MX2

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The phrase ‘go big or go home’ just became ‘go big at home’ with the Suzuki factory squad pulling out all the stops to impress this weekend at their home grand prix, the Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium.

Suzuki World MXGP is now owned and managed by Europe’s G.O.A.T, Stefan Everts, the most successful rider ever, with ten FIM Motocross World Championships to his name, one of which he won on a Suzuki RM125 back in 1991. As a tribute to his success more than two decades ago, and to celebrate his, and the teams’ home grand prix (the workshop is only a stone throw away from the paddock here in Lommel), the entire Suzuki World MXGP and MX2 team will be rocking a retro look this weekend inspired by a 1992 RM250.

Stefan and the crew held a presentation earlier this evening where they unveiled the super rad look that the Suzuki Factory riders Kevin Strijbos, Arminas Jasikonis, Jeremy Seewer, Brian Hsu and Bas Vaessen will be rocking this weekend.

Following the presentation the media were able to get some exclusive footage in terms of photo’s and interviews before joining the Suzuki team for dinner.

LOMMEL (Belgium), 29 July 2016 – The Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium, round fourteen of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place in the dunes of Lommel this weekend, where the MX2 class will be wide open once again with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s sandman Jeffrey Herlings still on the couch. That means that the likes of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis, Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie are going to be laying it all on the line for a grand prix win, as will the other sand specialists, HSF Logistics Motorsports’ Brian Bogers, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Petar Petrov and Kemea Yamaha MX Official Team’s Brent Van Doninck.

Lommel is home to three of MXGP’s finest, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek, Team Suzuki World MXGP’s Kevin Strijbos and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle. It is also home, by default, to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl and last years’ MXGP of Belgium winner, Wilvo Virus Performance KTM’s Shaun Simpson.

With such a star-studded line up of riders residing in Lommel, home-cooking is bound to be a topic, and if you’re not into home cooking, you can put your eggs in the basket of the championship leader, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser who is sure to ruffle some feathers.

Check the guides below to find out how you can watch the fourteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium, from your living room this Sunday. If you’re local, you’ll be happy to know that Sporza - VRT will be broadcasting both MXGP and MX2 races LIVE with LIVE commentary that will be recorded here onsite in Lommel.

Otherwise, tune into www.mxgp-tv.com where you can SAVE 50% on a season pass, which will give you access to watch both days of the FIM Motocross World Championships and the European Championships, Saturday and Sunday, LIVE and OnDemand. It will also allow you to watch the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations and the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ Cup LIVE. 

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EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

Wednesday 03 August – 09:00 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 17:15 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 16:15 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 19:05 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 18:05 CET - Delayed

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

SPORZA

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET -  Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET -  Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 22:00 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

Wednesday 03 August – 09:00 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 17:15 – CET - Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 16:15 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 19:05 CET -  Delayed

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 18:05 CET - Delayed

L’EQUIPE 21

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET – Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET – Live

ITALY 

PREMIUM SPORTS 2

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

ITALIA 2 

Sunday 24 July   – MXGP Race 1 & Race 2 – 23:00 CET - Delayed

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV -

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

BRAZIL 

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

USA- CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 31 July – MX2 Race 2 – 3.00 pm EST (12.00 am PST)

Monday 01 August - MXGP Race 2 – 02.00 am EST (11:00 am PST Sunday 31st July)

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA 

BeIn Sports 

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS 3  

Sunday 31July   – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

CHINA

FOX China

Sunday 31July   – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 31 July   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

All the photos of the FIAT Professional MXGP of Belgium will be available HERE

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX300 Free/Timed Practice 07:55; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:30; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:05; EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 09:40; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX125 Last chance Qualifying Race 11:30; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 12:00; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 12:35; EMX300 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; EMX150 Race 1 15:25; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:45; EMX250 Last chance Qualifying Race 18:35.

