Jago Geerts leads the World Cup after GP victory
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider Jago Geerts recorded his fourth win in a row in Mantova. The Balenaar won both heats of the second round of the FIM world championship and is now also the new leader in MX2.
Geerts has good memories of the Circuito Tazio Nuvolari. After all, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider won the last three Grand Prix in Mantova (in 2020 and twice in 2021). Although the course was much harder than in previous years - due to the lack of rain in recent months - Jago immediately felt good on this track this weekend. First in the timed practice, victory in the qualifying race and also fastest in the warm-up on Sunday: promising for the two series.
Everything under control
Geerts got a very good start on his YZ250FM in the first series. The Balenian missed the holeshot by a hair, but immediately raced past Vialle into the lead. The Frenchman initially tried to put pressure on the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory rider, but Geerts did not budge. Jago kept a high and stable pace, opened a nice gap and had everything under control until the finish.
Geerts also shot well out of the starting gate in the second series, but fell back to fifth place after some fuss in the first corner. Iago didn't panic. On the contrary, after an aggressive second lap - in which he passed De Wolf and Gifting - he was already in third position. Another lap later, the Belgian was given second place when Vialle crashed spectacularly to the ground. Geerts immediately chased leader Adamo, but the Italian rode the race of his life. The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider needed almost 20 minutes to knock Adamo off the lead. Once that was done, Geerts made a nice gap again and rode smoothly to his first GP victory of 2022. Nice extra: Geerts is also the new World Cup leader. The Balenian took over the leading position from Längenfelder, who finished fourth in Mantova.
#93 Jago Geerts
“A double series victory and the red plate: a perfect day. Vialle continued to apply pressure in the first ten or fifteen minutes. But once I got my head around it, I was able to control it in the race. At the start of the second series I barely avoided a crash in the first corner. A lot of things happened in that bend. Really chaotic. I lost a few places, but was able to quickly recover. When I was in second position I made some small mistakes in my attacks on Adamo. Once I passed him, I was able to control the race again. Of course it's nice to have that red plate. But the season is still long, there is still a lot of work to be done. Next assignment: Argentina. A long and tiring trip.”
Posted: Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
GALLERY: Yamaha
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