MXGP World Championship
Discussion: Brian Bogers
Brian Bogers on a handful of topics.
Brian Bogers enjoyed a positive outing at the eleventh round of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship. It was certainly one of the best races that he has had this term, yet he thinks he can achieve so much more by the end of September. What is the ceiling that he thinks he can hit? Bogers explains that in this exclusive MX Vice interview, as well as his thoughts on Palembang and battling through his many struggles.
MX Vice: A solid weekend for you, I think. Definitely one of the better ones this year. Mantova still stands out as the very best, but I feel like this was just fine. Nothing wrong with it.
Brian Bogers:Â It was not bad, but also not what I want. Second moto went pretty good. I felt much better than the first moto. The first moto I had the feeling that I couldn’t push myself, because after fifteen minutes I got a little bit tired. Everybody gets tired in this weather though. I couldn’t push anymore, so I lost a lot of time in some place and then I was twelfth. Second moto, directly from the beginning I pushed even harder than the first moto. After fifteen or twenty minutes I had the feeling that I could push more than the first moto, so I’m happy with that. That means that I recovered quite good from the first moto. I’m happy with that second moto, but the first moto… I’m not happy with that. That shouldn’t happen.Â
I guess it wouldn’t even be surprising if the heat did properly hit you. When was the last time you even rode in conditions like this? Obviously not last year.
No. Last year I didn’t ride at all. I was out for nine or ten months, so maybe I’m still feeling that now. I don’t want to blame it on that. I’m now already training for quite a long time. I should be fit. Still, it’s tough and especially in this class. Normally on the 250 I used to push very hard the first couple of laps, then everywhere got a little bit gap. That’s not the case in the MXGP class. From the first lap to the last lap, it’s full gas.
Obviously, you know where you are results-wise at the moment. Where do you realistically think you can get to by the end of the season? Do you have a spot in mind where you look at that rider and you are like, “You know what? I think I can do that?”
I think I can be at the top five. Then again, that first moto the top five lapped me. That didn’t feel good at all. That’s why I pushed a little bit more in the second moto. Normally I think on the end of the year I can be there. That’s also the goal for this year, to be at the end of the year with the top five guys. Sometimes I have the speed, just not the good starts and everything. This weekend I was happy with my starts… Three times in the top ten. We work on that. I’m happy that it pays off with the starts, because I do a lot of starts. Now it’s just holding onto that.Â
Obviously you are trying to build yourself up and you know where you can be by the end of the year, but it also doesn’t help that you need a contract for next year. Then you need to kind of rush this thing along to prove that you deserve a spot on the team. It just all becomes a bit of a mess.Â
That’s true. I don’t want to think too much about next year for another team, but of course we need another team. I will do my best for that, but I just want to enjoy riding and then the results will come. Â
Have there been any issues developing the bike this season? Obviously you can practice on it as much as possible and that’s great, but you never really know how it works until you get to a racetrack. Whilst you have been building this year and going race-by-race, have you started to notice little things that you need to fix? Even now, are you still not  one hundred percent with your set-up?
When I moved to the MXGP class, I rode two weeks on the Honda CRF450RW and then I got injured. Just two weeks. Then after one year I started again. I came from the 250F, from a KTM to a Honda, so that’s already quite a big difference. Then also I missed a lot of testing and everything. This year is kind of all the testing and everything still goes on. Still, I am changing things on the bike and especially in the winter. We did a lot of testing, but it didn’t go the good way. Now we are finally on the right way, so I’m happy with that. It’s a little bit of a shame that it’s not directly good from the first race.
Obviously that second place in Mantova was a big one for you. In a weird way though, do you think it was maybe the worst thing that could have happened? You did that but then were you like, “Look, I can do this! I can do this!” Then the next time you finished twelfth, it maybe stung a little bit harder. Do you know what I mean?Â
Yeah, I know what you mean. It was a mud race and I’m quite good in the mud. I think that helped me a lot, but it was a second place. I didn’t expect that. I wanted to do really good in Mantova, because it was raining, but that second place… I think nobody expected that. I was really happy with that. What you said, the next race then I’m again around the fifteenth place. I don’t want that. I do my best, but then sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Sometimes it does. Like today eighth place, it’s not bad. If you are in the top ten in the MXGP class I think you are doing well, especially if I missed a whole year. I’m quite happy with that. I hope other people also see that.
