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Bike It DRT Kawasaki's Darian Sanayei underwent successful surgery this week in California and starts the rehabilitation process to return to his proven speed in the FIM MX2 motocross world series.

Injured during a round of the British national series in early April, Darian Sanayei took several weeks off to try to recover from his knee injury before returning to racing at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago. After posting some very fast laps during the practice sessions the young American, who just turned 22 this week, wasn’t able to maintain the speed over the race distance and decided to go for surgery as this entails a long rehabilitation process after a knee surgery. He went back to the United States to have surgery this Wednesday, and was pleased with the result. “The surgery went well; they did everything they needed to and now I’m in a hotel resting for a few days. Hopefully I will soon be able to to start getting around and doing physio,” said Darian who is now focusing on next season. Having scored his first MX2 race podium this year in Argentina and Spain Darian knows that he can race for GP podiums in the near future. “It’s nice to know now that the surgery is done and I can start focusing on being healthy for next season. I’d like to thanks Kawasaki and the entire team for their support,” he added. The Kawasaki family wish him a good recovery and expect to see him at the forefront of racing again next season.

Copyright: Photp: Kawasaki Racing

OTTOBIANO (Lombardia, Italy) 15 June 2018 - The first event of the 2018 Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia took place this evening with a media event and rider signing session at the “Cavallerizza Del Castello” in the nearby town of Vigevano.

The castle hosting the event is among the largest fortified complexes in Europe and at over 70,000 square meters it is twice the size of Buckingham Palace. Finished in the early 1490’s the location is the site of a massive amount of history.

Attending the event together with President of Ottobiano Motorsport Luca Gualini and Riccardo Ghia Vigevano Tourism Representative was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, Glenn Coldenhoff, and Jorge Prado, Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Calvin Vlaanderen, Wilvo Yamaha MXGP Official Team’s Shaun Simpson and Arnaud Tonus, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie, MXFONTARACING Yamaha’s Kiara Fontanesi, Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Courtney Duncan, and special Italian guest from World SBK Marco Melandri.

The riders where first given a tour of the complex where the various media and even some lucky Italian fans capitalized on the opportunity to take photos. Just after the tour the group took a short walk to the Piazza Ducale square where a signing session took place with all the riders and a large crowd of fans. The passionate fans and the epic venue of the successful event was just a small taste of what is expected for this weekend.

All the photos from the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia will be available HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+2)

Saturday: 09h00 EMX250 Group 1 Free/Time Practice, 09h45 EMX250 Group 2 Free/Time Practice, 10h30 WMX Free/Time Practice, 11h30 MX2 Free Practice, 12h00 MXGP Free Practice, 13h00 EMX250 Last Chance Race, 14h00 MX2 Time Practice , 14h40 MXGP Time Practice, 15h25 WMX Race 1, 16h25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17h10 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17h55 EMX250 Race 1

Sunday: 09h45 WMX Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-Up,  10h45 MXGP Warm-Up, 11h30 EMX250 Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2

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OTTOBIANO (Lombardia, Italy), 15 June 2018 - MXGP is back in Italy for round 11 of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship. The 2nd home GP of the year for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli will be the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia where he will strive to gain as many points as possible on his teammate and title adversary Jeffrey Herlings.

The sandy soil of the Ottobiano circuit mixed with heat and the wild but truly passionate Italian crowd will set the stage for some of the best racing this year. MXGP’s red plate holder, Jeffrey Herlings, will take the weekend to recover from a practice injury which leaves the door open for others to step up and fight for a podium or even the win!

The Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia will receive worldwide television coverage from its usual television partners with Live coverage of both MXGP races from Italy’s RAI Sport allowing the Italian fans to follow Antonio Cairoli from home!

The entire event including Qualifying heats and the races of WMX plus EMX250 will be LIVE worldwide from Ottobiano on www.MXGP-TV.com both Saturday and Sunday.

As usual you can watch the 26min Behind the Gate in Europe on motorsport.tv & MotorTrend two days after the event. It can also be viewed in the USA/Canada on BeIn and MAV TV, Finland on MTV 3, Croatia on Kreator TV, South America on FOX Sports, Asia on FOX Sports, China on Fox Sports and SINA, and the Africa on Africa XP.

