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MXGP Portugal: Herlings continues winning streak

Building on his double win last weekend in Italy, Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM) took the qualification win today at Agueda and will go to the start line first tomorrow for the MXGP of Portugal.

The Dutchman, who leads defending champion and team-mate Tony Cairoli by 10 points after four rounds, started just behind the nine-time champion and stalked him until half-distance before taking the lead.

Once in front the outcome was never in doubt and Herlings was in full control on the hard-pack circuit, controlling the race from the front to beat the Sicilian across the line by a comfortable one-and-a-half seconds.

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“I really enjoyed it,” said Herlings. “I followed Tony for a bit because he was riding really good lines. The track was really bumpy so it was hard to not make mistakes but we did what we had to do. It’s looking good for tomorrow and I hope to put on two good starts and work from there.”

France’s Romain Febvre (Monster Energy Yamaha), world champion back in 2015, sat in a race-long third ahead of Slovenian Tim Gajser (Team HRC) who came home fourth from Belgium’s Clement Desalle (Monster Energy Kawasaki).

A depleted British contingent – Tommy Searle (Bike It DRT Kawasaki) and Max Anstie (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) are both injured – was led home by swift Scot Shaun Simpson (Wilvo Yamaha) who finished 11th, over a minute behind Herlings.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme Irwin (Hitachi ASA KTM UK) – brother of road racers Glenn and Andrew – was the last rider on the same lap as Herlings, crossing the line in 21st as he continues to build in his debut MXGP season.

MXGP Portugal qualifying race

1    84    Herlings, Jeffrey    NED    KNMV    KTM    24:36.707    12    0:00.000    0:00.000    1:53.343    2    51.7
2    222    Cairoli, Antonio    ITA    FMI    KTM    24:38.248    12    0:01.541    0:01.541    1:53.165    3    51.8
3    461    Febvre, Romain    FRA    FFM    Yamaha    24:41.468    12    0:04.761    0:03.220    1:53.638    1    51.6
4    243    Gajser, Tim    SLO    AMZS    Honda    24:44.882    12    0:08.175    0:03.414    1:53.566    3    51.6
5    25    Desalle, Clement    BEL    FMB    Kawasaki    25:01.529    12    0:24.822    0:16.647    1:54.045    2    51.4
6    21    Paulin, Gautier    FRA    MCM    Husqvarna    25:04.368    12    0:27.661    0:02.839    1:54.569    3    51.2
7    91    Seewer, Jeremy    SUI    FMS    Yamaha    25:18.762    12    0:42.055    0:14.394    1:55.664    2    50.7
8    777    Bobryshev, Evgeny    RUS    MFR    Suzuki    25:28.730    12    0:52.023    0:09.968    1:54.924    4    51
9    259    Coldenhoff, Glenn    NED    KNMV    KTM    25:30.753    12    0:54.046    0:02.023    1:55.935    3    50.6
10    27    Jasikonis, Arminas    LTU    LMSF    Honda    25:36.442    12    0:59.735    0:05.689    1:57.090    3    50.1
11    24    Simpson, Shaun    GBR    ACU    Yamaha    25:46.121    12    1:09.414    0:09.679    1:57.401    5    49.9
12    77    Lupino, Alessandro    ITA    FMI    Kawasaki    25:47.410    12    1:10.703    0:01.289    1:58.043    6    49.7
13    141    Desprey, Maxime    FRA    FFM    Kawasaki    25:48.422    12    1:11.715    0:01.012    1:58.149    3    49.6
14    33    Lieber, Julien    BEL    FMB    Kawasaki    25:49.791    12    1:13.084    0:01.369    1:55.577    3    50.7
15    12    Nagl, Maximilian    GER    DMSB    TM    25:54.913    12    1:18.206    0:05.122    1:57.893    4    49.7
16    22    Strijbos, Kevin    BEL    FMB    KTM    25:58.811    12    1:22.104    0:03.898    1:58.036    4    49.7
17    17    Butron, Jose    ESP    RFME    KTM    25:59.907    12    1:23.200    0:01.096    1:59.022    1    49.3
18    152    Petrov, Petar    BUL    BMF    Honda    26:13.232    12    1:36.525    0:13.325    2:00.341    5    48.7
19    7    Leok, Tanel    EST    EMF    Husqvarna    26:26.510    12    1:49.803    0:13.278    2:00.843    7    48.5
20    999    Goncalves, Rui    POR    FMP    Yamaha    26:34.032    12    1:57.325    0:07.522    2:01.566    6    48.2
21    55    Irwin, Graeme    GBR    MCUI    KTM    26:42.912    12    2:06.205    0:08.880    2:00.464    7    48.7
22    210    Alberto, Paulo    POR    FMP    Yamaha    24:41.489    11    1 lap    1 lap    2:01.258    6    48.3
23    85    Ekerold, Stefan    GER    DMSB    KTM    24:52.689    11    1 lap    0:11.200    2:03.074    4    47.6
24    920    Valentin, Ander    ESP    RFME    Husqvarna    24:52.747    11    1 lap    0:00.058    2:02.583    11    47.8
25    831    Wysocki, Tomasz    POL    PZM    KTM    25:07.970    11    1 lap    0:15.223    2:03.463    6    47.5
26    62    Gercar, Klemen    SLO    AMZS    Husqvarna    25:13.143    11    1 lap    0:05.173    2:02.746    1    47.8
27    83    Renkens, Nathan    BEL    FMB    Honda    25:15.509    11    1 lap    0:02.366    2:03.125    2    47.6
28    128    Monticelli, Ivo    ITA    FMI    Yamaha    25:32.107    11    1 lap    0:16.598    2:00.677    2    48.6
29    179    Poli, Joaquin    ARG    CAMOD    Honda    25:52.990    11    1 lap    0:20.883    2:03.638    2    47.4
30    6    Paturel, Benoit    FRA    FFM    KTM    21:43.179    10    2 laps    1 lap    1:57.543    4    49.9
31    550    Mallet, Simon    FRA    FMI    Husqvarna    18:21.874    7    5 laps    3 laps    2:07.944    1    45.8
32    89    Van Horebeek, Jeremy    BEL    FMB    Yamaha    0:00.000    -1    13 laps    8 laps    0:00.000         0

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