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LOMMEL (Belgium), 02 August 2017 - MXGP and MX2 heads to Lommel, Belgium for the Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium, the 14th round of 19 this season. The deep sand circuit of Lommel is the weekly testing ground for nearly every MXGP and MX2 team, with most of team work shops near minutes from the track.

With only 5 rounds remaining in the championship after this weekend, time is running out for any to challenge the two Red Bull KTM Factory Racing championship leaders Antonio Cairoli and Pauls Jonass.

Lommel will also serve as the venue for EMX300, EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing, and Honda EMX150 classes. In EMX300 Brad Anderson has a 21 point lead over GL12 Racing’s Mike Kras with only one race after Lommel in the championship. In the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class BUD Racing Monster Energy’s Brian Moreau has the points lead but it less than 20 ahead of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup and recently crowned FIM Junior Motocross World Champion Gianluca Facchetti with 2 rounds still to follow this weekend. Finally in Honda EMX150 Italian Andrea Adamo leads Anton Nordström Graaf at the now halfway point of their championship.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli sit a top a comfortable lead in the points and he has already proven that he has the physical prowess to take on the toughest of conditions. Cairoli’s racing experience and physical fitness with both be necessary on what is known as one of the most demanding surfaces on the World Championship calendar. Winning here in 2010, 2011, and 2014 Cairoli knows what he needs to do to win.

Belgium may be home to nearly every rider now it has always been home for the both Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle and Suzuki World MXGP’s Kevin Strijbos. While it’s Desalle who has had the better 2017 season currently second in the championship, Strijbos is last year’s overall winner in Lommel. Prior to last year’s win Strijbos had a pair of top fives from 2014 and 2015 while Desalle finished 8th in 2016 but he had 2 podiums, a 2nd and 3rd, in 2011 and 2010.

Many believe this weekend we will see the sand master, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, on another level. Herlings, who is third in championship, continues to climb the ranks with good results. Winning the MX2 class in 2011 and finishing 2nd in 2010 the Dutch rider know his way around the Belgian sand as good as anyone.

The Frenchman Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Gautier Paulin took his only win this year just across the border at the sands of Valkenswaard. With 3 top five finishes plus a second during past Lommel visits, he is definitely one to expect a solid performance out of.

Besides Paulin his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing teammates, Max Nagl and Max Anstie, are both ones to watch as Nagl has been fighting up front the past races and came in second last year while Anstie has gone 1-2, 1-1, and 1-1 between 2014, 2015 and 2016 in MX2 at Lommel.

HRC’s Tim Gajser is coming back strong from his injury winning a race in Loket last time out and finishing on the overall podium. His fitness will surely be put to a true test on the Lommel circuit.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek are both keen to race Lommel as both have had good results in the past. Febvre finished 4th in 2014 and 3rd in 2015 while the Belgian Van Horebeek finished 4th last year.

MXGP Championship Top 10: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 523 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 431 p.; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 418 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HUS), 417 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 353 p.; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 338 p.; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 308 p.; 8. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 294 p.; 9. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 286 p.; 10. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, YAM), 279 p.

2016 Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium MXGP Top 3

1. Kevin Strijbos
2. Max Nagl
3. Antonio Cairoli

In MXGP unless you are Cairoli the chances of winning the title at this point are against you but in MX2 there is still a decent shot for points lead to change.

Don’t be confused though, MX2’s points leader, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, still has nearly 2 race wins over Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer 2nd with 47 points between the two. The problem is that Seewer has been strong lately winning two of the last three GP’s. Jonass last raced Lommel in 2015 where he took 2nd while Seewer took 2nd in 2016.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen sits third in the championship only 5 points ahead of Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team’s Benoit Paturel. Olsen has had a strong rookie season but Paturel has been coming on strong lately and took 5th here last year.

Up and down is the best way to describe both LRT KTM’s Julien Lieber and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington’s seasons. Lieber started the season with a handful of podiums but recently he has struggled and Covington has won an overall and races but he has struggled to have 2 wins on the same weekend. While Lieber is a native Belgian and used to the sand Covington grew up on the hard tracks of America. Covington however has been in Europe for quite some time spending many hours on this very circuit.

