Scritto lunedì 9 Marzo 2020 alle 23:09.
HERLINGS E VIALLE FESTEGGIANO LA VITTORIA AL GRAN PREMIO UMIDO
Le abbondanti piogge hanno creato un Eurocircuito difficile e infido a Valkenswaard, a sud di Eindhoven, per il secondo round della MXGP. La sabbia era impegnativa e tecnica e un test approfondito per il quintetto Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.
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Jeffrey Herlings è tornato a vincere sul territorio di casa dopo aver perso il GP olandese nel 2019. Con un totale di 2-1 in moto ha condiviso gli stessi punti totali di Tim Gajser, ma ha dominato la classifica finale grazie al suo secondo risultato di gara. Il 25enne olandese mantiene la sua presa sulla tabella rosso come leader della serie MXGP dopo la sua seconda vittoria della stagione.
Tony Cairoli, ancora in competizione con un ginocchio destro malandato e sistemato, ha guidato due solide motos in condizioni di drenaggio per registrare una scorecard 7-5. Il nove volte campione del mondo era 4° assoluto e cinque posti davanti a Jorge Prado al 9°. Lo spagnolo ha guidato la sua KTM 450 SX-F fino a un discreto 4° nella prima manche e ha avuto la fortuna di sfuggire ad un incidente ad alta velocità e accumularsi all’inizio della seconda curva. Prado si è ripreso e ha corso al 13° posto per quella che era solo la sua seconda partita in MXGP.
Jeffrey Herlings: “Questa è stata una delle vittorie più difficili di Valkenswaard. Tim ha fatto un ottimo lavoro, ma era importante per noi pensare al totale rispetto all’1-1 e non perdere punti. Questo è stato un buon GP per noi. Andando in Argentina spero che possiamo trovare del bel tempo! Sono state due di fila con la pioggia! Cercheremo di sfruttare al meglio la situazione e torneremo sul podio “.
Tony Cairoli: “Valkenswaard è una gara in cui abbiamo lottato un po ‘ma con un po’ di esperienza ho chiuso con il 4° posto assoluto, il che è buono e nonostante le condizioni e il ginocchio. Non mi sentivo a mio agio e non era il migliore per una pista in cui devi attaccare. Alla fine dobbiamo essere felici anche se questo non è il risultato che normalmente desideriamo. Sappiamo che nelle prime gare dobbiamo rimanere tra i primi cinque. Speriamo che in Argentina la gara sia un po ‘più fluida con alcuni posti in più per superare. Oggi è stata una pista molto difficile. ”
Jorge Prado: “Sono contento di come stanno andando le cose in questi primi round considerando che ho avuto così poco tempo in moto per la mia gamba non mi sentivo bene. Sta migliorando e ho mostrato una velocità davvero buona qui. Ho avuto l’Holeshot nella prima moto e stavo seguendo il mio ritmo. Finire quarto è stato grandioso. Nella seconda manche ho perso il comando nella prima curva. C’è stato un grande incidente e fortunatamente nessuno mi ha colpito. Mi sono alzato e ho cercato di spingere forte per guadagnare alcune posizioni. La pista era davvero fisica nella seconda manche e stavo lottando un po ‘. Ero complessivamente 9 °, migliore della scorsa settimana, e ora siamo 8° in campionato. È tutto positivo. ”
Il terzo round della MXGP si svolge sul famoso circuito di Neuquen per il Grand Prix di Patagonia-Argentina il 22 marzo.
GP of NETHERLANDS 2020 – VALKENSWAARD – Results and points!
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HERLINGS AND VIALLE CELEBRATE VICTORY AT WET DUTCH GRAND PRIX
Copious rainfall created a rough and treacherous Eurocircuit in Valkenswaard south of Eindhoven for the second round of 2020 MXGP. The sand was demanding and technical and a thorough test for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing quintet.
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Jeffrey Herlings got back to winning ways on home territory after missing the Dutch GP in 2019. With moto tallies of 2-1 he shared the same points total as Tim Gajser but ruled the final event standings courtesy of his second race result. The 25-year old Dutchman maintains his grip on the red plate as MXGP series leader after his second victory of the season.
Tony Cairoli, still competing with a tweaked right knee, rode two solid motos in the draining conditions to record a 7-5 scorecard and only just missed out on a successive rostrum appearance. The nine-times world champion was 4th overall and five places in front of Jorge Prado in 9th. The Spaniard guided his factory KTM 450 SX-F to a decent 4th in the first moto and was lucky to escape a high-speed crash and pile-up at the start of the second outing. Prado picked up and raced back to 13th for what was only his second MXGP fixture.
Jeffrey Herlings: “This was one of the most difficult Valkenswaard wins. Tim did a great job but it was important for us to think about the overall than the 1-1 and to not lose points. This was a good GP for us. Going to Argentina I hope we can find some good weather! It has been two in a row now with rain! We’ll try to make the best of the situation there and go again for a podium spot.”
Tony Cairoli: “Valkenswaard is a race where we struggle a bit but with some experience we could come away with 4th overall, which is good and in spite of the conditions and my knee. I wasn’t comfortable and it wasn’t the best for a track where you need to attack. In the end we have to be happy even if this is not the result that we normally want. We know in the first races we have to stay in the top five. Let’s hope in Argentina the race will be a bit more flowing with some more places to pass. Today was a very difficult track.”
Jorge Prado: “I’m happy with the way things are going in these first rounds considering I had so little bike time and my leg was not feeling great. It has been getting better and I showed really good speed here. I had the holeshot in the first moto and was riding my own rhythm. To finish fourth was great and not anticipated. In the second moto I lost the front in the first corner. It was a big crash and luckily nobody hit me. I got up and tried to push hard to gain some positions. The track was really physical in the second moto and I was struggling a little bit. I was 9th overall, better than last week, and now we are 8th in the championship. It’s all positive.”
Tom Vialle: “A really good weekend for me and I’m really happy with the result. I took two holeshots and led almost the whole moto but then I had a small problem with my goggles and I didn’t want to take too many risks. I was really motivated for the second moto and went full gas in the first laps to make a gap. I was quite far ahead by the end. I’m happy to have the red plate. We still have a long way to go, and now I’m looking forward to Argentina.”
Rene Hofer: “All in all a good weekend. It was positive to get the 4th starting position on Saturday and then the first race was amazing. I was second behind Tom and then made a little mistake and dropped back but still managed a 4th place which was really good for my first sand race in MX2 and on such a rough track. I had a massive start crash in the second race and had to sort out my forks in the pitlane it took some time to do that and then I crashed again and damaged the bike a bit more. I struggled but will take the good parts from that first moto. We go to Argentina now. It will be my first time and I hear it is a long way but a really nice track.”
Round three of MXGP takes place at the popular circuit of Neuquen for the Grand Prix of Patagonia-Argentina on March 22nd.
Results MXGP Netherlands 2020
GP of NETHERLANDS 2020 – VALKENSWAARD – Results and points!
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