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The Honda 114 Motorsports team are pleased to announce their line-up for the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship. Australian riders Nathan Crawford and Bailey Malkiewicz will contest the MX2 class for the squad. Frenchman Axel Louis will sit alongside them and continue to refine his talents in the EMX250 division. All three riders will pilot the CRF250R across the globe.

Nathan Crawford enters the team following a successful term in his homeland, where he secured fourth in the Australian MX Nationals. Crawford had eight race podiums and two race wins in the MX2 category. An overall win at round eight was an obvious highlight during the ten-round campaign and made it clear to the Honda 114 Motorsports outfit that he would have the ability to contend on the world stage.

Bailey Malkiewicz has also shown incredible potential in his homeland in recent years, as he took the MXD title last year and then backed that up by taking the 125cc championship at the FIM Junior World Motocross Championship. Malkiewicz stepped up to the MX2 class in the Australian MX Nationals this year and ended up seventh in the championship. A second overall at round five was a season-best finish.

The 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship will fire into life at the Grand Prix of Great Britain on March 1. Axel Louis will race at round one of the EMX250 series at the Grand Prix of The Netherlands on March 8.

Nathan Crawford: "I am pleased to announce my plans with Honda 114 Motorsports for the 2020 MXGP season. Riding for such an established team in Europe is something that I have always worked towards and dreamt of! When my agent informed me about the possibility of joining Honda 114 Motorsports, I believed it was a great combination to give me the best opportunity to have a successful 2020 campaign."

Bailey Malkiewicz: "I am really excited to have this excellent opportunity to ride for Honda 114 Motorsports in MX2 in 2020. My manager, parents and I have been working on creating this ride for the past two years and I am grateful that Honda 114 Motorsports are supportive and giving me this opportunity. I believe it will be an excellent start to my MXGP career."

Axel Louis: "I have ridden for Livia Lancelot for four years now. I was the French champion in the 85cc class, then this year was my first season on the CRF250R. 2020 will be the first season where I can train like a pro, and I have already enjoyed being with Nathan and Bailey. I will learn a lot from them. I know that the EMX class is not going to be easy, but I am ready to work hard. I cannot wait to be behind the gate."

Livia Lancelot (Team Manager): "I like the Australian spirit, as everyone knows! I am happy to announce that Nathan Crawford and Bailey Malkiewicz will be racing for Honda 114 Motorsports in 2020. They both arrived one week ago and have already started working hard. It was their first day on the bike today and I am happy to finally see them on the 2020 Honda CRF250R. They are looking fast and motivated, so we will see what the new MX2 season will bring for them. We will also continue to support Axel Louis in the EMX250 class – he is only fifteen. This will be his first year of training hard every day. Eric Sorby will be with us full-time to help take care of the riders, so I cannot wait for the season to start."

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The MXGP Academy has been set up to guidance for aspiring young riders wishing to make motocross their sport. This involves setting up clinics to run alongside 7 of the European-based rounds of the Motocross World Championship throughout the year.

One such clinic was run in Imola at the MXGP of Italy in 2019 and it included some very special guests. Isabella Blick and her younger brother William Junior had both travelled all the way from Uganda to take part to the MXGP Academy under the watchful eye of their uncle Sula Blick.

Watch the Video on MXGP-TV Youtube page: https://youtu.be/JH46Mb1EEbI

Read the full feature on the MXGP Magazine HERE

We’re excited to let you know that the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship season review is now available on our MXGP-TV YouTube channel!

As we settle into the off-season and start preparations for 2020, we thought this is the perfect opportunity to take a look back on the action-packed season we have had this year.

The 52-minute season review features this year’s best moments, from intense race battles, to hard fought victories, unfortunate crashes and the crowning of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Champions and Monster Energy FIM MXoN.

So, join us, as we take a look back on another fantastic MXGP season!

You can watch the 52-min feature by clicking HERE

And don’t forget, the 2020 MXGP-TV season Package is online NOW and with a special discount for early bird purchase!

