Tim Gajser Voted Best Rider Sponsored by Athena of the MXGP of Czech Republic

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 20 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 MXGP of Czech Republic, MXGP Championship leader, Tim Gajser of Team HRC was voted as the best rider of the Grand Prix, after a strong opening race and a tough second heat, that saw the Slovenian crash big to eventually make his way back up to 15^th after some bike issues. Gajser collected 45% of the fans votes, while Antonio Cairoli of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing place second with 20%, while his teammates Jorge Prado and Jeffrey Herlings, along with Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre all tied on 9%.

Tim Gajser edges out in the competition with three points, while Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings are in joint second with a point each.

Next up the action heads to Lommel for the MXGP of Flanders-Belgium this weekend where the Best Rider of the Year Sponsored by Athena will continue!