#15: MXGP of Sweden

I’ve just seen on the socials that Lucas won’t ride this weekend, this trapped nerve in his hip seems to be a serious problem. Obviously the treatment he’s receiving isn’t working so what’s the next step? Does he go under the knife? 

I'm not sure that surgery for a trapped nerve is an option. I've suffered with sciatica most of my adult life and the most you can do is just manage it. 

Uddevalla results since 2022 

2022 250 

2-1 = Jago Geerts 
1-2 = Tom Vialle 
4-3 = Simon Längenfelder 
3-5 = Kevin Horgmo 
5-8 = Mikkel Haarup 
7-7 = Kay De Wolf 
6-9 = Thibault Benistant 
13-4 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
12-6 = Jan Pancar 
8-10 = Liam Everts 

2022 450 

2-1 = Jeremy Seewer
4-2 = Tim Gajser 
3-5 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
6-3 = Romain Febvre 
5-6 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
10-4 = Mitchell Evans
8-9 = Brent Van Doninck 
1-33 = Maxime Renaux 
11-10 = Alberto Forato 
9-12 = Valentin Guillod 

2023 250 

1-2 = Simon Längenfelder 
2-3 = Liam Everts 
10-1 = Andrea Adamo 
3-5 = Rick Elzinga 
9-4 = Camden Mc Lellan 
5-8 = Sacha Coenen 
8-6 = David Braceras 
7-7 = Isak Gifting 
6-9 = Emil Weckman
12-10 = Jan Pancar 

2023 450 

3-1 = Jeremy Seewer 
2-2 = Romain Febvre 
1-6 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
8-4 = Jeffrey Herlings 
4-10 = Pauls Jonass
13-3 = Maxime Renaux 
7-7 = Alberto Forato 
6-8 = Ruben Fernandez 
5-9 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
10-5 = Tim Gajser 

2024 250 

1-1 = Lucas Coenen 
4-2 = Andrea Adamo 
3-3 = Simon Längenfelder 
2-6 = Mikkel Haarup 
7-4 = Kay De Wolf 
5-5 = Liam Everts 
6-8 = Camden Mc Lellan 
8-9 = Rick Elzinga 
9-10 = Karlis Reisulis 
11-11 = David Braceras 

2024 450 

1-1 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
2-3 = Tim Gajser 
5-2 = Jeffrey Herlings 
3-4 = Romain Febvre 
6-5 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
4-8 = Jeremy Seewer
9-6 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
7-10 = Isak Gifting 
10-9 = Valentin Guillod 
8-11 = Jan Pancar 

2025 250 

5-1 = Simon Längenfelder 
3-3 = Kay De Wolf 
1-8 = Andrea Adamo 
2-7 = Sacha Coenen 
8-2 = Thibault Benistant 
6-4 = Mathis Valin 
7-5 = Camden Mc Lellan 
4-8 = Liam Everts 
9-6 = Guillem Farres 
13-12 = Rick Elzinga 

2025 450 

1-1 = Romain Febvre 
2-2 = Jeffrey Herlings 
3-4 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
5-3 = Maxime Renaux 
6-5 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
4-8 = Ruben Fernandez 
8-6 = Jan Pancar 
7-12 = Lucas Coenen 
9-14 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
15-10 = Pauls Jonass

Man, disappointing to see where Seewer is now, when looking at those results. 
Hope he has a good weekend at an old stomping ground.

Lucky I havent had that injury but it can be debilitating and flare ups can last weeks/months, seen it with many friends...I dunno man, I still think the brothers needed to do what Kay just did. I know a lot of US fans think the Coenens = Lawrences but I hate to break it to ya...anyway, I know the deal is signed and yadda yadda but if im Mr Bajaj i know my one eye brow is now firmly raised.

But why? He got injured after signing to race in the US?

He seems to be in a shit situation, it’s been what 4 weeks now. Could this even be a career ender? 

Hmm, I thinking about faded Geerts. This is still a mystery for me.

I may be wrong but reading between the lines of what JT$ has said on many podcasts this whole go-to-USA deal was being pushed by the Coenens with KTM/DeCarli very apprehensive about it (but contractually obligated to facilitate it if the Coenens so wished) - That combined with their minimal SX experience and propensity to crash alot (sorry not sorry) I thought they may not be as ready as they think for a FULL smx season trying to beat the aliens, the youtuber and a healthy Sexton - but i have been downvoted to death every time I mention that sentiment but in the end I think they would be wise to just wait a year or 2 more.

