Jeffrey Herlings dominates Montgueux International MX
After the British Championship in Lyng last weekend, Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM) went to France today with a view to the opening GP in Russia. Although Maxime Desprey offered good resistance - he won the first heat - there was no match for Herlings, as expected. Jeffrey dominated the second and third series.
In Montgueux, north-east of Paris, Herlings encountered a very typical French race. Concrete hard and very slippery, making this an interesting training run for Orlyonok in fourteen days. French MX1 vice champion Maxime Desprey already showed in the morning that he would be the man to beat. Since Herlings did not lose the power of his engine properly, Desprey was able to take advantage. He turned it into a GSM Dafy Michelin Yamaha team party as Xavier Boog and Thomas Ramette finished 4th and 5th respectively.
The next heats were not much of a problem because four-time world champion Herlings clearly showed who is the boss. “It was quite difficult (at first) because we are not used to this kind of circuit. So hard and with no grip. These are conditions in which the French drivers excel. It was certainly a good preparation for Orloyonok. After the first series we made a lot of adjustments because the engine was a bit too powerful for these conditions,” says Jeffrey, who was assisted on stage by his assistant mechanic Ruben Tureluren who translated.
It was of course also a successful day for Desprey. He dropped to the grounds of UM Aube Montgueux as a dress rehearsal for the opener of the 24MX Tour next weekend in Ernée. If you want to rewatch the livestream, you can go here. In addition to Herlings, Daymond Martens (Bud Racing Kawasaki) and Joel Van Mechelen also competed in France. Martens finished fifth each time and also finished fifth in the final standings. Van Mechelen recorded P7 and P8 in the two final heats.
MX Open Race 1
1. Maxime Desprey
2. Jeffrey Herlings
3. Xavier Bow
4. Thomas Ramette
5. Daymond Martens
6. Ludovic Macler
7. Scotty Verhaeghe
8. Axel Fernandes
9. Cyril Serier
10. Lucas Vielhomme
MX Open Race 2
1.Jeffrey Herlings
2. Maxime Desprey
3. Xavier Bow
4. Ludovic Macler
5. Daymond Martens
6. Scotty Verhaeghe
7. Maxence Outhier
8. Joel Van Mechelen
9. Theo Martin
10. Alexis Lolli
MX Open Race 3
1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Maxime Desprey
3. Xavier Bow
4. Ludovic Macler
5. Daymond Martens
6. Scotty Verhaeghe
7. Joel Van Mechelen
8. Maxence Outhier
9. Cyril Serier
10. Lucas Vielhomme
Final score:
1. Jeffrey Herlings 72 pts
2. Maxime Desprey 69 pts
3. Xavier Boog 60 pts
4. Ludovic Macler 51 pts
5. Daymond Martens 48 pts
6. Scotty Verhaeghe 44 pts
Photos: JP Acevedo, MXJuly
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