of the race until his Red Bull KTM teammate, Andrea Adamo, sealed a pass with three laps to go. Adamo stayed in control for the race win, while Coenen held on for second. De Wolf slid into third on the final laps, with Laengenfelder finding his way to fifth at the checkers. Moto two saw the MX2 qualify - ing race winner, Thibault Benistant, rocket off with the early lead. This time, Laengenfelder got off to a much better start and quickly found himself moving around Benistant for the lead. The German rider man - aged the race from the front and took the win, giving him the overall victory with 5-1 scores. With the win, he further extended his points lead to 40 over Kay de Wolf. "It was a really nice day for me," said Laengenfelder. "In the first race, I had to come back from outside the top 10, but I showed I can really push, make passes, cut the lines and still be fast behind others. The second race was even better with a good start and a win. I'm happy to take the overall here." De Wolf once again passed into third on the final lap. A pair of thirds earned him second overall for the day behind his champion - ship rival, Laengenfelder. "I didn't lose too many points in the championship, so I did what I had to do," de Wolf said. "Both races, I was playing a bit of catch-up, but I managed two solid results and even my first podium here in Sweden, which feels nice. I think I went 3-3, so I'm happy with that, and now I look forward to my home GP in the sand, where hope - fully I can make up big points." Andrea Adamo fell and later finished eighth in race two. Luck - ily, his win in race one earned him strong points and still landed him in third overall. Only four more rounds remain in the 2025 season as the series makes its next stop in the Dutch sands for the MXGP of The Neth - erlands. CN MXGP (Top 5) 1. Romain Febvre (Kaw) 1-1 2. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 1-2 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yam) 3-4 4. Maxime Renaux (Yam) 5-3 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fan) 6-5 MX2 (Top 5) 1. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 5-1 2. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 3-3 3. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 1-8 4. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 2-7 5. Thibault Benistant (Yam) 8-2 MXGP of Sweden Highlights