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MOTOCROSS GP OF CZECH REPUBLIC - SUNDAY - EMX85

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Marek, Bauer and Macuks Secure EMX Gold Medals in Loket

LOKET (Czech Republic) 17 July 2022 – The MXGP of Czech Republic hosted the finals of the EMX65, EMX85 and the one-round EMX2T series that saw the fastest riders in Europe go head-to-head for gold, silver and bronze medals!

The old-school venue of Loket provided the perfect surface for some intense racing which ended with home hero Vitezslav Marek (EMX85) defending his title from 2021 along with Ricardo Bauer (EMX65) and Toms Macuks (EMX2T) claiming gold in their respective categories.

 

EMX85

In the opening EMX85 race of the weekend, the holeshot went to Filippo Mantovani as he led Felix Cardineau, Ryan Oppliger and Mano Faure. Though there were a lot of passes made in the opening lap which saw Gyan Doensen go from seventh and into the lead by the official first lap of the race. Cardineau remained second while Mantovani dropped to third.

Meanwhile local hero and defending champion, Vitezslav Marek started down in ninth, before making his way up to fifth by the end of the first lap.

By the third lap, Marek was already up in third and just over a lap later was second after passing Cardineau and Mantovani.

By that point, Doensen was 11.858 seconds ahead, though Marek was looking fast and was taking time out of the leader.

In the final few laps, we saw a close battle between first and second as Marek worked hard to pass the Dutchman. In the end, Doensen was able to manage under pressure to secure his first EMX win of the season. Marek was second ahead of Mantovani, Cardineau and Faure.

In the second race, Faure was the early leader ahead of Mantovani, Cardineau, Douwe Van Mechgelen and Marek, while race one winner Doensen started in 11th.

By the end of the first official lap, Mantovani was the leading rider, as Marek moved into third. It took the Czech rider another lap to go from third to first, which sent the local crowd wild. He then opened up a decent four second gap over Mantovani, as Doensen worked his way into fourth. Several laps later, the Dutchman climbed into third and then got by Mantovani with just four laps to go and despite his best efforts to catch the leader, was forced to settle for second.

Marek won the race ahead of Doensen, Mantovani, Freddie Bartlett who fought from eighth into fourth and Niccolo Mannini who rounded out the top five.

A 2-1 result meant that Marek was the winner for the second year in a row as he secured the gold medal and gold plate, while Doensen finished second ahead of Mantovani who took home the bronze medal.

Vitezslav Marek: “In the first race, I took a bad start but managed to pass some riders, but Gyan had a big gap. In the second race I got a better start and then controlled the race. Thanks to all my sponsors that you can see on my jersey and thank you to everybody who was there”.

      

Main Photo: FIM Europe Delegate Andrea Barbieri, EMX65 and EMX85 Champion, Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo and FIM Board Member Jan Stovicek

Top Photo: EMX85 Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Vitezslav Marek 2. Gyan Doensen

EMX85 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Gyan Doensen (NED, Husqvarna), 24:54.068; 2. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), +0:02.472; 3. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, GASGAS), +0:36.572; 4. Felix Cardineau (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:38.315; 5. Mano Faure (FRA, KTM), +0:38.750; 6. Amaury Maindru (FRA, KTM), +0:44.671; 7. Freddie Bartlett (SWE, KTM), +0:52.332; 8. Áron Katona (HUN, KTM), +0:55.742; 9. Miha Vrh (SLO, Husqvarna), +1:00.945; 10. Tristen Mardo (EST, Husqvarna), +1:05.500.

EMX85 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 25:04.066; 2. Gyan Doensen (NED, Husqvarna), +0:04.167; 3. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, GASGAS), +0:18.737; 4. Freddie Bartlett (SWE, KTM), +0:21.910; 5. Niccolo Mannini (ITA, KTM), +0:37.473; 6. Douwe Van Mechgelen (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:38.805; 7. Ian Ampoorter (BEL, KTM), +0:39.595; 8. Amaury Maindru (FRA, KTM), +0:41.172; 9. Mano Faure (FRA, KTM), +0:44.929; 10. Dex Kooiker (NED, Husqvarna), +0:51.688.

