#8: MXGP of Spain

EMX250 time practice 

1.36.117 = Janis Reisulis 
1.36.389 = Francisco Garcia 
1.36.480 = Liam Owens
1.36.613 = Gyan Doensen
1.37.110 = Noel Zanocz 
1.37.132 = Simone Mancini 
1.37.252 = Nico Greutmann 
1.37.344 = August Frisk
1.37.483 = William Askew
1.37.591 = Adrien Petit

MX2 time practice 

1.35.121 = Sacha Coenen 
1.35.289 = Kay De Wolf 
1.35.302 = Ferruccio Zanchi 
1.35.691 = Rick Elzinga 
1.35.771 = Guillem Farres
1.35.806 = Simon Laengenfelder 
1.35.847 = Thibault Benistant 
1.36.004 = Liam Everts 
1.36.139 = Cas Valk
1.36.553 = Valerio Lata

MXGP time practice 

1.34.463 = Romain Febvre 
1.34.675 = Pauls Jonass
1.34.694 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.34.893 = Lucas Coenen 
1.35.041 = Maxime Renaux 
1.35.159 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.35.195 = Jan Pancar 
1.35.235 = Kevin Horgmo 
1.35.501 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
1.35.781 = Jeffrey Herlings

Quite the battle going on in the WMX right now!

Kiara must be ruing not getting past Valk before Guillen got her. 

Be interesting to see if Lotte gets up to the 1st 3.

And, Guillen gets to the front.

Both are known to have issues staying off the ground. 

I wouldn’t be overly surprised if we see a Glenn Coldenhoff title this year. 

Just getting into the top 5 would be a miracle already.

WMX race 1 

+0.000 = Daniela Guillen
+3.355 = Kiara Fontanesi 
+6.995 = Lynn Valk
+11.421 = Amandine Verstappen 
+14.093 = Lotte Van Drunen 
+48.357 = Malou Jakobsen 
+55.097 = April Franzoni 
+56.629 = Larissa Papenmeier 
+1.08.133 = Danee Gelissen 
+1.16.961 = Lucy Barker

Suprising 5th place for Lotte Van Drunen. I would have expect her to come back a little but she was never really faster than the front runners.

EMX250 race 1 

+0.000 = Janis Reisulis 
+7.604 = Simone Mancini 
+9.691 = August Frisk
+13.300 = Liam Owens
+15.245 = Noel Zanocz 
+18.214 = Nico Greutmann 
+27.339 = Gyan Doensen 
+33.783 = Lyonel Reichl 
+36.543 = Alexis Fueri 
+37.111 = Bradley Mesters

That Over The Bars ( Bonacorsi ) into the first corner was Brutal!

Brought down a bunch of riders.  Fernandez looks to have lost a bit of skin on his RH arm from it.

Good to see Geerts having a battle with Febvre. 

Yikes, here comes 'Large' Coenen

MX2 qualifying race 

+0.000 = Thibault Benistant 
+5.521 = Kay De Wolf 
+11.178 = Simon Laengenfelder 
+12.206 = Liam Everts
+24.211 = Ferruccio Zanchi 
+34.247 = Sacha Coenen 
+36.756 = Cas Valk
+39.248 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+47.254 = Rick Elzinga 
+48.496 = Valerio Lata

Geerts! 

Where did that come from? So good to see him upfront again.

MXGP qualifying race 

+0.000 = Jago Geerts 
+10.010 = Romain Febvre 
+13.864 = Maxime Renaux 
+15.586 = Lucas Coenen 
+17.753 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+18.690 = Jeremy Seewer 
+20.040 = Pauls Jonass
+21.013 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+21.632 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+26.946 = Jan Pancar

Where's all those people that said Geerts is done? 😂

So wrapt for Geerts - I hope he can keep this going.

Febvre - noooah! Every point is going to be important.

Then, Coenen - Yoinks!

Good race - track held up well, and, is quite good / pretty.

