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MXGP WORLD CHAMPION TIM GAJSER<br />
riders of such potency and<br />
power that even the smallest<br />
or most viable of threats will<br />
be welcomed.<br />
“YOU MIGHT THINK HE CAN<br />
BE DIFFICULT TO WORK<br />
WITH, BUT IT’S THE COM-<br />
PLETE OPPOSITE. HE’S A<br />
NICE GUY. HE’S A GENTLE-<br />
MAN WITH ME, THE CREW,<br />
WITH EVERYBODY.”<br />
Did you reach a new peak this<br />
year or was your level the<br />
same as the crushing season<br />
of 2016? It seemed that your<br />
racecraft was a bit more consistent<br />
and considered…<br />
Well, it’s three years on, so for<br />
sure I have more experience<br />
but I think in my head and<br />
with what I have been through<br />
in the last two seasons - with<br />
all the injuries and not riding<br />
well - I was able to learn and<br />
not repeat mistakes. I did a<br />
couple of changes during the<br />
winter with my preparation…<br />
and my Dad…I think the decision<br />
was the right one. I’m<br />
feeling happy.<br />
The relationship with your<br />
Dad: has that changed from<br />
him being more like a trainer<br />
and coach to something more<br />
paternal?<br />
Yeah, let’s say it like that.<br />
Since I started riding and<br />
even up to last year he was<br />
completely involved in everything<br />
I did with training on the<br />
bike, testing. Everything. Last<br />
winter we had a little meeting<br />
and I explained to him what<br />
I wanted. I knew that I had to<br />
change something because I<br />
wasn’t happy any more. We<br />
spoke nicely and we decided<br />
we’d have to make a bit of<br />
distance between us. He came<br />
to two GPs this season I think<br />
and it was just me, my girlfriend<br />
and my brother: who is
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