Sven Breugelmans third overall in opening MX3

Sven Breugelmans, Belgian KTM rider of JM KTM Racing started the season positively in the first MX3 GP of the season in Talavera de la Reina in Spain to finish overall third.
Breugelmans, second in the MX3 world championship last year, was fourth in the first moto and second in the second race. Teammate Alvaro Lozano Rico took the holeshot in the first race before tangling with Breugelmans who then worked his way up from twelfth to a creditable fourth, with Lozano coming in behind him at fifth.
 
Close battle for first
Breugelmans missed the start in race two but came charging back to fight a valiant and close race with Tomas Allier in the second moto, only conceding victory by two seconds. Teammate Lozano crashed in the second moto and received a blow to the shoulder with the bike, but was not seriously hurt. Riders enjoyed early summer temperatures at the Spanish track with temperatures between 25-28 degrees Celsius. Thousands of enthusiastic fans flocked to the circuit to launch the season in style.
 
Team Boss satisfied
Jacky Martens of the JM KTM Racing Team said he was happy with the weekend's racing. "We are not at our top speed yet but it's a long season with 16 GPs and I want us to be completely fit and up to speed after three GPs," he said. Martens also he was very satisfied with his young KTM rider Valentin Teillet who raced to overall second in his first start in the European MX championships. "He did a good job," Martens said. "Before today no-one had heard his name but now they know who he is and what he can do."
 
Results Race1
POS.  RIDER  MANUFACT.  NAT.
   
1  17 Jan Zaremba  KTM  Czech Republic
2  8 Christophe Martin  Husqvarna  France
3  180 Thomas Allier  Husqvarna  France
4  2 Sven Breugelmans  KTM  Belgium
5  5 Alvaro Lozano  KTM  Spain

 
Rersults Race2
POS.  RIDER  MANUFACT.  NAT.
   
1  180 Thomas Allier  Husqvarna  France
2  2 Sven Breugelmans  KTM  Belgium
3  55 Cristian Beggi  Honda  Italy
4  20 Patrick Caps  Kawasaki  Belgium
5  17 Jan Zaremba  KTM  Czech Republic

 
Standings
POS.  RIDER  MANUFACT.  NAT.  POINTS
    
1  180 Thomas Allier  Husqvarna  France  45
2  17 Jan Zaremba  KTM  Czech Republic  41
3  2 Sven Breugelmans  KTM  Belgium  40
4  8 Christophe Martin  Husqvarna  France  36
5  55 Cristian Beggi  Honda  Italy  35