Sunday: EMX300 Race 2 08:30; EMX250 Race 1 09:30; MX2 Warm up 10:10; MXGP Warm up 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:10; EMX125 Race 2 12:05; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; EMX250 Race 2 15:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

FIAT Professional MXGP of Belgium

Red Bull KTM Factory rider Antonio Cairoli might not be having his best season of his illustrious career, and despite winning less GPs in the last two years than any time in the last 10 years, he is still very much a contender in the 2016 MXGP championship.

Second place in the MXGP series standings, some 109 points back from Tim Gajser the Italian rider will head into the Grand Prix of Belgium this weekend with a little more confidence than normal.

Cairoli has won at Lommel on a number of occasions, in fact more than any other rider in the sports history, and with the change from the 450 KTM to the 350 KTM he is back on the bike that helped him win so many GPs. In Loket last weekend he didn’t get the results he wanted, but he did gain some confidence.

“I was back on the KTM 350 SX-F after almost a year,” Cairoli said last weekend in Loket. “The race didn’t go how I wanted for sure but we had a good feeling with the bike in the time practice. I was able to improve my speed from before and I felt better on the bike overall. But we messed up the starts because it was almost a year since I started on the 350. On this track if you have a bad start you don’t go anywhere. You could see that with Nagl. He wasn’t the fastest in practice but in the races he had two good starts and he won.” Cairoli also confirmed he is looking forward to racing at Lommel next weekend. Because he lives part of the time in Belgium, it is like a home race for him.

It’s been a while since Cairoli has ridden the sand, his last GP was in Valkenswaard when he had a great battle with defending MXGP champion Romain Febvre. It was very much an important moment in the 2016 MXGP championship as the Frenchman beat Cairoli on a circuit he had often dominated on. Questions started being asked of the KTM riders spot at the very top of the sport.

“In Valkenswaard the first heat went wrong,” Cairoli said. “I took a good start but I made a mistake at the first corner and I lost some positions till the eighth. Since that I started to ride poorly, I was stiff on the bike, without being able to do what I wanted. I started having arm pump and I could not find the rhythm. In the second moto, I get a good start, scoring the hole shot and riding as I know, on a track well fixed after the first heat. I found a good rhythm, although a few laps from the end I started to feel tired; excessive sweating has tarnished my lenses and visibility in the final laps was not optimal. On the last lap I made a small mistake and Febvre, who had approached, took the opportunity and went on to win; it’s a shame because it would be important to win the moto and get on the podium but I’m satisfy by my reaction after a difficult first race.”

Now onto Lommel, and there is no doubt many of the GP followers will be hoping the eight times world motocross champion can find his speed and once again dominate at a circuit he loves.

Last weekend at the MXGP of Czech Republic Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Max Nagl, Honda Gariboldi's Tim Gajser and Team HRC's Gautier Paulin had a pretty sweet battle, so sweet we decided to choose it as our video of the week. Watch it here: 

MONACO, (Principality of Monaco), 29 July 2016 - Youthstream is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with FLY Racing for the FIM Motocross World Championship and the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

Well known for its long-lasting collaboration with some of the most popular american riders like Trey Canard and Andrew Short, the iconic company from Boise, Idaho, is widely recognized for the distinctive excellence of its motocross and off-road gear and protective equipment.

Being one of the consolidated leaders of the industry in the United States and Canada, FLY Racing is successfully expanding as one of the key players of the international market, where it can count on the appreciation and trust of a fast growing base of loyal, happy customers.

By becoming official partner of MXGP, FLY Racing will gain massive visibility reaching millions of motocross fans all around the world.

About FLY Racing

Established in 1998, FLY Racing has quickly become one of the fastest growing off-road motorcycle racing apparel and protective equipment brands in the powersports industry. The company began by developing quality products for the competitive North American market and is now distributed worldwide in 40+ countries. In the United States, FLY Racing products are distributed exclusively to dealers through parent company Western Power Sports (WPS) and its six regional distribution warehouses.

