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MOTOCROSS GP OF KEGUMS - FRIDAY - MIX

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Rene Hofer injury update: The recovery path after left shoulder surgery

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Rene Hofer has begun the first phases of recovery from a broken left shoulder sustained in a second race crash at the recent Grand Prix of Riga in Latvia. The eighteen-year old MX2 racer underwent surgery in Austria and will now embark on a two-three month recovery.

Hofer, who has already shone with top-five Grand Prix speed in his first full season with the factory KTM 250 SX-F in the MX2 class, crashed midway through the second race at the Kegums circuit last Wednesday for what was the fourth round of the 2020 FIM world championship. He was taken to the Medical Centre where a fractured left shoulder joint was diagnosed through x-ray and scans. Hofer then flew home directly for a reparatory operation to insert a plate and eight screws at the hospital in Wels and with a procedure successfully carried out by Dr Lang.

The young Austrian will have the injury monitored as he bids to heal and soon return to the saddle.

Rene Hofer: “I got a kick into the jump and went flying, so I had to get rid of the bike in the air and felt a big impact when I landed. Once we knew the shoulder was broken we got transferred back to Austria. There was a lot of pain and not much sleep so I’m really glad it is fixed now. A big thanks to Dr Lang for his work and also for arranging the operation so fast. This really hurts in two ways: the injury of course but also because the season was just starting again and this is a big setback. I’m really sorry for the team and I’ll do my best to be back as soon as possible.”

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HOW TO WATCH THE MXGP OF KEGUMS

KEGUMS (Latvia) 14 August 2020 – This weekend, the final GP of the Latvian triple-header will take place at the "Zelta Zirgs" circuit in Kegums for the MXGP of Kegums.

The previous two rounds in Latvia have treated us all to a front-row seat of some of the best racings in both MXGP and MX2, as well as the European EMX250 and EMX Open categories, and this weekend will be no exception.

At the previous two rounds we have had a mixture of riders finishing on the podium in MXGP, with Standing Construct GasGas MXGP’s Glenn Coldenhoff handing the brand-new manufacturer a historic first race and Grand Prix victory, while at the MXGP of Riga, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli made history of his own, claiming his 90th career GP victory.

And if the races during the past two GPs are anything to go by, predicting a winner this time around will be even more difficult!  

Once again Baltic fans will be able to enjoy the action LIVE with Best4Sport TV who will once again be at the track, ready to deliver full race coverage of both days, including the Free/Time Practice and ending with the main MX2 and MXGP races, and of course along with the EMX250 and EMX Open action which will be shown on Saturday.

Additionally, TV3 Sport 2 in Baltics will also show the MXGP races one and two LIVE on Sunday for the Baltic countries, including Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, who will be able to enjoy the best action from Kegums from the comfort of their home!

 

BALTICS (Estonia – Latvia - Lithuania)

TV 3 Sports 2

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 local time LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 local time LIVE 

 

Best 4 SPORT TV 

Saturday 15th August – EMX Open Race 1 – 13:05 local time LIVE 

Saturday 15th August – EMX 250 Race 1 – 13:55 local time LIVE 

Saturday 15th August – EMX Open Race 2 – 15:05 local time LIVE 

Saturday 15th August – EMX 250 Race 2 – 15:55 local time LIVE 

 

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 CET local time LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 CET local time LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 CET local time LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET local time LIVE 

 

USA - CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 08:00 am ET LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 09:00 am ET LIVE

 

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 18:30 CET Delayed

 

BELGIUM 

PLAY SPORTS 1

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE 

 

FINLAND

CMORE SPORT 2

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 local time LIVE

 CMORE Sport1

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 00:00 local time Delayed

 

FRANCE

AUTOMOTO LA CHAINE  

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 1 – 20:00 CET Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 1 – 21:00 CET Delayed

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 CET Delayed

 

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 00:00 CET Delayed

 

L’EQUIPE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET delayed

 

ITALY

RAI SPORT 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET Delayed

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE 

 

RAI SPORT WEB

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE 

 

EUROSPORT 2

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 18:30 CET Delayed

 

NETHERLANDS

NOS

Sunday 16th – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET Livestreaming 

Sunday 16th – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE 

 

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 3

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 1 – 10:00 GMT LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 11:00 GMT LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 13:00 GMT LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 14:00 GMT LIVE 

 

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 1 – 11:00 CET LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 12:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 CET LIVE 

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE 

 

