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Those at JWR Racing are ecstatic to announce that they will pilot Honda machinery in the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship and work with the very potent CRF450R. JWR will also continue to receive support from 24MX.

Further details on sponsors and the rest of the JWR programme are expected to be released on January 10, according to team owner Johan Westermark. The current plan is for two MXGP riders to use the CRF450R and an EMX250 rider to head into competition on the CRF250R. A second MXGP rider has not been signed yet, but more news on that will be released in the coming weeks. Anton Gole has already been confirmed as the first MXGP rider on JWR Honda Racing.

Anton Gole (MXGP Rider): "I have to say I really missed racing a Honda. My feeling with the CRF450R is great and I am really looking forward to start working with the JWR Honda Racing team. I know I will be working with very passionate people. The previous season in MXGP taught me lot, so now my challenge is to build on that and show what I can do against the best riders in the world. I cannot wait to get going!"

Johan Westermark (JWR Honda Racing Team Owner): "When you talk to Anton about riding the Honda it is difficult not to become enthusiastic. He is talented, works hard and gives it his best every single time that he is out on track. That is something that demands respect. He is also great with fans and media, hence why we are eager to give him everything that he needs in order for him to reach his goals."

Tonny Govers (JWR Honda Racing Team Manager): "Finally, it is a done deal for the team! Now we can start planning for the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship and get going. If some MXGP riders are interested in the last spot on the team then they can contact me on info@jwr.se."

Patrik Erlandsson (Marketing Coordinator): "I am happy to be a part of the only Swedish team in MXGP and, now that we are going to be a part of the Honda family, we are all very motivated. We will make a lot of social-media presence next year and also start up the Honda Academy again to build up the brand name."

Youthstream is pleased to announce that the tickets for the MXGP of Finland are now available online!

The 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship heads to the happiest place in the world as the brand-new circuit of KymiRing is set to host the MXGP of Finland on the 22^nd  23^rd of August.

Located in the eastern town of Lahti Region, Iitti, KymiRing Motor Circuit is already famous and has hosted its very first event which happens to be the 2019 MotoGP testing and, in the summer of 2020, it will host a very special edition of MXGP.

The weekend will be set-up as a camp where fans can feel, hear, touch, smell and see all the best of the motocross spirit. The MXGP of Finland will allow international fans to experience all the best elements of Finland including motorsports, friendly locals, safe environment and the beautiful nature surrounded by lakes and forests.

Join us for the unique ‘bonfire’ weekend as MX fans from all over the world, come together to celebrate all the best that this sport has to offer in the wonderful scenery of the Finnish countryside.

Make the most of our early bird offer now and get your tickets today!

Click HERE to get your tickets for the MXGP of Finland.

Find out more about our VIP GOLD SKYBOX pass HERE.

Livia Lancelot team manager of the 114 Motorsport Honda team is excited for the 2020 season as she heads into the MX2 championship with two Australian riders. Lancelot as a former Women’s World Motocross champion has dealt with Australian riders before and knows that their hard-working ethic and easy-going nature works well on the tough World motocross scene.

Working with 21-year-old Nathan Crawford and 18-year-old Bailey Malkiewicz the leader of the 114 Motorsport Honda team feels comfortable so far as her riders prepare for 2020.

“Obviously since we started this team with Giacomo (Gariboldi), we had Hunter and then Mitch, and I really like the spirit they have. They are working really hard and focusing on the right things. I also fell in love with their spirit of racing, and Americans are also like this. In Australia we found some good kids with a good spirit. It is a bit of a game for these guys, because we don’t know if they will make a  podium next year, I believe they can, and we have given them the chance to do it.”

What does surprise Lancelot is how close her two riders are in speed, which is a good thing as they are pushing each other hard in training.

“They are both doing really good. Sometimes Bailey is faster and sometime Nathan is faster, they are pushing each other on practice, and they will improve from that. They are riding with a full standard 250cc 2020. They have different styles and I really like watching them ride. If they keep working the way they are since they arrived, then I believe we can be on the podium in 2020.”

With more training and testing over the next few months, and of course some pre-season races Lancelot feels her riders can make podiums in 2020 and continue the connection with Australian riders on the Grand Prix podium.

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2019 Social Media Achievements

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 19 December 2019 – The 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship showcased another fantastic season of racing highlighted by the phenomenal performance of the Slovenian Tim Gajser as he clinched the MXGP World title and the young Spaniard, Jorge Prado winning in MX2. Then we finished the year off on a high with the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Assen, where the world witnessed Team Netherlands win for the very first time in the history of the event. And while 2019 has been a big year for racing, it has also been significant from a media perspective.

