Press ReleaseEMX 125 and 250 at Kegums (Latvia) - Day2

The first results in Latvia came from the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMFRacing championships. New Zealander Josiah Natzke and Frenchman Brian Stru-bhart Moreau were the 2 crowned winners both of them for the first time in 2017season.EMX250Hitachi KTM UK’s Josiah Natzke took control of the first race of the 3rd roundearly leading every lap, creating a gap, and then cruising to a comfortable racewin. Race 2 started out front but wisely settled for second to claim the overall.During today's Press Conference he stated: “I got the holeshot in Race 1 and I hada nice gap with Jago behind me, then he went down which created a nice comfor-table lead and I really don’t know what happened, I was just able to grow thelead out each lap, it was the perfect race. It’s a pretty great feeling”.Finishing behind Natzke was the Italian Morgan Lesiardo aboard his #44 KTM. Le-siardo took second in the first race after making several passes. Then in Race 2 hewould both start and finish in 3rd. The combined results gave him the 2nd overallbut more importantly the points lead and the red plate.

All photos @Youthstream. Above, the podium of EMX125

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Sahkar KTM’s Jago Geerts was battling up front in race one but eventually fini-shed in 5th. The night to think over what could have been fueled Geerts into win-ning Race 2 were he passed race one and overall winner Natzke.F&H Racing’s Ruben Fernandez was 2nd the majority of Race 1 until being passedby Lesiardo. His 3-7 results placed him 4th overall.The last of the top 5 was Carglass Honda Racing’s Jed Beaton who rode very wellin Race 2 on his way to 4th after his 8th in race one.Last race’s winner Miro Sihvonen remains second in the championship after mis-sing this weekend’s race due to an injury.EMX125With a massive list of entries BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Brian Strubhart Moreauwas the fastest competitor this weekend after he went by Gianluca Facchetti forthe race 1 win on lap 6 and did the same in race 2 to Sergi Notario. Moreau wasvery satisfied in today's press conference: “I'm very happy because this is my firstwin in EMX125, it feels good for me to win here”.

Josiah Natzke, winner in EMX250

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Creymert Racing’s Kevin Horgmo took the second spot on the overall podium. Hor-gmo moved from 3rd to second in Race 1 and from 6th to 4th in race 2. Horgmo isalso now 3rd in the points.Jezyk Racing Team’s Sergi Notario rebounded from a 10th in Race 1 to 2nd in Race2. Notario took 4th in both Valkenswaard races and his 3rd overall here in Latviapositions him 4th in the championship standings.Yamaha Europe EMX125’s Thibault Benistant became the second French rider inthe top five with 4th overall thanks to his consistent 5-5 finishes.Isaak Gifting took the remaining top five spot in the EMX125 Presented by FMF Ra-cing overall classification also due to his consistency. Gifting finished 6-6 for 5thoverall and a combined 30 points out the 50 possible.NEXT ROUNDThe next round of the European Championships EMX250 as well as the third roundof the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing will be held on May, the 28th in Ernèe, forthe MXGP of FranceFull results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/334

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PRESS RELEASE nr. 91/2017 - May 7th 2017FOR MORE INFORMATION: Fiammetta La Guidara

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