Il ventottenne belga, due volte vincitore di GP di quest’estate, era fortemente risalito sino al sesto posto finché non è caduto nel terzo giro della gara di apertura sulla pista di sabbia costruita davanti alla tribuna principale della famosa pista – nella parte settentrionale dei Paesi Bassi. 

Desalle non è stato in grado di prendere parte al secondo manche e di sottoporsi ad esami medici; il belga è attualmente al quarto posto nella classifica del campionato, a venti sette punti dalla terza posizione prima del finale di stagione in Francia il prossimo fine settimana.
 
Ciò significa che il Motocross delle Nazione di Matterley Basin, perderà un altro importante protagonista; un’assenza quella del belga che si va ad unire a quelle già confermate di Marvin Musquin, Blake Baggett, Jason Anderson, Benoit Paturel, Arminas Jasikonis e Pauls Jonass.

Si attendono notizie più precise anche per quanto riguarda l’altro pilota Kawasaki Tommy Searle, che nell’incidente alla seconda curva dopo la partenza della seconda manche di Assen, è stato colpito alla caviglia da una delle tante moto coinvolte.

Tommy Searle: “La prima gara è andata bene; il risultato è nella media, ma sapevo che sarebbe stato difficile perché non mi sono allenanto tanto in quelle condizioni quest’anno a causa delle mie ferite, ma mi stavo godendo questa gara. Nel secondo sono stato colpitonella seconda curva da una moto volante e purtroppo la moto è atterrata sulla mia caviglia e ho avuto molto dolore; mi sono controllato e fortunatamente non c’è niente di serio”.

The 28-year old Belgian, a two-times GP winner this summer, had advanced strongly to sixth place until he crashed on the third lap of the opening GP moto at the rugged sand track built in front of the main grandstand of the famous road-racing facility in the northern part of the Netherlands. He was unable to contest the second moto and undergoes medical exams; he is now fourth in the championship standings, twenty-seven points shy of third prior to the season finale in France next weekend.
 
Teammate Jordi Tixier saw his season come to a close. The Frenchman crashed on the first lap of the qualification race on Saturday and aggravated the rib injuries which he initially sustained at the end of July. He could not participate in the Dutch GP and must also miss next weekend’s season-ending French GP in order to recover from his injuries.
 
Tommy Searle of Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki rode with great spirit in the demanding Dutch sand to advance from seventeenth to fourteenth in the opening moto; the English rider, who had missed most of the season through injury, inevitably lacked practice in these specialist track conditions. His second race was brought to a premature halt as the rider-less machine of another competitor collided with him at the second corner; he had to withdraw in pain as the bike landed on his ankle, but early medical investigation suggests there will be no long-lasting effects and he hopes to race in France next weekend.
 
Tommy Searle: “The first race was OK; the result is just average but I knew that it would be difficult as I didn’t ride so much in those conditions this year due to my injuries, but I was enjoying this race. In the second one I got hit in the second corner by a flying bike and unfortunately the bike landed on my ankle and I had a lot of pain; I had a check and hopefully there’s nothing serious.”
 
Jordi Tixier: “On Saturday I crashed during the first lap of the qualifying race, and in the crash I again hit the ribs that were damaged when I was training before Lommel. I had a lot of pain, and it’s impossible to race in that condition; now I need to recover from all my injuries, and I won’t be able to contest the final GP next weekend.”