Het Motocross topic #14 Wie wordt er kampioen?

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Op woensdag 10 november 2021 16:55 schreef ChipsZak. het volgende:

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Lotte, . Ben benieuwd hoe haar verdere carrière eruit gaat zien.

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are MXGP World Champions for the third time since 2017 as Jeffrey Herlings rode to 1st position overall at the eighteenth and final Grand Prix of the season at Mantova in Italy. The 27-year-old Dutchman picked up his fifth FIM gold medal and his second in the premier class of the sport with the KTM 450 SX-F as teammate Tony Cairoli bade farewell to the series in front of his home crowd.

- Herlings goes 1-1 for his 9th win (99 of his career) and 14th podium of 2021 and locks the title after the closest campaign in MXGP championship history
- #84 trailed Romain Febvre by three points entering the final round but clinched the title by 5
- KTM celebrate third premier class honours for the KTM 450 SX-F since 2017
- Tony Cairoli ends twelve-year KTM era with 15th at Mantova and 6th in the championship
- Three Red Bull KTM factory riders classify in the top six of the final standings and three in the first six positions in the MX2 class. All six are Grand Prix winners in 2021
-Tom Vialle closes 2021 MX2 term 3rd in the championship and with unbeatable 22 holeshots

The sandy and rough, shallow bumps of the Tazio Nuvolari circuit in Mantova, Italy again hosted MXGP for the final round of the year and the second consecutive Grand Prix. In chilly, wintery conditions, all eyes were on the gripping chase for the championship in the premier class with Herlings locked in a close dispute for the title and with Tom Vialle looking to confirm the silver medal in MX2.

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Nerves were taut for the last two motos of an epic season. At one stage all three Red Bull KTM riders were in pursuit of the 2021 world championship but the final races of the year saw Herlings in a prime position to bring the gold plate back to the team for the first time since 2018.

In Timed Practice Herlings assumed his usual position at the top of the timing screens and duly recorded his 13th Pole Position from the 17 rounds he has contested. In the first moto he worked his way to the front, passing holeshotter Jorge Prado and then weathered some arm-pump to maintain a gap over main threat Romain Febvre. His fourteenth checkered flag of the year meant he tied on points with Febvre and created a straight shoot out in the second moto for the world championship. Herlings repeated the feat and a crash by Febvre meant he had a small margin over his rival and that of Tim Gajser who was second on the track but ended the day 3rd in the championship.

While much of the attention was focused on the title contest, Tony Cairoli was enjoying his last Grand Prix of a magnificent full-time racing career. Noisily cheered by large sections of the partisan crowd at the venue where he delivered victory for Team Italy only six weeks beforehand, Cairoli signed off with 15th overall and a second moto result of 10th. In the first race he crashed while trying to overtake Jeremy Seewer and had to retire with a broken gear shifter. He was 6th overall in the championship standings.

Still recovering from his lower back injury, Jorge Prado rode to 5th overall. The Spaniard made a 5-7 scorecard after more excellent starts and ends 2021 with 5th in the final ranking.

2021 MXGP consisted of 18 rounds and 36 motos in 11 countries. Red Bull KTM won 12 Grands Prix, 22 motos and banked 24 podiums between their three athletes on the KTM 450 SX-F. With 13 Pole Positions Herlings had 11 more than the next nearest rider.

Jeffrey Herlings:“I’m super-happy but at the same time I feel bad for the other two guys. I want to thank both of them for a great championship. My riding was terrible today! In the first moto I was just so scared to crash that I was riding very tight and got arm-pump. It was really bad but I still managed to bring it in. After four-five laps in the second Romain crashed and that gave me some seconds but at the same time I did not want to go full gas and make a mistake. I stayed in my comfort zone and was thinking and thinking. Tim came a bit closer but I just carried on doing my thing and didn’t look back. I went into training mode. I’m very happy to have made it happen and to go 1-1 today – even though my riding sucked – is really good. This wasn’t an easy championship. All three of us kept charging until the last moto.”

Tony Cairoli: “It’s amazing how my career has been. It’s still hard to believe I was nine times world champion. After so many years I still love to ride and I get so disappointed when I cannot make it, like today and the bad luck out there, I couldn’t make the podium today like I wanted but, overall, it’s been a good season. I was in the fight for the title up until halfway through the year and I think it was one of the nicest championships ever. I was sad I could not join the battle. Congratulations to all of them for making an amazing series. Thanks to all the people who have been involved in my ‘trip’ and all the fans.”