EMX85 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 47 points; 2. Gyan Doensen (NED, HUS), 47 p.; 3. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, GAS), 40 p.; 4. Freddie Bartlett (SWE, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Amaury Maindru (FRA, KTM), 28 p.; 6. Mano Faure (FRA, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Ian Ampoorter (BEL, KTM), 22 p.; 8. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, KTM), 19 p.; 9. Felix Cardineau (FRA, HUS), 18 p.; 10. Niccolo Mannini (ITA, KTM), 16 p.

EMX85 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Vitezslav Marek (CZE, KTM), 47 points; 2. Gyan Doensen (NED, HUS), 47 p.; 3. Filippo Mantovani (ITA, GAS), 40 p.; 4. Freddie Bartlett (SWE, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Amaury Maindru (FRA, KTM), 28 p.; 6. Mano Faure (FRA, KTM), 28 p.; 7. Ian Ampoorter (BEL, KTM), 22 p.; 8. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, KTM), 19 p.; 9. Felix Cardineau (FRA, HUS), 18 p.; 10. Niccolo Mannini (ITA, KTM), 16 p.

EMX85 - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 47 points; 2. Husqvarna, 47 p.; 3. GASGAS, 40 p.;

 

EMX65

In EMX65 race one, it was Harry Dale who led Francesco Assini, Louis Morette, Jekabs Hudolejs and Jorge Salvador out of the gate. Meanwhile last year’s champion Lucas Leok started down on 17th.

There was a change in the lead quite quickly, as Alex Novak moved into first ahead of Assini who remained second with Hudolejs also moving up to third.

Leok was making good progress in the first few laps, as he managed to get himself up to 11th, then eighth and sixth, before dropping back down to 10th by the end of the race.

Assini then dropped out of second to sixth, meanwhile Ricardo Bauer was making his way up the order and was in second by the fourth lap. Bauer battled closely with Novak in the closing stages of the race, before making the pass with just two laps to go.

Bauer was the race winner ahead of Novak and Salvador who got himself up to third, followed by Pau Ruiz Caudet and Hudolejs.

In the second race, the holeshot went to Dale once again, as Rafael Mennillo followed in second ahead of Enri Lustus, Morette, Bauer and Leok. But the first lap saw a change for the lead as Bauer went from fourth to first.

The Austrian then led Leok, Caudet Ruiz, Mennillo and Salvador, as Leok set the fastest lap of the race and looked to keep close to the leader. Dale dropped to sixth.

Assini then got around Hudolejs for ninth before dropping back to 13th by the end of the race.

Back in the lead, Bauer was fully in control as Leok followed behind. Bertram Thorius managed to make a good pass with two laps to go on Salvador to take his position.

In the end, Bauer was the race winner and with it secure the gold medal in the EMX65 category, while Caudet Ruiz was given the silver medal and Salvador the bronze.

Ricardo Bauer: “The first race was really good, but not a good start. And in the second race I had a better start and then on lap one or two, I think, I was first which was very nice! Thanks to my mum, my dad and my sponsors”.

      

Top Photo: EMX65 Podium

Bottom Photos: 1. Ricardo Bauer 2. Pau Caudet Ruiz

EMX65 - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 18:13.323; 2. Alex Novak (SLO, KTM), +0:02.680; 3. Jorge Salvador (ESP, GASGAS), +0:04.612; 4. Pau Caudet Ruiz (ESP, KTM), +0:06.938; 5. Jekabs Hudolejs (LAT, Yamaha), +0:08.656; 6. Louis Morette (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:39.993; 7. Francesco Assini (ITA, GASGAS), +0:40.407; 8. Bertram Thorius (DEN, Yamaha), +0:40.439; 9. Carlos Martín Jimenez (ESP, KTM), +0:41.497; 10. Lucas Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:43.239.

EMX65 - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 17:44.956; 2. Lucas Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:03.381; 3. Pau Caudet Ruiz (ESP, KTM), +0:12.497; 4. Bertram Thorius (DEN, Yamaha), +0:22.981; 5. Jorge Salvador (ESP, GASGAS), +0:23.680; 6. Rafael Mennillo (FRA, KTM), +0:36.076; 7. Jekabs Hudolejs (LAT, Yamaha), +0:36.921; 8. Louis Morette (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:39.125; 9. Carlos Martín Jimenez (ESP, KTM), +0:39.702; 10. Alonso Parejo (ESP, KTM), +0:46.715.