Like you said, you can push the top five by the end of the year. You believe you can do that. Are you happy at the moment though? Can you accept your results and be pleased with what you are doing? Are you just coming off the track pissed off each time?
It’s a little bit of both. One thing I’m happy about is that I can do this already and one thing I want to do better. You want to always do better. I think even Tim Gajser, when he wins, he wants to do better. He wants to be better than yesterday. That’s what I also want. I’m still working hard for that. For sure, on the end of the year the results of the hard work will pay off.
Switching gears a little bit. Obviously a new track here. Kind of a pop-up track. What did you think of it, honestly?
I think it’s a nice track, but it’s a really short lap. It was around 1:30 a lap and then in this heat it’s so many laps. It’s really hot. Anyway, it’s for everybody the same. I saw a lot of comments on the social media that nobody liked it and that it’s a shame for the MXGP, but still it’s really good to be in a country like this so far from home and put this in just two weeks’ time. Nobody knows that actually the track is not there. I’m not sure what happened, but something happened with the normal track and nobody knows that. I’m still happy that we can go as far as this, because it’s a world championship. If you just be in Europe, it’s not the world championship anymore. I think this is part of it.
I’ve got a stat to throw on you. I haven’t dropped this on any riders yet, but you say it was a short track. You did a lot of laps. Qualifying race yesterday. Did you feel like you did a lot of laps? Did it feel like a lot?
Actually, yes. Normally it’s I think twelve to fourteen laps and I think yesterday we did already seventeen so that felt quite long. Then, because you do the qualifying race and you get a little bit used to doing a lot of laps, you get a little bit used to it for today. Anyway, it’s ten minutes longer. We did a lot of laps. That’s quite hard for the focus. I think in the USA the laps are around two minutes, sometimes even longer, and we are here with 1:30 a lap. That’s quite a big difference.
What if I told you then that in the qualifying race of Russia there were more laps than there were here. Would that shock you?
Really?
When I looked last night, I’m pretty sure that’s what it said.Â
I didn’t expect that. That’s weird. Also Russia, the high speed was so high. Where Clement Desalle crashed, we saw on the data that it’s ninety-two. That’s crazy. If you crash there, you see what happens. The level is so high and the speed gets higher every year. That’s also I think the reason that so many guys are injured.
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MXGP World Championship
2024 Spain Intu Xanadú – Arroyomolinos – MXGP Results
We will post the 2024 MXGP results of Spain Intu Xanadú – Arroyomolinos GP all weekend. Get the latest updates to your phone through MX Vice.
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MXGP World Championship
//PEARCY Stats Preview MXGP Intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos
Once again, our resident stats guru, Paul Pearcy, provides a breakdown of the MX2 class going into Intu Xanadu. Famed more for its access to a shopping mall and McDonald’s than actual passing, the MX2 contenders will be looking to make their mark. Last year, Simon Laengenfelder reigned supreme and was unstoppable on Sunday, with no rider able to match his pace. If you were a betting man, who would be your winner?