SPAIN

TV Galicia

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET Delayed

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 CET LIVE 

 

ASIA

FOX SPORT SEA

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 1 – 12:45  HKT Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 1 – 13:45 HKT Delayed 

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 2 – 14:45 HKT Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:45 HKT Delayed 

 

FOX SPORTS 3 SEA 

Sunday 16 August – MX2 Race 1 – 17:00 LIVE

Sunday 16 August – MXGP Race 1 – 18:00 LIVE

Sunday 16 August – MX2 Race 2 – 20:00 LIVE

Sunday 16 August – MXGP Race 2 – 21:00 LIVE

 

STAR SPORTS CHINA

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 1 – 15:30  HKT Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 1 – 16:30 HKT Delayed 

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 2 – 17:30 HKT Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 2 – 18:30 HKT Delayed 

 

FOX SPORTS INDONESIA

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 1 – 12:45  HKT Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 1 – 13:45 HKT Delayed 

Monday 17 August – MX2 Race 2 – 14:45 HKT Delayed

Monday 17 August – MXGP Race 2 – 15:45 HKT Delayed 

 

 FOX SPORTS 2 MALAYSIA

Friday 28 August – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30  HKT Delayed

Friday 28 August – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 HKT Delayed 

Friday 28 August – MX2 Race 2 – 06:30 HKT Delayed

Friday 28 August – MXGP Race 2 – 07:30 HKT Delayed 

 

 FOX SPORTS 2 SINGAPORE

Friday 28 August – MX2 Race 1 – 04:30  HKT Delayed

Friday 28 August – MXGP Race 1 – 05:30 HKT Delayed 

Friday 28 August – MX2 Race 2 – 06:30 HKT Delayed

Friday 28 August – MXGP Race 2 – 07:30 HKT Delayed 

 

BRAZIL 

Bandsports

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 1 – 07:00 LIVE

Sunday 16th August – MXGP Race 2 – 10:00 LIVE

 

Like always, the entire event including the MX2 and MXGP Free/Timed Practice along with all the races from EMX Open, EMX250, MX2 and MXGP will also be streamed LIVE worldwide from Kegums on MXGP’s own online TV service, https://www.mxgp-tv.com/portal, and as usual fans can also watch the 26min Behind the Gate special feature via our TV partners or MXGP-TV.

 

26 min Behind the Gate partners:

USA – Canada: Motortrend // MAV TV 

Croatia: Kreator TV 

Finland: MTV 

France: Automoto la Chaine 

Portugal: Sport TV 

Slovenia: Sport TV 

Spain: Movistar 

Latin America: FOX Sports

Brazil: Bandsports

Asia: FOX Sports 

Africa: Sport connect

 

MXGP of Kegums LIVE MXGP-TV Schedule

 

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CEST

 

 

Start

Finish

Start

Finish

Saturday

       

Studio Show

11:00

11:30

10:00

10:30

EMX Open Race 1

13:05

13:35

12:05

12:35

EMX250 Race 1

13:55

14:25

12:55

13:25

EMX Open Race 2

15:05

15:35

14:05

14:35

EMX250 Race 2

16:00

16:50

15:00

15:50

Sunday

       

MX2 Free/Time Practice

09:25

10:05

08:25

09:05

MXGP Free/Time Practice

10:25

11:05

09:25

10:05

MX2 Race 1

12:00

13:00

11:00

12:00

MXGP Race 1

13:00

14:00

12:00

13:00

MX2 Race 2

15:00

16:00

14:00

15:00

MXGP Race 2

16:00

17:00

15:00

16:00

 

TIMETABLE (Local Timing EEST/GMT+3)

SATURDAY: 09:00 EMX Open Free Practice, 09:30 EMX250 Free Practice, 10:35 EMX Open Qualifying practice, 11:10 EMX250 Qualifying practice, 13:00 EMX Open Race 1, 13:50 EMX250 Race 1, 15:00 EMX Open Race 2, 15:50 EMX250 Race 2.

SUNDAY: 09:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 10:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 12:05 MX2 Race 1, 13:05 MXGP Race 1, 15:00 MX2 Race 2, 16:00 MXGP Race 2.

 

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FIM Europe

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MXGP of Finland will welcome MXGP in 2021! More details

KEGUMS (Latvia) 14 August 2020 – As anticipated when releasing the new MXGP calendar, the MXGP of Finland will make its first appearance in KimyRing in 2021 and is confirmed to take place there until 2023.

