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Of course TG did plenty of mistakes by himself, but that's the point, coming in this race it was important to keep an edge for Cairoli. He did his work, hole-shots and cruised to the overall with two decisive victories, while Gajser had troubles. TG made mistakes, Cairoli didn't, it was an excellent response to the race in Arco. The...

Yeah, the man is surely made for this life, he lives it and enjoys it. After all these years, going through different generations of riders, and no signs of slowing down, at least mentally.

Knowing how Cairoli always suffered these muddy, unpredictable conditions a lot, he was absolutely killer today. After the last race in Arco, where i'm sure he wanted to win and was pissed off, with a little crash and few concerns about his knee and a very tough opponent like Gajser, today he came on the track on a mission and...

2009, Reed vs Stewart, possibly my favorite SX season i've ever seen...

Yeah Desalle seems to be the obvious choice for now, but we've only seen one race... Paulin seems off pace for now, and Nagl is probably reaching the end of his career, who knows maybe Van Horebeek can surprise everyone being very motivated for this privateer's year...

Miss that era with the Kawa Chevy Trucks... Then the battles with RC, good times...

RC vs Everts? I'll take RC by far... Everts was a master riding in every condition, had a very effective smooth style wich worked perfectly on the old GP's tracks and format... But Everts, and european's riders in general, back then were becoming somewhat obsolete in terms of overall abilities, with very few exceptions like Tortelli or Pichon... Thanks to...

Only if Cairoli hurts himself and goes in a slump... Currently only Herlings can beat a healthy Cairoli, no one else in my opinion... And even on hard-packed tracks Cairoli has been dominant in recent years, so i don't see Gajser having an advantage there either... Cairoli is also focused on gaining lots of points now to have a cushion...

In my opinion RC and Cairoli are both the best and the most accomplished riders we've ever seen in mx... Cairoli is easily the best european's rider, yes over Everts, for various reasons, competition, evolution, results vs americans and such... 2012 and 2013 were probably his best years overall, and would've beaten anyone at the MXoN, RV too in my...

Sucks, he was one of my favorites... He had the speed and talent to become one of the best, and when he was healthy he was, but too many injuries... Good luck to him for his life's journey after racing...

Probably... A team with Musquin, Febvre/Paulin and Ferrandis is tough to beat, but we have to wait and see what Musquin does... Certainly the knee didn't seem to bother him much at Spring Creek... Anyway, i still think that the US team with the best three is the clear favorite, like a Tomac, Baggett and Osborne for example...

Cairoli is in monstrous form, this is arguably the most competitive year in GP's history... Herlings, Gajser, Febvre, Desalle, Paulin, Nagl, Van Horebeek, Strijbos, Anstie, Tonus, the overall level and depth is insane, and the way he pulled away in the second moto was crazy, like nothing... And he doesn't even like Loket that much... Having said that, team USA...

Absolutely agree and on point... Professionalism is peaking, talent alone doesn't cut it anymore, today the competition is so tight that if you miss a little step you're doomed... We're probably not going to see rookies dominating anymore, riders are extending their primes and peaks, and everyone is a pro, from bike, training, diet, psychologist, overall team and such... Competition...

Exactly... Carmichael was always the faster man, perfect seasons, you knew he was untouchable... If anything Cairoli is much more similar, even with a different strategy/mindset, although he showed in the second part of 2012 that he was able to win every moto and GPs if he wanted to... Everts was usually the fastest, but it was his fitness, focus...

Writings were on the wall, never seemed completely ok or in shape this year, shitty season... But season of the life for Nagl, hope Cairoli comes back next year with a vengeance absolutely destroying the field... What a fucked up year for MXGP, Cairoli-Villopoto-Desalle all out, when it should have been one of the most competitive and memorable ever, classic...

Sure, but usually how old riders are when they turn pro? It's a different ball game learning SX when you're under 20 than older... But at the end of the day the difference between USA and Europe is very simple, in USA there is a SX series that's even more important than the National MX, or at least on the...

Why it's so fucking hard to understand that in Europe, except for french riders, there isn't the SX culture? All the euro guys that did well in AMA SX from the start were already proficent with a background in it... It's a matter of opportunity, not talent, riders like Cairoli and Herlings, for example, would contend for SX titles if...

Absolutely agree about Roczen, and i also remember him leading many motos before losing at the very end mostly due to fitness... And i was half-right about Unadilla 2012, it was Musquin who won the overall and Roczen his first moto... So not really inferior results compared to Villopoto in GP, i'd say even better overall... As i said, Villopoto...

Agreed, and didn't Roczen won an overall at Unadilla his first year AMA? Or was the second year? Villopoto, for me and for those who always knew how fast the euros really are, did very good for his first year in GP... Yes, in the minds of many uneducated ones his legacy is tarnished, not for me... One of the...

Unlucky for Cairoli, at least it wasn't the actual race... Really bad news for Desalle, but it seems like a pattern for him recently, can't finish a season without some big crashes and injuries, probably Nagl vs Cairoli only now... Agree with RichardLoots about Herlings, crashing too much and less dominant... Yes, he still has a big lead in points...