EMX65 - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 50 points; 2. Pau Caudet Ruiz (ESP, KTM), 38 p.; 3. Jorge Salvador (ESP, GAS), 36 p.; 4. Lucas Leok (EST, HUS), 33 p.; 5. Alex Novak (SLO, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Bertram Thorius (DEN, YAM), 31 p.; 7. Jekabs Hudolejs (LAT, YAM), 30 p.; 8. Louis Morette (FRA, HUS), 28 p.; 9. Carlos Martín Jimenez (ESP, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Francesco Assini (ITA, GAS), 22 p.

EMX65 - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), 50 points; 2. Pau Caudet Ruiz (ESP, KTM), 38 p.; 3. Jorge Salvador (ESP, GAS), 36 p.; 4. Lucas Leok (EST, HUS), 33 p.; 5. Alex Novak (SLO, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Bertram Thorius (DEN, YAM), 31 p.; 7. Jekabs Hudolejs (LAT, YAM), 30 p.; 8. Louis Morette (FRA, HUS), 28 p.; 9. Carlos Martín Jimenez (ESP, KTM), 24 p.; 10. Francesco Assini (ITA, GAS), 22 p.

EMX65 – Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 50 points; 2. Husqvarna, 37 p.; 3. GASGAS, 36 p.; 4. Yamaha, 34 p.;

 

EMX2T

In the opening race, it was Haakon Osterhagen of Fantic Factory Team Maddii who took the holeshot and led the way ahead of Alessio Bonetta, Meico Vettik, Robin Lang of JWR Honda Racing and Toms Macuks.

Bonetta then dropped down to fourth as Vettik and Macuks got around the Italian while Osterhagen was already looking to open up a gap.

Macuks then clocked the fastest lap of the race, as he looked to challenge Vettik for second.

The race leader, Osterhagen, then dropped out of first place as a result of a bike problem, that saw him fall to outside the top 20.

Vettik then led the way with Macuks, Johannes Klein of Sturm STC Racing Team, Mathias Joergensen and JK Yamaha Racing’s Manuel Iacopi behind. At that point Macuks saw his opportunity to pounce as he closed the gap to Vettik and got onto his rear wheel.

The pair battled before the Latvian took over the lead on lap eight and then got comfortable as Vettik began to fade. Though in the final laps the Estonian was looking to fight back, as Macuks started to struggle himself. Though the Latvian managed to keep Vettik at bay and claim the win in race one.

In the second heat, the holeshot went to Osterhagen once again, as he led Florain Hellrigl, Jiri Matejec, Kai Haase and Macuks. Meanwhile Vettik started down in 19th, which left him with a lot of work to do.

Macuks then made a move into fourth, as Osterhagen set the fastest lap of the race as he got comfortable in the driving seat. Vettik also had a couple of good laps and before he knew it was inside the top 10.

At the halfway stage of the race, Macuks upped his pace as he began to take time out of Hellrigl for second and by the 12th lap he was able to make the pass stick.

While Vettik continued his fight up the order, he crashed with just a few laps to go. While he managed to get up quickly, an altercation with the rider that he crashed with meant that he was disqualified for un-sportsmanship like behaviour and lost his chance to secure a medal.

In the end, Osterhagen won with an 8.325 second advantage over Macuks and Hellrigl. A win and a second gave Macuks the overall victory, which also mean that he was the 2022 winner and gold medallist. Osterhagen was second ahead of Klein who occupied the third step of the podium.

Toms Macuks: “I’m super happy about this. My wife asked me at home, what is the goal for the weekend and I said, I come for the gold and I did it!”.

      

Top Photo: Andrea Barbieri, EMX2T Top 3 Podium, Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo

Bottom Photos: 1. Toms Macuks 2. Haakon Osterhagen

EMX2T - Race 1 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 30:00.844; 2. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), +0:01.172; 3. Johannes Klein (AUT, KTM), +0:55.422; 4. Mathias Joergensen (DEN, Yamaha), +1:14.836; 5. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:19.680; 6. Haakon Osterhagen (NOR, Fantic), +1:21.790; 7. Jiri Matejec (CZE, KTM), +1:28.498; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, Husqvarna), +1:32.935; 9. Florian Hellrigl (AUT, KTM), +1:39.659; 10. Alexandre Marques (POR, Husqvarna), +1:41.566.

