Antonio Cairoli Voted Best Rider Sponsored by Athena of the Monster Energy MXGP of Italy

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 5 July 2021 – This season MXGP and Athena are bringing a very exciting competition to the FIM Motocross World Championship!

Throughout the year fans have the opportunity to vote for the ‘Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena’ in the MXGP category, with the votes tallied at every Grand Prix. A rider of the GP is chosen during each event in 2021 and the rider who receives the most points by the end of the season will walk away with the ultimate prize and be presented with the special award for ‘Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena’!

Every Grand Prix Sunday a dedicated post is shared on MXGP’s official Facebook page under which fans can comment who their favourite rider of the weekend is, with voting closing after the second MXGP race of the day. The comments are then counted and the rider with the most votes is chosen as the best rider of that GP. 

During the Monster Energy MXGP of Italy, local hero Antonio Cairoli of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing was voted as the best rider of the Grand Prix after two impressive races that saw the 3^rd place finisher collect 39.5% of the votes. Meanwhile Team HRC’s Tim Gajser placed second with 21% and third was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado with 19%.

Next up the action heads to Oss in two weeks’ time for the MXGP of the Netherlands where the Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena will continue!