Repsol rider takes second position and is now fifth in the overall standings. Twenty-fifth position went to Alonso López, after contact with several other riders.
Arón Canet started well and joined a group of five riders at the front of the race from the beginning, breaking away from the rest of the field.
He took the chequered flag 0.665s off the winner, moving to fifth place in the overall standings. He cut the gap to the series leader in the process.
Alonso López was in the mid-field group, gaining valuable experience on his first visit to the fast Dutch track.
Alonso López 25th | +30.519
“I started pretty well and I was steadily overtaking other riders; I felt comfortable today. At one point in the race we arrived in a group at the last braking point and I had to cut the chicane. I was given a second and a half penalty and I thought I had to let other riders who were behind me pass me again. That made me lose contact with the group I was in and I went back to the group that was chasing us. A subsequent incident with another rider caused me to waste more time as I went into the gravel and destroyed the rear tyre, so now I have to learn from the mistakes and focus on the next race in Germany. We’ll see if it goes better for us.”
Arón Canet 2nd | +0.665
“It was a fun race When I wanted to, I was able to move to the front. In the end, I finished in second position; I wasn’t able to fight for the victory because, with three laps remaining, Martín took advantage of a situation that does not usually occur, which is that four riders at the front suddenly slowed the pace. In the end I fought for second position on the last corner and I got it. I used the same strategy as last year, when I won the race, but this time I wasn’t able to win. It would have been fun, whether I managed it or not. We hope that in Germany we can try again.”