EMX2T - Race 2 – Top 10 Classification: 1. Haakon Osterhagen (NOR, Fantic), 30:47.796; 2. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), +0:08.325; 3. Florian Hellrigl (AUT, KTM), +0:12.293; 4. Jiri Matejec (CZE, KTM), +0:17.469; 5. Johannes Klein (AUT, KTM), +0:25.426; 6. Mathias Joergensen (DEN, Yamaha), +0:38.227; 7. Morgan Bennati (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:47.621; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:53.556; 9. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, Yamaha), +1:02.524; 10. Nikolaj Skovgaard Christensen (DEN, KTM), +1:04.763.

EMX2T - Overall Top 10 Classification: 1. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 47 points; 2. Haakon Osterhagen (NOR, FAN), 40 p.; 3. Johannes Klein (AUT, KTM), 36 p.; 4. Mathias Joergensen (DEN, YAM), 33 p.; 5. Florian Hellrigl (AUT, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Jiri Matejec (CZE, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, HUS), 26 p.; 9. Morgan Bennati (ITA, HUS), 24 p.; 10. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), 22 p.

EMX2T - Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Toms Macuks (LAT, KTM), 47 points; 2. Haakon Osterhagen (NOR, FAN), 40 p.; 3. Johannes Klein (AUT, KTM), 36 p.; 4. Mathias Joergensen (DEN, YAM), 33 p.; 5. Florian Hellrigl (AUT, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Jiri Matejec (CZE, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Manuel Iacopi (ITA, YAM), 28 p.; 8. Paolo Ermini (ITA, HUS), 26 p.; 9. Morgan Bennati (ITA, HUS), 24 p.; 10. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), 22 p.

EMX2T - Manufacturers Classification: 1. KTM, 47 points; 2. Fantic, 40 p.; 3. Yamaha, 33 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 27 p.; 5. Suzuki, 14 p.; 6. GASGAS, 9 p.; 7. TM, 7 p.;

 

MXGP OF CZECH REPUBLIC – QUICK FACTS:

Circuit length: 1586m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 24

Weather conditions: Sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 30,000

 

All the photos from the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

 

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MOTOCROSS GP OF CZECH REPUBLIC - SATURDAY - MIX

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Saturday, July 16, 2022
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MOTOCROSS GP OF CZECH REPUBLIC - SATURDAY - EMX85

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Saturday, July 16, 2022
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MOTOCROSS GP OF CZECH REPUBLIC - FRIDAY - MIX

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Friday, July 15, 2022
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EMX65 and EMX85 European Championship Riders Ready for the Finale in Loket!

LOKET (Czech Republic) 15 July 2022 – The future stars of motocross are ready for battle at the old-school track of Loket that will see the finals of the EMX85 and EMX65 European Championships at the MXGP of Czech Republic.

In preparation for the action tomorrow, the youngsters gathered at the podium in Loket for the inaugural family photo with Infront Moto Racing CEO David Luongo and FIM Europe Delegate Andrea Barbieri.

Main Photo: EMX85 riders | Bottom Photo: EMX65 riders

You can find the EMX85 and EMX85 Entry Lists below:

EMX65 Entry List

EMX85 Entry List

The races will be broadcasted LIVE on MXGP’s streaming service www.MXGP-TV.com, while results throughout the weekend will be available HERE!

WEEKEND TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST)

SATURDAY: 07:20 EMX2t Free Practice, 07:45 EMX65 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX85 Free Practice, 08:40 MXE Time Practice, 09:00 EMX2t Qualifying Practice, 09:35 EMX65 Qualifying Practice, 10:10 EMX85 Qualifying Practice, 10:50 MX2 Free Practice, 11:20 MXGP Free Practice, 12:15 MXE Race 1, 12:45 EMX2t Race 1, 13:25 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 14:45 EMX65 Race 1, 15:25 EMX85 Race 1, 16:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:19 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17:50 MXE Race 2.

