Far from deciding the balance, the MXGP World Championship continues to measure the value of its heaviest weights in a very equal season that, predictably, will not solve its biggest unknown until the last appointment of the calendar marked on December 5 in Bali. There is still time, three months to be exact, but they will be full of entertainment during a campaign in which there is up to five favorites in the title fight. Among them is, and more alive than ever, a Jorge Prado on the rise in his second season in the category after rebuilding from a difficult start. To lucense it was difficult for him to get on the podium on a regular basisBut since the appointment in the Netherlands he has always fought for the best loot in each race.
He had it somewhat complicated in the first date of the double in Afyonkarahisar, in front of a Herlings who started marking territory on a track where he started as a favorite. Then the general leader, Gajser, conquered the second round to keep the lead, but the positive thing was that the KTM rider understood that regularity also awards championships and that is his maximum objective in a fight where he can already dream of leading the general. He still has the Slovakian ahead as a rival to beat, but Prado’s second position In the first of the two appointments marked in the Turkish territory, they make him face the final part of the doublet only 13 points of a rival who has too many open fronts.
The current champion of the category, not only fights against a combative Prado who wants to continue making history in motocross but also, has three other rivals that it is not enough to take advantage of the failures of the rest. Febvre, Cairoli and Herlings They have also made it clear that their intention is to reap results on their own merits and with five applicants compressed into just 36 points, positions of honor are going to be highly valued between now and the end of the season. They showed it in Afyonkarahisar, dividing between them the six total podium positions that were distributed on Sunday, and with more than half of the course ahead the only objective is to attack. So the Lugo player can make a great game and, in turn, close the double in Turkey as the new leader of the World Cup.
