#13: MXGP of Czech Republic

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7/25/2026 7:36am Edited Date/Time 7/25/2026 7:37am

The 85 class is a great advertisement for KTM, Husky, and Gas Gas. It's a real shame most of the Japanese manufacturers have abandoned the 50s, 65s, and 85s. Now that I think of it, even the 125s...

My CR 85 was my favourite bike I ever owned. Would pay a small fortune to track it down and get it back in my garage 

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7/25/2026 7:38am

What a start for Mikula

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7/25/2026 7:39am

Sacha already back to his usual speed! nice

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7/25/2026 7:41am Edited Date/Time 7/25/2026 7:49am

Good to see Simon finally getting back his consistency and racecraft since a few rounds. Whatever went wrong for these couple of rounds

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7/25/2026 7:42am

Time practice 

MX2 

1.45.234 = Guillem Farres 
1.45.425 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.46.010 = Liam Everts 
1.46.673 = Simon Längenfelder 
1.46.809 = Janis Reisulis 
1.47.475 = Karlis Reisulis 
1.47.507 = Valerio Lata 
1.47.596 = Sacha Coenen 
1.47.772 = Julius Mikula 
1.47.911 = Pelle Gundersen 

MXGP 

1.43.414 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.43.727 = Tim Gajser 
1.44.026 = Romain Febvre 
1.44.066 = Ruben Fernandez 
1.44.205 = Kay De Wolf 
1.44.692 = Tom Vialle
1.44.714 = Jeremy Seewer 
1.45.324 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.45.509 = Andrea Adamo 
1.45.580 = Roan Van De Moosdijk

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7/25/2026 7:50am
matze wrote:

Sacha already back to his usual speed! nice

ok injury probably coming into play now

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matze wrote:

Sacha already back to his usual speed! nice

matze wrote:

ok injury probably coming into play now

No, his injury is fine. He's just lacking biketime as he wasn't able to ride at all during the past 2 weeks. Should be fine in the coming weeks.

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joelsmx wrote:

What a start for Mikula

Bloody Hell Sacha was lucky that Mikula ' laid it down'. 

Without that, I'd say he'd be in world of ( more) pain - and, probably, Mikula as well. 

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7/25/2026 8:04am

MX2 qualifying 

+0.000 = Simon Längenfelder 
+2.278 = Liam Everts 
+7.360 = Guillem Farres 
+8.881 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+15.698 = Janis Reisulis 
+18.871 = Sacha Coenen
+20.126 = Valerio Lata 
+22.560 = Julius Mikula
+23.465 = Karlis Reisulis 
+25.292 = Noel Zanocz

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7/25/2026 8:05am

That was a damn entertaining race. 

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7/25/2026 8:06am Edited Date/Time 7/25/2026 8:17am
matze wrote:

Sacha already back to his usual speed! nice

matze wrote:

ok injury probably coming into play now

DeStouwer wrote:
No, his injury is fine. He's just lacking biketime as he wasn't able to ride at all during the past 2 weeks. Should be fine in...

No, his injury is fine. He's just lacking biketime as he wasn't able to ride at all during the past 2 weeks. Should be fine in the coming weeks.

If that alone is the reason he is fading at some point, the cause would be still that injury since that is why he is lacking biketime. It plays a role in some way or another. I just cant imagine he is riding to his full potential or without pain for a full moto.

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7/25/2026 8:10am Edited Date/Time 7/25/2026 8:10am

We get 7 sessions of great racing and qualifying over almost 5 hours straight and it's only Saturday, and some people complain about the cost of the stream.

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7/25/2026 8:12am
joelsmx wrote:

What a start for Mikula

Bearuno wrote:
Bloody Hell Sacha was lucky that Mikula ' laid it down'. Without that, I'd say he'd be in world of ( more) pain - and, probably, Mikula...

Bloody Hell Sacha was lucky that Mikula ' laid it down'. 

Without that, I'd say he'd be in world of ( more) pain - and, probably, Mikula as well. 

Yeah, props to Mikula he rather crashed then knock Sacha down 

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7/25/2026 8:26am Edited Date/Time 7/25/2026 8:42am
matze wrote:

ok injury probably coming into play now

DeStouwer wrote:
No, his injury is fine. He's just lacking biketime as he wasn't able to ride at all during the past 2 weeks. Should be fine in...

No, his injury is fine. He's just lacking biketime as he wasn't able to ride at all during the past 2 weeks. Should be fine in the coming weeks.

matze wrote:
If that alone is the reason he is fading at some point, the cause would be still that injury since that is why he is lacking...

If that alone is the reason he is fading at some point, the cause would be still that injury since that is why he is lacking biketime. It plays a role in some way or another. I just cant imagine he is riding to his full potential or without pain for a full moto.

Ofcourse, that's the consequence of the injury, but his collarbone itself isn't bothering him. He's lacking fitness because he's unable to ride during the week.

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7/25/2026 8:40am Edited Date/Time 7/25/2026 8:41am

Seewer again in 6th. The Ducati really didnt suit him at all. 

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7/25/2026 8:47am

Lucas is done. 

Thats a bummer. Hopefully he gets healed up sooner before Herlings runs away with the series. We want both of them healthy for the championship.

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Elliot wrote:
We get 7 sessions of great racing and qualifying over almost 5 hours straight and it's only Saturday, and some people complain about the cost of...

