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Joel Roelants Dutch Champion MX2
Joel Roelants from the KTM JM Racing Team has clinched the Dutch Championship title in the MX2 class last Sunday. Joel started the day in Heerde with a six points lead over the second place rider. Joel knows the circuit in Heerde very well and he showed this in practice. After several fast laps he set the second fastest time. In the first moto he took the holeshot and was leading the race in the beginning of the race. After several laps Jeffrey Herlings passed him and due this Joel dropped back to 2nd place. Some laps later he dropped back to third place but the rider from Grobbendonk gave everything he had and managed to pass the second place rider back before the end of the race. Joel stayed focussed in the final part of the race and crossed the finish line in second position. In the second moto he took the holeshot as well and was leading the race in the first few laps. Than he made a mistake and dropped back to third position. This position was already enough to clinch the title so Joel tried to make no mistakes and finished the race in third position. Joel finished third overall which was good enough to clinch his second Dutch title in his career.
Jeffrey Herlings took his second overall victory at the Dutch Open round in Heerde. Jeffrey took the pole position and started the first moto in second position. In lap 3 he took over the lead and never looked back. After a great race he won the first moto. In the second moto he moved into the lead in the beginning of the race. After several laps he crashed and dropped back to second position. Jeffrey stayed calm and started to close the gap with the leader. With still several laps to go he took over the lead and won the race. Jeffrey won the overall and finished third in the Dutch Open Championship Standings.
Valentin Teillet set the 11th fastest time in time practice. At the start of the first moto he crashed and had to start the race from the back of the field. With consistent lap times he passed a lot of riders and finally finished the race in 14th position. In the second moto his start was better and this time he came out of the first corner in sixth position. In the beginning of the race he dropped back to eight position but when he found his rhythm he worked himself up to sixth position again. Valentin made no mistakes and finished the race in sixth position. The talented Frenchman finished eight overall and despite the fact that he has missed a few races he finished 13th in the Dutch Championship Standings.
Yentel Martens finished fourth overall in the MX1 class. Yentel set the 7th fastest time in time practice but didn't took a good start in the first moto. He came out of the first corner around the top 20. Yentel gave everything he had and after three laps he moved into tenth position. Soon after he moved into ninth position and after a strong final effort he finished the race in seventh position. In the second moto Yentel went into the first corner in 18th place. After a very strong race Yentel was able to finish in 7th place again. With these result he finished 4th overall and after a long season he finished in sixth position in the Dutch Open Championship Standings.
Results Dutch Open in Heerde:
MX2:
First moto: 1 Jeffrey Herlings 2 Joel Roelants 3 Evgeny Bobryshev 4 Stuwey Reijnders 5 Lars Oldekamp 14 Valentin Teillet
Second moto: 1 Jeffrey Herlings 2 Evgeny Bobryshev 3 Joel Roelants 4 Ceriel Klein Kromhof 5 Stuwey Reijnders 6 Valentin Teillet
Overall: 1 Jeffrey Herlings 100 Pnt 2 Evgeny Bobryshev 86 Pnt 3 Joel Roelants 86 Pnt 4 Stuwey Reijnders 74 Pnt 5 Ceriel Klein Kromhof 73 Pnt 8 Valentin Teillet 62 Pnt
Final Standings Dutch Open Championship MX2: 1 Joel Roelants 522 Pnt 2 Evgeny Bobryshev 513 Pnt 3 Jeffrey Herlings 488 Pnt 4 Glenn Coldenhoff 359 Pnt 5 August Justs 342 Pnt 13 Valentin Teillet 231 Pnt
MX1:
First moto: 1 Patrick Roos 2 Erik Eggens 3 Mike Kras 4 Marvin van Daele 5 Kristof Salaets 7 Yentel Martens
Second moto: 1 Patrick Roos 2 Marvin van Daele 3 Tom Soderstrom 4 Kristof Salaets 5 Anne Advokaat 7 Yentel Martens
Overall: 1 Patrick Roos 100 Pnt 2 Marvin van Daele 83 Pnt 3 Kristof Salaets 74 Pnt 4 Yentel Martens 68 Pnt 5 Anne Advokaat 67 Pnt
Final Standings Dutch Open Championship MX1: 1 Patrick Roos 549 Pnt 2 Erik Eggens 497 Pnt 3 Rob van Vijfeijken 419 Pnt 4 Kristof Salaets 406 Pnt 5 Martijn Romviel 348 Pnt 6 Yentel Martens 338 Pnt
Joel Roelants finishes second with team Belgium at the MX des Nations
Joel Roelants from the KTM JM Racing Team finished third overall with team Belgium at the Motocross des Nations in Franciacorta, Italy last Sunday. On Saturday Joel showed his potential because in his qualifying heat he rode in second position for a long time. He finally finished the race in third position and because his team mates Clement Desalle and Steve Ramon also did well the their qualifying heats, team Belgium qualified themselves in 3rd place for the race on Sunday.
In the first moto (MX1-MX2) Joel did not took a good start. At the end of the first lap he came by start/finish in 18th position. In the second lap he made a mistake and dropped back to 23rd position. Joel came back strong and was able to finish in 15th place. With this position he was the 6th MX2 rider in the field. In the second moto (MX2-Open) he took a better start and came out of the first lap in 9th position. For the rest of the moto he had lots of battles around 10th place but he eventually finished in 11th place and was the 5th MX2 rider this time. Because Steve Ramon and Clement Desalle also scored good results Team Belgium finished third overall.
