Cairoli dominates at the MX1 World Championship round in Loket

This past weekend the Motocross World Championship in the Czech Republic, in Loket, where around 23,000 spectators enjoyed the best MX in the world and the presence of the strongest riders in the championship in both MX1 and MX2, with the big winners being Tony Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings.

For 222 it has been a special Grand Prix, as he achieved his 50th victory, making it a very intense day for him, his team and his people. Without a doubt, the great Italian MX rider enjoyed this round in the Czech Republic and his KTM. Meanwhile, in MX2, the best in the overall standings was Jeffrey Herlings, earning his seventh overall victory this season.

The MX1 category once again left Cairoli as the best, the KTM Factory Racing rider took the victory in both motos held in Loket, achieving his 50th win in his career and equaling a great of the discipline such as Joël Robert. In the first moto he had no problems, dominating from start to finish, but in the second one it got a bit more complicated: he got a poor start and had to fight back from fourth position, reaching the lead and adding another win.

Behind, Christophe Pourcel managed to put his Kawasaki on the podium in both motos, second in the first race and third in the second race, finishing 2nd in the Grand Prix overall score. The first moto was straightforward to maintain his position, while in the second one there was a nice battle, and in the end a mistake left him no chance to fight for second place, settling for third.

Third place overall went to Clement Desalle, the Frenchman finished fourth in the first moto and 2nd in the second race, closing out the Czech Republic Grand Prix in third place. The rider from Suzuki had a bad start in the first race, having to fight back from ninth position, while in the second one things went better, and he even led for some laps, but he was finally overtaken by Cairoli and could not keep up with his pace.

For his part, our representative Jonathan Barragán did not have a good day in the Czech Republic: in the first moto he had to pit due to engine problems, finishing from 27th position. In the second moto he finished from 16th place, undoubtedly a complicated weekend, but he has to keep fighting, so keep it up 7, we are with you.

In the overall standings, Cairoli has 492 points, followed by Desalle with 462 points, that is 30 points fewer than the leader, while Pourcel 3rd, Paulin 4th and De Dycker 5th complete the top 5. Barragán is 13th.

Source | MotocrossMX1