Van der Werff extends lead again
Britt van der Werff won the competition in the women's class in Mill. The van der Laar Racing driver was supreme in the first round and defeated Amber Simons in the second round. With two heat victories she collected the full 120 points and made up for the damage suffered by Berghem. In the championship standings she now has a 64 point lead over Simons. Second place went to Gwenda Haans with a second and third place. Most unhappy of the day was Amber Simons.
Due to a fall, she did not get further than fifth place in the first heat. With second place in the second heat, she still managed to reach the podium. With third and fourth place in the heats, fourth place went to Kaylee van Dam. Lynn Kelders completed the top five with a fourth and fifth place in the heats. The next match for championship points in this class is on August 27 in Groesbeek.
First heat
It was Van der Werff who took off like an arrow and had the holeshot. Behind this came Haans, Simons, Van Dam and Kelders. It took until the third lap before Simons passed Haans. However, Van der Werff was already gone and had a gap of more than ten seconds. Van Dam and Kelders were already well behind Simons and Haans. Van der Werff was unstoppable in this heat and eventually won the heat. Behind them, Simons was held up by a straggler on the penultimate lap. This allowed Haans to close the small gap again. Haans had not really counted on this and hit Simons from behind. This caused Simons to hit an embankment on the inside of a bend and was launched. Haans took advantage of this and finished second in the heat. Simons had to recover from the hard fall and saw both Kelders and van Dam pass him by. Kelders finished third ahead of van Dam. Simons crossed the finish line in fifth place with a damaged engine.
Second heat
It was now Simons with the best start ahead of Van der Werff, Haans, van Dam and Kelders. In the second lap, van der Werff managed to take over the lead. Behind it, Haans drove quickly into a no man's land. Van Dam drove away from Kelders again far behind. Simons managed to catch up with van der Werff until halfway through the heat and then had to let her go. This ended all the fighting between the ladies. Van der Werff won again, Simons came second ahead of Haans. Van Dam followed close behind and was again followed by Kelders.
Result first round:
1. van der Werff 17:34.417, 2. Haans +39.342, 3. van Dam +1:06.374, 4. Kelders +1 lap, 5. Simons +1 lap, 6. Zweers +1 lap, 7. Welters +1 lap, 8. Otten +1 lap, 9. Platte +1 lap, 10. van Kempen +1 lap.
Result second round:
1. van der Werff 17:39.557, 2. Simons +8.172, 3. Haans +44.023, 4. van Dam +56.940, 5. Kelders +1:11.164, 6. Zweers +1 lap, 7. Welters +1 lap, 8. Otten +1 lap, 9. Flat +1 lap, 10. Dijkman +1 lap.
Daily ranking:
1. van der Werff 120, 2. Haans 104, 3. Simons 99, 4. van Dam 97, 5. Kelders 92, 6. Zweers 86, 7. Welters 82, 8. Otten 78, 9. Platte 74, 10. van Kempen 68.
Net standings Women's Class 2023:
1. van der Werff 1127, 2. Simons 1063, 3. Kelders 952, 4. van Dam 950, 5. Zweers 859, 6. Welters 798, 7. Otten 682, 8. Platte 673, 9. van Kempen 601, 10 .Verstappen 598.
By: Maycel de Bruijn
Gallery: mdbmxpics
Also to read
VIDEO: Highlights MXGP Galicia 2024
After the mud of Agueda, the FIM MXGP-MX2 World Championship continued on Jorge Prado's home circuit. The local hero wins and takes the lead...Perfect Prado takes back the lead
In his hometown, Jorge Prado let the crowd enjoy a perfect match. The Spaniard won both heats on Sunday afternoon at the Lugo circuit. Jeffrey Herlings (4-2) climbs…Lucas Coenen wins his first of the year
Lucas Coenen booked his first Grand Prix victory of this season in Lugo. The Husqvarna rider won with a fourth and first place. Andrea Adamo (1-4) and Liam Everts (3-2)…Wilkinson takes the 2nd heat in Heerde but Lielbardis wins the Grand Prix!
The British Wilkinson/Millard have won the second heat of the Dutch Grand Prix sidecar cross. However, we saw other teams on the overall podium. The Dutch Hermans/Van den Bogaart came third, ...
Your reactions