MOTOCROSS
FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 13 / JULY 24, 2016
LOKET MX / LOKET, CZECH REPUBLIC
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ollowing a four-week break
in the calendar, the FIM
Motocross World Cham-
pionship roared back to life in
the hills of Loket at the MXGP
of the Czech Republic. All eyes
were on current championship
leader Tim Gajser of the Honda
Gariboldi team and the defend-
ing champion Romain Febvre
who was making his return to
the series after suffering a head
injury at the MXGP of Great Brit-
ain. Sitting out two rounds has
left the Monster Energy Yamaha
Factory Racing star at a signifi-
cant disadvantage in the cham-
pionship while Gajser came into
round 13 of the series with a
near 100-point lead, but Febvre
nonetheless hoped to make a
strong return at Loket.
But the Czech GP saw a first-
time winner; Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing's Max
Nagl stole the show with a per-
fect 1-1 sweep ahead of Gajser
and Febvre, who carded 2-2 and
3-3 scores, respectively. Gajser
was poised to take the overall
MAX NAGL, DYLAN FERRANDIS DOMINATE
GP OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
BY DAVID BULMER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ACEVEDO J.P./HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES
AND ARCHER R./KTM IMAGES
Honda Gariboldi's Tim
Gajser leads the way off
the MXGP start at Loket,
but it was Max Nagl (12)
with the surprise 1-1 victory
at the Czech GP.
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