SUNDAY: 08:40 EMX2t Race 2, 09:20 MXE Time Practice, 09:55 EMX65 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX85 Race 2, 12:40 MXE Race 1, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:40 MXE Race 2, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

 

All the photos from the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

 

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Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

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Friday, July 15, 2022
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MXGP of Czech Republic Set for Action-Packed Weekend in Loket

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 13 July 2022 – The FIM Motocross World Championship returns to Loket this weekend for the 25th edition of the MXGP of Czech Republic at the old-school track!

Located 150km west of Prague, Loket has been a part of the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar since 1995, with winners of the Czech Grand Prix including the likes of Joel Smets, Stefan Everts, Ben Townley, Jeremy Van Horebeek, Jeffrey Herlings, Romain Febvre and Jorge Prado, among others.

Last season, Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado was victorious with a 1-3 results, ahead of Antonio Cairoli and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer, all while Team HRC’s Tim Gajser struggled after crashing big in the second race.

Meanwhile in MX2, Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini was the overall winner ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux and Thibault Benistant as the trio battled intensely while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle retired from the second race.

This time around, the MXGP of Czech Republic has a mega weekend in store for the fans, with two action-packed days including finals of the EMX65 and EMX85 Championship, along with the final two rounds of the Junior e-Motocross series and the unique one-round EMX2t Championship which will see a new winner this season, as last year’s Champion, Maximilian Spies will not be defending the title and will instead line up in the MX2 category.

 

In MXGP, there is no doubt that Championship leader, Tim Gajser of Team HRC is the favourite heading into this weekend’s race, having won the last two Grand Prix’s on the bounce, after struggling with illness. Gajser has been looking comfortable lately and having a 125-point lead probably has something to do with that.

Thought looking at his performance in Loket last season, there is no doubt that the Slovenian will be motivated to make-up for last year’s mishap and score some more solid points.

Last year’s Czech Republic Grand Prix winner, Jorge Prado of Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing will be one to watch. Prado has already won a GP this season but has had some tough moments ever since and has been looking to get back on the top of the box. Now with a couple of weeks to re-charge and continue his work on his fitness, big things could be expected of the Spaniard.

Prado also has some nice memories in Loket, having claimed his first red plate in 2018 (in MX2) and then winning the GP in 2019 and 2021, so a victory this weekend could be a nice addition.

Another serious podium threat comes from Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Seewer who already has four podiums under his belt. While it was a slow start to the season for the Swiss, he sure has picked up the pace in the last several races. While Indonesia was a tough one for the Yamaha rider, he is no doubt going to be back to his usual self this weekend and could add another podium to his growing tally. Points will also be important for Seewer, if he doesn’t want to completely lose his grip on Gajser for the title.

There is also Romain Febvre of Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP who has come close to a podium visit ever since getting back to racing at the German Grand Prix. It has only been two races that we have seen Febvre back for, but the Frenchman is looking strong and this weekend could be his moment to shine.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Mattia Guadagnini also has some nice memories when it comes to racing in Loket, as he scored his second GP victory there last year in MX2. Guadagnini made the move up to the premiere class from the MXGP of Sardinia and has delivered some nice top 10 results ever since.  

Some new faces are making the move up to MXGP, which includes iXS hostettler MXGP Team's Kevin Brumann, Honda 114 Motorsports' Haakon Fredriksen and Conrad Mewse. The trio previosuly showed promise in MX2 so it will be interesting to see what they can do in the premiere class. 

2021 MXGP of Czech Republic Top 3 – MXGP:

1. Jorge Prado

2. Antonio Cairoli

3. Jeremy Seewer

      

Main Photo: MXGP Start from 2021

Bottom Photos: 1. Tim Gajser 2. Jorge Prado

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 535 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 410 p.; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 405 p.; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 365 p.; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, YAM), 363 p.; 6. Ruben Fernandez (ESP, HON), 342 p.; 7. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HUS), 278 p.; 8. Brian Bogers (NED, HUS), 263 p.; 9. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 239 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, BET), 229 p.;

 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle will be looking to have another top weekend, following his 1-1 result in Indonesia. The Frenchman is now in control of the red plate once again, though by only four points as the title fight between him and Jago Geerts of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing continues.

