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way up to third at the finish, just
in front of Beaton, Seewer and
Brian Bogers.
"It is good way to top off
the year with a race like this, it
gives me some more motivation
through the off-season and to be
ready for next year," Covington
said. "The last few weeks the
starts have been really good
and I think that is one of the
biggest improvements I have
made towards the last part of the
season. The bike is just a rocket
ship out of the gate and we saw
that today. The start is so impor-
tant in conditions like this and I
made the most of it."
Covington will join fellow
Husqvarna racer Zach Osborne
and Honda's Cole Seely on Team
USA for the Motocross of Nations
in two weeks in England.
In the MXGP class, Red Bull
KTM's Jeffrey Herlings took yet
another victory, continuing his
hot streak with a 3-1 score for
the overall.
Honda's 2016 MXGP World
Champ Tim Gajser won the
opening moto, but his 1-3 was
only good enough for second
overall. Covington's teammate
Max Anstie was third overall with
a 4-2 score.
Current MXGP World Cham-
pion Antonio Cairoli struggled in
the opening moto and crashed
late, ending up ninth. In moto
two, Cairoli started near the
front, but pulled off early.
"I'm very happy about the sea-
son we worked very hard to win
and we made it," Cairoli said. "I
really enjoy riding and already
now I'm looking forward to next
year because I know where we
can improve." CN
MXGP
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 3-1
2. Tim Gajser (Hon) 1-3
3. Max Anstie (Hus) 4-2
4. Romain Febvre (Yam) 2-4
5. Gautier Paulin (Hus) 5-6
MX2
1. Thomas Covington (Hus) 1-2
2. Hunter Lawrence (Suz) 4-1
3. Jed Beaton (Hon) 3-4
4. Jeremy Seewer (Suz) 2-5
5. Pauls Jonass (KTM) 5-3
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
HUSQVARNA
IMAGES/JUAN
PABLO
ACEVEDO
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KTM
IMAGES/RAY
ARCHER
Thomas Covington finished off the 2017 MXGP
season with a win in the MX2 class.
