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the overall podium. The factory Yamaha rider moved from third to second on the opening lap of race one but was later demoted a spot when de Wolf passed him. Gajser executed another great start in race two but slipped back to fifth through the midsec - tion of the moto. He reclaimed fourth on the final lap thanks to Febvre's mechanical and earned his fifth podium appearance of the season, holding onto fourth in the championship standings. "The track changed a lot from yesterday and became much more difficult, so I knew after warmup that it was going to be a long day with two demanding motos," Gajser said. "I got two good starts, which was really important be - cause it kept me in the front group from the beginning. My pace was good, especially in the first moto, and I was able to run with the lead - ers. The second moto started well too, but I made a couple of mis- takes that cost me a lot of time. It was difficult to find my rhythm after that, but toward the end I noticed the riders ahead making mistakes, so I pushed hard and closed right up to them. I'm happy to finish on the podium, but there's still plenty of work to do." Tom Vialle just missed the podium despite another round of excellent starts. The Honda HRC Petronas rider took the holeshot in race two and stayed in the lead group throughout the after - noon, finishing fourth overall. "I ended up just a couple of points off the podium, which I am extremely happy with, on my return here on a 450cc ma - chine," Vialle said. "This truly is the toughest track in the world, and having not really trained on anything like this for a few years, I think fourth overall, with a third in race two, is an excellent result." Andrea Adamo overcame a big crash to round out the top five overall thanks to 6-5 moto scores. Ruben Fernandez finished sixth overall ahead of Ben Wat- son, Isak Gifting, Romain Febvre, and Kevin Horgmo. MX2 Camden McLellan delivered the biggest victory of his career with a dominant overall performance for the Triumph Racing Factory team. After winning the Saturday qualifying race, McLellan charged from outside the top 10 in race one and later stole the lead from his teammate and championship leader Guillem Farres. The South African native then backed it up with another strong push in race two, battling Simon Laengen- felder for much of the moto. He finally secured the lead with a decisive outside-to-inside pass and completed the first perfect 1-1-1 weekend of his profes- sional career. The win also moves McLellan closer to the champion- ship conversation, as he sits third overall, 60 points out of the lead. "It was a great day and I'm happy," said McLellan. "To get the overall win is an amazing feeling, and it's been an awe - some weekend. I can't thank the whole team enough for all their ROUND 14 / AUGUST 1-2, 2026 LOMMEL CIRCUIT / LOMMEL, BELGIUM MOTOCROSS I FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P78 Guillem Farres took more championship points while rival Sacha Coenen finished outside the top five.