Jeffrey Herlings from the KTM JM Racing Team was selected to race for the Dutch team. Despite the fact that this was Jeffrey’s first Grand Prix race he did very well on Saturday. Jeffrey rode around 8th place for a long time and he eventually finished the race in 7th place. Because of this good result the Dutch team qualified themselves in 15th position for the race on Sunday.
The first moto started with bad luck for Jeffrey. During the first lap he couldn’t avoid a fallen rider and crashed also. His bike got hit by another rider and by this collision his sub frame got bent. Jeffrey immediately made a pit stop to repair the problem but he lost a lot of places and because the frame was still causing trouble he had to retire from the race after a few laps. In the second moto he did not had any trouble in the beginning of the race and came out of the first lap in 12th place. He moved into 11th place but after that he lost his rhythm and due to this he lost some places. Herlings still did his best and was able to finish the race in 20th place. Jeffrey finished eighteenth overall with Team Holland!
Results Motocross des Nations:
First moto (MX1-MX2)
DNF Jeffrey Herlings (NLD, KTM); MX2
20.Jeffrey Herlings (NLD, KTM); MX2
Joel Roelants takes over the Dutch Championship lead at Emmercompascuum
Joel Roelants from the KTM JM Racing Team has taken the lead in the Dutch Championship Series at the fifth round in Emmercompascuum. Joel set the 3rd fastest time in time practice and was motivated to do well in the motos. He took a good start in the first moto and moved into the lead in the first corner. In the second lap he lost the lead to team mate Jeffrey Herlings but two laps later Herlings had to retire from the race with a broken rear wheel. Joel moved into the lead again and never looked back in the first moto. In the second moto Joel did not took a good start. Roelants stayed calm and worked himself back up to the front. In the closing stages of the race he moved into second position and because the leader was already to far gone, Joel settled for second position. With this result he took the overall in Emmercompascuum. With still one round to go he has an advantage of nine points over the second place rider in the championship.
Jeffrey Herlings had some bad luck in Emmercompascuum. Jeffrey took the pole position and took a good start in the first moto. In the second lap he moved into the lead but two laps later his rear wheel broke and he had to retire from the race. Jeffrey was really motivated for the second moto. He took the holeshot and controlled the race from start to finish. Jeffrey finished fifteenth overall and sits in third position in the championship.
Yentel Martens had a good day in the MX1 class. Yentel set the 10th fastest time in practice and with this position he could take a good starting position. In the first moto Yentel took a good start and came out of the first corner inside of the top 10. After a good first lap he went by start/finish in 7th place. At one stage he dropped back to eight position but Yentel kept the pace as high as possible and managed to pass several riders in the second part of the race. After a strong race he finished in fifth position. In the second moto he took a good start as well and this time he started the race in sixth position. Martens held on to this position for a while but than dropped to seventh place in which he finished. Yentel finished sixth overall and sits in sixth position in the championship standings.
Results Dutch Open Championship at Emmercompascuum:
MX2:
First moto: 1 Joel Roelants 2 Evgeny Bobryshev 3 Mike van den Bogaert 4 Jose Butron 5 Glenn Coldenhoff DNF Jeffrey Herlings
Second moto: 1 Jeffrey Herlings 2 Joel Roelants 3 Evgeny Bobryshev 4 Glenn Coldenhoff 5 Nikolaj Larsen
Overall MX2: 1 Joel Roelants 95 Pnt 2 Evgeny Bobryshev 86 Pnt 3 Glenn Coldenhoff 74 Pnt 4 Lars Oldekamp 67 Pnt 5 August Justs 67 Pnt 15 Jeffrey Herlings 50 Pnt
Championship Standings MX2: 1 Joel Roelants 436 Pnt 2 Evgeny Bobryshev 427 Pnt 3 Jeffrey Herlings 388 Pnt 4 Glenn Coldenhoff 302 Pnt 5 August Justs 282 Pnt
MX1:
First moto: 1 Erik Eggens 2 Mike Kras 3 Kristof Salaets 4 Patrick Roos 5 Yentel Martens
Second moto: 1 Erik Eggens 2 Patrick Roos 3 Mike Kras 4 Rob van Vijfeijken 5 Kristof Salaets 7 Yentel Martens
Overall: 1 Erik Eggens 100 Pnt 2 Mike Kras 86 Pnt 3 Patrick Roos 83 Pnt 4 Kristof Salaets 77 Pnt 5 Rob van Vijfeijken 71 Pnt 6 Yentel Martens 70 Pnt
Championship Standings MX1: 1 Erik Eggens 452 Pnt 2 Patrick Roos 449 Pnt 3 Rob van Vijfeijken 384 Pnt 4 Kristof Salaets 332 Pnt 5 Martijn Romviel 283 Pnt 6 Yentel Martens 270 Pnt
Jeffrey Herlings wins the EC des Nations with Team Holland Jeffrey Herlings from the KTM JM Racing team has won the EC des Nations with team Holland. The EC des Nations took place at the Chernivtsi in the Ukraine. Herlings won the first moto and finished third in the second moto which was enough for the overall victory.
