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Who impressed: MX2 Valkenswaard

Who impressed: MX2 Valkenswaard

Jago Geerts: Winning race one by chasing down your world title rival Vialle just a couple of days after losing your grandmother is impressive enough but Jago Geerts’ second moto performance was nothing short of sensational. Crashing out of third in the second corner and injuring his ribs, Geerts was almost a lap down when he got going and proceeded to put on a riding clinic for the fans to make standing out in the wind and rain worth their while. Geerts was going 5 to 6 seconds a lap quicker than his rivals at times toward the end of the race. On Lap nine, Geerts posted a 2m 09 sec lap time, three seconds quicker than next quickest, race -winner Vialle, never mind the riders he was actually racing against – he was nine seconds quicker than Mewse that lap!

Geerts just kept going and passed right into the top ten and made it look easy. He didn’t even have to make moves per se, because he speed was so much higher he would just ride straight past them! A moto that looked like giving up a lot of points in the championship turned into a seventh place finish, a podium and only five points off Vialle compared to 19 if he hadn’t finished the race. It’s the sort of performance that world champions are made of.

An understated Geerts commented: “Of course I’m a bit disappointed, because that crash in the second race ruined my chances to win the Grand Prix. It was a big crash, my ribs were hurting and I needed almost a minute to recover, to breath normal again. Once I got going again, there was only one thing on my mind: try to get as most points as possible. I finished seventh, not bad at all, after being almost one lap down. Of course, it’s a bit of a shame that I lost the red plate, but the season is still long. Nothing has been lost yet.”

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Tom Vialle: Although Geerts went down in race two you can’t over look the performance of Tom Vialle. The Frenchman won by 56 seconds on a track that wasn’t his forte at all last year. Vialle is ticking all the boxes right now and it is a testament to his dedication and the likes of Joel Smets and the Red Bull team around him that saw a big improvement in the sand. Geerts was quicker in race and wore him down but if, as it looks like, these two are going to be duelling all year for the world title, Vialle at worse taking second is very good for his championship compared to a fifth and sixth. Vialle has been an inspired signing by KTM, his technique, his desire to improve his weaknesses, and determination to come back from mistakes like the first moto at Matterley showing mental strength that is really impressive. You have to believe this was a huge win for the Frenchman’s confidence in 2020.

Vialle commented: “A really good weekend for me and I’m really happy with the result. I took two holeshots and led almost the whole moto but then I had a small problem with my goggles and I didn’t want to take too many risks. I was really motivated for the second moto and went full gas in the first laps to make a gap. I was quite far ahead by the end. I’m happy to have the red plate. We still have a long way to go, and now I’m looking forward to Argentina.”

Simon Laengenfelder: The latest 15 year old German sensation put in an incredible second moto come within two laps of a third place finish! The Diga Procross factory Gas Gas rider has, amazingly, come straight from the EMX125 series and while yes, he is very good in the sand, it was still a remarkable ride to run third for a long time and come away with fifth in only your fourth ever world championship moto.

Laengenfelder had a difficult first round in the UK and you wondered if it was maybe too much of a step up to go straight to the world championship, but he proved that theory wrong in style at Valkenswaard. Once he gets a bit more experience and finds his speed on all terrains and countries, watch out for this kid as he could be the biggest German star since Ken Roczen!

Laengenfelder said: ” After the qualification race with 12th place, I was very happy. Unfortunately, I fell twice in the first race and missed the points, which really annoyed me. So I was all the more motivated for the second race and I’m very happy with 5th place. At the current time of the season, I never expected to be in the front. I hope to show this more often in the course of the season.”

Maxime Renaux: Second overall in Valkenswaard, making it a French 1-2 wasn’t what most of the Dutch and Belgian fans had in mind when they turned up to the track! Maxime Renaux rode really well in Holland for second overall but he goes under the radar sometimes in MX2 despite have a lot of raw speed. Poor starts and inconsistency can blight the Frenchman’s copybook sometimes but there is no doubt when things are going well and he gets a start, the man can ride a bike! Like Vialle, getting such a good result in the sand will do wonders for his confidence because on the hard pack Renaux in a race winning threat. Renaux is currently fourth in the championship, 26 points down on championship leader Vialle, but will he have the consistency to go for the title?

Ben Watson: After a month off the bike due to a wrist injury, a top five overall (5-4) at Valkenswaard is very, very good indeed.  The Brit didn’t show any lack of fitness and his speed was strong and now, with time to get more practice on the bike again, he should only get better from here. After a tough year last year Watson just wanted to keep the fun in his riding for 2020, it’s working so far and it must be very good for his confidence to know he still has the speed despite a less than ideal few weeks coming into the season. Watson himself even admitted in the UK that he only rode twice the week before Matterley Basin since he injured his wrist a month before.

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