Fastcross Italy: Herlings wins, Everts takes third

Jeffrey Herlings (Honda) won the Fastcross at Arsago Seprio in Italy on Sunday after crashing in the first corner of the opening moto. The Dutchman took the last two motos, finished on 5-1-1 and beat Slovenia's Jan Pancar (KTM). Belgium's Liam Everts (Husqvarna) completed the podium.

Herlings recovers from a start-line crash

Herlings had already set the tone the day before: he was fastest in timed practice and then won the Superpole, 1.6 seconds clear of team-mate Tom Vialle, with Everts 1.8 seconds back. On Sunday the first moto started badly: Herlings and Everts both went down in the first corner. Herlings recovered to fifth and Everts to fourth, in a race where overtaking was hard on a tight track.

In the second moto Herlings led from start to finish and built a fifteen-second gap over Everts. He then won the third moto, which secured the overall victory.

Pancar and Everts on the podium

• First moto: Tom Vialle won, ahead of Jan Pancar and Cooper Webb.
• Second moto: Herlings ahead of Everts and Webb; Vialle, long in second, crashed in the closing minutes and dropped to eighth.
• Third moto: Herlings ahead of Pancar and Everts.

Privateer Pancar had a fine day, with a 2-4-2 that earned second overall. Everts, on 4-2-3, was third overall.

Overall result

1. Jeffrey Herlings (Honda), 5-1-1
2. Jan Pancar (KTM), 2-4-2
3. Liam Everts (Husqvarna), 4-2-3
4. Cooper Webb (Husqvarna), 3-3-4
5. Tom Vialle (Honda), 1-8-5

Tom Vialle, winner of the first moto, was only fifth overall. According to MXMag, he was back on the start line a week after his heavy crash at the Motocross of Nations.

Key points

• Herlings wins after a first-moto crash, with two moto victories.
• Belgium's Liam Everts is third overall.
• Slovenian privateer Jan Pancar takes second place.