A difficult day for Standing Construct GASGAS Factory Racing in Lommel

In what was a difficult day for Standing Construct GASGAS Factory Racing at round thirteen of the world championship MXGP at Lommel, Ivo Monticelli raced to 11th in race two following a first turn crash while Glenn Coldenhoff was unable to compete following a crash in qualifying.

In the MXGP class, Ivo Monticelli suffered a number of crashes in the opening moto, ending his race early. Bouncing back, and despite crashing in the first turn just as he had in race one, Ivo found his rhythm quickly as he charged through the field. Delivering an impressive display of riding, he finished just outside the top 10 in 11th place.

Glenn Coldenhoff was absent from racing at round 13 of the FIM Motocross World Championship following a crash during timed practice. Falling heavily, the Dutchman was quickly transferred to a local hospital, where he remains overnight ahead of further examinations tomorrow. Thankfully experiencing no loss of sensation or movement in either his arms or legs, Glenn was diagnosed with compression fractures to three vertebrae.

Ivo Monticelli: “It was nice to have a race close to the team workshop and somewhere we ride a lot so we knew what set up to use for today’s race, so we were confident for today. Unfortunately, I had a big crash in the first race in the first corner. I got up quickly, moved up to 15th but then I crashed with Cairoli and then again in the waves. I felt great in race two. Another crash on the start but I found a good rhythm and kept my focus. I was way down but came through to 11th which was really good. My bike and my fitness is really good so I’m aiming for better starts on Wednesday.”

Standing Construct GASGAS Factory Racing will return to FIM Motocross World Championship action on October 21 for the second of three consecutive events to be held at the Lommel racetrack.

Overall MXGP of Flanders:
1 Tim Gajser 42 Pnt
2 Gautier Paulin 41 Pnt
3 Jorge Prado 38 Pnt
15 Ivo Monticelli 10 Pnt

World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Tim Gajser 488 Pnt
2 Antonio Cairoli 440 Pnt
3 Jorge Prado 429 Pnt
6 Glenn Coldenhoff 375 Pnt
17 Ivo Monticelli 132 Pnt