In the world of MXGP we have reached some incredible milestones across our social channels and have continued to increase our worldwide fanbase.  

Our YouTube channel has surpassed the incredible 200,000 subscriber landmark, with 19 million views adding to the impressive 94 million views altogether since the channel was started back in April 2013. The channel now features over 6,000 videos including, race highlights, best moments, impressive crashes, rider interviews, welcome messages from all the wonderful places that we have visited this season and much more.

Meanwhile our Instagram is now made up of over 900,000 motocross fans which has increased by over 219,000 in 2019 alone. Our Instagram page has become the perfect ‘go-to’ for our fans to get a look at all the latest from every MXGP event, including results, rider catch-ups and behind-the-scenes look on our stories as well as other exclusive content.

This year, we have received over 8.2 million likes on our posts, 19,000 comments and over 239 million impressions. We have also been posting and increasing number of videos, offering our followers a multimedia hub with all the best MXGP has to offer.  This season, we have also been lucky to witness all of the best moments of MXGP in the eyes of our fans with our #MXGP hashtag being used over 433,000 times.

As the MXGP has travelled far and wide this year which included two events in Indonesia, China and Argentina, there has been an increase in fans from Asia and South America. When it comes to majority, the United States places first followed by Italy and Indonesia in third, making up the MXGP community on Instagram.

While both YouTube and Instagram have reached some important milestone, our Facebook page has been right there alongside them. Our Facebook community is now made up of 2.9 million fans from all over the world and this year we have posted over 2,000 times, with our posts reaching over 138 million people.

Last but certainly not least, our Twitter has also played a valuable part in our overall social media presence in providing our fans with all the latest news in the industry. We now have over 72,000 followers, who have engaged with us over 68,000 times this year. As well as bringing all the latest news, we have also been providing live race updates from every Grand Prix for fans on-the-go who may not be available to tune in to MXGP-TV.com.

Our very own digital monthly magazine, the ‘MXGP Mag’ is now up to its 76^th issue since the first issue was published in 2013. We have reached 2 million reads, with over 28 million impressions. Each issue features exclusive content like the MXGP Hall of Fame, Vintage Bikes, Paddock Talks, Social Media content and more which is available to read online or using the Issuu app.

Meanwhile MXGP.com now features anything an MXGP fan may need from the 2020 Calendar to the MXGP Live timing as well as all the latest news, venue profiles, online ticketing, our official guides, a link to our MXGP-TV.com streaming service and much more!

Both platforms, MXGP.com and MXGP-TV.com have received over 15 million page views, have 1.5 million unique users and have been visited by fans from 210 countries!

MXGP is very glad for all the achievements this year and that is all thanks to our ever-growing number passionate fans! With 2019 nearly over, we would like to thank all of you that have engaged with us and we are excited to another exciting year in 2020, so make sure you follow us across our social channels, subscribe to MXGPTV on YouTube and make sure you register NOW to MXGP-TV.com for early bird special offer and never miss a moment from the 2020 Motocross World Championship!

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Youthstream is pleased to announce that ticket sales for the MXGP of Latvia are now open.

The 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship returns to Kegums, Latvia on the 13^th/14^th of June for the 11^th round of the MXGP series. Based just 48km from the capital city, Riga, Kegums "Zelta Zirgs" circuit has been a part of the MXGP Calendar for 10 years now.

This year, the MXGP of Latvia was not short of race action, with intense battles in both MX2 and MXGP races, as we witnessed Jeffrey Herlings take his first race win of the season following a race long battle with Antonio Cairoli and Arnaud Tonus.

Don’t miss out on the action in 2020 and join us for an unforgettable weekend of racing! Available now an early bird offer on the adult weekend tickets, so make the most of this offer and grab your tickets now! (Offer ends 31^st December 2019).

Tickets for the MXGP of Latvia are available HERE

Go VIP at the MXGP of Latvia! Follow this link to get more details on the VIP Gold Skybox passes: https://latvia.motocross-viptickets.com/en/2932-latvia-motocross-vip/

KTM Diga Junior Racing is proud to announce two ambitious new riders. American Alessio Sasso (18) and Belarusian Daniel Volovich (16) will enter the EMX250 and EMX125 respectively.