Fastest laps of saturday races 

WMX race 1 

1.43.949 = Kiara Fontanesi 
1.44.203 = Lynn Valk
1.44.242 = Daniela Guillen
1.44.754 = Lotte Van Drunen 
1.44.850 = Amandine Verstappen
1.46.784 = Sara Andersen
1.47.234 = Malou Jakobsen 
1.47.406 = Martine Hughes
1.47.452 = Larissa Papenmeier 
1.47.763 = Danee Gelissen 

EMX250 race 1 

1.39.772 = Janis Reisulis 
1.40.128 = Noel Zanocz 
1.40.947 = Simone Mancini 
1.41.059 = August Frisk 
1.41.552 = Liam Owens
1.41.796 = Francisco Garcia 
1.41.893 = William Askew
1.41.968 = Alexis Fueri
1.42.210 = Nico Greutmann 
1.42.261 = James Barker 

MX2 qualifying race 

1.39.028 = Kay De Wolf 
1.39.077 = Thibault Benistant 
1.39.289 = Simon Laengenfelder 
1.39.686 = Liam Everts 
1.39.788 = Ferruccio Zanchi 
1.39.928 = Sacha Coenen
1.40.690 = Rick Elzinga 
1.40.892 = Cas Valk
1.41.225 = Andrea Adamo 
1.41.351 = Camden Mc Lellan 

MXGP qualifying race 

1.41.633 = Lucas Coenen 
1.41.767 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.41.883 = Romain Febvre 
1.42.069 = Jago Geerts 
1.42.387 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
1.42.468 = Maxime Renaux 
1.42.500 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.42.834 = Kevin Horgmo 
1.42.924 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
1.43.010 = Glen Coldenhoff 
 

Yep. Finally got a start. I'd be willing to bet he's passed more riders than anyone this year mainly because his average start has been close to 30th. Hopefully he can keep this up. I will say he looked really comfortable up front. 

Great ride by Geerts although his suspension looks like crap compared to the guys around him. Very strange.
Hopefully this gives him some confidence that he can build on

Great ride by Geerts! Should be good for his confindence 

For some reason the track reminds me of Patagonia Argentina, just a bit shorter

Looks like it's gonna be a bit of a mudder...

Damn once again. that track must be difficult to ride when its wet. Slippery

EMX250 race 2 

+0.000 = Janis Reisulis 
+5.596 = Nico Greutmann 
+6.692 = Noel Zanocz 
+21.148 = Gyan Doensen 
+26.002 = Francisco Garcia 
+54.822 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+55.534 = Maximilian Ernecker 
+1.13.263 = Paolo Maschio 
+1.15.599 = Lyonel Reichl 
+1.28.401 = Adria Monne 

Overall 

1/1 = Janis Reisulis 
6/2 = Nico Greutmann 
5/3 = Noel Zanocz 
7/4 = Gyan Doensen 
2/16 = Simone Mancini 
8/9 = Lyonel Reichl 
12/6 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
11/10 = Adria Monne
15/7 = Maximilian Ernecker 
9/13 = Alexis Fueri 

Championship 

226 = Janis Reisulis 
200 = Noel Zanocz 
178 = Francisco Garcia 
147 = Nico Greutmann 
137 = Simone Mancini 
136 = August Frisk
133 = Gyan Doensen 
131 = Lyonel Reichl 
122 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
115 = Bradley Mesters

EMX250 stats 

Overall wins 

3 = Janis Reisulis 
1 = Adrien Petit
1 = Francisco Garcia 
1 = August Frisk 

Overall podiums 

4 = Noel Zanocz 
3 = Francisco Garcia 
3 = Janis Reisulis 
2 = Adrien Petit 
1 = Mads Fredsoe
1 = August Frisk 
1 = Alexis Fueri 
1 = Adria Monne
1 = Nico Greutmann 

Race wins 

7 = Janis Reisulis 
2 = August Frisk
1 = Adrien Petit
1 = Francisco Garcia 
1 = Simone Mancini 

Race top 3 

9 = Janis Reisulis 
6 = Francisco Garcia 
4 = Noel Zanocz 
3 = Adrien Petit 
3 = August Frisk
3 = Simone Mancini 
2 = Nico Greutmann 
1 = Mads Fredsoe
1 = Jake Cannon
1 = Salvador Perez
1 = William Askew
1 = Gyan Doensen 
1 = Alexis Fueri 

Laps lead 

87 = Janis Reisulis 
33 = August Frisk
14 = Simone Mancini 
13 = Francisco Garcia 
11 = Adrien Petit 
10 = Alexis Fueri 
2 = William Askew
1 = Ivano Van Erp 
1 = Jake Cannon 