Last year’s 3rd place finisher, Monster Energy Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team’s Petar Petrov, will unfortunately sit out this weekend as he continues to recover from injury.

This weekend will undoubtably provided more epic racing between all our top contenders whether it MXGP, MX2 or EMX their ready to battle in Lommel.

MX2 Championship Top 10: 1. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 548 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 501 p.; 3. Thomas Kjer Olsen (DEN, HUS), 403 p.; 4. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 398 p.; 5. Julien Lieber (BEL, KTM), 374 p.; 6. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 339 p.; 7. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 273 p.; 8. Jorge Prado Garcia (ESP, KTM), 268 p.; 9. Brent Van doninck (BEL, YAM), 226 p.; 10. Hunter Lawrence (AUS, SUZ), 225 p.

2016 Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium MX2 Top 3

1. Max Anstie
2. Jeremy Seewer
3. Petar Petrov

All the photos of the Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 08:45; EMX300 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 10:15; MX2 Free Practice 11:30; MXGP Free Practice 12:00; EMX125 Last Chance 13:10; EMX300 Race 1 13:40; MX2 Time Practice 14:15; MXGP Time Practice 14:45; EMX150 Race 1 15:25; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:25; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:10; EMX125 Race 1 17:55.

Sunday: EMX300 Race 2 08:40; EMX150 Race 2 09:45; MX2 Warm up 10:25, MXGP Warm up 10:45; EMX125 Race 2 11:30; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10

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While all eyes will be on the Red Bull KTM Factory riders Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings, there might be a little surprise for the Belgian public if Max Anstie has his way.

Amazing to think, but Anstie has won three Grand Prix’s in a row at the Lommel circuit, going 1-2-1-1-1-1 in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Although these GP wins have come in the MX2 class, and the MXGP class is another animal, it gives you the feeling the British youngster is on something of a roll at the tough Belgian circuit.

Of course, after a crash at the last Grand Prix in Loket, Czech Republic two weeks ago, the British rider picked up a foot injury, but it shouldn’t be enough to slow his speed in Lommel. Racing for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna factory team, and knowing that a good performance will be a nice gift for the team, the main goal will be to stay consistent and out of trouble.

“We had a great week of testing before the GP in Loket,” Anstie said. “We made some big steps forward. In the qualifying race (in Loket) my start was good but I got stuck in the first turn and lost time. Then on Sunday I was feeling quite good despite the muddy conditions. Unfortunately, I crashed on the first lap and hurt my foot. The pain was unbearable so I had to stop and get it checked. I had the medical team check it and luckily it was nothing serious, just some bruises on my foot. I did my best in moto two but the pain was still there.”

After last year’s win, Anstie made it clear he was loving his time at Lommel, and despite sleepless nights, and a lot of pressure to go for his third win in a row, the performance in 2016 was impressive.

“I love it there. It was difficult I have done three in a row, and I was nervous this time. I had never won a qualifier and I crashed, and everyone was saying you need to win. I didn’t sleep Saturday night and it was a difficult weekend. Jeremy (Seewer) was fast. Jeremy was riding really well and it was hard to make up time. I am glad for the team, this is where we wanted to be. In that first moto, it was crazy. It was fast early, then the rain came and it was nearly impossible to see. I have to hand it to the other riders, they were really fast.”

Now into 2017, and a crack at four Grand Prix victories in a row at the famous Belgian sand trap. While as mentioned most will be looking at Herlings and Cairoli as the two favourites, don’t be surprised to see Anstie poke his nose in front at one point or another over the weekend. Can you beat the two best sand riders in the world? What we will have to wait and see until this coming Sunday. What we do know, from the last three years, he is the most successful rider at the circuit, and that has to count for something.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 02 August 2017 – SCOTT Sports, a worldwide leader in off-road apparel, goggles, bicycles, and sporting goods, based in Switzerland, have long been a FIM Junior Motocross World Championship and FIM 65cc World Cup sponsor. 2017 was no exception when the world’s best junior riders took to the Lange moto center in Tartu, Estonia.

