Injury for Herlings, main prize for Bobryshev
The driver who would score the most championship points in the MX1 or MX 2 would receive a bonus of 7000 euros. With only victories to his name, no one doubted that Jeffrey Herlings would win that prize. But that turned out differently. In a seemingly innocent fall in the second moto, Herlings suffered an injury, most likely a broken collarbone.
Jeffrey Herlings knows that something can always go wrong. This is now the fourth year in a row that he has run into problems midway through the season. In 2014 and 2015 he missed out on the MX2 world title in this way. Breaking a collarbone is not the end of the world for a motocross rider, but after what Jeffrey has experienced in recent years, things are moving in that direction for him. Jeffrey won the first moto in MX2 and was on his way to do the same in the second moto. Until suddenly he couldn't get through anymore. Engine broken? It's always possible, but that hadn't happened to him anywhere this year. At the exit of a bend something went wrong and Jeffrey lost control of the front of his KTM. He knew immediately that something was wrong. He was able to make his own diagnosis: broken collarbone. It was decided to go to the hospital for surgery on Monday morning. If there is nothing else wrong other than a broken collarbone, Herlings' title aspirations are not in danger. He had already secured the Dutch title a week earlier in Emmen. The MX2 race was now won by Paul Jonas, Herlings' Latvian teammate. He came third and first. Englishman Max Anstie came second and the third place on the podium was given over to the Dutchman Davy Pootjes, who rode a great race with a fourth and second place. Brian Bogers took the podium in this strong field with a sixth and fourth place.
In the MX1, GP riders Evgeny Bobryshev, Max Nagl and Glenn Coldenhoff put up a great battle in both heats. The German Nagl has a patent for good starts and that was again his strong point in Halle. He took the lead in the first moto, after which Coldenhoff and Bobryshev were left behind. The Russian seemed to take second place, but a fall gave Coldenhoff that position. In the second heat the men were even more evenly matched. There was regular exchange of money between the three GP top riders and Coldenhoff showed that he could keep up well with the other factory riders. Bobryshev was ultimately slightly stronger than Coldenhoff and Nagl. In the final rankings, Bobryshev scored a total of 232 points, seven more than Jeffrey Herlings. This way the bonus of 7000 euros went to the Russian and Herlings received 4000 euros as a consolation prize. But the MX2 star was not interested in money at that time. He was, understandably, worried about very different things.
In addition to Coldenhoff, the Dutchmen Ceriel Klein Kromhof and Rick Satink rode in the top ten. In the general classification, the name of Husqvarna rider Satink takes a creditable third place. So you can see that regular scoring can go a long way. Satink scored points in all heats.
Jago Geerts was already champion in the 125cc class and the Belgian underlined this once again in Halle with a double victory. The Dane Sander Agard-Michelsen came second and the Frenchman Zachary Pichon third. Youri van 't Ende, seventh overall, was a 9e in 8. e place the best Dutchman. Best Dutchman in the final ranking was Rick Elzinga with fifth place.
The 85cc did not start in Halle. This is for licensing reasons. The length of the match schedule did not allow for four matches to be scheduled.
Results Halle:
MX1: 1. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS) Honda 3+1; 2. Max Nagl (D) Husqvarna 1+3, 3. Glenn Coldenhoff, KTM, 2-2; 4. Gautier Paulin (F) Honda 4+5; 5. Jose Butron (E) KTM 9+4.
MX1 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Bobryshev 232 (champion); 2. Coldenhoff 179; 3.Rick Satink, Husqvarna 125; 4. Ceriel Klein Kromhof, Honda 114 5. Kevin Wouts (B) KTM 109.
MX2: 1. Pauls Jonas (LV) KTM 3+1; 2. Max Anstie (GB), Husqvarna 2+3; 3. Davy Paws, KTM, 4+2; 4. Brian Bogers, KTM, 6+4; 5. Thomas Covington (USA) Husqvarna 7+5.
MX2 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Herlings 225 (champion); 2. Anstie 182; 3. Bogers 151; 4. Legs 132; 5. Covington, 97
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