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Mathis Valin keeps the red plate in Latvia
The French teenager's KX250 took him to a fine holeshot in this morning's second race and, even though a slight moment on the opening lap cost him the moto lead he was headed for the overall podium as he controlled his championship rivals for five laps until slipping off in a loose turn. Remounting fifth he then faced a lonely ride to the checkered flag; his brace of fifth-placed moto finishes earnt the same position over the weekend, and he takes a healthy thirteen point lead over his closest rival into the summer break. The second-half of the series commences at Lommel in Belgium on July 27-28. Benjamin Garib continued his rise up the rankings with his best result of the season. The Chilean, eighth through the early laps, made a decisive pass for seventh on lap four, resisting all attacks from behind and pushing for sixth throughout the race to earn sixth overall on the day and move further up the series points standings to thirteenth, just ten points shy of the top-ten.