Fastest laps of the races 

6 = Janis Reisulis 
2 = Francisco Garcia 
2 = August Frisk
1 = Adrien Petit 
1 = Simone Mancini 

Fastest practice lap 

6 = Janis Reisulis 
2 = Francisco Garcia 
1 = Noel Zanocz

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WMX race 2 

+0.000 = Kiara Fontanesi 
+14.031 = Lotte Van Drunen 
+21.365 = Daniela Guillen 
+34.819 = Lynn Valk
+44.452 = Shana Van Der Vlist 
+49.257 = Larissa Papenmeier 
+56.638 = Danee Gelissen 
+1.18.480 = April Franzoni
+1.22.347 = Lucy Barker
+1.35.107 = Martine Hughes 

Overall 

2/1 = Kiara Fontanesi 
1/3 = Daniela Guillen 
5/2 = Lotte Van Drunen 
3/4 = Lynn Valk
8/6 = Larissa Papenmeier 
4/11 = Amandine Verstappen 
7/8 = April Franzoni 
9/7 = Danee Gelissen 
10/9 = Lucy Barker 
6/13 = Malou Jakobsen 

Championship 

88 = Lotte Van Drunen 
80 = Kiara Fontanesi 
80 = Lynn Valk
72 = Daniela Guillen 
61 = Shana Van Der Vlist 
55 = Amandine Verstappen 
52 = Larissa Papenmeier 
50 = Danee Gelissen 
49 = Martine Hughes 
42 = April Franzoni 
 

Momma Kiara gets her first GP Overall in (quite ) a few years!

Now that's just so cool.

To my knowledge, she's had ( at least ) 2 children, and she's come back in the last few years, from semi retirement.

I'm ever impressed / amazed at the physiological changes some Woman go through after having children. Kiara was always very much of the 'build' of Guillen: solid / stocky. And you knew she was very bloody fit with that. Now, she's a fair bit less 'solid'. I've seen this happen with quite a few Women close to me - they have children, and they  have very marked changes in their physique, and then continuing / regaining sporting success. 

Anyway, it's great to see her doing so well, and up to 2nd in the Championship, behind Lotte. I think she might be only just short of being twice the age of Lotte, as well.

WMX season stats 

GP Overall 

1 = Lotte Van Drunen 
1 = Kiara Fontanesi 

GP podiums 

2 = Lotte Van Drunen 
1 = Shana Van Der Vlist 
1 = Lynn Valk
1 = Kiara Fontanesi 
1 = Daniela Guillen 

Race wins 

2 = Lotte Van Drunen 
1 = Daniela Guillen
1 = Kiara Fontanesi 

Race top 3 

3 = Lynn Valk 
3 = Lotte Van Drunen 
2 = Shana Van Der Vlist
2 = Daniela Guillen
2 = Kiara Fontanesi 

Laps lead 

12 = Shana Van Der Vlist 
11 = Daniela Guillen
9 = Kiara Fontanesi 
7 = Lotte Van Drunen 
7 = Lynn Valk 

Fastest lap of the race 

2 = Kiara Fontanesi 
1 = Lynn Valk
1 = Shana Van Der Vlist 

Fastest in practice 

1 = Lotte Van Drunen 
1 = Kiara Fontanesi

Fuck, I’m sick of all these mudraces. Is this Third, or even fourth in the series so far?

MX2 race 1 

+0.000 = Kay De Wolf 
+1.638 = Liam Everts 
+15.171 = Thibault Benistant 
+38.306 = Ferruccio Zanchi 
+42.941 = Andrea Adamo 
+50.569 = Sacha Coenen 
+56.244 = Camden Mc Lellan
+1.23.628 = Simon Laengenfelder 
+1.28.925 = Valerio Lata
+1.30.926 = Mathis Valin

MXGP race 1 

+0.000 = Romain Febvre 
+4.151 = Maxime Renaux 
+9.823 = Ruben Fernandez 
+20.474 = Lucas Coenen 
+29.809 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+38.429 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
+40.532 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+54.326 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+1.03.162 = Brent Van Doninck 
+1.05.728 = Mattia Guadagnini