MXGP Intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos Preview
MX2
Kay de Wolf
Venue Visits: 21’, 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 3rd
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 3rd
- Qualifying Race Finish: 4th
- Qualifying Points: 7
- Race First Lap Position: 6th
- Race Finishes: 5th in Race 1, 11th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 8th
- Race Points: 54
Total Points: 61
Simon Laengenfelder
Venue Visits: 21’-23’
- Race Podiums: 4; 22’, 23’
- Race Wins: 2; 1-1 in 23’
- Overall Podiums: 2; 22’, 23’
- Overall win: 1; 23’
- Race Laps Led: 34; all in 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 4.667
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 4th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 3rd
- Qualifying Points: 8
- Race First Lap Position: 5.167
- Race Finishes: 4.333 in Race 1, 5th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 4.333
- Race Points: 113
Total Points: 121
Thibault Benistant
Venue Visits: 21’-23’
- Race Podium: 1; 23’
- Race Laps Led: 1, 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 6.667
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 4th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 5.5
- Qualifying Points: 5
- Race First Lap Position: 12.667
- Race Finishes: 5.667 in Race 1, 6.333 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 6.333
- Race Points: 92
Total Points: 97
Mikkel Haarup
Venue Visits: 21’-23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 9th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 12th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 12th
- Race First Lap Position: 12.5
- Race Finishes: 12.333 in Race 1, 9.667 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 10.667
- Race Points: 60
Total Points: 60
Andrea Adamo
Venue Visits: 21’-23’
- Race Podium: 1; 23’
- Overall Podium: 1; 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 11th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 9.5
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 6.5
- Qualifying Race Points: 6
- Race First Lap Position: 11.667
- Race Finishes: 9.333 in Race 1, 12.667 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 10.333
- Race Points: 70
Total Points: 76
Lucas Coenen
Venue Visit: 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 6th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2nd
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 2nd
- Qualifying Points: 9
- Race First Lap Position: 17.5
- Race Finishes: 6th in Race 1, 26th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 14th
- Race Points: 15
Total Points: 24
Sacha Coenen
Venue Visit: 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 19th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 24th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 17th
- Race First Lap Position: 8.5
- Race Finishes: 9th in Race 1, 11th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 9th
- Race Points: 22
Total Points: 22
Rick Elzinga
Venue Visits: 22’, 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 10th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 14th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 21.5
- Race First Lap Position: 4.25
- Race Finishes:13th in Race 1, 10th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 14.5
- Race Points: 27
Total Points: 27
Jack Chambers
Venue Visit: 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 22nd
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 15th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 15th
- Race First Lap Position: 24.5
- Race Finishes:17th in Race 1, 16th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 17th
- Race Points: 9
Total Points: 9
Oriol Oliver
Venue Visits: 21’, 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 17.5
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 16th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 13th
- Race First Lap Position: 12.75
- Race Finishes:17th in Race 1, 17th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 17.5
- Race Points: 19
Total Points: 19
David Braceras
Venue Visit: 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 16th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 14.5
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 15.5
- Race First Lap Position: 12.75
- Race Finishes:14.5 in Race 1, 16th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 16.5
- Race Points: 23
Total Points: 23
Emil Weckman
Venue Visit: 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 17th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 10th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 11th
- Race First Lap Position: 12.5
- Race Finishes: 15th in Race 1, 19th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 18th
- Race Points: 8
Total Points: 8
Bobby Bruce
Venue Visit: 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 20th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 12th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 26th
- Race First Lap Position: 23rd
- Race Finishes: 27th in Race 1, 21st in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 17th
MXGP
Jorge Prado
Venue Visits: 20’-23’
- 1st in Timed Practice: 1; 22’
- Qualifying Race Podiums: 2; 22’, 23’
- Qualifying Race Win: 1; 23’
- Qualifying Race Laps Led: 12
- Race Podiums: 6
- Race Wins: 2
- Overall Podiums: 2; 20’, 21’
- Overall Win: 1; 20’ (1-1 in 20’)