What a boring track. One line and no overtaking

2022 250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Tom Vialle
+6.750 = Jago Geerts 
+10.957 = Kevin Horgmo 
+13.213 = Simon Längenfelder 
+13.604 = Mikkel Haarup 
+14.253 = Thibault Benistant 
+32.575 = Kay De Wolf 
+33.621 = Liam Everts
+54.730 = Stephen Rubini 
+57.669 = Kay Karssemakers 

2022 450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Maxime Renaux
+1.181 = Jeremy Seewer
+5.368 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+8.595 = Tim Gajser 
+16.260 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
+20.153 = Romain Febvre 
+26.262 = Pauls Jonass
+29.711 = Brent Van Doninck 
+34.638 = Valentin Guillod 
+40.728 = Mitchell Evans 

2022 250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jago Geerts 
+1.636 = Tom Vialle
+20.261 = Simon Längenfelder 
+22.737 = Roan Van De Moosdijk 
+23.763 = Kevin Horgmo 
+30.258 = Jan Pancar 
+31.756 = Kay De Wolf 
+32.395 = Mikkel Haarup
+34.477 = Thibault Benistant 
+51.617 = Liam Everts 

2022 450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jeremy Seewer 
+1.990 = Tim Gajser 
+6.503 = Romain Febvre 
+7.646 = Mitchell Evans 
+7.908 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+9.726 = Jorge Prado Garcia
+16.238 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+20.671 = Brian Bogers
+23.820 = Brent Van Doninck 
+25.624 = Alberto Forato 

2023 250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Simon Längenfelder 
+5.936 = Liam Everts
+37.665 = Rick Elzinga
+43.985 = Kevin Horgmo 
+1.05.004 = Sacha Coenen 
+1.06.989 = Emil Weckman
+1.09.115 = Isak Gifting 
+1.20.182 = David Braceras 
+1.24.259 = Camden Mc Lellan
+1.37.489 = Andrea Adamo 

2023 450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
+11.326 = Romain Febvre 
+19.740 = Jeremy Seewer 
+25.198 = Pauls Jonass
+25.499 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+28.600 = Ruben Fernandez 
+29.976 = Alberto Forato 
+45.542 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+49.029 = Mitchell Evans
+59.124 = Tim Gajser 

2023 250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Andrea Adamo
+0.928 = Simon Längenfelder 
+16.509 = Liam Everts 
+1.02.032 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+1.04.004 = Rick Elzinga 
+1.04.472 = David Braceras 
+1.18.979 = Isak Gifting 
+1.24.233 = Sacha Coenen
+1.35.745 = Emil Weckman
+1.41.194 = Jan Pancar 

2023 450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jeremy Seewer
+7.210 = Romain Febvre 
+26.440 = Maxime Renaux
+27.537 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+28.745 = Tim Gajser 
+29.189 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
+31.435 = Alberto Forato 
+1.08.120 = Ruben Fernandez 
+1.16.455 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+1.18.245 = Pauls Jonass 

2024 250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Lucas Coenen 
+7.163 = Mikkel Haarup 
+12.891 = Simon Längenfelder 
+14.217 = Andrea Adamo
+47.235 = Liam Everts 
+50.887 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+52.471 = Kay De Wolf 
+1.08.937 = Rick Elzinga 
+1.15.671 = Karlis Reisulis 
+1.27.442 = Sacha Coenen 

2024 450 race 1 

+0.000 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
+0.809 = Tim Gajser 
+6.860 = Romain Febvre 
+9.811 = Jeremy Seewer
+13.203 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+31.367 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+37.674 = Isak Gifting 
+39.113 = Jan Pancar 
+40.347 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+41.563 = Valentin Guillod 

2024 250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Lucas Coenen
+5.003 = Andrea Adamo 
+6.761 = Simon Längenfelder 
+7.385 = Kay De Wolf 
+22.323 = Liam Everts 
+27.840 = Mikkel Haarup 
+33.660 = Ferruccio Zanchi 
+34.783 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+40.382 = Rick Elzinga 
+42.612 = Karlis Reisulis 

2024 450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Jorge Prado Garcia 
+14.445 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+18.918 = Tim Gajser 
+54.273 = Romain Febvre 
+56.586 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+1.00.561 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+1.02.431 = Kevin Horgmo 
+1.04.136 = Jeremy Seewer
+1.19.134 = Valentin Guillod 
+1.20.054 = Isak Gifting 

2025 250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Andrea Adamo 
+3.047 = Sacha Coenen 
+8.062 = Kay De Wolf 
+8.659 = Liam Everts 
+9.401 = Simon Längenfelder 
+12.886 = Mathis Valin
+13.502 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+21.045 = Thibault Benistant 
+37.857 = Guillem Farres 
+1.00.877 = Valerio Lata 

2025 450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Romain Febvre 
+1.504 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+12.414 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+17.972 = Ruben Fernandez 
+28.059 = Maxime Renaux 
+33.439 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+40.101 = Lucas Coenen 
+47.802 = Jan Pancar 
+50.049 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
+52.273 = Mattia Guadagnini 

2025 250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Simon Längenfelder 
+4.133 = Thibault Benistant 
+8.637 = Kay De Wolf 
+12.038 = Mathis Valin
+15.259 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+19.230 = Guillem Farres 
+20.941 = Sacha Coenen 
+41.869 = Andrea Adamo 
+43.374 = Liam Everts 
+57.841 = Karlis Reisulis 

2025 450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Romain Febvre 
+1.072 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+1.503 = Maxime Renaux 
+4.389 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+20.669 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+23.294 = Jan Pancar 
+24.820 = Tim Gajser 
+25.726 = Ruben Fernandez 
+33.984 = Brent Van Doninck 
+36.969 = Pauls Jonass 
 

Saw Gifting last year?

