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cal fitness back."
The Russian, Bobryshev, is
currently fourth in the champion-
ship.
Third in the championship,
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Gautier Paulin was fifth overall
(7-7).
In the MX2 division, there was
another first-time winner—Rock-
star Energy Husqvarna's Thomas
Kjer Olsen. The youngster was
impressive in the sand, as he
won Saturday's qualifier and the
first moto on Sunday. He started
the second moto off in eighth
and worked his way up to sec-
ond to snatch the overall victory
away from home favorite Pauls
Jonass (Red Bull KTM), who
went 3-1 for second overall.
"I worked my way up through
the pack and I'm pretty happy
with my riding, I just stayed con-
sistent all moto," said Olsen after
his GP-clinching second moto.
"It was so tough out there, so I
was trying to make no mistakes
and ride smooth. I'm so happy
with how things turned out. Last
year I won here in the European
Championship, it is pretty crazy
that I win the GP this year."
Jonass wanted to win in front
of the home crowd but was
happy to take second and more
importantly extend his points
lead over Jeremy Seewer, who
passed Jonass in the first moto
to get second. But a crash in
the second moto that ultimately
made Seewer's Suzuki unride-
able, hurt him in the champion-
ship. Seewer now trails Jonass
by 42 points.
Third overall on the day was
The Netherlands' Calvin Vlaan-
deran, followed by Spain's Jorge
Prado (KTM). Conrad Mewse
(Hus) was fifth overall.
Darian Sanayei (Kawasaki)
was the top American finisher
after going 7-7 for eighth overall.
Thomas Covington (Husqvarna)
went 6-17 for 11th overall. CN
MXGP
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 1-1
2. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 5-2
3. Evgeny Bobryshev (Hon) 3-4
4. Clement Desalle (Kaw) 2-5
5. Gautier Paulin (Hus) 7-7
MX2
1. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Hus) 1-2
2. Pauls Jonass (KTM) 3-1
3. Calvin Vlaanderen (KTM) 5-4
4. Jorge Prado Garcia (KTM) 4-5
5. Conrad Mewse (Hus) 9-3
MXGP Highlights
Thomas Kjer Olsen
also celebrated his first
overall win in MX2.
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