Kiwi Rider March 2024 Vol.2 | Page 15

building and building and what we ’ ve achieved today is the result of a lot of hard work by everyone involved . I felt comfortable on the bike all weekend and that was really important on a tricky track like this . Today we ’ ve shown what this bike is capable of and overall , I ’ m really happy with my performance .” Camden McLellan had worked on his starts in recent weeks , which saw the South African ’ s commitment pay off as he completed the opening lap of each race inside the top 10 . After placing 11th in moto one , the 19-year-old progressed to place sixth in race two , finishing behind reigning MX2 World Champion , Andrea Adamo . “ A great start for the team and also Triumph ,” explained Vincent Bereni – Monster Energy Triumph Racing Team Manager . “ It has been a long road to get here and clearly , hard work pays off . Everyone on the team , the riders , the mechanics , everyone has worked so hard to get here and what Mikkel has achieved today is incredible . We knew we would be competitive , but until you race , you never really know . But now we do . Camden also rode really well , and now the team is excited to head home to
Europe , and we all look forward to Spain in two weeks ’ time .” The MXGP circus returns to Europe for round two of the championship which will be the MXGP of Spain , on March 23-24 .
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