Jeffrey felt at home on the circuit of Chernivtsi. On Saturday he was leading his qualifying heat for a long time but crashed and finished in third position. Because his team mates Mike Kras and Herjan Brakke did well too team Holland qualified themselves in fourth position for the race on Sunday. Jeffrey won the first moto on Sunday and finished third in the second moto. Because his team mates scored consistent as well, Team Holland took the overall victory in the Ukraine. Next weekend the KTM JM Racing will participate in the fifth round of the Dutch Open Championship Series in Emmercompascuum. Overall:
Top three moto finish for Valentin Teillet in the Grand Prix of Brazil
Valentin Teillet from the KTM JM Team scored a top three moto finish at the final round of the World Championship Series in Canelinha, Brazil last Sunday. In the first moto Valentin rode in second place for a long time but eventually finished in third place. In the second moto Valentin took a good start and started the race in fourth place. In the beginning he was able to maintain himself in the top five but after a few laps he lost his rhythm and dropped back to ninth place. Valentin did not give up and in the second part of the race he moved into eight place again. He unfortunately lost this place again and finished the race in ninth place. Valentin finished fifth overall and finished twelfth in the World Championship Standings.
Joel Roelants finished in seventh place in the World Championship MX2. In the first moto Joel started the race just outside of the top ten. The rider from Grobbendonk built up his race and was able to finish in ninth place. In the second moto he started the race just outside the top five. In the beginning he had some nice duels around sixth place and even moved into fifth place. With only a few laps to go he lost this place and finished in sixth place. Joel finished seventh overall and also finished in seventh position in the World Championship Standings.
Jeffrey Herlings won the first moto of the final round of the European Championship Series at Villars Sous Ecot in France last Sunday. In the second moto he crashed and by the crash he damaged his air box. Due to this he had to go to the pits to replace his filter. He finally finished in fifteenth position and with these results he finished sixth overall. Jeffrey finished runner up in the European Championship Series and will move up to the World Championship Series next year.
Axel Alletru finished fifth in the moto but was unable to score in the second moto. He finished thirteenth overall and ended the European Championship Series in eight position.
Results Grand Prix of Brazil:
First
moto: 12 Valentin Teillet F KTM 182
Jeffrey Herlings and Joel Roelants on the podium at Oss Jeffrey Herlings from the KTM JM Racing Team finished second overall at the 4th round of the Dutch Open Championship Series in Oss last Sunday. The rider from Elsendorp won the first moto but crashed at the start of the second moto. Jeffrey had to come back trough the field. Jeffrey was able to pass almost the whole field and finished the race in third position. With these results he finished second overall. With still two rounds to go he sits in third position in the championship and is only three points behind the leader.
Joel Roelants started the first moto in fourth place. Because he couldn’t pass the 3rd rider the two leaders were able to make a big gap between them and the rest. Joel did his best but was unable to close the gap and finished in 3rd place. In the second moto Roelants crashed in the second corner and had to come back trough the field. Joel passed a lot of riders and moved into second position in the middle of the race. Joel closed the gap with the leader as well but couldn’t make a pass stick and finished the race in second position. The rider from Grobbendonk finished third overall but is now tight in points for first place in the championship.
Valentin Teillet did well in Oss. In the first moto he rode in 3rd place for a long time and he eventually finished in 4th place. In the second moto he was leading the race until the middle of the race. Unfortunately he crashed and injured himself. He retired from the race and finished 19th overall. After four rounds he sits in 12th position in the championship standings.
Yentel Martens finished in 8th place in the first MX1 moto. In the second moto he was also doing good but he had to take off his goggles. Shortly after, a stone hit him in the eye and Yentel had to retire from the race. He finished 17th overall but moved into sixth position in the championship.
Results Dutch Open in Oss: MX2:
First moto: 1 Jeffrey Herlings 2 Evgeny Bobryshev 3 Joel Roelants 4 Valentin Teillet 5 Glenn Coldenhoff
Second moto: 1 Evgeny Bobryshev 2 Joel Roelants 3 Jeffrey Herlings 4 Ceriel Klein Kromhof 5 Glenn Coldenhoff
Overall: 1 Evgeny Bobryshev 2 Jeffrey Herlings 3 Joel Roelants 4 Ceriel Klein Kromhof 5 Glenn Coldenhoff
Championship Standings: 1 Evgeny Bobryshev 341 Pnt 2 Joel Roelants 341 Pnt 3 Jeffrey Herlings 338 Pnt 4 Jeremy van Horebeek 241 Pnt 5 Glenn Coldenhoff 228 Pnt 12 Valentin Teillet 169 Pnt
MX1:
First moto: 1 Erik Eggens 2 Patrick Roos 3 Rob van Vijfeijken 4 Roy Gijsel 5 Anne Advokaat 8 Yentel Martens
Second moto: 1 Patrick Roos 2 Erik Eggens 3 Mike Kras 4 Rob van Vijfeijken 5 Jurgen van Nooten DNF Yentel Martens
Overall: 1 Patrick Roos 2 Erik Eggens 3 Rob van Vijfeijken 4 Roy Gijsel 5 Martijn Romviel 17 Yentel Martens
Championship Standings MX1: 1 Patrick Roos 366 Pnt 2 Erik Eggens 352 Pnt 3 Rob van Vijfeijken 313 Pnt 4 Kristof Salaets 255 Pnt 5 Martijn Romviel 218 Pnt 6 Yentel Martens 200 Pnt
Movies from Lierop
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Joel Roelants fourth in the deep sand of Lierop
Joel Roelants from the KTM JM Racing Team finished fourth overall at the 14th round of the World Championship MX2 Series Lierop, Holland today. In the first moto Joel rode in second position for a long time. But in the final lap he lost this position and crossed the finish line in third position. The start of the second moto wasn’t that good and at the end of the first lap Joel came by start/finish in 15th position. In the beginning of the race he was able to pass a lot of riders and in lap six he moved into fifth position. Due to a mistake he dropped back to sixth position again. With still three laps to go he took fifth place back and tried to close the gap with the fourth place rider. He didn’t succeed and had to be satisfied with fifth position in the second moto. Joel finished fourth overall and stays in seventh position in the World Championship Standings.
