The FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) was held in Turkey on Sunday, with the Afyon venue hosting the 17th round of the series, as well as the 5th and final round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship (WMX).
It was in the latter where Dunlop star rider Courtney Duncan clinched her first world title. The Bike It DRT rider Kawasaki rider dominated the first heat after taking the lead on the second lap. The 23-year-old New Zealander built a lead of over 12 seconds on her way to winning her fourth of the five 2019 races.
For Dunlop, Duncan’s win sealed a dominant WMX season for the tyre brand’s Geomax range of off-road tyres. All five races were won on Dunlop, with Belgian rising star Amandine Verstappen winning the opening round at Valkenswaard in the Netherlands.
Six of the last seven women’s world championships have been won by riders who chose Dunlop Geomax. Duncan succeeds Kiara Fontanesi as champion. The Italian’s 2018 championship was her fifth on Dunlop tyres.
Although Turkey marked the final rounds for the WMX and EMX2T series, the FIM World MXGP Championship has one round left. This takes place in Shanghai, China next weekend.
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