- Race Laps Led: 56
Averages
- Timed Practice: 3rd
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2.5
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 1.5
- Qualifying Race Points: 10
- Race First Lap Position: 2.125
- Race Finishes: 2nd in Race 1, 5th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 3rd
- Race Points: 160
Total Points: 170
Romain Febvre
Venue Visits: 20’, 21’, 23’
- Race Podiums: 3
- Race Win: 1; 21’
- Overall Podium: 1; 20’
- Race Laps Led: 11
Averages
- Timed Practice: 5.667
- Race First Lap Position: 8.5
- Race Finishes: 1.5 in Race 1, 5th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 3.5
- Race Points: 81
Total Points: 81
Tim Gajser
Venue Visits: 20’-22’
- 1st in Timed Practice: 1; 20’
- Race Podiums: 4
- Overall Podiums: 2; 20’, 21’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 1.667
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 5th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 11th
- Race First Lap Position: 3.5
- Race Finishes: 3rd in Race 1, 3.333 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 3rd
- Race Points: 119
Total Points: 119
Pauls Jonass
Venue Visits: 21’, 22’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 8.5
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 3rd
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 9th
- Race First Lap Position: 7.25
- Race Finishes: 7.5 in Race 1, 7th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 7.5
- Race Points: 55
Total Points: 55
Maxime Renaux
Venue Visit: 22’, 23’
- Race Wins: 2; 22’ (1-1 in 22’)
- Overall Win: 1; 22’
- Race Laps Led: 31
Averages
- Timed Practice: 4th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 5th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 13th
- Race First Lap Position: 2nd
- Race Finishes: 1st in Race 1, 1st in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 1st
- Race Points: 50
Total Points: 50
Jeremy Seewer
Venue Visits: 20’-23’
- Qualifying Race Podium: 1; 23’
- Qualifying Race Laps Led: 1; 22’
- Race Laps Led: 5
Averages
- Timed Practice: 6.5
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2nd
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 4th
- Qualifying Race Points: 8
- Race First Lap Position: 5.375
- Race Finishes: 8.5 in Race 1, 5.25 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 7th
- Race Points: 115
Total Points: 123
Jeffery Herlings
Venue Visits: 21’, 23’
- 1st in Timed Practice: 2; 21’, 23’
- Qualifying Race Podiums: 1; 23’
- Race Podiums: 4;(Jeffrey has podiumed 100% of the races he has competed in)
- Race Wins: 3; (Herlings has won 75% of the victories he has vied for)
- Overall Wins: 2; (100% win rate)
- Race Laps Led: 27
Averages
- Timed Practice: 1st
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 2nd
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 2nd
- Qualifying Race Points: 9
- Race First Lap Position: 4.75
- Race Finishes: 2nd in Race 1, 1st in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 1st
- Race Points: 95
Total Points: 104
Glenn Coldenhoff
Venue Visits: 20’-23’
- Qualifying Race Win: 1; 22’
- Qualifying Race Laps Led: 12
- Race Podium: 1; 22’
- Overall Podium: 1; 22’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 7.25
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 4th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 3.5
- Qualifying Race Points: 5
- Race First Lap Position: 5.125
- Race Finishes: 6th in Race 1, 6.5 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 5th
- Race Points: 123
Total Points: 128
Calvin Vlaanderen
Venue Visits: 20’-23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 12th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 14.5
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 11th
- Qualifying Race Points: 2
- Race First Lap Position: 15.625
- Race Finishes: 11.5 in Race 1, 12.75 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 12.25
- Race Points: 71
Total Points: 73
Valentin Guillod
Venue Visits: 20’-23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 18th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 19.5
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 12.5
- Qualifying Race Points: 1
- Race First Lap Position: 14.75
- Race Finishes: 12th in Race 1, 15.25 in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 14.25
- Race Points: 62
Total Points: 63
Ben Watson
Venue Visits: 21’-23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 14.667
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 20.5
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 24.5
- Race First Lap Position: 16.5
- Race Finishes: 19th in Race 1
- Overall Finishes: 22nd
- Race Points: 2
Total Points: 2
Ivo Monticelli
Venue Visits: 20’, 22’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 12th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 9th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 24th
- Race First Lap Position: 16.75
- Race Finishes: 15th in Race 1, 13th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 13th
- Race Points: 28
Total Points: 28
Kevin Brumann
Venue Visit: 23’
Averages
- Timed Practice: 17th
- Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 20th
- Qualifying Race Finishes: 20th
- Race First Lap Position: 20th
- Race Finishes: 14th in Race 1, 17th in Race 2
- Overall Finishes: 15th
- Race Points: 11
Total Points: 11
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