MOTOCROSS
FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 5 / APRIL 16, 2017
GP OF TRENTINO / TRENTINO, ITALY
P54
Thomas Kjer Olson's 5-6 for
fourth overall and his teammate
Covington's 11-3 slotting him in
for fifth on the day.
"It was a good GP for us,"
Covington said. "We had some
ups and downs but we showed
the speed is there. I had a bad
start in the opening moto and
then it was really hard work to
come through the pack. I made
some good passes but as I was
battling to get inside the top six,
I went over the bars so had to
settle for 11th.
"Then in moto two my start
was a lot better," Covington con-
tinued. "I was fourth for most of
the race but felt really good and
pushed hard for third. Overall,
I'm really happy with my riding in
"I'm feeling really good, win-
ning my first GP and doing it
on a hard-packed track is really
good for me as I'm normally best
on sand," Garcia said. "I don't
think there is words for the way I
feel, it's really emotional be-
cause it not easy to win a GP."
Jonass claimed second
overall with his 1-2 score, while
Lieber ended up third overall
with a 3-5 score. Then came
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
hard-charging Jonass to take the
win, with American Husky rider
Thomas Covington snatching
a well-earned third place in the
moto. Garcia, normally consid-
ered a bit of a sand specialist,
was almost as happy about win-
ning his first-ever GP as he was
having done it on a hard-packed
track.
(Above) KTM's Jorge Prado
(61) and Pauls Jonass (41)
traded moto wins in MX2.
Prado held off Jonass to win
the tie-breaking second moto.
(Left) It was an emotional day
for Prado after captured his
first career GP win.
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KTM
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KTM
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