MX2 Qualifying:
The start saw Team Great Britian’s Jake Nicholls take the holeshot followed by Germany’s Ken Roczen and Team USA’s Blake Baggett. Before the conclusion of the first lap, though, Roczen moved into the lead and quickly began to open up a sizeable lead over the rest of the field that no one could touch. Behind him, Team Belgium’s Jeremy Van Horebeek settled into second while Team France’s Marvin Musquin and Baggett began to battle for third. As the laps continued, Roczen sat comfortably in the lead with Van Horebeek in second, but roughly halfway through the race, Baggett managed to move into third ahead of Musquin. After that, the top running order remained the same. Roczen took the win followed by Van Horebeek, Baggett, and Musquin—Great Britian’s holeshot winner, Nicholls, rounded out the top-five.
Roczen’s win helped play a huge role in Germany garnering the top qualifying position. “It’s great for Germany,” Roczen said. “I did the best I could. I started off second and passed Jake right away. I had fun, but we’ll make some small changes on the bike for tomorrow, because I didn’t feel quite 100 percent. It’s only Saturday, so you have to take it easy, but it’s always nice to have a good day.”
Results:
1. Ken Roczen (Germany)
2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (Belgium)
3. Blake Baggett (USA)
4. Marvin Musquin (France)
5. Jake Nicholls (Great Britain)
6. Glenn Coldenhoff (The Netherlands)
7. Alexander Tonkov (Russia)
8. Luke Styke (Australia)
9. Priit Ratsep (Estonia)
10. Even Heibye (Norway)
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