After months of waiting for the return of MXGP, the FIM Motocross World Championship has finally made its return with an epic trio of races in Kegums, Latvia. With the return of racing, it is the perfect opportunity to look forward to plenty more races as we finally make a comeback to Finland with the MXGP of Finland next season.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result the numerous travel and safety restrictions in place, Infront Moto Racing and the event organiser Lahti Events Ltd made the difficult decision to postpone the much-anticipated event. Despite the rescheduled event this season, the FIM Motocross World Championship will return to the happiest place in the world next year, as riders will get the opportunity to ride the brand-new KymiRing circuit which will be purposely designed and built for MXGP!

It has been six years since an MXGP event has been held in Finland, with the 2014 edition taking place in Hyvinkää, that saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings claim double race victories in MXGP and MX2. Cairoli was joined on the MXGP podium by Steven Frossard and Kevin Strijbos, meanwhile in MX2 it was Herlings who was joined by Tim Gajser and Jordi Tixier.

Located in the eastern town of the Lahti Region, Iitti, and situated 140km from Helsinki, the new KymiRing Motor Circuit is predominantly a road racing circuit and was due to host its very first major event in July of this year with the FIM MotoGP. Then the MXGP of Finland was originally due to take place on the 22nd-23rd of August featuring the MXGP, MX2, EMX250, EMX125 and EMX 2t riders, which has now been rescheduled to next season.

The 2021 MXGP of Finland is set to be even bigger and better, offering riders and fans a unique weekend to enjoy all the best moments of motocross, with the added bonus of the best elements of the Finnish culture, while surrounded by a beautiful scenery of lakes and forests.

Fans that already purchased tickets for the MXGP of Finland this season, will be able to use their tickets for the event next year, as the KymiRing Motor Circuit gears up for an unforgettable weekend in 2021!

David Luongo, CEO of Infront Moto Racing: “Despite the challenging times we were living with the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused the cancellation of the MXGP of Finland this year, we are very proud to announce that our collaboration with KymiRing and all the organizing team of Lahti Events will be confirmed until 2023. This means that the MXGP World Championship will be established for the next 3 years in Finland. We cannot wait for 2021 when the MXGP will finally be back to Finland for a very top-class event. I want to thank the local organizer Lahti Events and the Finnish Federation for their great support and determination”.

Learn more about the MXGP of Finland by checking out the special feature in the 78th issue of the MXGP Magazine. Click HERE!

 

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Infront Moto Racing

FIM

FIM Europe

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Third times the charm in Latvia with the MXGP of Kegums

KEGUMS (Latvia) 13 August 2020 – Final preparations are going down in Latvia as the FIM Motocross World Championship prepares for its third and final Latvian race, the MXGP of Kegums!

The previous two events in Kegums have been nothing short of exceptional, with fans being treated to a front-row seat to some amazing showdown’s across both the MXGP and MX2 classes, which has really gone to show how strong the FIM Motocross World Championship is this season.

With two epic races already in the books, now it’s time to look forward to the final one, and without a doubt the MXGP of Kegums will deliver nothing less.

The EMX250 riders will take to the track first on Saturday for their races and the series leader Thibault Benistant of Hutten Metaal Yamaha will be looking to repeat his perfect score from the previous round, as he chases another podium. Meanwhile Isak Gifting will be looking to put a serious challenge for race wins and the podium, having finished three times on the podium this season so far.

In EMX Open, Karel Kutsar will be looking to carry his momentum from the previous round and to keep hold of the championship lead, while Toms Macuks of Rodeo Racing Team will be hoping to make a strong comeback after an unlucky race on Wednesday.

 

With his 90th career Grand Prix victory sealed at the MXGP of Riga, Antonio Cairoli of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will come into the weekend with a confident outlook, knowing that even with his knee injury still giving bother he is able to run up front and fend off the other top guys in the class.

Though as Cairoli continues his comeback after a tough 2019 season, fellow Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Jeffrey Herlings is without a doubt more hungry than ever to get himself back on the top step of the podium. After a tough GP at the first Latvian event, things started to look up for the Dutchman on Wednesday, though with a silly mistake in the second MXGP race, once again Herlings didn’t get the end he would have wanted.

Though knowing that he is more than capable of running out front, this next GP will only be a case of whether he can stay out of trouble and keep it on two wheels and if things go his way, then this weekend could see the bullet back on top for real.