SCOTT Sports is a proud supporter of these riders that are the future of motocross and MXGP racing. In addition to sponsoring the event as a whole, the team at Scott awarded each of the 3 champions with a mountain bike. 125cc Junior Champion Gianluca Facchetti, 85cc Junior Champion Eddie Jay Wade, and 65cc World Cup winner Ivano Van Erp where each given a Scott Scale bike. Youthstream appreciates the dedication that SCOTT Sports has shown in the past and continues to show towards the development of these young racers. Both Youthstream and Scott Sports look forward to seeing these champions continue their careers.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 02 August 2017 - Youthstream is excited to announce that the forty-seventh issue of MXGP Mag is now online. This time Wilvo Yamaha MXGP takes the cover as the featured team of the month after his career best performance in Portugal. We talked to the team riders Shaun Simpson and Arnaud Tonus along with team manager Louis Vosters to get an inside look at the team dynamic.

In the #47 Issue of MXGP Mag we get you caught up on the racing from the MXGP of Czech Republic in Loket and the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship held in Estonia. Then there is a throwback to the past with an article on the 1975 Suzuki 125 and Gaston Rahier plus a special feature on motocross Hall of Famer Jeff Ward.

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

Those users who have already downloaded the other issues on their iOs device can automatically download the forty-seventh 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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The Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium is taking place next weekend, August the 6th in Lommel including together with MXGP and MX2 class also the Honda EMX150, the EMX300 and the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing rounds.

Timetable and Entry lists of the event can be downloaded at the links below in PDF format.

TIMETABLE

Entry List MXGP

Entry List MX2

Entry List EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing

Entry Lists Honda EMX150

Entry List EMX300

Every rider talks about the importance of having a good start and getting the holeshot, it is perhaps the most simple part of the race but often the most difficult. It’s however the easiest way to score a good result. Fox Europe is well aware of the importance of getting a holeshot and decided to further add to its incentive at FIM Junior Motocross World Championship.

Gianluca Facchetti and Jeremy Sydow were both awarded a voucher with the value of €1000 for their Fox Holeshots in the 125cc class. Eddie Jay Wade and Magnus Smith took home a voucher to the value of € 750 for their holeshots in the Junior 85cc class, while Alessandro Gaspari and Mads Fredsoe were awarded 500€ for crossing the holeshot line first in the 65’s.

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(TARTU) Estonia, 29 July 2017 - The grassy rolling hills of the Lange Motokeskus circuit hosted the qualifying sessions today for tomorrow’s FIM Junior Motocross World Championship and 65cc FIM Junior Motocross World Cup.

The world’s best young racers put their skills to the test, all trying to get the fastest single lap on the mixed red soil of the Estonian track. With over 180 riders between the 3 classes, only 120 would make the cut.

125cc Junior Motocross World Championship

The morning started with the 125cc 2t and it was the Free Practice Group A who made the first lines on the track carving through the well prepped circuit.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup came out flying and put in the fastest lap of the day with a 1:31.612 time. While Haarup was fastest in Group A, Team France’s Brian Moreau topped the Group B Free Practice times just ahead of Kevin Horgmo.

While Free Practice gave riders a chance to get a feel for the track, the Qualifying Practice was the focus and in Group A, the Italian Gianluca Facchetti was all business topping Mikkel Haarup for pole position on Sunday. Haarup said, “My qualifying went quite fine, I had some good laps, not quite like I wanted to but I took second in my group and I have third gate pick tomorrow.”

While the third fastest Group A time went to the home team’s Andreas Hiiemägi, fellow Estonian Meico Vettik was quicker than anyone in Group B including Brian Moreau who put together the second fastest lap prior to a crash. Moreau however rejoined the practice after shaking off the fall.

For the riders who didn’t make it straight out of qualifying practice a last chance race was given. The top 4 last chance finishers of Viking Lindström, Christopher Mills, Timur Petrashin, and Emil Weckman were the last to be guaranteed a spot on the gate tomorrow.

