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Cairoli dominates in Italy

Cairoli draws first blood.

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The Italian Motocross Championship now acts as the start of the European season, hence why a majority of factory stars choose to take advantage of the fixture and shake off some cobwebs. It is also a brilliant opportunity to acquire some momentum, which is exactly what Antonio Cairoli did at round one yesterday.

Cairoli was dominant in the first MX1 moto, as he took the early lead and then stretched out an advantage immediately. Tim Gajser, who started from pole position, started second, but couldn’t respond to the impressive times that Cairoli was recording. Cairoli eventually took the moto win by eighteen seconds over Jeremy Van Horebeek, who took control of the runner-up spot after Gajser crashed. Romain Febvre and Evgeny Bobryshev completed the top five.

The MX1 riders lined up alongside the MX2 guys in the final moto of the day, but that did not change things too much. Cairoli again took the holeshot and was unchallenged at the head of the field, as Gajser struggled to match the pace of his foe after disposing of Van Horebeek. Gajser eventually crashed, which allowed Jeremy Van Horebeek to slide into second yet again, but regrouped to stand on the lowest step of the podium. Where was Romain Febvre? The former MXGP champion reportedly had a violent crash.

Which 250F rider finished the highest in that mixed race? Pauls Jonass crossed the line in sixth, but he did not fare as well in the MX2 moto that started proceedings. His teammate, Jorge Prado, took the holeshot in that and then rode to an unchallenged victory. Jonass started right there with Prado, but was eventually passed by Benoit Paturel and Alvin Ostlund.

We’ll have more Riola Sardo soon.

Words: Lewis Phillips | Lead Image: KTM/Stefano Taglioni

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Results: Lierop International

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Find all the results from Lierop below.

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Lucas and Sacha Coenen confirmed for Lierop

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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.


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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.

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Results: Spanish Championship Talavera

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Find all the results from Round 1 of the Spanish Championship at Talavera below.

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