What a sensational Grand Prix, just as we at MXlarge predicted last week. The Dutch controlled everything, but didn't Lucas Coenen put on a show for the fans!!! Jeffrey Herlings and Kay De Wolf in the sand are special, and won for the huge Dutch crowd, but Lucas Coenen showed something special. I remember interviewing the 18 year old Belgian and he said his dream is to race Herlings in the sand and today, he got his dream.

What is next for this special young teenager. And how good to see Herlings take his 110th Grand Prix victory and continue to show us what a special veteran this man is.

Jeffrey Herlings: “I’m happy I could save energy in the first moto because I needed it later! I remember when I was 18, and racing in the sand didn’t get tired at all! I was really pushing hard in that second moto: Lucas had unbelievable speed, but my pace was fast too. I’m very happy with my weekend and very pleased with a 1-1-1. Already looking forward to Turkey in two weeks!”

Lucas Coenen: “The starts were really bad today. I crashed and came from last, and in the second moto the same. It was really tough for me and I pushed so hard. I gave everything I had and I was close to passing him [Herlings] at the end. Overall, I cannot afford those mistakes. I need those points, so we need to figure out the starts in the week-off and then we’ll be back at the front.”

Kay de Wolf: “It’s unreal to finally get my first GP win here at home. I’ve been working so hard for this over the past few years, and having just missed out before, to finally make it happen in front of the Dutch fans is incredible. The atmosphere was unbelievable - the crowd alongside the track gave me so much energy, and their support really means the world. Winning both races here makes it even more special. The track was tough and you could never switch off, but I felt strong all weekend and managed both motos the way I needed to. In Race 1 it was all about staying patient before making my move, and in Race 2 I just focused on being smooth and riding my own pace even with McLellan pushing hard. Closing the gap in the championship like this is exactly what we were aiming for - now it’s game on for the last four rounds. A huge thank you to the whole team and everyone who’s been behind me - this one means a lot.”

Andrea Adamo: “It was a solid weekend. I got the rhythm in the qualifying race and for today I think I could have done a bit better in both motos, maybe 2-2, but it is pretty difficult to challenge Kay in the sand. Still, I’m pretty happy to have made the best lap in the second race and we also gained good points in the championship. It’s not over until it’s over!”

Sacha Coenen: “I had a really good start in the first moto and made a little gap until a big mistake: I didn’t have a good flow so just finished the race. The start was worse in the second one so I had work my way back. I’m feeling quite good and the confidence is there. We have been working hard and it’s paying off.”

Simon Laengenfelder: “Not too many positives this weekend and a lot of bad luck. Starting from last wasn’t the plan and we know at this track that gate positions are quite important: coming from 15th didn’t make it easy. Too many mistakes in the first moto and then coming through to 5th in the second. I was feeling OK in the sand…but just didn’t put it together today.”

Tim Gajser: Very happy with how today went. Obviously it would have been great to have been up on the podium, but my riding was really good and I’m definitely starting to feel like my old-self. It wasn’t easy out there, because it was fast and bumpy, and with a low sun, but I really felt good, especially in the second moto. The first moto, I didn’t want to push too hard and the rest of those guys were running a really fast pace so I had to just do the best I could. The second moto, I had a good start and was running in second for a lot of the moto and gave it everything. It was good to see how close I was to the leaders and it gives me a lot of confidence for these last three rounds.

Liam Everts: “I’m happy with the positives I can take from this weekend. In the first moto I felt really good - running third early and then riding a solid race to take fourth. The second moto was tougher - I had a good start but just couldn’t quite maintain the same pace until the end. Still, two consistent results, good points for the championship, and I know there are things to build on. The team did a great job, and I’m looking forward to pushing again next weekend.”

Romain Febvre: "I was happy when I got another good start in the second moto and I was third again, like I had been in the first moto, coming out of the first turn. I was looking for new lines and a quick pass this time but I came a little too fast with the front wheel into a turn on the second lap and crashed. I lost my rhythm after that and it is not so easy to pass in the sand anymore; in the past you could be top-three/top-five just on technique and fitness but so many riders can now ride sand well and everybody from third was riding at the same pace in the second moto. For sure it was not my best moto ever but that's how it is."

