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I don't know,Lucas is very talented and young,but guys like Jeffrey,Tim,Romain are proved legends and hard workers,thats why i feel like i feel cheer more more older guys. They all deserve more titles,but man injuries got em. So this year I hope somehow Jeffrey will win,on new bike and after so many years missing just because injuries,and i think he can,he is smart,he don't try extra risk anymore,when it's not possible.
Maybe try it during the daytime next time?
When did I say Herlings is the best he’s ever been? I did say the worst part about Herlings now though are some of his fans.
What a great GP.
Herlings still has what it takes, really pleased to see TG243 back on the podium.
I hope someone can get their hand i their pocket and get Herlings over for Lyng British Championship.
That first Moto from Herlings was sublime, Febvre is watching the gap to Gajser, and Herlings pulls 15 secs back on them.
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I have no words fór Mikula. Pietramurata Is a tought track, maybe tougher than Sardinia. Best results ever. Again. On private bike.
What next, podium???
Herlings looked incredible this weekend. It was so fun to watch!
Mikula is mighty impressive. But that is far from a privateer setup.
Do you have some more info how his team operates? Are they heavily financially backed?
Cool to see him getting these results. Last year on the TM he had a few really decent moto's, but he is now much more consistent
So much for Cas Valk's "the TM is as good as the KTM" I suppose.
Great comeback from García in the second EMX250 race, but I don't understand why he didn't get DSQ'ed. His mechanics were pushing his bike over the mesh onto the start straight trying to jumpstart it, but that didn't work out. Afterwards they pulled the bike back behind the mesh to jumpstart it there, which eventually worked. Sounds like outside assistance to me, no? And, according to the rulebook, it is forbidden for mechanics to even touch the mesh, which automatically would result in a DSQ for the rider in question.
If I was a member of Skovbjerg's team, I'd call for an appeal.
Nobody mentioned, but having broken ribs and winning the race 2 is just mind blowing to me from Gajser.
In my opinion, Gajser just needs better starts. To me, he seems to have improved his bike setup and is getting more and more comfortable, but the starts are hurting him. This season, he always starts around 10th position, +/- and with this strong competition that just doesn't help.
To paraphrase Humphrey Bogart at the end of Casablanca, welcome to the fight, Timmy. 👍
Also, Renaux is showing real signs of speed lately.
Also the reason yesterday was Cas his last race on a TM
I didn’t know he had broken ribs, which makes the race win amazing, but him doing well here is no surprise.
Where will he go? Sounded like they burned the bridge with KTM last year
Are there any options in the MX2 class right now? I cannot think of any to be honest. Or an established team will add another rider to their roster midway through the season. Not a lot of teams are capable of doing this
Some people never cross a bridge they didnt burn.
I dont think the TM is a bad bike, they are fast, but maybe their expectations of what Valk is capable of, is off . As i have said before , winning in EMX250 is no guarantee of being fast enough for MX2, and Malin said on the broadcast that Zanoscz had totally underestimated how fast MX2 was.
Its clear to see Mikula has found something in the last few races, my guess (and it is a guess) is that they are throwing big money at engines, because he was losing nothing to Coenen or Laengenfelder, in the second Moto, for quite a while, and he is a bigger guy than both of them.
That said , his corner speed was impressive, the turn before , and after the finish line, nobody in MX2 was as good.
Is he suddenly a consideration for KTM when Laegenfelder goes 450 ?
He sure has to be. And he was 'kind' when Laengenfelder passed him in race two. Triumph also need to replace Farres who unfortunately ages out of MX2 this year...
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I thought he gave that up too easy, but that is easy to say from the couch, that pass cost him a podium , at that point, but maybe he just decided he wasnt going to take any risk, although Laengenfelder was never going to force the issue.
Triumph would be good, but i would expect them to look at a French based rider ( i know they dont have one now, but ..) , that said who is there that is shining brighter at the minute?
McClellan needs the month break more than anyone else in the class i think. Farres has been way better than i expected, consistently too.
Here in the US I started watching the MXGP races in earnest. They are really good and Malin is awesome. The camera work is way better than the US Nationals as well for the most part. The entire screen is used and no tiny split screens for half the fucking race. And no screech, no RC babbling, no side stories during the racing!
Watching Herlings go into full turbo mode the last 7 minutes of moto 1 was simply astounding.
I believe he is capable off more. He started really strong last year a rookie. He was always on the same level as Valin/Lata early last year and EMX days, but clearly something is missing.
Did the other guys really stepped up their that much? Who knows, but its a tough spot to be in right now.
I'm truly impressed with what Oriol Oliver and the SS24-team are doing in MXGP. An 8 - 10 between all those factory riders is beyond expectation in what is maybe his 7th race on a 450. In race 1 he was the first non world champion. He rides a 450 like it's supposed to be ridden. I believe he still has to bulk up a little to be more compatible with the big bike but if Factory Suzuki and Triumph line up 2 riders each next year i would look at him for that 2nd spot.
He is the Sacha Coenen of MXGP, doesnt weigh much and knows how to get it off the line, and can run the pace at the front while he is there too. I will say that like Adamo, his style was always more conservative, and a 450 lets him ride how he wants, without having hang off it like a madman like you do on a 250.
Both have been impressive, Adamo was my dark horse for the championship, behind the normal suspects of Herlings , Gajser, Coenen, Febvre and KdW. I think he has been the best of the rest.
Oliver had been solid in the Motul ACU British, running the pace at the front with Watson and Mewse, and is tied for the Red Plate with Watson after 2 rounds.
Its a well organized team with over 15 years of experience funded by Osicka which is a construction company. They have been unlucky with injuries but you cant sign both Mikula and Stauffer to do all european rounds of mx2 back in 24 (and keep stauffer for years) when you dont have a decent budget.
@DeStouwer mentioned something about Skovbjergs team should appeal, but that is actually a small team that doesnt do everything. if im not mistaken Skovbjerg and Leok both were just with their family at arco and not their team. Thats a small teamsetup. Osicka is bigger
I would not say they are raking in the money... They are not dad and a van privateer effort. One of the reasons Stauffer stayed is that the team didn't bail on him when he injured his spine in 2023 (i guess). The team was slowly building upwards from czech nationals with kawasaki machines, then partnership with german Pfeil Kawi team, switch to KTM and now being officially supported by KTM.
The recent results of Mikula are in my opinion affected by gains in confidence in his own race pace, btw. he always got way better pace in race than in fast-lap practices. The difference between finishing 2nd and 12th is so tiny this year. Sacha is still the fastest to win or bin it but the others are almost equal. Look on how bad luck snowball-effect affected Camden's results. Can Mikula score podium? Maybe if everything goes right, but i am still cautious. This might be his career year, you never know.
Regarding TM i saw Mikula having glimpses of great speed on it too (for example 2nd moto of italian mx2 nationals in Mantova 2025 where he was fighting for win with Lata and Lupino until bike broke down) but something always failed. It gets into your head when you have too many misfortunes and breakdowns. The pecking order imho of mx2 factories is ktm/husky, triumph, honda, kawi, yamaha below that you might be as good having privateer ktm. But factory ducati does have potential to disrupt that order.
I agree with most of the things you've said, but imo the Yamaha's made a big step forward this year engine wise. The Kawasaki isn't barking, but seems like Valin gets decent starts on it. How Triumph came into the GP's and immediately is so competitive (also engine wise) is really impressive btw
Factory engine?
...I know a guy that races Dutch nationals and ADAC. TM gave him two free bikes, parts, and expenses to race.
He gave them back and bought his own KTM's.
Nothing but problems I was told...
beautiful bikes though...
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