Check the guides below to find out how you can watch the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia:

USA- CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 am ET (07:00 am PT) - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 pm ET (08.00 am PT) - Live

EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 16:30 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 18:30– CET - Delayed

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET- Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS 2

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET- Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET – Live

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 15:00 – Bulgaria timing- Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 18:00 – Bulgaria timing - Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 16:30 – CET- Delayed

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 18:00 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 18:30– CET - Delayed

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET- Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

ITALY

RAI Sport 2 HD

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

NETHERLAND

NOS

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET- Live streaming

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET – Live streaming

PORTUGAL

Sport TV 3

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 – GMT - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 –GMT- Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 – GMT - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 – GMT - Live

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV1

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 – CET- Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 – CET - Live

UK

Motorsport.tv

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 – CET- Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 15:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 – CET - Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS SEA (Hong Kong – Macau – Thailand – Singapore – Indonesia)

Monday 18 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 12:00 Asia time – Delayed

Monday 18 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 13:00 Asia time – Delayed

Monday 18 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 14:00 Asia time – Delayed

Monday 18 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 15:00 Asia time – Delayed

FOX SPORTS 3 SEA(Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore,  Thailand, Malaysia

FOX SPORTS SEA (Hong Kong – Macau – Thailand – Singapore – Indonesia)

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 19:00 Asia time – Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 20:00 Asia time – Live

Monday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 Asia time – Live

Monday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 Asia time – Live

CHINA

STAR Sports 2 China

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 19:00 Asia time – Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 20:00 Asia time – Live

Monday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 Asia time – Live

Monday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 Asia time – Live

 STAR Sports 2 China

Sunday 18 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 10:00 Asia time – Delayed

Sunday 18 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 11:00 Asia time – Delayed

Monday 18 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 12:00 Asia time – Delayed

Monday 18 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 13:00 Asia time – Delayed

BRAZIL

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 1 – 07:00 – Brazil timing - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 08:00 – Brazil timing - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 10:00 – Brazil timing - Live

Sunday 17 June  – MXGP Race 2 – 11:00 – Brazil timing – Live

All the photos from the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia will be available HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+2)

Saturday: 09h00 EMX250 Group 1 Free/Time Practice, 09h45 EMX250 Group 2 Free/Time Practice, 10h30 WMX Free/Time Practice, 11h30 MX2 Free Practice, 12h00 MXGP Free Practice, 13h00 EMX250 Last Chance Race, 14h00 MX2 Time Practice,14h40 MXGP Time Practice, 15h25 WMX Race 1, 16h25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17h10 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17h55 EMX250 Race 1.

Sunday: 09h45 WMX Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10h45 MXGP Warm-Up, 11h30 EMX250 Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2.

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Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jorge Prado will go into this weekend’s 2018 Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia with some momentum, after winning last weekend’s MX2 round in France. The Spanish rider has had his moments going 3-1 for the win, but more importantly he made up a lot of points on defending champion Pauls Jonass, with the Latvian crashing and finishing with just 33pts, compared to 45 by Prado.

“I am so happy to win in France,” Prado said. “The first time for me. Track was gnarly all day, but the feeling was good, and the hard work pays off. I am super happy. A great weekend for me, second race was good, start was good and this track you had to be 100% focused, I came back to third in the first race and I am getting closer to Pauls."

The weekend went pretty much to plan for Prado, as he started fast and was able to control the second race with ease as he closed to just 16 points back on Jonass in the championship.

“The weekend started well on Saturday and I felt good on the bike and the track. It was quite muddy Sunday morning and my start wasn't the best in the first race, but I passed a lot of people. I hit a stone at one point and had a small crash but recovered right away and was happy with my riding, especially in those conditions. It was a shame that Pauls crashed on the first lap of the next race…but it was good for me! I kept the lead until the end…it was a perfect weekend. I’m really happy with our work.”

While the French GP was a big success last weekend, the previous weekend in England didn’t go his way, with Jonass winning the Grand Prix, but still the Spanish rider showed great respect to his older KTM team-mate. Jonass going 1-1 and Prado 2-2 pretty much sums up this year’s MX2 championship as KTM continue to dominate both classes.

“The race went really well. This weekend Pauls was pushing really hard and we were so far ahead of third position in the first race, so you can imagine how hard we were going every single lap. I’m happy because I did my best; this weekend Pauls was the fastest. We are very similar right now and small details can make the difference. I’ve never had a podium here, so I’m pleased about that also. I think the bikes and team we have here are the best-of-the-best.”

