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point. KTM has had a lot of faith
in Prado ever since they signed
him after his 65cc World Cham-
pionship in 2011, and to see him
perform so well in his MX2 debut
will please the guys in orange
immensely. While his future isn't
completed decided, America is
definitely on his radar so remem-
ber the name because this kid is
the real deal.
The other member of the
podium was Bogers, who has
shown massive improvement this
year and was thoroughly delight-
ed to perform so well in front of
his home crowd. His result also
bodes well for the Dutch Moto-
cross of Nations team, who will
definitely be an outside bet for
the Chamberlain Trophy in Italy
next month.
Making up the other position
for the Netherlands is Glenn
Coldenhoff who tried his best
to give the home fans a Dutch
victory in the MXGP class, but
came up just short with 3-3
motos scores for third place
overall. In the first MXGP moto,
he was beaten by Shaun Simp-
son, who once again proved he
is one of the best sand riders
in the world. Unfortunately for
Simpson, much like Covington,
he suffered a first-turn crash in
the second race and could only
come back to 16th place, well
short of a podium position.
In the second moto it was An-
tonio Cairoli who took the 450cc
honors, showing he hasn't lost
any speed in the sand, despite
his recent injuries. In fact, Cairoli
would have taken the overall if
he had just been able to pass
his teammate Coldenhoff in the
first moto. Instead it was Clem-
ent Desalle who won with a pair
of second-place finishes. Not
known for his sand-riding skills, it
was good to see the Belgian on
the top step for the first time this
year after his injury-disrupted
season.
As far as the championship
was concerned, all Tim Gajser
needed to do was score more
points than Cairoli and he'd
have been crowned champion,
however, things definitely didn't
go In the second moto, while
running third, he lost control
in the whoops and crashed,
resulting in a broken front brake
and a DNF. The gap at the top is
still 65 points, which should be
plenty, but as we've seen before,
anything can happen as the se-
ries now heads to America.
David Bulmer
MXGP
1. Clement Desalle (Kaw) 2-2
2. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 7-1
3. Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM) 3-3
4. Max Nagl (Hus) 6-4
5. Jeremy van Horebeek (Yam) 5-6
MX2
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 2-1
2. Brian Bogers (KTM) 3-3
3. Jorge Prado Garcia (KTM) 12-2
4. Max Anstie (Hus) 8-4
5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Hus) 7-5
PHOTOGRAPHY
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ACEVEDO
American Thomas Covington won
the first MX2 moto. It was his first GP
moto victory of the season.