125cc World Championship Qualifying Practice Top Ten Group A: 1. Gianluca Facchetti (ITA, Husqvarna), 1:34.713; 2. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:00.228; 3. Andreas Hiiemagi (EST, Husqvarna), +0:01.278; 4. Rene Hofer (AUT, KTM), +0:01.622; 5. Emilio Scuteri (ITA, KTM), +0:01.841; 6. Jan Pancar (SLO, Yamaha), +0:02.558; 7. Bailey Malkiewicz (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:02.716; 8. Marcel Stauffer (AUT, KTM), +0:02.793; 9. Mason Semmens (AUS, Yamaha), +0:02.880; 10. Jeremy Sydow (GER, KTM), +0:02.882.

125cc World Championship Qualifying Practice Top Ten Group B: 1. Meico Vettik (EST, KTM), 1:35.979; 2. Brian Strubhart Moreau (FRA, KTM), +0:00.008; 3. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, KTM), +0:00.221; 4. Tim Edberg (SWE, Yamaha), +0:00.752; 5. Rick Elzinga (NED, Yamaha), +0:00.810; 6. Andrea Zanotti (SMR, KTM), +0:01.020; 7. Matteo Puccinelli (ITA, KTM), +0:01.098; 8. Filip Olsson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:01.122; 9. Yann Crnjanski (FRA, KTM), +0:01.921; 10. Florian Lion (GER, KTM), +0:02.013.

85cc Junior Motocross World Championship

From the 125cc’s the track was turned over to the 85cc rippers. In group A Free Practice Max Pahlsson led the way but less than a second separated him from 2nd and 3rd, British rider Eddie Jay Wade and Frenchman Florian Miot.

Group A’s Free Practice lap times were close to one another but so too were Group B’s. Noel Nilsson topped the charts ahead of the Hungarian, Adam Zsolt Kovacs, and the lone South African Camden Mc Lellan.

Eddie Wade carried his free practice speed into A Group’s Qualifying and this time out his smooth riding out ranked that of Phalsson’s. In Group B Qualifying Nilsson again had the fastest time while Kovacs was only 4 tenths of a second off his pace.

Kovacs looked comfortable on the track throughout the day, and he said: “Qualifying was very nice I came off the track 2nd and during the first 3 laps I pushed, the track was nice, it started to get bumpy, which I like so everything is good.”

In 85cc class the last 4 of 40 spots were filled via the last chance race top 4 of Nico Greutman, Petr Rathousky, Martin Venhoda, and Tomas Pikart.

85cc World Championship Qualifying Practice Group A Top Ten: 1. Eddie Wade (GBR, Husqvarna), 1:40.983; 2. Max Palsson (SWE, KTM), +0:00.652; 3. Kay de Wolf (NED, KTM), +0:00.859; 4. Florian Miot (FRA, Yamaha), +0:01.432; 5. Magnus Smith (DEN, KTM), +0:02.563; 6. Noah Ludwig (GER, Husqvarna), +0:04.117; 7. Sampo Rainio (FIN, KTM), +0:04.187; 8. Max Thunecke (GER, KTM), +0:04.481; 9. Radek Vetrovsky (CZE, KTM), +0:04.696; 10. Quentin Marc Prugnieres (FRA, KTM), +0:04.855.

85cc World Championship Qualifying Practice Group B Top Ten: 1. Noel Nilsson (SWE, Husqvarna), 1:41.481; 2. Adam Zsolt Kovacs (HUN, Yamaha), +0:00.448; 3. Kay Karssemakers (NED, Husqvarna), +0:01.920; 4. Bobby Wayne Bruce (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:02.422; 5. Constantin Piller (GER, KTM), +0:02.961; 6. Camden Mc Lellan (RSA, KTM), +0:03.665; 7. Pietro Razzini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:04.182; 8. Andrea Roncoli (ITA, Honda), +0:04.318; 9. Rasmus Varg (SWE, KTM), +0:04.364; 10. Gerard Congost Aguilera (ESP, Kawasaki), +0:05.006.

65cc Junior Motocross World Cup

The 65cc class is full of the most impressive young riders in the motocross world. With lap times not far off of the 85cc bikes the little riders are railing their way around the track.