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After his World Championship success in 2019, Tim Gajser will once again be on-board his Honda CRF450RW as he attempts to defend his crown with a back-to-back MXGP world title in 2020. Joining him under the Team HRC awning is Australian youngster Mitch Evans, who has signed after an impressive rookie season racing the MX2 world championship.

For Gajser, he’ll be hoping for more of the same after finishing a season that saw him take nine out of a possible 18 overall victories. This included a record-breaking seven in a row, which allowed him to win the title by a massive 202-point margin. He was victorious at the Belgian GP in the deep sands of Lommel, which showed just how much the Slovenian has improved in all aspects of his riding this year and he was also able to win his class at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations. However now, he knows the hard work must continue as he looks to defend his crown in what will be an extremely competitive MXGP class in 2020.

Amongst those lining up with him on the start gate will be Mitch Evans, who steps up onto the Honda CRF450RW as his whirlwind career path takes him onto Team HRC. Under the tutelage of Team Honda 114 Motorsports’ Livia Lancelot last year, Evans was able to get an MX2 podium on his very first outing at the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina which he then backed up with another podium at round six in Portugal, where he got first taste of leading the field. While injury meant he then missed almost a third of the season, he was still able to finish in 11^th place in the championship, with only five riders having more podium placings.

For 2020 though, Evans will swap his Honda CRF250R for the title winning CRF450RW as he steps up into the MXGP class, joining gold medallist Tim Gajser under the Team HRC awning. While Evans doesn’t turn 21 until the November 10^th, he is experienced on 450cc machines, having ridden them in Australia in 2018, where he finished runner-up in the MX1 class in what was his rookie campaign. It was this result, coupled with his excellent showing on a 450 at the 2018 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in RedBud, USA that convinced Honda to sign him to the world championships last year.

After a year learning the ropes and seeing how the MXGP series operates, Evans will begin his preparation on a 450cc machine that many experts believe he is truly suited to. Once the EICMA show is completed, he will move full-time to Milan to work with the team over the winter to get him prepared for the season ahead, which begins with the MXGP of Great Britain on March 1^st 2020.

Tim Gajser: “I am very much looking forward to this new season with Team HRC. Of course last season was great and I have a lot of good memories but now I must start concentrating on what is ahead and preparing myself to put in a lot of work for 2020. I know we have an excellent bike, with the CRF450RW so that allows me to really focus on myself because this year showed that I could win with that bike in any conditions. However next year will be even tougher and that’s what I need to prepare for, as defending the title isn’t going to be easy as there are a lot of fast guys in the class but I know what I have to do and I believe I am in the best team to do it.”

Mitch Evans: “It is just amazing to signing for Team HRC. The history that this brand has with all the great riders who have ridden Honda’s and to now be a part of that, it is unbelievable. This is something that you grow up dreaming about when you first swing your leg over a dirtbike, to be under the HRC awning riding a full-factory CRF450RW. I really can’t wait to get started and I am really looking forward to showing people what I can do in the MXGP class. I know it won’t be easy because there are a lot of talented people in the class but I’ve got the best possible teammate with Tim, because he’s the world champion and he knows exactly how to go about things. I hope to learn a lot from him and from the team and use all of that to put in my best performances when the season starts. Now though, it’s time to knuckle down and put in work so that I can come out swinging in round one.”

Marcus Pereira de Freitas: “Of course it is great news to have Tim with us again for next season. He is a pleasure to work alongside and this year was just great for everyone involved in the team. We know that trying to do the same again will be tough but everyone, including Tim, is prepared to do everything necessary to try and make it happen.

“We are also very excited to have Mitch join us for the 2020 season on the Honda CRF450RW. We know that he can ride a 450 well, after his showing at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in RedBud when he was just 19 years old, so it is great to have him under our awning for next year. However, while the world championships start in March, he knows he has to do a lot of training to do before that in order get ready for the 20 round series on this bigger machine. His rookie season last year had some positive results and he now knows a little of what to expect with the tracks and the conditions so that will help, but of course he will have a whole team around him, supporting him and making sure he is able to go out there and deliver some good results for Team HRC.”

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 5 November 2019 – Youthstream is happy to announce that the 75^th issue of the MXGP Mag is now online!