Pauls Jonass: "It was tough today; the track was even more challenging and technical than yesterday but it was difficult to get a rhythm. I had good reactions at the gate and two decent starts. I felt I had the pace to run with the guys up front and I didn't get tired but I just couldn't get the flow to do it for the entire moto. Generally the speed is there but I still need to step up the full race pace again. I enjoy the overseas races coming up so I'm looking forward to some good results for the rest of the season."

Ruben Fernandez: Once again, it is the first corner that is causing me problems and really stopping my chances of scoring a good points tally. Someone crashed right in front of me and I had nowhere to go and just ran into him. It took awhile to move our bikes apart and by then I was practically last. Coming through the field I was making a number of passes but when you’re around that level of riders it isn’t always safe and I got involved in two more incidents. Really disappointed with that and to only get up to 15th. Second moto was better, I survived the first turn and was able to give a much better showing of my speed and ended up ninth. Still not my best points, but my best recent sand moto so now we move onto Turkey feeling a bit happier.

Rick Elzinga: I’ve had a pretty good day here at my home GP. The fans were great and I could hear them all the way around the track. The intensity was high at the start of both races, but after around 10 minutes I felt strong on the bike and free, and I could ride how I know I can ride. I’m happy to be going home with two sevenths for seventh overall, and I’m looking forward to the final three rounds.

Mathis Valin: "I got blocked behind some guys at the start of race one and during the first few laps but I could show my speed in the last fifteen minutes to earn P6. I got a really good start in the second race. The track was even more challenging today but I was comfortable in sixth again until I made a mistake and had a big crash. I hit my head in the crash but at least I could finish the race."

Kay Karssemakers: "Since I came back to the GPs last month I have been working hard with both Steve and my personal trainer to get back into the top-ten before the end of the season and I achieved that in the second moto today. We have a long-term plan and are taking it one step at a time."

Thibault Benistant: Not an easy day today. In the first race I started around 10th and after a few laps I found a good rhythm. But then I came into one corner and the berm had gone, so I crashed pretty hard. My knee hurt a lot, although after a couple of laps the pain went away and I was able to finish. Not great, but I was happy to finish. In the second race I got held up behind some riders who crashed in the first turn, and I was quite far back. However, I got back to ninth at the end so that was not too bad.

Valerio Lata: Overall, I think this was a better GP for me and I think I showed that I have improved in the sand since Lommel. It is still not where I want to be, but it is nice to see that my speed and riding have got better in this short period so now I need to keep working on this so that next year when we head to the sand I am closer to the front. Now I have three tracks to ride on, two that I haven’t been to before so I’m excited for them and to try and finish the season off strongly.

Maxime Renaux: That was a hard day in the sand. I knew coming in that it would be tough, and it was. The results aren’t where I want to be, but to finish the season we have three hardpack tracks, so I’m looking to forward to those before the Nations in the USA.

Jago Geerts: This weekend has been a little disappointing. I crashed in Race One and I was stuck under the bike for a little while, and I also hurt my knee. Before the second race, the physio worked on my knee and it felt good enough to line up. I had a decent start and a solid race for seventh, so that was a good end to the weekend.

Calvin Vlaanderen: It’s been a tough day. I struggled to find my rhythm all weekend and I had a big crash in Free Practice, so that knocked my confidence a little too. From the gate I had for the races, I had bad starts, and I found the track tough to pass on. I’m in one piece though, and now I’ll reset before the final three rounds.

Camden McLellan: “That’s the MXGP of the Netherlands wrapped up here in Arnhem. A really physical weekend, a tough track, and we ended on a good note with second in moto two. I’ve improved all weekend so that’s positive, my starts were good too, and now it’s onto the final three rounds on the hardpack.”

Guillem Farres: “I felt good all weekend in the sand, and I had good pace in race one, but I dropped back a little before the end and finished ninth. That was a little frustrating as I had some good speed in the middle of the moto. My start in race two was good, but I went wide in the first turn and got buried in the pack. I got back to eighth, which isn’t where I want to be, but it was a good charge through the field.”