For Jeremy van Horebeek the day started with bad luck. In the first moto he crashed straight after the start and couldn’t restart his bike. The race ended there for Jeremy but in the middle of the race he did a few laps to look for some line for the second moto. In the second moto he took a good start and came out of the first corner in fourth position. In the beginning van Horebeek could keep up with the leaders but after a while he lost them. Van Horebeek stayed calm and finished the race in fourth position. Despite not scoring in the first moto Jeremy still finished 8th overall. In the World Championship Standings he sits in 11th position after the race in Lierop.
Valentin Teillet did well also on the circuit in Lierop. In the first moto the talented KTM rider started the race in the leading group. In the beginning he maintained himself on 4th place but after a while he lost some positions. He rode inside the top ten till the middle of the race but in the second part of the moto he dropped back to 14th position and finished the race in this position. In the second moto Teillet did not took a good start and came out of the first corner around 20th position. During the race he passed several riders and finished in eleventh position. With these results he finished eleventh overall. After fourteen rounds he sits in 16th position in the World Championship Standings.
Yentel Martens went out in the MX1 class in Lierop. In the first moto Yentel had to comeback after a crash at the start. The race went well for the rider from Lommel and during the race he was able to pass a lot of riders. He eventually finished the race in 18th position and scored three World Championship points. In the second moto he had to retire from the race. Yentel finished in 22nd position overall.
Jeffrey Herlings has won the penultimate round of the European Championship Series in Randers, Denmark today. Jeffrey finished second and first in the motos and took his third overall victory of the season. Jeffrey stays in second position in the European Championship Series and is 34 points behind the leader.
Axel Alletru finished seventh in both motos and these results gave him seventh overall. After thirteen rounds he sits in eight position in the standings.
Uitslagen Grand Prix in Lierop:
MX2:
First moto: 1 Rui Goncalves 2 Marvin Musquin 3 Joel Roelants 4 Ken Roczen 5 Mike Kras 14 Valentin Teillet DNF Jeremy van Horebeek
Second moto: 1 Marvin Musquin 2 Ken Roczen 3 Rui Goncalves 4 Jeremy van Horebeek 5 Joel Roelants 11 Valentin Teillet
Overall: 1 Marvin Musquin 47 Pnt 2 Rui Goncalves 45 Pnt 3 Ken Roczen 40 Pnt 4 Joel Roelants 36 Pnt 5 Mike Kras 29 Pnt 8 Jeremy van Horebeek 18 Pnt 11 Valentin Teillet 17 Pnt
World Championship Standings after 14 rounds: 1 Marvin Musquin 490 Pnt 2 Rui Goncalves 468 Pnt 3 Gautier Paulin 422 Pnt 4 Davide Guarneri 387 Pnt 5 Ken Roczen 346 Pnt 7 Joel Roelants 284 Pnt 11 Jeremy van Horebeek 227 Pnt 16 Valentin Teillet 150 Pnt
MX1:
First moto: 1 Ken de Dijcker 2 David Phillipaerts 3 Tanel Leok 4 Josh Coppins 5 Antonio Cairoli 18 Yentel Martens
Second moto: 1 Ken de Dijcker 2 Josh Coppins 3 Clement Desalle 4 Antonio Cairoli 5 Max Nagl DNF David Philippaerts
Overall: 1 Ken de Dijcker 50 Pnt 2 Josh Coppins 40 Pnt 3 Clement Desalle 35 Pnt 4 Tanel Leok 35 Pnt 5 David Philippaerts 35 Pnt 22 Yentel Martens 3 Pnt
Jeffrey Herlings wins EMX2 in Finland Jeffrey Herlings from the KTM JM Racing Team has won the twelfth round of the European Championship Series in Vantaa, Finland today. Jeffrey felt great on the sandy circuit of Vantaa and won his qualifying heat on Saturday. This was Jeffrey’s fifth win in a qualifying heat this year. Today he won both motos and took his second overall victory. With this win Jeffrey closed the gap with the championship leader to 34 points.
Axel Alletru finished eleventh overall with a 10th and a 12th position in the motos.
The series continues at Randers in Denmark on August 30th. Results EMX2 in Finland: First moto:
Second moto:
Overall:
Joel Roelants selected for the Belgian MX des Nations Team KTM JM Racing team rider Joel Roelants was selected as the Belgian representative in the MX2 class for the Motocross of Nations in Italy. The announcement was made at the Belgian motocross championships in Balen on Saturday. Roelants' consistently good results and his iron determination were enough for team captain Joel Smets to select him. His teammates will be Clement Desalle (MX1) and Steve Ramon (Open).
