Antonio Cairoli continues his podium sweep with two more in the Netherlands, followed by Suzuki's Steve Ramon and Yamaha's David Philippaerts.
A great weekend of
Motocross racing ended with home rider Jeffrey Herlings’ win in front of a healthy crowd watching also his team mate Antonio Cairoli take victory in the MX1 class.
The Italian won heat one and made up for two crashes in the second heat by taking another win. Steve Ramon was second on the podium with David Philippaerts third as both clinched their first rostrum finish of 2010. Cairoli retained the red plate.
In the MX2 class Herlings took two stunning heat wins to wrap up the Grand Prix at only 15 years and 225 days of age – courtesy of his German GP win last year Ken Roczen remains the youngest GP winner ever at the age of 15 years and 53 days. The German was second on the podium and collected the red plate while Steven Frossard was third overall. Marvin Musquin struggled to end fifth overall.
Round two of the FIM Veterans’ World Cup was again dominated by Mats Nilsson winning from Pascal Bal and Hans Berendsen.
MX1
KTM's Antonio Cairoli completely dominated the first moto in the shifting sand of the Dutch circuit, again proving that the new KTM 350 SX-F machine is the one to beat.
Cairoli shined in the Netherlands today through two great moto wins on the deep Dutch sand of Valkenswaard. The Red Bull
KTM Factory Racing Italian went on to dominate the first heat from the start to the flag and won again in the second heat despite two crashes.
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Suzuki World MX1’s Ramon took his first season podium with second overall. On the track where he injured his neck last year, the Belgian recovered to third in the first moto and just missed out on winning moto two when Cairoli moved past with just five laps to go.
Also for Philippaerts it was the first season’s podium as the Italian of
Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross completed the Dutch podium. A good second place in moto one was followed by a prudent fourth place in the final heat after Leok moved past him at the very last lap.
The Estonian of LS Motors Honda rode strong to take fourth overall ahead of other Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1 rider Nagl.
David Philippaerts marked a small landmark in Yamaha's MX1-GP history when he took the innovative rear-slanting fuel injected 2010 YZ450FM to 3rd place overall.
It was a tough weekend for Desalle instead who saw his Grand Prix end in the first moto with a dislocated right shoulder caused by a crash. X-rays on Monday will reveal when the factory Suzuki rider will be fit to ride again.
2010 FIM Motocross Valkenswaard MX1 Overall top ten:
1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 50
2. Steve Ramon (BEL, Suzuki), 42
3. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), 40
4. Tanel Leok (EST, Honda), 36
5. Maximilian Nagl (GER, KTM), 33
6. Ken de Dycker (BEL, Yamaha), 29
7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 28
8. Jimmy Albertson (USA, Honda), 26
9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, Honda), 24
10. Gareth Swanepoel (RSA, Honda), 20
After some solid racing Roczen now heads the series by just one point from World Champion Marvin Musquin.
This edition of the Dutch Grand Prix marked an historical home victory for 15 year old Herlings of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2. Herlings grasped his first ever Grand Prix victory becoming the second youngest GP winner ever after Roczen – 15 years and 225 days for Herlings and 15 years and 53 days for Roczen. The Dutch won in dominant style, leading both moto’s from the start to the flag, despite he started from the 14th position.
Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2’s Roczen took another second place, the third in three GP’s, but this time the young German clinched the red plate for the first time in his career just one week before turning 16 – on April 29.
Jeffrey Herlings put in a stunning performance on the track to take the first moto by a margin of 11.5 seconds and the second by 12.1 seconds, leaving no doubt that he was the top MX2 rider of the day.
Kawasaki Team CLS’s Steven Frossard added momentum to his MX2 title challenge as he recorded his second podium at the tough sand track of Valkenswaard in the Netherlands.
Roczen rode steady in second place as he decided it was better to settle for second rather than risking to go chase Herlings.
Kawasaki CLS’ Frossard took third overall to celebrate his maiden podium finish on a sandy course, something the hard pack specialist from France was not so good at in the past seasons. After a couple of “so and so” starts Frossard managed to work his way through the top five in both heats.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2’s Simpson was a positive fourth overall meaning that the Scottish rider is on his way back to the top after a hand injury hampered the beginning of his season. Team mate Musquin ended an unlucky weekend –he crashed yesterday in the qualifying moto- by taking fifth overall.
2010 FIM Motocross Valkenswaard MX2 Overall top ten:
1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50
2. Ken Roczen (GER, Suzuki), 44
3. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), 38
4. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 34
5. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 29
6. Joel Roelants (BEL, KTM), 29
7. Jeremy van Horebeek (BEL, Kawasaki), 28
8. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 28
9. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Suzuki), 28
10. Harri Kullas (FIN, Yamaha), 22
