KTM Does The Double In Latvia
It was another dominant weekend for KTM during the Motorcross Grand
Prix in Latvia, as the factory team was able to pick up wins in
both MX1 and MX2.
Antonio Cairoli looked absolutely untouchable as he got his first
double win of the season. The KTM rider shot out to an early lead
in both races and never looked back. Cairoli was already on top of
the MX1 points standings, so his great weekend only served to
increase that lead. Monster Energy Yamaha's Steven Frossard
finished second in both races, while Honda's Evgeny Bobryshev was
third overall.
In MX2, it was Ken Roczen on top once again. Roczen won both of his
races as well, although the performance was slightly less dominant
than Cairoli. In the first race, Roczen was behind Jeffrey Herlings
for much of the race, before finally passing him.
Of course, if Herlings won, it would have made little difference:
he races for KTM as well. Roczen won the second race with room to
spare, and Herlings finished second overall to complete KTM's
winning weekend. CLS Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit's Tommy
Searle was able to achieve third, but he still trails both Roczen
and Herlings in the points standings.