Both Vialle and Geerts have only been off the podium twice this year, which only highlights their incredible track record meaning a podium this weekend is very likely, though it will only be a matter of who is standing on the top step. Both riders had bad luck in Loket last year as they failed to mount the podium, but that should not affect their performance this time around.

For Geerts it will be important to get ahead of Vialle this weekend if he wants to claw back the points and take back the red plate. But he cannot focus too much on this as that’s when mistakes could start to creep in, and the same applies for Vialle.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant also has a pretty strong podium track record this season, having finished on the box four times which also includes his maiden overall win in Germany. The Frenchman has shown that he can be one of the riders to get in the mix of Vialle and Geerts who have been keeping things tight this year. Benistant was also on the box in Loket last year and won the second race, so that should also give him a nice confidence boost.

Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder is another rider to look out for as he made his third podium appearance a couple of weeks ago in Samota-Sumbawa. Längenfelder clearly has what it takes to battle at the front, and it would be nice to see him do just that this weekend.

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf will also be another possible podium threat and it will be interesting to see how much progress he has made since Indonesia which was his second GP back from injury.

2021 MXGP of Czech Republic Top 3 – MX2:

1. Mattia Guadagnini

2. Maxime Renaux

3. Thibault Benistant

      

Top Photo: MX2 Start from 2021

Bottom Photos: 1. Tom Vialle leads Jago Geerts 2. Jago Geerts

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 502 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 498 p.; 3. Simon Längenfelder (GER, GAS), 395 p.; 4. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KAW), 356 p.; 5. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 332 p.; 6. Andrea Adamo (ITA, GAS), 314 p.; 7. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 304 p.; 8. Stephen Rubini (FRA, HON), 277 p.; 9. Isak Gifting (SWE, KTM), 255 p.; 10. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 244 p.;

 

WEEKEND TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST)

SATURDAY: 07:20 EMX2t Free Practice, 07:45 EMX65 Free Practice, 08:10 EMX85 Free Practice, 08:40 MXE Time Practice, 09:00 EMX2t Qualifying Practice, 09:35 EMX65 Qualifying Practice, 10:10 EMX85 Qualifying Practice, 10:50 MX2 Free Practice, 11:20 MXGP Free Practice, 12:15 MXE Race 1, 12:45 EMX2t Race 1, 13:25 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time Practice, 14:45 EMX65 Race 1, 15:25 EMX85 Race 1, 16:25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17:19 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17:50 MXE Race 2.

SUNDAY: 08:40 EMX2t Race 2, 09:20 MXE Time Practice, 09:55 EMX65 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX85 Race 2, 12:40 MXE Race 1, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:40 MXE Race 2, 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

 

All the photos from the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available HERE.

You can find the complete results HERE.

 

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Infront Moto Racing

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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Timetable & Entry Lists: MXGP of Czech Republic

The FIM Motocross World Championship returns with the 13th round of the series heading to the old-school track of Loket for the MXGP of Czech Republic.

A busy weekend filled with action is promised with the finals of EMX2t, EMX65, EMX85 and the Junior e-Motocross series alongside the regular MX2 and MXGP Action.

Take a look at the timetable and entry lists for the event below;

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

EMX2T Entry List

EMX65 Entry List

EMX85 Entry List

MXE Entry List

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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MXGP Mag: Meet the European Champions of 2021!

The 2021 season will no doubt be remembered for many reasons, of course the main one being the level of competition that we have witnessed across all the classes of the FIM World and European Championships.

The EMX categories are vital to the FIM Motocross World Championship, as these support classes help to nurture young and up and coming talents into the FIM Motocross World Championship at a professional level. Even the youngest EMX65 riders right through to the EMX250, all have a chance to show their skills on world level tracks, with professional treatment and opportunities.

So, as we gear up for another epic season in 2022, let’s meet the crème-de-la-crème of the 2021 EMX Championships! 

Read the full article in the latest issue of the MXGP Magazine HERE! 

You can find all this plus more in the 101st issue of MXGP Mag, which you can download for FREE on the Apple Store or Google Play. Read it HERE!

Users who have already downloaded other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the new issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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Infront Moto Racing

MOTOCROSS GP OF SARDINIA - MIX - SATURDAY

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Italy
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2021
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Saturday, September 18, 2021
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