and into second. Then came
de Wolf in full takedown mode
as he locked the rear wheel
and clattered into the side of
Laengenfelder, sending the Ger
-
man crashing down.
Laengenfelder remounted for
second
place behind winner de
Wolf with Farres taking third, the
title gap between de Wolf and
leader Laengenfelder down to 10
points.
Race two of MX2 saw de Wolf
once again engage Laengenfelder,
running the factory KTM rider high
and causing another crash right
before the rain came. Laengen
-
felder remounted but crashed
again,
dropping to 13th and to a
possible championship loss.
Fortune favored the German,
however, as Dutchman de Wolf's
Husqvarna suffered techni
-
cal problems, but a lap later,
lightning caused the red flag to
come out, and Laengenfelder
was deemed MX2 World Cham
-
pion, the first German since
Ken Roczen
in 2011 to take a
World Championship win. Sacha
Coenen (KTM) was declared
the winner of race two ahead of
Valerio Lata (Honda) and Rick
Elzinga (Yamaha).
Langenfelder said, "Honestly,
it's been a tough season, but
I gave everything I had. There
were ups and downs, but I'm
proud of the way we kept push
-
ing and always tried to fight
at the
front. We've had strong
races, and I know there is still
more to come. The support from
the team and the fans has been
amazing, and that means a lot."
"It is what it is; I gave it every
-
thing, no regrets," de Wolf said.
"I
tried everything I could, and
I'm proud of myself. Of course,
it's a bummer that the season
ended like this, with the rain, and
my dream just slipped away. But
I've shown I can be a champion.
I wanted to finish it off like one,
but it wasn't to be."
Only one race was held in
MXGP due to the weather, and it
was KTM's Lucas Coenen who
took the win, comfortably ahead
of teammate Jeffrey Herlings,
with Honda's Tim Gajser in third.
All eyes, however, were on
Frenchman Roman Febvre,
whose fourth place sealed a sec
-
ond MXGP crown and the first
for
Kawasaki since Sebastian
Tortelli in 1998.
"It took me 10 years to become
World Champion again, and I feel
like I've achieved something really
important in my career," said Feb
-
vre. "I feel on top of the world."
Race
winner and vice cham-
pion Coenen said, "I'm happy
because
when you're 18 and
people are doubting you, say
-
ing bad things, you just want
to
show them. Honestly, even
after Argentina, I felt it could be
done, but finishing second in my
rookie season is still amazing.
Of course, I wanted to win, but
Romain was strong, so congratu
-
lations to him. It was a good sea-
son, even if I missed a couple of
races.
I proved myself, and at 18
years old, being vice-champion is
something I can be proud of."
Febvre, Gajser, Coenen and
co. will now turn their attention
to the upcoming Motocross of
Nations as they ride for their
respective countries at Ironman
Raceway on October 3-5.
CN
MXGP OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Lucas Coenen (KTM)
2. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM)
3. Tim Gajser (Hon)
4. Romain Febvre (Kaw)
5. Ruben Fernandez (Hon)
MX2 OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Kay de Wolf (Hus) 1-5
2. Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) 2-6
3. Valerio Lata (Hon) 9-2
4. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 13-1
5. Rick Elzinga (Yam) 8-3
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