Desalle, Herlings, Win FIM Races

Clement Desalle and Jeffrey Herlings came out on top at the sixth
round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Portugal, winning
the MX1 and MX2 classes, respectively.
Desalle's performance was the more dominant of the two, as he won
both of his races in what appeared to be simple fashion. The
defending champion, Antonio Cairoli, raced well enough for second
place overall, while Evgeny Bobryshev was third. The win allowed
Desalle to build his lead over Cairoli in the points standings, as
the riders are now nine points apart.
The MX2 class was marred by crashes, and Herlings ended up getting
the overall win without winning a race. In the first moto, KTM's
Ken Roczen got the win, only to crash in the second race and ruin
his chances at the overall win. Tommy Searle was able to win the
second race, but he earned a DNF in the first race after he got
caught up in a fence.
That left the overall win to Herlings, who was the most consistent
of the bunch, placing second in both races. Gautier Paulina and
Zach Osborne rounded out the podium. With the results tallied,
Herlings now leads Roczen by six points in the overall standings.