Round 3 at the dunes of Sardinia. Additional classes are EMX125 and WMX.
Timetable: https://docs2.mxgp.com/docs/2024_MXGP_of_Sardegna_Timetable.pdf
MXGP
https://docs2.mxgp.com/docs/MXGP_Entry_List.pdf
MX2
https://docs2.mxgp.com/docs/MX2_Entry_List.pdf
EMX125
https://docs2.mxgp.com/docs/EMX125_Entry_List.pdf
WMX
https://docs2.mxgp.com/docs/WMX_Entry_List.pdf
MXGP standings
1. Jorge Prado (GasGas) 114
2. Tim Gajser (Honda) 104
3. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) 92
4. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 77
5. Pauls Jonass (Honda) 73
6. Jeremy Seewer (Kawasaki) 68
7. Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) 63
8. Calvin Vlaanderen (Yamaha) 56
9. Valentin Guillod (Honda) 49
10. Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) 49
MX2 standings
1. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 113
2. Simon Längenfelder (GasGas) 101
3. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 82
4. Lucas Coenen (Husqvarna) 75
5. Thibault Benistant (Yamaha) 72
6. Mikkel Haarup (Triumph) (64)
7. Marc-Antoine Rossi (GasGas) 59
8. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 53
9. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 52
10. Rick Elzinga (Yamaha) 42
WMX standings
1. Daniela Guillén (GasGas) 50
2. Lotte van Drunen (Yamaha) 44
3. Lynn Valk (KTM) 36
4. Sara Andersen (KTM) 33
5. Chiara Fontanesi (GasGas) 32
6. Martine Hughes (Kawasaki) 29
7. Larissa Papenmeier (Honda) 28
8. Malou Jakobsen (KTM) 25
9. Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki) 22
10. April Franzoni (Honda) 20
Is Herlings taking the overall or is it gonna be the Prado show?
If Herlings or Febvre are in the top 3 after lap 1 then i give them a good shot at winning.
Depends allot from the start. Fitness in the sand is there for Jeffrey and could hunt him down if he is in certain amount off distance.
Starts are terrible so far this season, if he isn’t top 5 at the start and need to pass some big names and don’t see it happening. Prado is also a really good sand rider wich most people forget.
Saturday will be a big day for 84. If he wants any change, he needs to win the qualifying to have the inside gate both moto’s who are a advantage at Riola. If he doesn’t win and needs to start between guys like Prado/Gajser/Febvre his starts will get screwed IMO.
Some other interesting things..
- Van De Moosdijk listed as a HRC Rider as fill in for Fernandez. Will the 39 line up this weekend? It’s been pretty silence from his camp. Wonder how this one will go as pressure is pretty much on as allot of eyes..
- Todd Keller the beach king as a fill in ride for the Factory Yamaha team! This guy is no joke in the sand but a MXGP is allot different as other Beach star Van Berkel has showed this/last year in MXGP.
-Cas Valk is lining up in MX2. Has a really good season going and leading the Dutch Masters in front off some good GP guys!
Can he surprise this weekend?
- The ladies..
First GP the top 2 girls where in a different zip code, can the other girls catch up?
- 125!
First race off the year! Who are the favorites? Allot off new names and champs from the 85 coming over!
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I think Gyan Doensen will be the one to beat in the 125’s. He’s off to a great start this season winning both rounds of the Dutch Masters.
Van Drunen probably gets the red plate thus weekend
I'm not so sure about that. Guillen actually is good in the sand, she won Sardegna ast year and als went 3-2 in Arnhem.
I'm curious about Duncan, she has not been that good in the sand and waa far off at Spain
You’re right, he looked good in those pre races as they also where all in the sand.
71 riders signed up in 125 emx. Only American is Jack Chambers he’s in 250 class with #12. What country is the race in ?
I’m hoping young Irish rider Cole McCullough will do well in the 125 class. He rode at that track a couple months back for the Italian Championship & he done well.
Sardinia, Island part of Italy.
I think Herlings could get things going depending on his starts. Don't ever count out the other dutchie, Vlaanderen. He's on the factory bike now and he's always good in Sardinia.
Todd Kellet as a fill in is a great call, he rips in the sand, but whether he rips enough remains to be seen, but great to see him get a shot.
He was never really 'in favour' in the UK scene, just wasnt quite fast enough , and not quite big enough, and never bagged a top ride, but went to France and became their top sand guy , which if you know the french, must really piss them off.
RVDM to HRC is a lucky break for him, they need a rider of a certain caliber, and he is available. It looks like Bogers might step in to the Husky ride, i guess seeing as he got the flick from HRC after an injury that dogged him for 2 years, he might have got that chance had RVDM not been available.
Sucks for Renaux and Fernandez, hopefully they will get back mid season.
Bogers signed with Fantic.
Bogers will ride for Wilvo Fantic, Phil
Always a great GP, Herlings passing Febvre and Reneaux last year in a few corners was wild
Cool to see Todd fill in for Kemea at Sardegnia. Racing that track on a full factory bike is sick! I don’t know how long he took off after the beach race in Argentina, but this is normally our “off-season”
The track is the closest to a beach race track, but still so different. Also the intensity is just really different in motocross than beach racing. But its a cool option that Hanaha gives him; I Hope Todd does really good !
I think Todd was plenty fast enough, but injuries slow his progression. He won the MX2 class at Blaxhall in 2018 after being picked up by Hitachi KTM then had a pretty bad crash shortly after if I remember correctly.
He is probably the guy to beat.
Kasimir Hindersson has to be able to contend for wins at every race this year. He is already 17 years old (should've moved up to the 250 class imo).
If it was a 2 hour race I'd bet my house on Todd Kellet, he absolutely hauls in sand. Props to Yamaha for giving him the ride, it'll certainly make it interesting.
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Not sure how good Hinderson is on the hard pack. He will be in the mix for wins at sand though.
I kind of understand why he stayed in emx125. Imo he can be top 5 rider which should put him on the map for a decent offer for emx250.
Not sure he got offered much after last year
I’m saving my penny’s up to buy the mxgp-tv series package so I can tune in. Excited for this round. It always looks like such a beautiful landscape surrounding the track
Yeah, i realised that earlier, LOL.
I had it in my head that RVDM moved to 450 with the same bike he was on in 250, which he clearly didnt.
2/10 must try harder LOL.
You seem to understand french people very well...
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I spent enough time there to know.
They hate everyone LOL.
But seriously, they make it so difficult to go race there as an outsider, and do everything to keep their championships 'french' that guys just dont bother.
As a result, you have the strongest National series, the best tracks and produce World Class riders for fun, across all disciplines.
I know when we went to Le Touquet with Ben And Nathan Watson, they didnt like it when Ben won the junior race, Nathan finished 11th in the main race but was given a DNF as his transponders were worn off the bike on the last lap, they wouldnt even look at the video i took LOL..
But fair play, you dont take any shit, and its great that Kellet has that ride in the Les Sables series , as its great to watch.
https://mxgp.hondaracingcorporation.com/report/news-roan-van-de-moosdijk-joins-up-with-team-hrc/
Zanchi is out for this weekend, so no HRC bike in MX2
Fredriksen also posted he is out for MX2. And Scott Smulders is not lining up as well.
Motoverte.com was so "pissed of" that they made an interview of Kellet today in Riola Sardo.
You can find it on their website. Its in english.
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Josh Gilbert also not lining up in MXGP this weekend.
Vlaanderen is actually South African. He grew up down the road from me and learnt to ride on a deep sand track here.
Youre right. Vlaanderen "become" once a year a dutch rider when its time for MXoN...
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