While the racing action didn’t always live up to the track, last weekends MXGP of Argentina was everything you hope for an opening round of a World Motocross Championship. A huge crowd, great weather, a magnificent circuit and a little drama.

The winners, 20-year-old Kay De Wolf in MX2 and 24-year-old Maxime Renaux in MXGP both have a World MX2 Championship to their name and now, they also both have nine Grand Prix victories each. Oh, did I also mention, they both take the red plate for Cozar in Spain in two weeks’ time.

For Renaux, it was a bit of a surprise win, as many picked either five-time World Motocross Champion, Tim Gajser to win, or the 2015 MXGP champion, Romain Febvre. It was just a common-sense pick by most of us, as these two riders have won so many GPs and battled for so many titles in the last decade.

Monster Energy Yamaha factory rider Renaux didn’t get lucky, he was just better and his 1-2-1 results from Saturday and Sunday showed that. His speed was at times too much for the others and it will be interesting if he can maintain that speed for a complete season. No doubt, his foot injury is now healed, and he is ready to rumble.

Another nine-time GP winner, Kay De Wolf of the Nestaan Husqvarna factory team was the favourite going into Argentina, due to his dominant season last year and the fact his big rival from 2024, Lucas Coenen was in the MXGP class this year.

His weekends work was 3-1-5 for the Saturday and Sunday and not as dominant as in 2024, but clearly, consistency is always a major part of the deal. De Wolf looked the goods on occasions, but in some ways, was a little lucky his rivals didn’t hold up their end of the bargain when it came to fighting for the victory.

The Dutchman clearly deserved to win the GP and heads to Spain with the red plate, but how did Simon Langenfelder lose it? The Red Bull KTM rider was leading the GP and looking a sure winner, when he dropped the bike on three occasions in the last lap of the second moto in Argentina and handed De Wolf the win. From second place to sixth in that final MX2 race was painful to watch.

Saturday winner, Andrea Adamo, another former World MX2 champion looked strong, but bike issues saw his chances of victory die, as he pushed his bike back to the mechanics area. All in all, though, Kay De Wolf walked out of the Cordoba facility with his red plate on his bike and a big smile on his face.

So, these two men with a World title each and nine Grand Prix victories each will look for the next step and that is performing in Spain. Who knows, maybe when 2025 is done, they both have two World Motocross Championships each and a lot more GP wins. Bring on 2025 for these two brilliant athletes.

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