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worked a lot to get back to full fit-
ness and I'm satisfied it has started
to pay off. The weekend started
with me and TKO [Thomas Kjer-Ol-
sen, Covington's teammate] going
2-3 in the qualifying race and that
showed we both had good speed
going into the final motos.
"I had good starts in both mo-
tos. In the first race I was maybe
a bit more relaxed so ended up
getting fifth. In moto two I got an
even better start and found myself
following Prado. I decided to put
some pressure on him but he
was hard to pass. We both had
a good pace and in the final lap I
managed to make the pass for my
first moto win of the season. The
results here in Italy were definitely
morale boosting and now I need to
continue the hard work for the rest
of the season."
German upstart Henry Jacobi
was impressive at Trentino. The
Husqvarna rider took second in
the first moto and was again threat-
ening to do well in the second
moto when he hit the ground. He
still ended up an impressive third
overall, followed by Vsevolod Bry-
lyakov (Yamaha) and points leader
Pauls Jonass (Red Bull KTM), who
struggled in both motos.
Jonass, however, still enjoys a
commanding 28-point lead in the
championship over his nearest
rival, Prado, 180-152. Denmark's
Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna) is
third with 145 points.
Covington is seventh in the
championship with 91 points.
American Darian Sanayei was
forced to sit out the Trentino round
due to a knee injury that he suf-
fered while competing in a round
of the British Championship the
previous weekend. Sanayei rode
practice at Trentino but pulled
out after experiencing pain in the
knee. CN
MXGP
1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 1-1
2. Clemente Desalle (Kaw) 2-3
3. Antonio Cairoli (KTM) 4-2
4. Romain Febvre (Yam) 3-7
5. Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM) 7-4
6. Gautier Paulin (Hus) 6-5
7. Tim Gajser (Hon) 5-8
8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (Yam) 10-6
8. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 8-10
9. Maxime Desprey (Kaw) 12-11
MX2
1. Jorge Prado (KTM) 1-2
2. Thomas Covington (Hus) 5-1
3. Henry Jacobi (Hus) 2-10
4. Vsevolod Brylyakov (Yam) 9-3
5. Pauls Jonass (KTM) 4-9
6. Davy Pootjes (KTM) 8-6
7. Michaele Cervellin (Hon) 6-11
8. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Hus) 3-16
9. Ben Watson (Yam) 11-7
10. Jago Geerts (Yam) 7-10
Jorge Prado came
close to sweeping
both MX2 motos
but he still came
away with the
overall victory.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
RAY
ARCHER
