Race One: Simon Längenfelder grabbed the holeshot on his KTM but had Kay de Wolf for company who was looking quite good on the first lap applying the pressure. However, on the second lap, the reigning champion crashed. He lost some positions and then had an off track excursion and another crash which saw him right at the back of the field.
At the front, Längenfelder did have Adamo behind him at the start but then the young German pulled away and dominated – what a ride in technical conditions. Adamo will be pleased with second as it gets him back in the championship chase.
There was a battle for third with Valerio Lata and Oriol Oliver who was flying! The Italian held on to take the third position.
Mathis Valin was solid in fifth ahead of Sacha Coenen who had two crashes. Liam Everts had a crash himself so could only manage eighth – he’ll be looking for more in race two.
Benistant crashed up on the start straight but recovered to eleventh after being dead last. Kay de Wolf managed to get back to fourteenth to secure some vital championship points.
Race Two: Längenfelder was leading the way yet again but this time Adamo was determined to stay with him and go for it with a GP win on the line. The pair set a very high pace around a very rock and hard pack track. There wasn’t much in it but then with two laps to go Adamo made a costly mistake and Längenfelder brought home the moto win and the fifth GP win of his career going 1-1.
Benistant got a better start in this one and passed Coenen to bring home third but he didn’t have the pace to go with the front two. Coenen brought home fourth which was enough for third overall.
Liam Everts was solid in fifth ahead of Guillem Farres who will be happy after a huge crash yesterday. Oliver rode another good race after a not so great start, he caught Farres but just couldn’t pass him but fourth overall – brilliant!
Kay de Wolf had a day to forget as he went down after the first turn – he came from last to twelfth.
Längenfelder now has the championship lead and will take the red plate to his home GP next weekend in Germany – that is perfect timing. He has a eleven points over Adamo with de Wolf twenty-five points back as he drops to third.
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