European Motocross
Statement: Jorge Prado
#61 on his DNF in race two.
A handful of elite European riders took to the track in anger for the first time today, as round one of the Internazionali d’Italia series fired into life at Riola Sardo. Jorge Prado was undoubtedly the star of the show – he romped to pole position and dominated the first MX1 moto. It seemed likely that he was going to take a clear win in the final mixed race too, but he withdrew without any explanation.
A statement released via Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has now confirmed that he felt as though there was an issue with the KTM 450 SX-F. “The 20-year old Spaniard rocketed to the front of the pack once more but elected to pull into the pit lane after feeling a small bike issue halfway through the race.” It has not been confirmed what the issue was nor has it been stated whether there was actually a problem, but Prado offered more insight in the statement below.
“It’s nice to be back and doing something different from training. The GPs are still quite far away but it’s nice to get up to speed and it was a good day here in Sardinia: First in qualifying and then a good start in the MX1 moto. It was handy to get those small nerves out of the way and those feelings that come with the first gate drop of the season. I holeshotted again and was leading the second race but I felt something different on the bike and it was better to stop to get everything checked out. These races are good for exactly that; checking and testing! Overall it was a decent first race of 2021.”
Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: Ray Archer
Find all the results from Lierop below.
MX1 Overall
MX2 Overall
Lead Image: Ray Archer/KTM
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This Sunday (March 3) the Dutch motocross season will start at the Herselse Bossen circuit in Lierop. The field of racers is getting stronger and stronger and it promises to be a really high-level race.
Words: Press Release | Lead Image: Husqvarna/Bavo Swijgers
The MX2 class is full of young and motivated riders and Lucas and Sacha Coenen will join them for Lierop. These talented twins regularly impressed in the MX2 World Championship last year and Lucas won his first Grand Prix in Indonesia at the age of sixteen.
A fifth place was his share in the final standings and he certainly wants to improve on that this year. Sacha also regularly showed that he has the speed to compete at the front. Highlights were his second place in the qualifying heat in Finland and top five finishes in the Czech Republic and Sweden.
In the deep sand of Lierop, the Coenen brothers will compete against riders like Kay de Wolf, Cas Valk, Hakon Osterhagen, Max Werner, Scott Smulders, Bradley Mesters, Hakon Fredriksen, Oriol Oliver and others.
Also in the 500 class we get fireworks with the participation of Jeffrey Herlings, Jago Geerts, Pauls Jonass, Calvin Vlaanderen, Brent van Doninck and others.
The weather forecast looks good, so the Dutch MX Season Opener in Lierop has all the ingredients to see a great day of racing.
For more information have a look at www.maclierop.nl
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Find all the results from Round 1 of the Spanish Championship at Talavera below.
MX1 Overall
MX2 Overall
Lead Image: JP Acevedo / RFME
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