Though it won’t be as easy as it sounds. The MXGP class is truly stacked this season with serious contenders that are all hungry for race wins and podiums. One of those being the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP rider Jeremy Seewer.

Seewer has had a good run so far in Latvia and has been pushing hard. He has come close to a race win during the last two GP’s, take for example as he challenged Glenn Coldenhoff from Standing Construct GasGas MXGP for the win in race two at the MXGP of Latvia, and then when he chased down Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis in MXGP race two on Wednesday. It seems like for Seewer it’s a case of getting out of the gate in front, if he can do that, he clearly has the speed and ability to win a race in Latvia, it’s only a matter of time.

Having won his first career GP race this week, Arminas Jasikonis will without a doubt be hungry for racing, and even more keen for a podium. Jasikonis has showed serious speed around the Kegums circuit, having clocked the fastest lap time in time practice on Wednesday, he was also flying in race one as he made a comeback from last to eight position. And then of course race two, that saw him battle with multi-time world champions, Cairoli and Herlings. The only thing Jasikonis needs is a good clean start and he’ll be away.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser has not had the best of times here in Latvia so far. He won the opening race at the MXGP of Latvia, but since then things haven’t been going too well for the defending world champion. He’s been caught up in plenty of drama, including some big crashes of his own, which just could be a case of him wanting the win too much, thus pushing too hard.

Gajser is now 28 points down on Herlings and having scored no points in the first race at the MXGP of Riga, picking up a decent amount of points this weekend for the MXGP of Kegums will be important if he wants to avoid letting Herlings run away with it.

Romain Febvre and Clement Desalle of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing are another two riders who have been looking good in Kegums so far. Febvre claimed his first podium of the year last weekend, and during the week finished in P2 in the opening MXGP race. With the competition so high this season, like for any of the riders, all he needs is a good start to challenge for the win and a podium spot.

Looking for a much better weekend will be the MXGP of Latvia winner, Glenn Coldenhoff of Standing Construct GasGas MXGP, who had an unfortunate race on Wednesday. He was however strong in the previous round, going 2-1 and claiming the first GP win for GasGas, so this weekend he could go after his second. Meanwhile his team-mate Ivo Monticelli had a good two races on Wednesday with a 11-7 result and went on to claim his first FOX Holeshot of the season. If he can get out of the gate again like he did in race 2, he could aim for higher positions in the top 5.

MXGP of Riga Top 3:

1.Antonio Cairoli (43 points)

2.Jeremy Seewer (40 points)

3.Jeffrey Herlings (40 points)

MXGP - World Championship Classification: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 170 points; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 142 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 129 p.; 4. Arminas Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 121 p.; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 120 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, GAS), 117 p.; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 110 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, YAM), 101 p.; 9. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 82 p.; 10. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, HON), 73 p.

      

Main Photo: Herlings & Cairoli at MXGP Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Antonio Cairoli; 2. Jeremy Seewer

 

In MX2, predicting a winner is also no easy task. There is no doubt that after a successful previous GP, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider Jago Geerts will be back for more this weekend. He didn’t have the best of luck at the MXGP of Latvia, but really managed to turn thing around for the MXGP of Riga as he walked away with 2 race wins, a FOX Holeshot and an overall victory.

He is still 8 points down on Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle, so it will be interesting to see what the weekend has in store, and whether or not he will be able to repeat his luck from Wednesday, this Sunday.

Meanwhile, Vialle didn’t end his race day on Wednesday where he may have expected. Having struggled with his suspension set-up throughout the day, he still managed to get out of the gate well, though as the races progressed the struggle was evident as he dropped off a few positions.

With a couple of days between the races, there is time for him to make some changes and hopefully come back strong for the final GP in Latvia.

A real threat this weekend are the two F&H Kawasaki Racing talents Roan Van de Moosdijk and Mathys Boisrame who will be going for their podium on the bounce! Both riders have been looking incredible on track and have really taken well to the hard sand of Kegums. Both riders have been pushing hard and have come close to the lead, so could this weekend be when one of the two finally gets a win?

Maxime Renaux of SM Action MC Migliori – J1 Racing is another rider who could do great at the final Latvian GP. He’s been having some good battles in the mid-field and is edging close to the top 3. So is Ruben Fernandez of SDM Corse Race Team who last weekend was the fastest MX2 rider of the day, plus had a strong ride in race 1 to finish 3rd. He was also only 4 points off the podium as well, so we could see him run in the top 5 again this weekend.

