Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP and MX2 team riders quotes ahead of MXGP of Sardinia 22.03.2023: MXGP of SARDEGNA RIOLA SARDO March 25-26th, 2023 Maxime Renaux 5th MXGP Championship Standings, 40-points “I’m happy to go to Sardinia! It’s a nice place that we all know well as we spend many weeks there in the winter. I’m looking for

MXGP of SARDEGNA
RIOLA SARDO
March 25-26th, 2023



 
Maxime Renaux
5th MXGP Championship Standings, 40-points



“I’m happy to go to Sardinia! It’s a nice place that we all know well as we spend many weeks there in the winter. I’m looking forward to some nice racing there. To prepare, I will be training in Holland and Belgium this week as that is as close to deep sand as we will get.


We’re not doing anything different in the program, but mentally we are prepared for a physically demanding weekend, and we know that physical condition will be the key.”
 



Glenn Coldenhoff
9th MXGP Championship Standings, 25-points


“Riola is a special track. It is quite difficult to prepare for as there is nothing like it. Over there, it’s important to find the flow because when you do, it’s very nice to ride.


I managed to find it last year in the second race when the track was at its roughest, and I got on the podium, so I would love to repeat that performance with another podium this year.”
 



Jeremy Seewer
10th MXGP Championship Standings, 24-points



“Riola is my all-time favourite sand track. I love it there. I have been riding there since I was a kid. I have had lots of good memories there, particularly from when I was young, just hanging out there around Christmas with my friends, having lots of BBQ’s and just having fun.


We don’t do anything in particular to prepare for this race because we ride deep sand more than anything anyway. I feel ready for it. I’ve done my hours there this year already, so I am ready.”  
 



Jago Geerts
MX2 Championship Leader, 60-points


 “It’s nice to have a GP in Riola. It’s a really heavy sand track so it suits me quite well. Most of the riders do quite a lot of training there during the winter but it’s always different when there is a race or GP. I always like to ride in the sand, so for me, it’s going to be fun.”
 



Thibault Benistant
3rd MX2 Championship Standings, 41-points


“I think everyone knows this track, but I’m happy to ride there. It’s one of the toughest races on the calendar, but it will be good to get it out of the way. I rode well there last year, considering I was coming back from injury, so I hope to do even better this year. We’ve been training in the sand this week to get ready for it.”
 




Rick Elzinga
7th MX2 Championship Standings, 33-points


“Riola is a one-of-a-kind track. It’s a special kind of sand, more like the beach than a sand track. It’s like literally riding in between the sand dunes so it’s a special kind of place to race. I like riding there.


It’s difficult to prepare for a race like that, but I will try to prepare mentally because I know it will be a suffer-fest! When I think of Riola, all I can think of is myself working hard in the winter, trying to survive those big bumps while getting ready for the first race of the season.”


 
 
 
 



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