Romain Febvre (Monster Energy Kawasaki) ended the season on the podium at yesterdayā€™s MXGP of Garda Trentino, the 18th and final round of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship.
The Frenchman ā€“ world champ in 2015 ā€“ won the opening moto from Tim Gajser (Team HRC) but couldnā€™t stay with the newly-crowned champion in race two and finished the day with a 1-2 card, losing out on the overall win on a tie-break.
ā€œItā€™s always nice to end the season on the podium and go into the winter feeling confident for next year,ā€ said Febvre, who carries a #4 ranking into next season. ā€œI had a nice battle with Tim in the first moto and could catch him for the win.
ā€œMy start wasnā€™t bad in the second moto but also not as good as Timā€™s ā€“ I could see him in front so I knew I needed to pass the other guys quickly. He had a gap of nearly four seconds when I got to second.
ā€œI was pushing but I couldnā€™t see anywhere to make up the time and in the end I fell just before the waves with five minutes to go. I was still a safe second but the chance of victory was gone.ā€
His team-mate Clement Desalle ended his 15-year career in GPs on Sunday with his pair of seventh-placed finishes good enough for fifth overall.
ā€œIt was my last GP,ā€ said Desalle. ā€œI’m happy to finish the season healthy, to finish with three good GPs and to have had a good feeling on the bike. It makes me really happy to finish my career this way and Iā€™m satisfied with my decision.
ā€œI would like to thank all the team and all the people who worked for me. Everybody did a good job and I will always appreciate that.ā€

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