This month’s edition features the 2019 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations Champion, Glenn Coldenhoff, more about the 2020 FIM Motocross world Championship calendar, a special feature of our time at the Sportel in Monaco, as well as a look back on Ben Townley’s career in the Hall of Fame section.

In addition, issue #75 includes the legendary Georges Jobé, 1980 Suzuki that helped him to his first World title as well as a more about the MXGP Academy program from Imola!

Click here to read the seventy-fifth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for on Apple Store or Google Play.

Those 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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MXGP-TV official YouTube channel has reached and incredible milestone of 200,000 subscribers!

Since the channel was started back in 2013, it now showcases 6,500 videos, that have been watched a total of 93.5 Million times!

The channel features all the best race action, highlights, pit chats with our riders, welcome messages from all the beautiful places that we visit during the season and much, much more. So, if you’re not already subscribed, make sure you do so now to keep in the loop with all of the best MXGP has to offer.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 4 November 2019 – Youthstream are happy to announce that the 2020 FIM Junior World Championship will take place in Megalopolis, Greece on the 8^th – 9^th of August 2020.

It was announced earlier this summer, that the former Motocross World Championship venue of Megalopolis will host the Junior World Championship in 2020 and now the date can be revealed too.

This occasion will mark the return of a world championship event to the Greek circuit, since the 2010 MX3 World Championship and the 2011 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship last visited Megalopolis.

Based in the southern part of Greece, the circuit in 2020 will add the world’s best 125cc and 85cc categories plus the young 65cc riders to its more than impressive history.

Last year, Marek Vitezslav of Czech Republic was crowned the 65cc winner, meanwhile Italians, Valerio Lata and Mattia Guadagnini were the 85cc and 125cc Junior Champions. Next year, will see some new faces as riders move up in the ranks, giving the opportunity for new champions to be crowned.

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Tommy Searle, long-time member of the Kawasaki Green family, has decided to retire from the FIM Motocross World Championships where he has been a leading player of the series for more than a decade.

Having first ridden round the family garden at the tender age of two Tommy's natural talent was evident at an early age and he and his parents jumped at the opportunity to join Kawasaki's prestigious Team Green youth squad when he was old enough to move to the 85cc class. A five-times UK youth champion the English teenager was enrolled into the official Molson Kawasaki MX2 World Championship team for the 2005 British GP at Matchams Park and responded eight days before his sixteenth birthday with a typically gutsy and enthusiastic ride, twice recovering from falls to score championship points in both races and send a signal to the world that he would play a significant role in the sport throughout the years to come. The following year he already finished eighth in his first full GP campaign with his first trip to the podium in Sweden and was runner-up in the world in each of the two following seasons before heading for America for two years. Returning to Europe in 2011 with Team Monster Energy CLS Kawasaki he immediately revived his World title challenge, adding two more series medals, eight GP victories and twenty-six podiums to his CV over the next two years to close his MX2 career with his third series silver medal and a heart-pounding double-victory in front of his adoring home-country fans at Matterley Basin. With fourteen career GP wins Tommy is Britain's most successful GP rider in the MX2 class and ranks third in total victories across all classes to multiple world champions David Thorpe and Jeff Smith. His MXGP career was unfortunately interrupted by injuries but he remained a top-ten runner throughout the subsequent seven years and he played a significant role in consecutive Monstre Energy FIM Motocross of Nations podiums for Great Britain in 2017 and 2018. A Green warrior to the core Tommy assisted the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team with competition development and further top-ten finishes during the closing stages of the 2019 campaign and signed off his Kawasaki career in style with the British national MX1 title. Recently a proud father to Alfie James together with wife Sophia, Tommy's future racing focus will be the British motocross series; Kawasaki thanks him for his commitment to the Green family throughout the past two decades and wishes him all the best for the future in both his professional career and private life.

David Luongo (Youthstream CEO): “Tommy has been a major actor of the MXGP World Championship since 2005 with a brilliant career in MX2! His first win came in 2007 on his home soil. With 14 GP wins in MX2 and 11 appearances in the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations he is definitely a top gun of the Motocross World Championship. On top of his talent, he has been a great professional, always open to the media. We wish him all the best for the future of his career.”