We get 7 sessions of great racing and qualifying over almost 5 hours straight and it's only Saturday, and some people complain about the cost of the stream.

Fair enough to complain about the cost when you consider what percentage of it goes to the riders and teams who actually make the races happen compared to the parasitic promoters who do nothing but line their pockets

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Lucas is done. 

Boomslang wrote:

Thats a bummer. Hopefully he gets healed up sooner before Herlings runs away with the series. We want both of them healthy for the championship.

With Lommel coming up next week and Coenen being fit by then seems highly unlikely, I'm afraid the championship's over.

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matze wrote:

Seewer again in 6th. The Ducati really didnt suit him at all. 

It just doesn't make sense.

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7/25/2026 8:51am

Herlings will likely be almost 50 points ahead by the end of this weekend. Gutting for Lucas, but if anyone knows how it feels to have a season derailed by injury, it's Jeffery 

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Lucas is done. 

Boomslang wrote:

Thats a bummer. Hopefully he gets healed up sooner before Herlings runs away with the series. We want both of them healthy for the championship.

I don't think he will unfortunately, seems like there was no progress in a week (or even 2 weeks if he in fact did get hurt at Southwick, which we'll never know I guess) and there is no break before Lommel next weekend

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Lucas is done. 

Boomslang wrote:

Thats a bummer. Hopefully he gets healed up sooner before Herlings runs away with the series. We want both of them healthy for the championship.

DeStouwer wrote:

With Lommel coming up next week and Coenen being fit by then seems highly unlikely, I'm afraid the championship's over.

I'm gutted for him. A fit Coenen vs Herlings at Lommel would have been a titanic battle.

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7/25/2026 8:52am
Elliot wrote:
We get 7 sessions of great racing and qualifying over almost 5 hours straight and it's only Saturday, and some people complain about the cost of...

We get 7 sessions of great racing and qualifying over almost 5 hours straight and it's only Saturday, and some people complain about the cost of the stream.

Juck wrote:
Fair enough to complain about the cost when you consider what percentage of it goes to the riders and teams who actually make the races happen...

Fair enough to complain about the cost when you consider what percentage of it goes to the riders and teams who actually make the races happen compared to the parasitic promoters who do nothing but line their pockets

How are you watching?

7/25/2026 8:53am
Elliot wrote:

I'm gutted for him. A fit Coenen vs Herlings at Lommel would have been a titanic battle.

Coenen would’ve run away with it. 

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Lucas is done. 

Boomslang wrote:

Thats a bummer. Hopefully he gets healed up sooner before Herlings runs away with the series. We want both of them healthy for the championship.

DeStouwer wrote:

With Lommel coming up next week and Coenen being fit by then seems highly unlikely, I'm afraid the championship's over.

I'm not very familiar with nerve injuries but it seems like it would just make more sense to take time off to get it fixed at this point. 

If he can't finish the races then there's no point racing them, and he should try to make sure it's fully fixed so it doesn't bother him later down the line and he can get as prepared as possible for next year in America

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7/25/2026 8:56am
matze wrote:

Seewer again in 6th. The Ducati really didnt suit him at all. 

Juck wrote:

It just doesn't make sense.

ikr?? Especially since Caroli/Barcia/Ferrandis repeatedly say that the MXGP Ducati bike is further in development since they can make changes on the chassis. Yet Ducati USA is doing way better. Its weird

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Elliot wrote:
We get 7 sessions of great racing and qualifying over almost 5 hours straight and it's only Saturday, and some people complain about the cost of...

We get 7 sessions of great racing and qualifying over almost 5 hours straight and it's only Saturday, and some people complain about the cost of the stream.

Juck wrote:
Fair enough to complain about the cost when you consider what percentage of it goes to the riders and teams who actually make the races happen...

Fair enough to complain about the cost when you consider what percentage of it goes to the riders and teams who actually make the races happen compared to the parasitic promoters who do nothing but line their pockets

How are you watching?

Close my eyes and pretend I'm there really hard

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matze wrote:

Seewer again in 6th. The Ducati really didnt suit him at all. 

Juck wrote:

It just doesn't make sense.

matze wrote:
ikr?? Especially since Caroli/Barcia/Ferrandis repeatedly say that the MXGP Ducati bike is further in development since they can make changes on the chassis. Yet Ducati USA...

ikr?? Especially since Caroli/Barcia/Ferrandis repeatedly say that the MXGP Ducati bike is further in development since they can make changes on the chassis. Yet Ducati USA is doing way better. Its weird

Seewer did mention that it was harder for him to adjust to as a short rider since he can't manipulate the bike as much as a tall rider can but Cairoli I think is barely taller and he looks great on it.

Obviously certain bikes suit certain riders better and you'd expect the Ducati to fit Cairoli because of his involvement with the development of it but even still it's mind boggling how Seewer can go from getting lapped on a factory Ducati to being on the cusp of the top 5 on a satellite KTM.

He's almost a full 2 minutes faster over the course of a 30+2

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7/25/2026 9:12am
Elliot wrote:

I'm gutted for him. A fit Coenen vs Herlings at Lommel would have been a titanic battle.

Coenen would’ve run away with it. 

Shoulda, woulda, coulda.. thats not how it works in this sport.

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