The design team at FLY Racing’s has dedicated itself to innovate, develop and improve the future of racewear, helmets and protective equipment. Invaluable insight from athletes—both amateur and pro alike—fuel and guide the constant goal to improve. In addition to motocross apparel, the brand also manufactures a growing line of hard parts; a full line of casual wear; as well as apparel for the BMX, Mountain Bike, Snowmobile, Watercraft and Street riding segments.

In 2016 FLY Racing entered the MXGP scene with riders Shaun Simpson, Jose Butron and Adam Sterry, leading the way for the brand as it continues to make its presence known at race tracks around the world.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

FLY Racing

The YZ125 Cup is closing in on October 8th. At the Veltins Arena Superfinal the 46 top YZ125 riders from around Europe will get their chance to race in front of 50,000 motocross fans for the prize of a masterclass with David Philippaerts and a professional contract in 2017 with Yamaha. This summer bLU cRU riders in Sweden, Italy and the United Kingdom have all been testing themselves in their national championships and leaders are emerging for the spots available at the starting gate in Germany.

With five of seven races completed in the Swedish 125 Championship, YZ125 Cup bLU cRU riders Tim Edberg and Alvin Lüning lead the points table after the most recent race in Tomelilla on July 17th. Norwegian teenager Jörgen Hölen fills out the all-Nordic podium in third. Edberg, who finished fourth overall in Tomelilla, is out in front with 169 points, and has a 45 point advantage over Lüning, who crossed the line sixth in that race.

The Italian 125cc National Championship is three races for Central and Southern Italy and three races for the North. The YZ125 Cup runs concurrently and is filled with some of the strongest and most talented young motocross riders in the country. Three final races in July and September are scheduled, and the standings after July's first race at Ponte e Egola the top five bLU cRU riders are Manuel Ulivi, Mattia Guadagnini, Lorenzo Rossi, Niccolo Folli and Mirco Dalbosco. 

Many of these same Italian bLU cRU riders in the YZ125 Cup attended the MXGP of Lombardia in Mantova in early July as VIP guests. The young motocross riders got exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Yamaha Factory Team paddocks, and met with American motocross superstar Chad Reed and other Yamaha riders, mechanics and staff during the two-day event.

England's 2016 125cc championship has seen three of six events so far this season, and the YZ125 bLU cRU has seen a wide range of talent in the series, including Tom Grimshaw's round two victory and Bill Moynes steady placings in different track conditions in Doncaster, Cumbria and Scotland.

Three more YZ125 Cup races in the United Kingdom will help determine who goes to Germany in October, and we can look forward to seeing if Grimshaw, Moynes and challenger Jordan Hearn will come out on top at motocross weekends in Northamptonshire, Wales or Salisbury before the Championship is decided.

Copyright: Photo: YZ125 Cup

LOMMEL (Belgium), 27 July 2016 – Last weekend it was the contrast of riding styles between Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl and Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser that set the tone at the MXGP of Czech Republic, which took place at the heavily elevated, rocky, clay-based track of Loket. Staying in tune with the theme of contrast, this weekend the fourteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Fiat Professional MXGP of Belgium will take place in Lommel, a facility that has no hills but is made out of bottomless sand.

Ask anyone; ‘out of the eighteen tracks that make up the MXGP series, which one is the gnarliest?’ There is a 90 % chance that their response will be ‘Lommel’ and you’ll see why this weekend especially with the addition of the European Championship where titles can be won in the EMX250, EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing and the EMX300 Presented by FMF Racing. The Honda European 150 Championship will also line up for the third round of their series.

Last weekend Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl ‘s performance was epic to see, especially with Tim Gajser being at the top of his game right now. The German, who was a member of Team Germany, the team that won the 2012 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations that took place right here in the brutal pits of Lommel, will be a threat for the podium once again this weekend.

