Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM) delivered a flawless Saturday, setting the fastest time in qualifying before going on to win the qualifying race — his third Saturday victory of the season.
The Dutch fans roared early on as Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic Factory) grabbed the holeshot and led the first five laps. But Herlings bided his time, launched his attack, and once in front, pulled away with an untouchable pace.
Coldenhoff came under heavy pressure from Lucas Coenen (Red Bull KTM) and Romain Febvre (Kawasaki KRT), both charging from outside the top five. The fight was intense, but two mistakes from Coenen dropped him back to fourth. Febvre, riding with patience and precision, finished third — gaining another valuable championship point over the young Belgian.
The MX2 qualifying race was chaos right from the opening corner. Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull KTM) got tangled in an incident that damaged his rear wheel, forcing a long pit stop and leaving him with no chance (15th at the flag).
Kay de Wolf (Nestaan Husqvarna) also had a nightmare start. After a poor jump out of the gate, he was caught in a crash with Karlis Reisulis and Scott Smulders. He remounted strongly but could only climb back to seventh, missing a golden opportunity to cut into the points deficit.
With the favorites struggling, Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM) capitalized in style. The Sicilian snatched the lead from teammate Sacha Coenen in the early corners and, despite pressure from Coenen, controlled the race from start to finish. Liam Everts (Nestaan Husqvarna) completed the qualifying podium in third place.
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