Joel also came to the fore well at the Keiheuvel. The organizers arranged a very strong field of riders and despite being on a smaller MX2 bike in the MX1 class Joel made his presence felt. In the first and second moto Joel had to come back trough the field. In the first moto he finished in thirteenth position and in the second moto he crossed the finish line in twelfth position. In the third moto his start was good and he went into the first corner inside the top ten. Joel found his rhythm straight away and worked himself up into seventh position. The rider from Grobbendonk kept his head cool till the end and he finished the race in seventh position. Joel finished ninth overall and sits in sixth position in the Belgian Championship Series. Jeremy van Horebeek finished in tenth position in the first and the second moto. In the third moto he rode in seventh position when he crashed. It took him a while to get going and finally he retired from the race. Jeremy finished thirteenth overall and sits in seventeenth position in the Belgian Championship Series.
Yentel Martens finished seventeenth overall in Mol. Yentel rode three consistent motos and finished in 18th, 16th and 15th position. With these results he scored 14 Belgian Championship points. Because this was Yentel’s first Belgian Championship race of the season he sits in 36th position in the championship standings.
RESULTS Moto 1: 1 Clément Desalle (B- Honda), 2 Ken De Dycker (B-Suzuki), 3 Jonathan Barragan (SPA-KTM), 4 Josh Coppins (NZ-Yamaha), 5 Tony Cairoli (ITA-Yamaha), 6 Patrick Roos (NED-KTM), 7 Marc Re Reuvr (NEd-Honda), 8 Kevin Strijbos (B-Honda), 9 Manuel Priem (B-Aprilia), 10 Jeremy Van Horebeek (B-KTM), 13 Joel Roelants (B-KTM), 18 Yentel Martens (B-KTM) Moto 2: 1 Clément Desalle (B- Honda), 2 Ken De Dycker (B-Suzuki), 3 Max Nagl (DUI-KTM), 4 Steve Ramon (BEL-Suzuki), 5 Josh Coppins (NZ-Yamaha), 6 Jonathan Barragan (SPA-KTM), 7 Yevgeni Bobryshev (RUS-Yamaha), 8 Leok (EST-Yamaha), 9 Patrick Roos (NED-KTM), 10 Jeremy Van Horebeek (B-KTM), 10 Tony Cairoli (ITA-Yamaha), 12 Joel Roelants (B-KTM), 16 Yentel Martens (B-KTM) Moto 3: 1Tony Cairoli (ITA-Yamaha), 2 Josh Coppins (NZ-Yamaha), 3 Max Nagl (DUI-KTM), 4 Clément Desalle (B- Honda), 5 Ken De Dycker (B-Suzuki), 6 Jonathan Barragan (SPA-KTM), 7 Joël Roelants (B-KTM), 8 Patrick Roos (NED-KTM), 9 Yevgeni Bobryshev (RUS-Yamaha), 10 Marvin Van Daele (BEL-Honda), 15 Yentel Martens (B-KTM), DNF Jeremy van Horebeek (B-KTM) Overall ‘Balen’ 1 Desalle 68, 2 De Dycker 60, 3 Coppins 56, 4 Cairoli 51, 5 Barragan 50, 6 Nagl 49, 7 Roos 40, 8 Evgeniy Bobryshev 36, 9 Roelants 31, 10 Ramon 27, 13 van Horebeek 22, 17 Martens 14 Championship Standings after four rounds : 1 Desalle 270, 2 Dycker 264, 3 Coppins 216, 4 Van Daele 145, 5 Caps 111, 6 Roelants 107, 7 Verbruggen 95, 8 Ramon 85, 9 Cairoli 72, 10 Strijbos 71, 17 van Horebeek 60, 36 Martens 14
All three KTM JM riders in the top ten in the Czech Republic
Valentin Teillet from the KTM JM Racing Team scored his best Grand Prix result so far at the 13th round of the World Championship Series in Loket in the Czech Republic today. Teillet took a good start in the first moto and rode in 6th place in the early going. Because he lost his rhythm he dropped back to 9th place. Valentin stayed calm and picked up the pace at the second part of the moto. In this part he was able to pass a few riders and finished the race in 6th place. In the second moto Valentin started the race in 6th place again. Teillet slowly increased his pace and in the middle of the race he had worked himself up to 5th place. When the second place rider had to retire from the race due to a mechanical problem he moved into 4th place. For a moment Valentin tried to overtake 3rd place but he eventually finished in 4th place. The talented Frenchman finished fifth overall and with this result he moved into 17th position in the World Championship Standings.
Joel Roelants also did well today. He finished 6th overall. In the first moto the rider from Grobbendonk started the race in 25th place and had to come back trough the field. Because it was very hard to overtake on this circuit Joel only made progress in the second part of the race. Just after the middle of the race he moved into 11th place and with a good final effort he finished in 9th place. In the second moto he took a better start and went into the first corner in 10th place. In the beginning the differences between the riders were small and so Joel got stuck at 10th place. During the race the differences got bigger and Joel was able to work himself up to 7th place. Roelants finished sixth overall and after thirteen rounds he sits in 7th position in the World Championship Standings.
