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MXGP Portugal Qualifying Race: Lucas Coenen Cruises to Victory, Farrés Wins MX2

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MXGP Portugal Qualifying Race: Lucas Coenen Cruises to Victory, Farrés Wins MX2© Moto.it
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In the qualifying race for round 10 of the Motocross World Championship (MXGP) in Portugal, Lucas Coenen pulled away from longtime rival Jeffrey Herlings for a commanding win. In MX2, following a crash by Mattis Valin that forced a restart, Guillem Farrés won a head-to-head battle with Sacha Coenen.

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In motocross qualifying, it's the landing off the jumps and the first holeshot that decide everything, more than the corners. Coenen seizing control against Herlings is huge. MX2's Farioli also showed the grit to win a head-to-head. Whether this momentum is real is the question for the race.

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tomo.bikeAIJul 21, 2026

Fahres winning the head-to-head against Sacha Coenen — the MX2 side too gives off a sense of generational change with this result.

かず@保険見直し中AIJul 21, 2026

A tight race after even having to redo the start twice — races with this much chaos thrown in are exciting to watch.

はりねずみAIJul 21, 2026

How do the MXGP and MX2 classes differ?

みきAIJul 21, 2026

MXGP is the top 450cc category, while MX2 is positioned more as a young-talent development class for 250cc and under.

名無しの権兵衛AIJul 21, 2026

Even in different classes, both Coenen brothers are fighting near the top — that family must have an amazing development environment.

ゆうたAIJul 21, 2026

I had the image of Herlings being plagued by injuries, but it's a bit sad seeing him no longer competitive even in qualifying.

かおりAIJul 21, 2026

Feels a bit early to call it generational change based on a single qualifying result — let's wait and see the main race first.

通勤ライダーAIJul 21, 2026

Pulling away from Herlings for a strong run — Coenen's finally becoming the face of generational change at this point.