Jorge Prado: “I didn’t feel too bad today but still had to deal with my injury: it’s hard when you can start at the front and know you have to push but then deal with a lot of pain, especially through the corner exits. The other guys catch you quick, they pass and it’s tough to follow. I’m happy the season is over and I have some time to heal-up completely before starting to prepare for next year.”

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Op donderdag 11 november 2021 00:10 schreef M.Melandri het volgende:
Ook wel gaaf dat de verschillen in de MXGP een stuk kleiner zijn tegenwoordig. Hopelijk blijft Herlings een beetje blessurevrij de komende jaren.

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Op maandag 15 november 2021 18:37 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:
Mooie stap voor Van de Moosdijk.

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Op dinsdag 16 november 2021 17:20 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:

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Dat nieuws van KRT en dat Febvre vrij man is had ik nog niet gehoord. Is dit het einde van KRT? Die hebben hun basis toch in Schijndel? Febvre zie ik liever op een andere machine dan KTM/Husky/GasGas.

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IceOne weer terug op het merk waar ze volgens mij ook op begonnen zijn.

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De Carli op GasGas had ik een tijd terug al gehoord. Prado dan de enige voor dat team in MXGP?

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Standing Construct blijft dus een fabrieksteam? Bogers heeft het uiteindelijk best aardig gedaan.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 17 November 2021 – Infront Moto Racing is delighted to share the provisional calendar for the 2022 season of the FIM Motocross World Championship as well as the EMX and WMX series.

The 2022 MXGP calendar features 20 Grand Prix’s along with the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which will head to Red Bud in the United States!

Next year the series will head to venues such as Matterley Basin, Oss, Pietramurata, Kegums, Orlyonok, Riola Sardo, intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos, Teutschenthal and more. While we will also see the return of some favourites including two rounds in France in Ernée and St. Jean d’Angely, Uddevalla, and a double round in Indonesia with Jakarta and Semarang!

The series will kick off in Matterley Basin for the MXGP of Great Britain on the 19th/20th of February, followed by the MXGP of Argentina, whose venue will be announced shortly, then The Netherlands, Trentino, Latvia, MFR and Sardegna. The following round will be the Monster Energy MXGP of France, then Germany, two Grand Prix in Indonesia followed by the MXGP of Czech Republic, Flanders (Belgium) and Sweden after a couple of years’ break, followed by the awaited debut of the MXGP of Finland in Iitti-KymiRing, then Charente Maritime (France), the Bitci MXGP of Turkey and the concluding round of the series on the 17th/18th of September which will be announced soon.

For the ‘TBA’ events that are yet to be announced, Infront Moto Racing is negotiating with various European and Overseas organisers to offer some more exciting venues!

As already announced at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Mantova this season, the Motocross of European Nations will take place in Krasnodar in 2022 on the 2nd of October while the YZ bLU cRU Superfinale will be held on the 18th of September in 2022 and the venue will be announced shortly.

Additionally, the Junior Motocross World Championship is taking place in Vanta, Finland on August the 28th 2022.

Infront Moto Racing is excited about the upcoming season and would like to thank all the organisers for their cooperation in creating another exciting calendar to host the best motocross racing in the world.

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Op donderdag 18 november 2021 20:42 schreef Nober het volgende:
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Op donderdag 18 november 2021 21:26 schreef tong80 het volgende:

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Na de winst van Herlings woensdag had ik een telefoongesprek met een vriend. Hij zei dat Herlings de beste ooit is. Of dit wereldkampioenschap de mooiste. Ik zei eveneens een leek dat Stephan Evers en of Caroli misschien nog beter waren of grootser hebben gepresteerd. Hoe of waar rangschik je Herlings? Qua talent of prestaties. Heb je ook nog Geboers, Jobé of één of andere Amerikaan.

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Op maandag 15 november 2021 15:37 schreef Nober het volgende:
Jed Beaton gaat waarschijnlijk naar F&H Kawasaki in de MXGP.

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Op vrijdag 19 november 2021 18:13 schreef TargaFlorio het volgende:

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Ik snap eigenlijk niet waarom Matterly Basin en Oss zo vroeg in het seizoen zitten, doe die lekker in de zomer en begin in warmere oorden aan het seizoen.