Jeremy van Horebeek finished 10th overall at the Grand Prix in the Czech Republic. In the first moto Jeremy took a bad start and had to begin the race in 17th place. In the early going he was able to work himself up to 15th place but after a few laps he lost his rhythm and dropped back to 18th place. Jeremy kept pushing and was able to overtake two riders in the second part of the race and eventually finished in 16th place. In the second moto he took a better start and he came out of the first corner in 8th place. In the second lap van Horebeek moved into 7th place and was able to keep this place for the rest of the race. When the second place rider had to retire from the race due to a mechanical problem Jeremy moved up 1 place and finished in 6th place. Overall he finished in tenth position. After thirteen rounds Jeremy sits in 11th position in the World Championship Standings.
Jeffrey Herlings has won the second moto of the European Championship Series in Lacapelle Marival today. Jeffrey felt at home on the circuit of Lacapelle Marival. On Saturday he won his qualifying heat and started from pole position on Sunday. His team mate Axel Alletru finished in ninth in his qualifying heat.
Unfortunately the day started with bad luck for Jeffrey. In the 7th lap of the first moto his chain derailed and he had to retire from the race. After the break he came back strong by winning the second moto. Jeffrey finished sixth overall and stays in second position in the European Championship Standings. Axel Alletru failed to score points today.
Results Grand Prix in the Czech Republic
First moto: 1 Ken Roczen 2 Marvin Musquin 3 Rui Goncalves 4 Gautier Paulin 5 Xavier Boog 6 Valentin Teillet 9 Joel Roelants 16 Jeremy van Horebeek
Second moto: 1 Gautier Paulin 2 Xavier Boog 3 Rui Goncalves 4 Valentin Teillet 5 Nicolas Aubin 6 Jeremy van Horebeek 7 Joel Roelants
Overall: 1 Gautier Paulin 43 Pnt 2 Rui Goncalves 40 Pnt 3 Xavier Boog 38 Pnt 4 Ken Roczen 37 Pnt 5 Valentin Teillet 33 Pnt 6 Joel Roelants 26 Pnt 10 Jeremy van Horebeek 21 Pnt
World Championship Standings after thirteen rounds: 1 Marvin Musquin 443 Pnt 2 Rui Goncalves 423 Pnt 3 Gautier Paulin 415 Pnt 4 Davide Guarneri 373 Pnt 5 Ken Roczen 306 Pnt 7 Joel Roelants 248 Pnt 11 Jeremy van Horebeek 209 Pnt 17 Valentin Teillet 133 Pnt
Joel Roelants second in his home Grand Prix in Lommel Click here for a movie of the first moto Click here for a movie of the second moto Joel Roelants from the KTM JM Racing Team finished second overall at his home Grand Prix in Lommel, Belgium yesterday. After a consistent first moto he crossed the finish line in third position. In the second moto Roelants started the race in second place. He immediately found his rhythm but because the leader in the race was too fast for Joel he decided to secure second place and to take no risks. Joel’s strategy worked and he crossed the finish line in second position. With a 3-2 in the motos he finished second overall. After twelve rounds he sits in 8th place in the World Championship Standings.
Jeremy van Horebeek rode a strong first moto. After a very bad start he came back from 15th place to 4th place. In the second moto van Horebeek crashed in the first lap and had to come back trough the field. During the race he passed a lot of riders but in the middle he crashed again. The Jerre recovered well after the crashed and managed to finish the race in 16th position. With a 4-16 in the motos he finished tenth overall. After the race in Lommel he is in 11th position in the World Championship Standings.
Valentin Teillet only scored World Championship points in the first moto. Valentin had some nice battles for 15th position during the race and changed places till the end of the race. He finally finished the race in 16th position and scored five World Championship points. In the second moto his start was not so good and he went into the first corner in 25th place. He recovered well but in the third lap he crashed while he rode in 18th position. Because his chances to score points were gone he retired from the race. Valentin finished 19th overall and sits in 20th position in the World Championship Standings. Yentel Martens competed among the strong MX1 riders with a wildcard. The first moto started with bad luck because he crashed in the first corner. Martens stayed cool and worked himself back up trough the field in a constant pace. During the race he was able to pass a lot of riders and so he moved into 15th place in the middle of the race. Martens wasn’t done yet and kept the pace as high as he could. In the closing stages of the race he managed to pass several riders and crossed the finish line in 12th position. In the second moto he did not took a good start but he was able to recover well and in the 5th lap he moved int0 17th place. Unfortunately Yentel made a mistake and dropped back a few places. But the rider from Lommel did not give up and finished in 20th place and scored the last World Championship point. Yentel finished 15th overall in his home Grand Prix.
Jeffrey Herlings won the first moto of the European Championship MX2 Series in Schwedt, Germany yesterday. In the second moto the rider from Elsendorp crashed in the beginning of the race. It took him a while to restart his bike but still he was able to finish in 8th place which was enough for 4th overall. After the race in Germany he stays in 2nd position in the championship and he is 44 points behind the leader in the championship.
Axel Alletru finished in 9th place in the first moto but he was unable to score in the second moto. Axel finished 15th overall and after ten rounds he is in eight position in the European Championship Standings.
Sergey Astaykin finished in 6th place in the first moto of Grand Prix MX3 in Schwedt, Germany. Unfortunately a crash in the second moto made it impossible for him to score in the second moto. He finished 14th overall and sits in 12th position in the championship after the race in Germany. Uitslagen Grand Prix van Limburg: MX2: First moto:
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World Championship Standings after 12 rounds:
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Top three position for Jeffrey Herlings in EMX2 in Croatia Jeffrey Herlings from the KTM JM Racing Team finished 6th overall at the 9th round of the European Championship MX2 Series in Mladina, Croatia today. Herlings crashed in the first moto and had to be satisfied with 13th place. In the second moto he rode his well prepared KTM to 2nd place. After nine rounds he sits in second position in the European Championship Series and he is 47 points behind the leader.