Never before has the composition of the Belgian EMX squad been so diverse. Sasso and Volovich will complete as part of a five-man line-up, made up of riders from four different countries.

Sasso, two-time EMX150 champion Emil Weckman and Emil Jönrup are set to contest the EMX250 championship, the development class of the FIM MX2 World Championship. Australia’s Tahlia "TJ" O' Hare starts her second season in the WMX while Daniel Volovich defends the KTM Diga Junior Racing colours in the EMX125.

Although he only started motocross at the age of thirteen, Sasso has steadily risen through the ranks to become a solid force in the super competitive Californian youth amateur scene. At home Alessio trained with coaches like Ryan Hughes and Yannig Kervella. Sasso placed 9^th overall in this year's Monster Energy Amateur Supercross championship, having previously finished 6^th in 2018.

After a year of bad luck with injuries Daniel Volovich wants to take another step forward in the highly contested EMX125. The multiple Belarusian champion won the qualification series of the EMX85 northeast European championship two years ago. In 2017 he finished 15th in the FIM 85cc Junior World Championship.

Alessio Sasso: "I'm really looking forward to riding for KTM Diga Junior Racing. Having a team like this supporting me is going to help benefit my future as a rider! Also the training on heavy, rough tracks like Lommel will certainly allow me to become stronger. This will be my first time racing in Europe, but I believe that making the move will be a good one!"

Daniel Volovich: "I am very happy that I am going to race for a team with good people and a good structure. It's not my first year in Belgium, so I'll adapt quickly. My first two years in the 125cc didn't deliver what I expected. In 2020 I want to go for the title in the Dutch Masters of Motocross championship and podium finishes in the EMX125."

Dirk Saelen, team manager KTM Diga Junior Racing: "Both Daniel (Volovich) and Alessio (Sasso) are eager to work and learn. This is absolutely crucial. As a team, we are going to do everything we can to support them as professionally as possible. For both riders, however, it's difficult at the moment to assess what realistic goals are for them. On the other hand, that makes it exciting for everyone!" 

The thirteenth & last issue in 2019 of a monthly motorcycle sport magazine OTOR with some of the best interviews, features and Blogs from the heart of MXGP, MotoGP, AMA Motocross/Supercross and WorldSBK as well as tests and reviews of bikes and products from the motorcycling industry. Here are some of the highlights of OTOR #194: MXGP: Something out of nothing; a special talk with MXGP British star Shaun Simpson on creating his own Grand Prix team – the hassles and worries and rewards – as well as embracing the privateer life. MotoGP: Marquez interview exclusive; making an audience with the MotoGP World Champion and wonder on the unquenchable thirst to keep on winning. Or is the glory about something else for #93? Rally: Learning the secrets of Dakar; riding and learning roadbooks, fitness and routines with Red Bull KTM’s 2017 Dakar winner Sam Sunderland as the 2020 edition of the race in Saudi Arabia draws near. Bikes: Where will it stop? Super-aggressive, super-fast naked bikes seem to be all the rage with the trend growing more extreme. Veteran tester Roland Brown asks where manufacturers want to take us

Read it HERE

The entire team from Youthstream would like to wish Mr. Zdenek Dvorak, a Happy 70^th Birthday!

Zdenek Dvorak has been the organiser of the MXGP of Czech Republic since the very first Motocross World Championship event was held at the famous Loket circuit back in 1995 and ever since the venue has been present on the MXGP calendar every year and Mr Dvorak has played a key role in the success of the event.

In this special day we would like to thank Mr Dvorak for all his wonderful work and the great partnership over the last 20 years. We really look forward to returning to Loket on the 26^th of July in 2020 for the MXGP of Czech Republic!

Youthstream is excited to announce that the ticketing for the final round of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship to be held in Imola are now on sale.

Imola will host the final round of the MXGP season on the 20^th of September, as we conclude another season of racing.

In 2019, Imola presented an exciting weekend, topped off with a wonderful treat for the Italian fans as we witnessed the crowning of the 2019 MXGP World Champion, Tim Gajser! Next season, the Grand Prix will be known as the MXGP of Emilia Romagna, giving homage to the region, as motorcycle sport is known to be very popular in the area.

While we are yet to begin the 2020 season, it is not too soon to start planning ahead, so make sure you make the most of our special discount (available until May 10^th, 2020) and join us for a celebration of our 2019 Champions!

Get the chance to meet your motocross heroes and watch the best riders in the world live in action at the MXGP of Emilia Romagna. Get your tickets HERE NOW!