Now into Italy, and the deep sand of Ottobiano and round 11 of the 20-round series. Who will win is yet to be determined, but you can be sure, both KTM riders will be fighting to maximum points, and the story of the MX2 battle will continue. Similar to MXGP, anything can happen at any time, and both Prado and Jonass are putting everything on the line for victory.

Copyright: Photo: Ray Archer

At the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia, in Ottobiano, the team will be back at full capacity with Australia’s Todd Waters re-joining team mates Tim Gajser and Calvin Vlaanderen after a three-round absence due to injury – following his debut in Latvia a month ago.

Todd Waters have performed a successful two-day test in the Netherlands where he got some more track-time ahead of his official return to action, after getting back on the bike for the first time only last week. With no pain or discomfort in his collarbone, the Australian rider is now ready for some MXGP action.

Todd Waters: I’m feeling good heading into the weekend. I’ve had a good couple of days of testing with the team, we made some big improvements with the bike and that brought some fresh confidence. Also, I’m getting more confident every lap after the injury: it’s only a month after the operation so it’s still very fresh, but it’s in the past now so I’m ready for some action this weekend. I love going to Italy: I’ve heard it’s going to be hot so I’m going to enjoy that side as well. Overall I’m pretty excited after missing the last few rounds so I can’t wait to get back racing the GPs.

OTTOBIANO (Lombardia, Italy) 13 June 2018 - MXGP is entering the second half of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship season this weekend in Italy. For the second time this year MXGP races in the home country of the defending champion, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli! The 2018 Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia will take place at the Ottobiano circuit just outside of the city of Milan. The 11^th round of 20 this season comes just days after the last racing weekend in France.

The Ottobiano circuit was first used as a MXGP stop last year where the racing was epic with thousands of fans watching the top riders battle each other, the grueling heat, and the technical track. All the same elements are expected this weekend with the addition of an epic battle for title.

Joining the MXGP and MX2 classes this weekend will be the FIM Womens Motocross Championship for its 4th round and FIM Europe’s EMX250 class for the 7th stop on the calendar. The Women of Motocross were last seen racing at the Tuetschenthal circuit alsonside the MXGP of Germany where points leader, Altherm JCR Yamaha’s Courtney Duncan dominated the field. This weekend we can expect close racing with the defending champion and home fan favorite, MXFONTARACING Yamaha’s Kiara Fontanesi, on a track she trains often on. In the EMX250 class the level of competition remains intense with many potential winners and Honda Redmoto Assomotor’s Mathys Boisrame as the new points leader.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings continues to top the points standings and has grown his lead over the past several races. The sand of Ottobiano is the speciality of Herlings but unfortunately a training crash earlier today resulted in a fractured collar bone. The MXGP point leader's status for this weekend is questionable as he will undergo surgery to repair the fracture this evening. Meanwhile his Red Bull KTM Teammate, Antonio Cairoli always steps his game up in front of the home fans, making this weekend an especially interesting one to watch. Cairoli took the overall win here in 2017 while Herlings struggled in the heat.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle had a bit of an up and down weekend just days ago in France. Desalle had the speed in race 1 to finish second but then only managed a 6th in race 2 which left him just off of the podium. Still holding 3rd in the points Desalle will be looking to improve on his 7th overall from last year.

Fighting not only for the spot as top frenchman but also for 4th in the championship is Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin. Febvre has a 27 point lead on Paulin and the pair battled last weekend in front of their home crowd. Last year Febvre was 4th at Ottobiano while Paulin took 6th.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser reached the podium last weekend in France and is getting faster week by week. Gajser result from 2017 was 10th overall but in all fairness it was among his first races after returning from injury.

Also to watch out for this weekend is Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie, and Gebben Van Venrooy Kawasaki Racing’s Alessandro Lupino. Seewer won the MX2 class here last year, Anstie was third in MXGP, and Lupino has been riding strong lately plus it is a home GP for the #77.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 486 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 424 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 351 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 323 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 296 p.; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 295 p.; 7. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 267 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, YAM), 226 p.; 9. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 219 p.; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, TM), 177 p.

2017 Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia Top 3 MXGP:

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Jeffrey Herlings

3. Max Anstie

In the MX2 championship Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado comes off a successful weekend in France where he cut into the points lead of his teammate Pauls Jonass and became the winningest rider in Spanish history. Prado however struggled in the heat here last year and didn’t finish while Jonass took 2nd overall behind Jeremy Seewer.

