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season. It was good to see him
back at full pace this weekend,
though, and if he'd been able to
get out the gate better, he may
well have had the speed to win
races. His 3-3 was good enough
to close the gap to Cairoli for the
runner-up spot to just 19 points,
which is about the best he could
hope for after his nasty crash in
Great Britain.
accomplishment, and something
that looked a long way off just
12 short months ago. It is his
to lose at this point; he just has
to avoid the big mistakes and a
well-deserved title will be his.
"It's not been a bad weekend
here," Gajser said. "I'm a bit
disappointed not to take the win
because until the end of the sec-
ond race we had done enough
to have taken the overall, but we
still take a lot of important points
which is good."
Current champion Romain
Febvre knows what it's like to
win as a rookie but his defense
hasn't gone so smoothly. Febvre
missed the last two rounds with
a concussion and is generally
struggling to with consistency in
what has been an up and down
Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory
Racing's Max
Nagl put his hard-
pack riding skills
to good use on
the "old-school"
course at Loket for
a flawless victory.
