![]() I was OK with that but it took quite a bit of energy to pass those guys and I felt it for the second moto. I was riding OK and later in the race tried to attack and make my way to 3rd. I was inside in the first corner and made it to the first five-six. Tony Cairoli: “The day began well with a good lap in Timed Practice but my start was not good in the first moto. We need to start clicking off some wins and step it up a bit.” The rest of the guys here are fast but we’ve been on the box every time we’ve been racing, so I’ve been consistent. We are 43 points behind but there are still a lot of races ahead. I’m already looking towards Turkey now where hopefully I won’t have any pain and will be fitter. I’m sorry for the team and sorry for myself. Jorge was riding well and not making any mistakes. What can I say? I felt like I could make a pass but I didn’t want to take a risk. Jeffrey Herlings: “All weekend was perfect apart from the last lap. ![]() I’m happy, riding good and the team is working great.” To come away with the second moto win is really positive. Good starts today and every weekend I’m feeling better and getting better physically. In the first moto I couldn’t get a rhythm and struggled a bit. The Italian crashed out of the top four early in the second moto and his 3-6 for the GP meant 5th overall. Tony Cairoli, currently 4th in the championship standings and already a winner this year, relegated Prado in the first moto for 3rd spot. He crossed the line in 4th and sacrificed the overall win for a fifth podium appearance of the season in 3rd place. He pursued Prado closely in the second moto but the 26-year-old – still recovering from his left shoulder blade fracture – tipped over with a few corners remaining. The Dutchman clinched his second checkered flag from the last three by more than seven seconds. Herlings dominated the opening moto by opening a strong lead ahead of Tim Gajser. Prado went 4-1 on the day for 2nd overall and now has five top three moto results from the last seven starts, including two wins. In the second race Prado was unwavering and controlled proceedings, even if Herlings applied pressure in the last laps. He was passed by Herlings on the first lap of the opening race and rode to 4th after a frantic battle between four riders for the final slot in the top three. The Spaniard used the decent gate position and his renowned capacity for rapid starts to vie for the lead in the formative stage of both motos. Jorge Prado was victorious two races previously in the Czech Republic and was 3rd quickest in Timed Practice. ![]() Jeffrey Herlings sealed his fourth Pole Position of the season during Timed Practice as the Dutchman again set the pace on his factory KTM 450 SX-F. Kegums provided a cool, overcast and changeable climate with the sandy terrain – and hard base – proving to be rough, slick and difficult to manage as the motos wore on across the one-day format. Guadagnini makes the MX2 podium in 3rd with all three KTM 250 SX-Fs in the top six Tony Cairoli takes 5th position overall Prado appears on the podium for the second time in ‘21 and is now 3rd in the championship Herlings & Prado win motos at Kegums with the KTM 450 SX-F Jorge Prado and Jeffrey Herlings walked away from round seven of seventeen with 2nd and 3rd positions overall. We look forward to continuing the racing this season and delivering a really strong championship.Prado and Herlings climb the Grand Prix of Latvia MXGP podiumĪ fourth consecutive weekend of racing brought Red Bull KTM Factory Racing to Kegums: the staple venue for the Grand Prix of Latvia. Infront Moto Racing would like to thank all of the parties involved for understanding and cooperation during this period. Unfortunately, these changes have been unavoidable and while we are saddened to not be heading to Sweden once again in 2021, we look forward to returning to the popular Uddevalla circuit next year under better circumstances. Infront Moto Racing are delighted to add another new circuit to the 2021 MXGP racing calendar and look forward to heading to France in October.Īdditionally, the MXGP of Latvia in Kegums, originally scheduled on the 10 th & 11 th of July, will now move to the 7 th & 8 th of August, meanwhile the MXGP of Sweden in Uddevalla will no longer take place in 2021 and is postponed to the 2022 season. While this will be the first time that Lacapelle-Marival will officially welcome MXGP, majority of the GP riders are very familiar with the French circuit, as it is a regular host of the annual pre-season International ‘Masters of Motocross’ race.
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