Mike Church (Molson team owner): “I still have a very vivid memory of a very enthusiastic young lad turning up at our home in Marshfield, full of passion and ready to go. Nothing - and I mean nothing - appeared to be a problem to Tommy right from the off. The speed at which he was able to pick up on all the small things around him and translate into positives was very impressive and soon translated into even more impressive race results. There are some very good memories of the times we spent together in those early days. Tommy moved on and all of us who worked with him have followed his career to this day; he has achieved so much and always with the "Tommy-smile" which certainly got him out of trouble many times in the Molson Kawasaki camp. We would like to congratulate Tommy on all his achievements so far and wish him all the best with his future plans.”

Lisa Church (Molson team manager): “I remember very clearly Steve Guttridge calling me and saying "we are putting Tommy Searle into the team for next year" and a week later this scruffy teenager turning up at my parents' house. Without any time to go testing we headed to Hawkstone Park where he immediately qualified fifth; that was Tommy, a young lad full of passion who could just make things happen. He really was very young; I remember I had to call his mum if I needed to speak to him! But he really progressed quickly; nothing ever phased him and he had so much talent on-the-bike and a way of just lifting everyone’s spirits off-the-bike. He was a big part of the team and we had some really great times in those couple of years; there was certainly never a dull moment, indeed I have some really great memories of the entire Searle family. Tommy has had an amazing career so far and should be very proud of everything he has achieved; I am sure he will be sorely missed in the GP paddock. "Good luck Tommy" on the next stage of your career.”

Jean Jacques Luisetti (CLS team manager): “We spent four fantastic seasons with Tommy in the CLS Team, especially in the MX2 class where he had some incredible races against Jeffrey Herlings. It was the most disappointing moment of our relationship to so narrowly miss the world title in 2012 even though Tommy took six GP victories with us that year and went on to win the MX2 class at the Nations in 2014. Tommy is a true fighter, and he has always been very loyal to us; when he switched from MX2 to MXGP he had several factory options but he stayed with Kawasaki and CLS. We have lot of good memories and we hope he will enjoy the next stage of his career.”

Steve Dixon (DRT team manager): “It was good to take Tommy to his first British Championship; it was hard to believe this only happened in 2016. The following two years were fun with him but injuries prevented more titles. He’s a character in the pits and will always charm his way in the awning in the nicest possible way. He has been a great ambassador for the sport with immaculate style and I hope he has more good years ahead of him.”

Ross Burridge (Kawasaki Motors UK): “I have personally enjoyed working with Tommy over a number of years and I’ve certainly enjoyed witnessing him take both of his British titles aboard Kawasaki machinery. As much as we would have loved to see him remain with Kawasaki in 2020 it just wasn’t meant to be. We wish Tommy all the best for next season and look forward to racing against him on-track!”

Steve Guttridge (Racing Manager, Kawasaki Motors Europe): “I actually met Tommy and his dad for the first time at a coaching day whilst he was still on a 65 and just before I started working for Kawasaki in 2001. I’d trained hundreds of kids before and hundreds since but he just stood out with his natural corner speed and the fact that he just wouldn’t stop making laps on full-gas. Initially on the KX85 through our Kawasaki dealer-rider-support programme he was quickly selected to race for the Team Green squad run by Kawasaki Motors UK. Moving up to national level he learnt so quickly and never gave up. He had a natural thirst to ride and that developed into a love of racing and winning which still very much burns strongly nineteen years later! Watching him move up from our Team Green squad into adults racing GPs and succeeding so quickly was inspirational and hopefully it showed what is possible to the next generations coming up. Helping our CLS team bring Tommy back from the USA with the backing of Monster Energy and Pro Circuit was an awesome move as we had some great seasons fighting for the MX2 world title in those seasons. There’s been so many great performances and MXoN highlights over the years but overall watching Tommy grow into the kind, appreciative and respectful man he is today has been the most rewarding journey from my side. He’s gonna make a great schoolboy dad to young Alfie and all at Kawasaki wish him and his family the happiest and healthiest of futures both inside and outside of their motocross lives”.