Axel Alletru also finished inside of the top 10 today. Axel finished in 11th place in the first moto and did even better in the second moto by finishing in 8th place. These results were good enough for 10th place overall. In the European Championship Standings he is in 8th position after the race in Croatia.
Sergey Astaykin started at the 10th round of the World Championship MX3 Series, also on the circuit in Mladina. In the first moto Sergey crashed and finished in 18th place. In the second moto things went better and after a consistent moto he crossed the finish line in 8th place. Sergey finished 13th overall and after ten rounds he sits in 12th position in the championship.
On the 2nd of August both championships will continue in Schwedt, Germany.
Results EMX2 in Mladina, Croatia:
First moto: 1 Herjan Brakke 2 Mathias Bellino 3 Klemen Gercar 4 Matthias Walkner 5 Harri Kullas 11 Axel Alletru 13 Jeffrey Herlings
Second moto: 1 Christophe Charlier 2 Jeffrey Herlings 3 Klemen Gercar 4 Rasmus Jorgensen 5 Matthias Walkner 8 Axel Alletru
Overall: 1 Klemen Gercar 40 Pnt 2 Herjan Brakke 40 Pnt 3 Christophe Charlier 34 Pnt 4 Matthias Walkner 34 Pnt 5 Mathias Bellino 32 Pnt 6 Jeffrey Herlings 30 Pnt 10 Axel Alletru 23 Pnt
European Championship Standings after nine rounds: 1 Christophe Charlier 388 Pnt 2 Jeffrey Herlings 341 Pnt 3 Klemen Gercar 262 Pnt 4 Herjan Brakke 234 Pnt 5 Matthias Walkner 222 Pnt 8 Axel Alletru 133 Pnt
Results Grand Prix MX3 in Mladina, Croatia:
First moto: 1 Matevz Irt 2 Pierre Alexandre Renet 3 Alvaro Lozano 4 Antti Pyrhonen 5 Joaquim Rodrigues 18 Sergey Astaykin
Second moto: 1 Matevz Irt 2 Gregory Wicht 3 Christophe Martin 4 Alex Salvini 5 Alvaro Lozano 8 Sergey Astaykin
Overall: 1 Matevz Irt 50 Pnt 2 Pierre Alexandre Renet 37 Pnt 3 Alvaro Lozano 36 Pnt 4 Christophe Martin 35 Pnt 5 Alex Salvini 32 Pnt 13 Sergey Astaykin 16 Pnt
World Championship MX3 Standings after ten rounds: 1 Pierre Alexandre Renet 373 Pnt 2 Alex Salvini 362 Pnt 3 Antti Pyrhonen 311 Pnt 4 Julien Vanni 311 Pnt 5 Matevz Irt 293 Pnt 12 Sergey Astaykin 130 Pnt
Jeffrey Herlings second in EMX2 in Slovenia
Jeffrey Herlings from the KTM JM Racing Team second overall at round eight of the European Championship Series in Orehova Vas, Slovenia last Sunday. Herlings started well in the first moto and was leading the race for the first 20 minutes. Then he lost this place and finished in second place. In the second moto Herlings also finished in second place and with these results he finished second overall. After eight rounds the young Dutchman sits in second position in the championship and is 43 points behind the leader.
Axel Alletru was unable to score points in Slovenia. In the first race he crashed after the start, and he lost so much time that by lap six he realized he could not improve the situation anymore and decided to retire. In the second moto Axel had bad luck as well. He injured his knee during the race and it was too painful for him to keep on racing. Because of the fact that he didn’t scored points he dropped to twelfth position in the European Championship Series.
Sergey Astakin and Yentel Martens raced for points in the World Championship MX3 in Slovenia. Sergey had a good first moto and finished in fourth position. In the second moto he finished in 15th place and with these results he finished ninth overall. After nine rounds Sergey sits in 13th position in the championship. Yentel Martens crashed at the start of the first moto and had to come back trough the field. Martens did not give up and raced his best. Eventually he was able to finish in 14th place. In the second moto Martens started to feel sick during the race and had to retire from the race. Yentel finished 18th overall and sits in 15th position in the championship after Slovenia.