Jumping into the championship fight of the KTM teammate are Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen and his American teammate Thomas Covington who both reached the podium last weekend. Olsen has been the more consistent rider this year but Covington was on the podium here last year.

Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team’s Ben Watson has made more passes throughout the season then most due to poor starts. Watson’s speed is clearly there as he routinely has come from near last to finish inside the top five. With a pair of good starts Watson is clear threat to the podium this weekend.

Watson isn’t the only Kemea Yamaha MX2 rider who has been fast lately, the #193 of Jago Geerts has been finding his form recently and was 4th overall in France after an impressive 5-2 finish. Geerts raced here in 2017 but in the EMX250 class where he took 12th.

Team HRC’s Calvin Vlaanderen will also be interesting to keep an eye on this weekend. The South African is 5th in the MX2 Championship standings and has reached the podium 2 of the last 3 races.

Also looking to impress this weekend on home soil is Yamaha SM Action M.C. Migliori's Michele Cervellin. The young Italian recently made the switch to the Yamaha and the new bike appears to suite him well with his strong performance in France.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 434 points; 2. Jorge Prado (ESP, KTM), 418 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 328 p.; 4. Ben Watson (GBR, YAM), 305 p.; 5. Calvin Vlaanderen (RSA, HON), 259 p.; 6. Jago Geerts (BEL, YAM), 217 p.; 7. Jed Beaton (AUS, KAW), 216 p.; 8. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 211 p.; 9. Henry Jacobi (GER, HUS), 187 p.; 10. Michele Cervellin (ITA, YAM), 187 p.

2017 Fiat Professional FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia Top 3 MX2:

1. Jeremy Seewer

2. Pauls Jonass

3. Thomas Covington

All the photos from the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia will be available HERE

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT+2)

Saturday: 09h00 EMX250 Group 1 Free/Time Practice, 09h45 EMX250 Group 2 Free/Time Practice, 10h30 WMX Free/Time Practice, 11h30 MX2 Free Practice, 12h00 MXGP Free Practice, 13h00 EMX250 Last Chance Race, 14h00 MX2 Time Practice , 14h40 MXGP Time Practice, 15h25 WMX Race 1, 16h25 MX2 Qualifying Race, 17h10 MXGP Qualifying Race, 17h55 EMX250 Race 1

Sunday: 09h45 WMX Race 2, 10h25 MX2 Warm-Up,  10h45 MXGP Warm-Up, 11h30 EMX250 Race 2, 13h15 MX2 Race 1, 14h15 MXGP Race 1, 16h10 MX2 Race 2, 17h10 MXGP Race 2

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OTTOBIANO (Lombardia) 13^rd June 2018 – Live TV coverage for the 2018 FIM MXGP World Championships continues in North America with the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia, to be held this upcoming weekend at the sandy Ottobiano circuit.

CBS Sports Network, the official TV broadcaster of the series in U.S. and Canada, will air the last two races of the MX2 and the MXGP class plus highlights of the first two races for each category, with the following time schedule:

MX2 Class:

Highlights of Race 1 + Live Coverage of Race 2 at 10:00am ET (7:00am PT) on June 17^th 2018

MXGP Class:

Highlights of Race 1 + Live Coverage of Race 2 at 11:00am ET (8:00am PT) on June 17^th 2018

Along with the Live coverage of the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia, CBS Spots Network will provide as well same-day repeat airings of each MX2 and MXGP 1-hour program on Sunday June 17^th 2018.

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MXGP is back on italian soil for the 11th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Fiat Professional MXGP of Lombardia and together with MXGP and MX2 the circuit of Ottobiano will host the EMX250 and WMX rounds too. 

Timetable & all Entry Lists of the event are available to be downloaded in PDF format here below

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX250 ENTRY LIST

WMX ENTRY LIST

MXGP keeps running the FOX Holeshot competition trough the rounds of the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship season together with MXGP Partner FOX.

The way it works is that 1 point is awarded per MXGP or MX2 championship race. The first rider who cross the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner will be given a point. At the end of the season, the 2 riders – one per category - with the most FOX Holeshot points will win a mega prize.

At the MXGP of France that took place on June the 10^th in St.Jean d’Angely Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairoli took the FOX Holeshot in MXGP while Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass took both FOX Holeshots in MX2 race 1 and race 2 respectively.

Watch the FOX Holeshot Films

MXGP FOX Holeshot Film

MX2 FOX Holeshot Film