ISSUE 3 - MXGPGERMANY
The “Bullet”, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s
Jeffrey Herlings, came out with a bang in race
1 as he passed Cairoli early and led through
to the checkered flag. Herlings season is
starting to come around but one thing that
plagued him early this year was his starts and
in race 2 a start outside the top 5 hindered
him once again. Making his way forward and
into second took much longer in race 2 and
Herlings was unable to close the gap Cairoli
had built. Herlings in the post race press
conference said, “In the first race I was in
second pretty quick but in the second one
I was around 10th on the first turn and had
to work my up to second, I burned too much
energy. He (Cairoli) is the eight-time champ
for a reason, he’s a great rider and I just
couldn’t close the gap.”
Another rider who challenged Herlings in
Teutschenthal was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin. Paulin fought
for position with Herlings in both races but
in race 2 put in a late charge to catch the
#84 but by the end it was too little too late
for Paulin. Two third place finishes placed
the Frenchman back on the podium before
heading to his home GP next weekend.
Paulin in the press conference stated, “Third
and third today is consistent but we didn’t
put everything together so we need to keep
working to get better.”
Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s
Clement Desalle is becoming a consistent
face in the top 5 of MXGP. Desalle had
another good weekend of racing as he went
4-4, placing fourth overall and scoring 36
championship points. The number 25 is also
4th in the championship standings coming
out of Germany and into France.
Behind Desalle was the second French rider
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