For Italian youngster Ferruccio Zanchi the weekend couldn’t have started any better. Zanchi had the fastest time in Free Practice and Qualifying Practice of not only of his Group A, but of either group A or B.

Second to Zanchi in Group A was Ivano Van Erp from the Netherlands while in Group B the fastest in Free Practice and the qualifier was the recently crowned EMX65 champion Mads Fredsoe.

Fredsoe was followed by Finland’s Saku Mansikkamäki in Free Practice and his Danish teammate Jakob Madsen in Qualifying.

The 65cc class was no exception when it comes to last chance qualifiers. The final spots went to Uldis Freibergs, Bradley Mesters, Eldar Mukimkhanov, and Kirils Maslovs.

65cc World Cup Qualifying Practice Group A Top Ten: 1. Ferruccio Zanchi (ITA, Husqvarna), 1:52.695; 2. Ivano Van Erp (NED, KTM), +0:00.218; 3. Maksymilian Chwalik (POL, KTM), +0:03.190; 4. Alejandro Perez Martin (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:03.349; 5. Karlis Alberts Reisulis (LAT, KTM), +0:04.453; 6. Jet Alsop (AUS, Suzuki), +0:04.997; 7. Damian Knuiman (NED, Husqvarna), +0:05.040; 8. Junya Tanaka (JPN, Suzuki), +0:05.642; 9. Noel Zanocz (HUN, Husqvarna), +0:05.673; 10. Mirco ten Kate (NED, KTM), +0:06.085.

65cc World Cup Qualifying Practice Group B Top Ten: 1. Mads Fredsoe Sorensen (DEN, KTM), 1:53.675; 2. Jakob Madsen (DEN, KTM), +0:03.786; 3. Ollie Colmer (GBR, Honda), +0:03.968; 4. Kasimir Hindersson (FIN, KTM), +0:04.232; 5. Julius Mikula (CZE, KTM), +0:04.497; 6. Kayden Minear (JPN, Suzuki), +0:04.681; 7. Saku Mansikkamaki (FIN, Honda), +0:04.695; 8. Jaka Peklaj (SLO, KTM), +0:06.559; 9. Alessandro Gaspari (ITA, KTM), +0:06.852; 10. Elisey Oreshkin (RUS, KTM), +0:07.627.

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TIMETABLE

Sunday: 125cc Warm up 09:00; 65cc Warm up 09:30; 85cc Warm up 10:00; 65cc Race 1 11:20; 85cc Race 1 12:05; 125cc Race 1 13:00; 65cc Race 2 14:20; 85cc Race 2 15:05; 125cc Race 2 16:00;

FIM Junior Motocross World Championship – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1560 m

Type of ground: hard sand

Temperature: 24°C

Weather conditions: cloudy with showers

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Courtney Duncan from Dunedin in New Zealand has really been a nice addition to the Women’s Motocross World Championship in recent years. The diminutive kiwi has shown blazing speed and continues to look like a solid candid for the world title in 2017.

We caught up with her and asked her about Loket last weekend and also her plan for the rest of the season.

Q: Courtney, congratulation on the win. How did it go for you?

Courtney Duncan: It was a good weekend. First race I got the win, so I was happy with that. Second race it was pretty slippery as they had rain. They also watered the track and I got second. I couldn’t be happier with how the weekend went.

Q: That first race, you won, but it wasn’t an easy win. You passed her with two corners to go or something?

Courtney Duncan: Yes, it wasn’t an easy win, and I made it hard for myself on the start. I was outside the top ten on the first lap and I was careful early and then half way through put the hamper down and was able to pass on the final lap.

Q: The competition for the Women’s Motocross World Championship is really strong, with four ladies all in the hunt. How difficult is that?

Courtney Duncan: It is definitely tough, you just have to do the best you can do and salvage as many points as possible. It’s tough, but it’s also good.

Q: Do you all get on?

Courtney Duncan: I get along with them all and talk with them off the track and when the helmet comes off we get along fine.

Q: Two rounds left, are you excited or nervous?