Ben Watson of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing who has shown a glimpse of what he can do on the hard sand here in Kegums. At the MXGP of Latvia he had a solid result of 5-6, though on Wednesday things didn’t go so great. The first race he was forced to DNF due to a technical issue and then in the second race managed a 9th. Despite that, he will be looking to finish the triple-header strong, as he aims for better results this weekend.

MXGP of Riga Top 3:

1.Jago Geerts (50 points)

2.Roan Van de Moosdijk (44 points)

3.Mathys Boisrame (40 points)

MX2 - World Championship Classification: 1. Tom Vialle (FRA, KTM), 170 points; 2. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 162 p.; 3. Jed Beaton (AUS, HUS), 123 p.; 4. Maxime Renaux (FRA, YAM), 116 p.; 5. Roan Van De Moosdijk (NED, KAW), 115 p.; 6. Mathys Boisrame (FRA, KAW), 110 p.; 7. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, KAW), 92 p.; 8. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 91 p.; 9. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 89 p.; 10. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), 73 p.

        

Main Photo: MX2 Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Jago Geerts & Tom Vialle; 2. Roan Van De Moosdijk

 

See the action unfold this week and make sure you tune-in and watch the MXGP of Kegums LIVE on MXGP-TV.com!

 

TIMETABLE (Local Timing EEST/GMT+3)

SATURDAY: 09:00 EMXOpen Free Practice, 09:30 Free Practice, 10:35 EMXOpen Qualifying practice, 11:10 EMX250 Qualifying practice, 13:00 EMXOpen Race 1, 13:50 EMX250 Race 1, 15:00 EMXOpen Race 2, 15:55 EMX250 Race 2.

SUNDAY: 09:15 MX2 Free/Time Practice, 10:15 MXGP Free/Time Practice, 12:05 MX2 Race 1, 13:05 MXGP Race 1, 15:00 MX2 Race 2, 16:00 MXGP Race 2.

 

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Infront Moto Racing

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Timetable and Entry List - MXGP of Kegums

The third of the triple headers which are taking place in Latvia, the MXGP of Kegums, is setting to take place this weekend on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August. 

Timetable and Entry Lists for the event are available to download in PDF format here. 

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

EMX250 Entry List

EMXOPEN Entry List

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Herlings and Geerts set the Tag Heuer Best Laps at the MXGP of Riga

KEGUMS (Latvia) 13 August 2020 - TAG Heuer has been the official timekeeper of the FIM Motocross World Championship since 2014 and together with MXGP are running the fastest lap competition across each season.

The way it works is; at each and every round of the MXGP series, the rider that sets the best lap time in each class, MXGP and MX2, will receive 1 point in the TAG Heuer competition. The rider that has set the fastest lap at the most rounds throughout the year in both classes, and has the most points, will be award with the special prize!

During the epic mid-week showdown of the MXGP of Riga, it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts who was flying around the Kegums circuit and went on to set the fastest lap time in MX2, with a 1.57:07 in race 1 lap 4. Meanwhile in MXGP it was Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings who set the fastest lap time of the day with a 1.56:763 in race 2 lap 17.

 

Find the details below:

MXGP:  Jeffrey Herlings 1.56:763 Race 2 Lap 17

MX2: Jago Geerts 1.57:07 Race 1 Lap 4

 

Check out MXGP.com home page for the Top 3 TAG Heuer Best Lap competition’s rankings.

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FOX Holeshot Films – MXGP of Riga

MXGP is back and are super excited to see the return of the FOX Holeshot competition, that will run throughout the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship season, together with MXGP partner FOX.

The way the competition works is; during both MXGP and MX2 races, the rider who crosses the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner will be awarded 1 point. At the end of the season, the 2 riders, one per category, with the most FOX Holeshot points will win the mega prize!

At the MXGP of Riga, it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who claimed the FOX Holeshot in the opening MX2 race, and then in race two it was Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts who got a flying start and reached the white chalk line in first position.

Meanwhile it MXGP, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot Jorge Prado was the man to beat out of the gate as he reached the first corner on pole, while in race two it was Ivo Monticelli of Standing Construct GasGas MXGP who claimed the second FOX Holeshot of the day.

Watch the FOX Holeshot Films HERE below.

 

MXGP FOX Holeshot Film

 

 

MX2 FOX Holeshot Film

 

 

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MOTOCROSS GP OF RIGA - WEDNESDAY - MIX

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MOTOCROSS GP OF RIGA - MX2

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