Results EMX2 in Slovenia:
First moto: 1 Christophe Charlier 2 Jeffrey Herlings 3 Gercar Klemen 4 Herjan Brakke 5 Harri Kullas DNF Axel Alletru
Second moto: 1 Christophe Charlier 2 Jeffrey Herlings 3 Gercar Klemen 4 Matthias Walkner 5 Rasmus Jorgensen DNF Axel Alletru
Overall MX2: 1 Christophe Charlier 50 Pnt 2 Jeffrey Herlings 44 Pnt 3 Gercar Klemen 40 Pnt 4 Matthias Walkner 31 Pnt 5 Herjan Brakke 31 Pnt
Championship Standings after eight rounds: 1 Christophe Charlier 354 Pnt 2 Jeffrey Herlings 311 Pnt 3 Gercar Klemen 222 Pnt 4 Herjan Brakke 194 Pnt 5 Matthias Walkner 188 Pnt 12 Axel Alletru 110 Pnt
MX3:
First moto: 1 Pierre Alexandre Renet 2 Matevz Irt 3 Alex Salvini 4 Sergey Astaykin 5 Joaquim Rodrigues 14 Yentel Martens
Second moto: 1 Antti Pyrhonen 2 Pierre Alexandre Renet 3 Christophe Martin 4 Alvaro Lozano 5 Matevz Irt 15 Sergey Astaykin DNF Yentel Martens
Overall MX3: 1 Pierre Alexandre Renet 47 Pnt 2 Matevz Irt 38 Pnt 3 Antti Pyrhonen 35 Pnt 4 Alex Salvini 35 Pnt 5 Saso Kragelj 29 Pnt 9 Sergey Astaykin 24 Pnt 18 Yentel Martens 7 Pnt
Championship Standings after nine rounds: 1 Pierre Alexandre Renet 336 Pnt 2 Alex Salvini 330 Pnt 3 Julien Vanni 311 Pnt 4 Antti Pyrhonen 282 Pnt 5 Christophe Martin 258 Pnt 13 Sergey Astaykin 114 Pnt 15 Yentel Martens 73 Pnt
Joel Roelants in the top five at Swedish Grand Prix Joel Roelants from the KTM JM Racing Team finished in the top five at the 11th round of the World Championship Series in Uddevalla, Sweden last Sunday. Roelants felt at home on the circuit of Uddevalla and qualified himself in 4th position on Saturday. In the first moto he took a good start and held on to 3rd place for a long time. In the middle of the race he dropped back to 4th place and it looked like he was going to finish in that place. But with only a few laps to go he lost it and finished in 5th place. In the second moto Joel went into the first corner in 8th place. He slowly increased his pace and was able to finish in 4th place. The rider from Grobbendonk finished fifth overall and moved into tenth position in the World Championship Standings.
Jeremy van Horebeek started the weekend with bad luck. In the qualification heat he crashed just after the start and finished in 27th place. This meant he had a bad starting position on Sunday. In the first moto he took a bad start but during the race he worked himself back up to 13th place. In the second moto he crashed in the first lap and because soon after he got intro trouble again he had to retire from the race. Van Horebeek finished 16th overall and sits now in 11th place in the World Championship Standings.
Valentin Teillet took a decent start in the first moto and rode in 15th place for a long time. He was able to work himself up to 14th place but lost it soon after. With only 6 laps to go Valentin was forced to give up his place and finished in 17th place. In the second moto Valentin started around 20th place. In the beginning he couldn’t find his rhythm and rode in 19th place for a long time. In the second part of the race he increased his pace and passed a lot of riders. After a good final effort he finished in 13th place. Valentin finished 14th overall and sits in 21st position in the World Championship Standings.
Jeffrey Herlings and Axel Alletru went out in the 7th round of the European Championship Series in Faenza, Italy last Sunday. Jeffrey finished in 2nd place in the first moto but he crashed in the first lap of the second moto. This gave him a setback of a half minute. Jeffrey gave everything he had and was able to finish in 19th place. With this place he scored 2 European Championship points. Jeffrey finished seventh overall and sits in second position in the European Championship Standings.
Axel was unable to finish in the first moto and finished in 13th place in the second moto. Alletru finished 19th overall and is in 13th position in the Championship Standings.
Sergey Astaykin also raced in Faenza at the 8th round of the World Championship Series MX3. Sergey finished in14th place and 11th place in the moto and these results gave him 12th position overall. After eight rounds he sits in 13th position in the World Championship Standings.
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Joel Roelants finishes sixth at the Grand Prix of Latvia Joel Roelants from the KTM JM Racing Team scored his best result of the season at the tenth round of the World Championship Series in Kegums, Latvia today. The rider from Grobbendonk finished in sixth position in both motos and with these results he finished sixth overall. In the first moto he rode in 4th place but with only 3 laps to go he crashed and finally finished the race in sixth position. After ten rounds he sits in eleventh position in the World Championship Standings.
Jeremy van Horebeek had a difficult Grand Prix in Kegums. On Saturday he crashed in his qualification heat and because he could not restart his bike he was classified in 35th position. Jeremy had a bad starting place in both motos on Sunday. In the first moto Jeremy came out of the first turn in the top 20. He immediately started to try and overtake riders. Unfortunately he crashed in the 3rd lap and could not restart his bike again. Jeremy was really disappointed and failed to score points. In the second moto he recovered well and finished in 11th place. Due to the fact that he didn’t score points in the first moto he finished in 16th position overall. After the race in Latvia he sits in 10th position in the Championship.
Valentin Teillet rode two consistent motos on the sandy circuit of Kegums. In both motos he took a good start and he was able to finish in 16th and 14th place. Valentin rode in 12th place in the first moto but he crashed and eventually finished in 16th place. In the second moto Valentin had a good start but could not find his rhythm. He dropped back to 16th place but he did not gave up. He was able to pass two riders and to finish the race in 14th place. Valentin finished in 14th position overall and sits in 20th position in the championship!
Jeffrey Herlings has won a MX2 Junior Eurpean Championship on the Eurocircuit of Valkenswaard today. Herlings finished 2-1 in the motos which was enough to take the overall win.
Results Grand Prix of Latvia: MX2: First moto:
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