The super flamboyant cat we call ‘Tiga’, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser, is bound to be a hard beast to tame this weekend. Flashback to his epic performance in the sand of Valkenswaard, another famed sand track that is only 30km away from here, earlier this season where he won the opening race. Tim has been laying the smack down on everyone in MXGP over the last thirteen rounds. He’s yet to finish off the podium and currently leads the championship by 109 points over Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli.

In case you missed it Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli switched back to the KTM350SX-F last weekend in Loket and while he didn’t make quite the splash he was hoping for, there’s a good chance he is 100% sure he’s made the right choice for this weekend, even though it’s not his home grand prix, it’s the next closest thing for the Italian who resides in Lommel during the season.

It will be an actual home grand prix for three more podium threats, Team Suzuki World MXGP’s Kevin Strijbos, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle. All three riders don’t ride Lommel as often as you think, but it is a track that is hard to forget, so they’ll be quick. 

Meanwhile another rider you will need to keep an eye on is Wilvo Virus Performance KTM’s Shaun Simpson, last years MXGP of Belgium winner. Simpson has been struggling with bike set-up and injuries this season, but will be feeling home this weekend since he lives only a few minutes up the road.

As for the defending champion Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, he will be feeling a bit better this weekend with another week of training and testing under his belt.

2015 MXGP of Belgium, Lommel MXGP Top 3

1. Shaun Simpson
2. Gautier Paulin
3. Romain Febvre

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 576 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 467 p.; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 451 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 448 p.; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 419 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 385 p.; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 286 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 248 p.; 9. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 244 p.; 10. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 225 p.

It’s been said about one hundred million times before; Jeffrey Herlings biggest problem is…Jeffrey Herlings. There is no confirmation just yet, but all fingers and toes are crossed that The Bullet will line up on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine in Lommel this weekend. If he doesn’t line up then the main candidates for the win in MX2 will be Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie, Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass, if he was going to ride.

Anstie is a ‘coulda-shoulda-woulda’ type of rider. He’s got the skills, as we’ve seen before since he is a two-time grand prix winner here in the sands of Lommel. He has won it for the last two years and is likely to do the same again if Jeffrey is not on the line, although in saying that Ferrandis knows a thing or two about riding sand as well and since he is coming off his first grand prix win of the season, last weekend, he could be a good bet.

While you may not have normally picked Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer as a potential winner in the sand, it will be interesting to see his progression since training under the wing of the ten-time FIM Motocross World Champion Stefan Everts.

As for the super-spoilers… Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Petar Petrov is another “local”, even though he is originally Bulgarian, he has been living in Lommel for what seems like forever. Last year the ‘152’ landed on the podium here for the first time in his career. He’ll be expecting the same or better this weekend.

HSF Logistics Motorsport Team’s Brian Bogers is a killer sand rider as well, as is Kemea Yamaha’s Brent Van Doninck who is rumored to be back this weekend.

2015 MXGP of Belgium, Lommel MX2 Top 3

1. Max Anstie
2. Pauls Jonass
3. Petar Petrov

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 597 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 470 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 403 p.; 4. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 359 p.; 5. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 358 p.; 6. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 320 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 316 p.; 8. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 282 p.; 9. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 279 p.; 10. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 246 p.

All the photos of the FIAT Professional MXGP of Belgium will be available HERE

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX300 Free/Timed Practice 07:55; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:30; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:05; EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 09:40; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX125 Last chance Qualifying Race 11:30; EMX250 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 12:00; EMX250 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 12:35; EMX300 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; EMX150 Race 1 15:25; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:45; EMX250 Last chance Qualifying Race 18:355.

Sunday: EMX300 Race 2 08:30; EMX250 Race 1 09:30; MX2 Warm up 10:10; MXGP Warm up 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:10; EMX125 Race 2 12:05; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; EMX250 Race 2 15:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

FIAT Professional MXGP of Belgium