Third overall was Red Bull KTM rider Max Nagl with 2-5-4 results.

It wasn’t an easy victory in the first heat for Ramon. Although he took the holeshot and would lead from flag to flag. The World Champion was continuosly pressured by a very eager Max Nagl. De Dycker made a very strong back from tenth to third after yet another bad start.

It was a surprisingly strong Clément Desalle who headed the field during two laps, but De Dycker moved from third into the lead in almost no time. A position he would keep for the rest of the race. Ramon ended up third ahead of Barragan, Priem and Nagl.

With De Dycker, Barragan and Ramon in front the final heat seemed set to become a thriller. Barragan and De Dycker were duelling it out but when the Spaniard tried to blockpass De Dycker it was Ramon who benefited and took both frontrunners by surprise. “The Bomb” soon made the break and neither Barragan nor De Dycker was able to retaliate.

Post Race Reactions:

Steve Ramon:

“The track proved to be very treacherous, despite the way it looked this morning. The soil is soft and that meant that bumps formed during the course of the day. Especially in the opening stages of the third heat the pace was very high. I’m really glad that I have won that heat because it means me physical condition is quite good. I could see the blockpass between Barragan and De Dycker come, luckily I had anticipated it and was able to benefit from it.

Ken De Dycker:

“The start of my first race was really awfull and I had to dig deep to end up third. The second heat was better as a took the lead fairly quick and from ther on I was in control. I suffered from a sore thumb all day long, but that’s just no excuse. Steve proved to be a lot better today.

Max Nagl:

“This is a natural track like we are used to in Germany, but you don’t see it in the GP’s anymore. The bumps made it super important to find the right pace and make your way through the turns quite swiftly. In heat one It seemed to work after a couple of laps but by then Ramon was long gone. In heat two I never really got going and in the fourth I became better and better, but the heat was way too short. A pity because it could have been a lot better. But I’ll leave for Bulgaria with a good feeling.”

Wyatt Avis surprises in MX2

Jeremy Van Horebeek seemed on his way to victory in heat one until he suffered a mechanical failure halfway through. Despite a malfunctioning damper, Jerre soldiered on and but saw his lead evaporating.

The rider from Brabant would finish the heat in 7th spot. The battle for victory proved compelling with a furiously charging Joël Roelants. “The Fonz” made it to the rear fender of South-African Wyatt Avis.

Despite Roelants eagerness to pass Avis, It was the South-African who remained in the lead. Avis’ teammate Dennis Dierckx ended up third in front of Jurgen Wybo and young Jeremy Delince. If the final stages of heat one had proved to be interesting, heat two proved to be possibly better.

With Joël Roelants in front of Dennis Verbruggen and Jeremy Van Horebeek, the three main Belgian MX2 riders ran together. Verbruggen seemed to lack the speed to follow Roelants but Van Horebeek could.

The two teammates fought it out. Despite clipping a piece of track banner Van Horebeek, was able to hold off Roelants. After this hard won heat win, Van Horebeek seemed overwhelmed with joy.

Jeremy Van Horebeek:

“The riding went good today, it’s a shame I had a mechanical failure in heat one. In heat two Roelants pushed me a lot but I absolutely wanted to win here. A few laps before the end I went to wide and clipped the banner that surrounds the track, I lost the rear brake and a the bike felt less powerful in the climbs. Joël kept pushing but I got my goal.”

Joël Roelants:

“This track isn’t my favourite really, so I am not too dissapointed with my runner up sport. I went reasonably well today, although I had to continuosly search for the right lines. The public got two very good heats.  

MX1/MX3 Overall

1. Steve Ramon (BEL-Suzuki), 2. Ken De Dycker (BEL-Suzuki), 3. Jonathan Barragan (Spa-KTM), 4. Max Nagl (DUI-KTM), 5. Clément Desalle (BEL-Suzuki), 6. Danny Theybers (BEL-Suzuki), 7. Tom Janssens (BEL-Honda), 8. Manuel Priem (BEL-Kawasaki), 9. Jurgen Van Nooten (BEL-KTM), 10. Roy Gijsel (NED-Kawasaki)

Moto 1 1. Steve Ramon, 2. Max Nagl, 3. Ken De Dycker, 4. Clément Desalle, 5. Jonathan Barragan, 6. Danny Theybers, 7. Scotty Columb, 8. Tom Janssens, 9. Jurgen Van Nooten, 10. Christof Godrie

Moto 2 1. Ken De Dycker, 2. Steve Ramon, 3. Jonathan Barragan, 4. Manuel Priem, 5. Max Nagl, 6. Clément Desalle, 7. Danny Theybers, 8. Tom Janssens, 9. Jurgen Van Nooten, 10. Roy Gijsel

Moto 3 1. Steve Ramon, 2. Jonathan Barragan, 3. Ken De Dycker, 4. Max Nagl, 5. Clément Desalle, 6. Manuel Priem, 7. Danny Theybers, 8. Tom Janssens, 9. Christof Godrie, 10. Hans Vogels

MX2 overall 1. Wyatt Avis, 2. Joël Roelants, 3. Jeremy Van Horebeek, 4. Jurgen Wybo, 5. Jeremy Delince

Race 1 1. Wyatt Avis, 2. Joël Roelants, 3. Dennis Dierckx, 4. Jurgen Wybo, 5. Jeremy Delince

Race 2 1. Jeremy Van Horebeek, 2. Joël Roelants, 3. Wyatt Avis, 4. Dennis Verbruggen, 5. Jurgen Wybo