Even so it’s still a switch back, hard pact track that will end up one lined. 

You mean cross jumping? Yes saw it...

Yes, it's one line about 20 feet wide, like any other track before any riders been on it 🤦

Compared to any AMA/MXGP track, Pro riders has to plan their passes and rarely you can make a top 5 clean pass in more that 3-4 places on a pro track.

Gifting managed to pass both Herlings and Febvre last year, for top 3 positons. 

Must be a huge Febvre or Herlings fan

It's not the worst track, definitely not near the best either.  Watching from up on the rocks looks pretty cool though.   

Hoping Sacha is a little healthier.  Farres is due for a little bad luck, which Sacha and the others probably need to close the gap. 

Anyone know if Elzinga will line up?

A feature of a trapped sciatic nerve (which is what KTM said it is) is that it comes and goes. You can have weeks of intense pain and then weeks of no pain at all. An impact on the area of causation can set it off which is what KTM referred to in their latest statement about the danger of another injury triggering pain.

So career ending no but it could make things really tough for him in terms of stringing championships together. It would be such a shame as he’s clearly a generational talent.

In his last MX2 year he had a bad elbow injury, someone told me that he is now 90% pain free and that is the best it will become. But I see a young guy who's rebuilding himself and puts great effort in taking the team to a higher level. A public secret is that Jago has an autism spectrum disorder but I think that can help him fixing the problems on BETAs bike, using the analytical brain he has.

Time practice 

EMX125 group A 

1.57.295 = Ricardo Bauer 
1.57.885 = Sleny Goyer 
1.58.383 = Dante Lantz
1.58.930 = Levi Townley
1.59.173 = Emil Ziemer
1.59.332 = Ryan Oppliger
1.59.852 = David Cracco
2.00.424 = Brian Gyles
2.00.874 = Hayden Statt
2.00.880 = Lucas Leok 

EMX125 group B 

1.56.250 = Bertram Thorius 
1.57.032 = Gennaro Utech
1.58.621 = Liam Bruneau
1.59.050 = Storm Maymann 
1.59.562 = Max Meyer
1.59.653 = Rafael Mennillo 
1.59.672 = Jekabs Hudolejs
1.59.750 = Riccardo Pini 
2.00.040 = Moritz Ernecker 
2.00.106 = Luis Santeusanio 

EMX250 group A 

1.51.999 = Francisco Garcia 
1.53.550 = Francesco Bellei 
1.54.151 = Mads Fredsoe 
1.54.277 = Sebastian Leok
1.54.378 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
1.54.420 = Byrons Dennis
1.54.590 = Tom Brunet
1.55.045 = Adria Monne
1.55.131 = Elias Escandell 
1.55.397 = Manuel Carreras 

EMX250 group B 

1.54.051 = Simone Mancini 
1.54.156 = Jake Cannon 
1.54.216 = Joe Brooks
1.54.505 = Nicolo Alvisi 
1.54.564 = Alve Callemo 
1.54.693 = Gyan Doensen 
1.54.938 = Laban Alm
1.54.943 = Casper Lindmark
1.55.021 = William Askew 
1.55.112 = Saku Mansikkamäki

MX2 

1.49.388 = Guillem Farres 
1.49.571 = Camden Mc Lellan 
1.49.855 = Liam Everts 
1.50.167 = Simon Längenfelder 
1.50.295 = Janis Reisulis 
1.50.636 = Sacha Coenen 
1.50.862 = Valerio Lata 
1.51.311 = Maxime Grau 
1.51.579 = Karlis Reisulis 
1.52.150 = Noel Zanocz

MXGP 

1.47.264 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.47.646 = Tim Gajser 
1.48.600 = Kay De Wolf 
1.48.637 = Tom Vialle 
1.48.835 = Romain Febvre 
1.48.988 = Pauls Jonass 
1.49.036 = Maxime Renaux 
1.49.341 = Isak Gifting 
1.49.941 = Jan Pancar 
1.50.068 = Ruben Fernandez

EMX125 moto 1 

+0.000 = Ricardo Bauer 
+1.770 = Liam Bruneau 
+3.795 = Levi Townley 
+23.112 = Gennaro Utech 
+27.082 = Sleny Goyer 
+31.529 = Ryan Oppliger 
+32.349 = Riccardo Pini 
+32.794 = Bertram Thorius 
+45.226 = Emil Ziemer 
+49.671 = Timo Heuver

And you guys thought those chain saws were bad at nationals… here are more chain saws than national flags. Even kids who can barely stand on their own two feet are messing with them 😅

Championship leader Farres is down & out.

EMX250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Francisco Garcia 
+3.007 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+4.460 = Francesco Bellei 
+5.310 = Joe Brooks 
+19.034 = Byron Dennis
+27.469 = Tom Brunet 
+29.176 = Nicolo Alvisi 
+38.896 = Alve Callemo 
+43.491 = Laban Alm
+30.587 = Simone Mancini (penalized)