Quinton Searle (father): "I could never have imagined what Tommy would achieve in his career when we went and bought him his first bike at the age of two; it was a spur-of-the-moment decision as he loved hopping round the garden on his pogo stick. I never raced myself but my dad used to do it. There have been so many great moments but the absolute highlights were Tommy's two wins at the British GP; it's a fabulous feeling to be a truly proud dad when the home fans are cheering for your son."

Tommy Searle: “After almost fifteen years racing at the top level – twelve full years in the world championship and two in America - my focus next year will just be racing in the UK. As a kid I never knew it was possible to achieve what I’ve done – it seems one minute I was racing schoolboy motocross with the family, the next I was on the GP podium at 16 years old, racing against the best in the world. Now in the blink of an eye I’m retiring from the GPs. I've had so many good memories of travelling around the world – I’ve lived the dream and have had the privilege to work with and race a lot of great people along the way. I never managed to win a world championship but I came close a couple of times and overall I’m very proud of what I’ve achieved with fourteen GP wins and podiums in the US as a young gun. I’ll always be grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way. I want to say a massive thanks to the fans who have cheered me on - hopefully I gave you a few good memories over the years too - and of course a huge thank you to Kawasaki Motors Europe and Team Green UK for the past years working together! You have been a massive part of my career; cheers Steve Guttridge and Ross Burridge for the support and good times!”

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 1^st November 2019 – Youthstream is happy to announce that the ticket sales for the 2020 MXGP of Great Britain are now open.

This weekend is the chance for fans to get their hands-on tickets for the opening round of the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship with the added bonus of a super early bird promotion that is available until November 3^rd.

Matterley Basin will host the opening round of the Motocross World Championship, as the series kicks off in Europe for the first time since 2012.

The fast-flowing track based in the south of England has hosted more GPs than any other British venue in the last 30 years and in 2020 it will be the 10^th time that Matterley Basin makes an appearance on the race calendar.

Last year the MXGP of Great Britain hosted some epic race battles between Antonio Cairoli, Gautier Paulin and Tim Gajser, with the 9-time World Champion taking the overall win that weekend. Meanwhile, in the MX2 class, it was Thomas Kjer Olsen with the podium victory, Henry Jacobi in second and the rookie, Tom Vialle, starting the season strong in third.

Fans can get a head start on 2020 by purchasing an Adult Weekend Pass for just £45, with a Children’s Weekend Pass only costing £5. And of course, it is the perfect opportunity to make it a family weekend with under 10’s also going free!  

Tickets for the MXGP of Great Britain are available here.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 29 October 2019 - With the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship season set to be our best and biggest to date, Youthstream is pleased to open the 2020 VIP GOLD SKYBOX online sales. Make sure you don’t miss out on the opportunity to join MXGP at the races as an MXGP VIP!

2020 is going to be a busy year with 20 of the best tracks from all over the world feature on the upcoming calendar. The season will kick off at the famous Matterley Basin circuit in Great Britain before continuing the trip to the beautiful rest of Europe making also a return to the iconic Maggiora Park in Italy and new venues such as Iitti KymiRing in Finland while the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations will take place in Ernèe, France, on September 2020 after the incredible success from the latest edition of 2015. 

Each round will showcase the best race action in the world and what a better way to experience this than with the MXGP VIP GOLD SKYBOX pass, the unique pass which allows the access to the Skybox terrace with a premium view of the track and the start area. 

Purchase your very own VIP GOLD SKYBOX pass now for any, or all, of the races in Europe on the 2020 Calendar and you’ll be able to enjoy your weekend with exclusive benefits:

• MXGP Paddock access – where all of the world’s best riders, bikes and teams are during the weekend. 
• SKYBOX Terrace access- located just behind and above the starting line (front-row views of the Waiting Zone, Starting Grid and Podium).
• Beverages and Snacks – to keep you fuelled throughout the weekend.
• Divine breakfast and gourmet buffet lunch in the SKYBOX Restaurant– topped off with a view of the track from the comfort of your table. 
• VIP Gold SKYBOX Car Parking Pass

Don’t miss your chance to be treated as an MXGP VIP and have a weekend to remember!

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