Courtney Duncan: I am excited. Assen is next and I am pumped for that. I have been living in Belgium, so that will help. Two more rounds, so a lot of opportunities.

Q: It’s a big gap until Assen. How is that, you mentioned you live in Belgium, how good is that to have a solid base?

Courtney Duncan: It’s been really good to live over here and you get to make it your home. New Zealand is 30 hours in the aeroplane, so there is jet-lag. It’s summer over here and winter in New Zealand, so it’s easier for riding. Also, I have so much to learn in the sand and living in Belgium helps that.

Q: Being based in Belgium, how is your preparation there?

Courtney Duncan: Sure, you can go to Lommel, or Almen, and you usually have like five GP riders there, so you can check your speed. It’s all good.

Q: Josh Coppins is your manager, what is it like having Josh around?

Courtney Duncan: He has been over in Europe the last couple of months, so it’s good having him here. Also, my mechanic has been working hard, so I can’t thank them enough.

Q: What are your goals?

Courtney Duncan: We take it week by week, and the next step is Assen, and we do the best we can. Go into the final and see. We take each race as it comes.

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(TARTU) Estonia, 28 July 2017 - The future of motocross is in Estonia and the riders are revved up for this weekend at the beautiful track and venue here of Lange Motokeskus in Tartu, Estonia, for the 2017 edition of the FIM Junior Motocross World Championship. The picturesque circuit is relatively new to the area opened in 2012 first hosting the Tanel Leok and friends event. Now 5 years later, all is set for the biggest event in the track’s history.

This evening, as a start to the weekend, an opening ceremony was held which opened with speeches from FIM/CMS Director, Tony Skillington, President of the Estonian Motorcycle federation, Andre Sepp, Head of Haaslava Municipality, Priit Lomp, and Youthstream Representative, Patricia Maskarova. During the ceremony the teams from 28 different countries were introduced, riders were each given a medal of participation by the Local Organizer Lauri Roosiorg, then each team planted a tree alongside the circuit as part of the 2017 Ride Green Cup, and finally all of the teams joined together for a family photo.

In the 125cc class last year’s EMX85 and 85 Junior World Champion, Rene Hofer, has moved up to the bigger 2t. Hofer will however line up against several other world class competitors such as last year’s 85cc runner up, Estonian Meico Vettik, who will be hard to beat in his home country, and the current 2017 EMX125 Points leader Brian Moreau. The list of top contenders doesn’t end there though as Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mikkel Haarup, Gianluca Facchetti, Kevin Horgmo, and Raivo Dankers will all head to the starting line this weekend.

The 85cc class will have last year’s top five finisher Nikita Petrov from Russia return to contend once again against riders such as last year’s 3rd place finisher in 65cc, Latvian Edvards Bidzans and even riders all the way from Australia such as Jett Lawrence.

While the other classes have many returning talent, the 65cc Junior World Cup class is full of young new faces and all are looking to put their name in the record books. While Mads Fredsoe Sorensen has already made his mark as the 2017 FIM European Motocross 65cc Champion, a World Cup title is at the forefront of his focus this weekend.

On top of having the title of FIM Junior Motocross World Champion or the 65cc World Cup title, the winners will also receive a Scott Scale bike courtesy of our sponsor Scott Sports.

It’s now time for these young athletes to show their talent let their hard work pay off with the qualifying sessions tomorrow.

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In the meantime click HERE to enjoy the welcome message by our lovely TV Presenter Lisa Leyland.

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Here we are! One of the most awaited moments of the week: MXGP in collaboration with Monster Energy has the pleasure to interview a Monster Girl at every GP. The feature will go up the week after the event.

At the MXGP of Czech Republic we had the pleasure to catch up with the Czech Lucie. Here what we asked:

What is your favorite movie? Fast and the furious series! It’s amazing so much adrenaline!

- What was your dream job growing up?  Anything that helps me travel the world, I also love animals! So I am doing half of my dream at the moment, as I get to see so many amazing places. 

- Who is your favorite Monster athlete? Romain Febvre – I love his style on a bike, it’s always awesome to watch.

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