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Following the press conference here in Maggiora for MXGP of Italy, the jersey that will be proudly worn by the three riders selected to represent Italy at the highly anticipated 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations was presented by Team Italy’s coach Mr. Thomas Traversini and the Italian Motorcycle Federation, FMI, Vice Presidents Mr. Fabio Larceri and Mr. Giovanni Copioli.

Mr. Traversini said a few words about the design of the jersey. “This year we have put the names of every rider who has worn the Team Italy jersey over the last ten years on it, they are in very small but they are all there and it is special to present it here at the Italian grand prix.”

MAGGIORA (Italy), 13 June 2015 - After a grim day of treacherous rain yesterday where the circuit and venue took a hammering from water, it was unbelievable how amazing Maggiora shaped up today to host the qualifying races at round nine of the FIM Motocross World Championship. With surprisingly picture perfect conditions, it was both red plate holders Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who cleaned up.

In the European Championships EMX300 and EMX125, who also raced their first motos of the weekend, it was Swiss rider Killian Auberson who claimed the twenty-five points in the EMX300 while KTM Factory Juniors Josiah Natzke took his fourth consecutive race win in the EMX125.

The MXGP riders were lucky as the rain that was threatened failed to amount, which left the track dry but still very technically challenging. When the gates dropped it looked as though the two fastest in Timed Practice, Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev and Gautier Paulin, would lead the way around turn one. Instead, the two collided and went down.

Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Steven Frossard was the one who nabbed the holeshot in this instance followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl. As the trio exited turn three, there was an epic roar from the crowd as the legend Antonio Cairoli took the lead. Uncharacteristically Cairoli failed to complete the first lap because of a crash that forced him out of the race.

With Cairoli out, Nagl took the lead and then it was game over for the rest of MXGP as the red plate holder ran away for his first qualifying heat victory of the season. Meanwhile behind the German, Frossard put in a phenomenal performance before he lost the front around the midway mark and retired. It was Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Jeremy Van Horebeek who capitalized on the mistakes of Cairoli and Frossard and took home a comfortable second ahead Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM’s Shaun Simpson, a guy known more for his sand skills, who came home in third.

The most impressive performance of the day was undoubtedly that of Bobryshev who rallied his way from last all the way up to fourth. Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Glenn Coldenhoff also put in a great performance for fifth with Paulin rounding out the top six.

As for Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle, he went out in free practice but still cannot ride due to a shoulder and a knee injury. So he has withdrawn.

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), 24:42.694; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:04.702; 3. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:07.624; 4. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:09.534; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Suzuki), +0:13.588; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:14.956; 7. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:15.640; 8. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), +0:16.548; 9. Alessandro Lupino (ITA, Honda), +0:23.868; 10. Todd Waters (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:24.551.

There was no catching the Red Bull KTM Factory bikes out of the gate as Pauls Jonass snatched the holeshot from The Bullet Jeffrey Herlings. Herlings knows the importance of a good start and wasted no time in squirting up the inside of his teammate to take over the lead. Jonass then tried to tuck in behind Herlings but had to switch from attack to defense mode with Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Thomas Covington and Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod all over him like a rash.

Covington soon made life easier for everyone when he went down in the first few laps while Guillod, hasty in moving forward kept Herlings in his sights. With Jonass dropping back to third, the next challenger for the Latvian was the defending champion Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jordi Tixier who, six laps in, managed to execute a sweet pass by launching the step up for the inside line on the following turn.

Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie was the next rider to start reeling Jonass in after passing Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser in the early stages of the race. After a few laps of eating the pebble-like clay roost, both Anstie and Gajser were gifted a position when Jonass went down.

Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Aleksandr Tonkov also took advantage of Jonass’ fault and moved up to sixth which soon became fifth as Anstie suffered another engine malfunction.

At the checkered flag, it was Herlings who rode flawless for the win while Guillod put in a solid performance for second. Tixier was also unchallenged in third followed by Gajser and Tonkov respectively.

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 24:25.689; 2. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +0:08.939; 3. Jordi Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:12.877; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:15.712; 5. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +0:26.263; 6. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:30.379; 7. Julien Lieber (BEL, Yamaha), +0:32.629; 8. Damon Graulus (BEL, Yamaha), +0:37.429; 9. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:43.718; 10. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Honda), +0:45.052.

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MXGP ITALY – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1650m

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 24°C

Weather conditions: cloudy with some shower

TIMETABLE

Sunday: EMX300 Warm-up 08:45; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; EMX300 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; EMX125 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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You can WIN some awesome prizes this year by participating in the GET, ATHENA Photo Competition.

What you have to do:

1.     Find any ATHENA or GET Logo

2.     Take a photo of it

3.     Upload it to the Athena Photo Competition app on MXGP’s Facebook page, CLICK HERE.

Logo’s can be found on the rider’s gear, on the bikes, on the team trucks, and around the paddock of MXGP on various other banners and advertising panels.

The most voted picture will win and OGIO backpack and can be go on to the final draw to win:

• Two VIP passes to any 2016 MXGP round of your choice
• Go Pro prize pack
• Ogio Prize

Find an Athena or GET logo, snap a pic and upload it to Facebook.

VOTE for your favourite photo on our Athena GET photo competition:http://mxgpathena.pgtb.me/rdBQ6b

And don’t forget to follow @Athenasocial on Facebook and Twitter and hashtag #MXGP & #AthenaLive

MXGP of Italy marks the midway point of this amazing season of motocross and despite a rather damp start to the weekend with the weather not being 100% onside, there have been some pretty cool things happening out here at the historic venue of Maggiora. Since we are also halfway through the year manufacturers are starting to unveil their 2016 ranges.

Today, Honda with the help of their factory supported riders Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin and Evgeny Bobryshev and Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser and Jorge Zaragoza unveiled the all new 2016 Honda CRF250R and CRF450R motorcycles.

They also launched one of the most inspiring stories in their video of their series “A life behind bars” which reveals the touching story of former MXGP racer Joel Roelants who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident one year ago. The film will be online tomorrow.

Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Jeremy Van Horebeek and Romain Febvre along with Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod and Julien Lieber joined some of the folks from Yamaha Motors Europe to reveal the 2016 YZF250 and YZF450 bikes. Yamaha will also be sixty-years-old next year so to celebrate they have released a super trick 60^th anniversary edition which embraces their retro style yellow color scheme.

Lisa Leyland welcomes you to MXGP of Italy in Maggiora, round nine of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

We caught up with Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle to chat about what happened at the last round of MXGP in Villars sous Ecot, France.

CONGRATULATIONS to our MXGP of Great Britain Athena GET Photo competition winner Chris Heys from England. This was the winning photo that received the most ‘Likes’ on Facebook:

Chris will receive an OGIO Backpack and will go in the draw to win the grand prize of two VIP passes to any round of the 2016 MXGP season.

You can WIN an OGIO backpack and go in the draw to win the grand prize of:

·       Two VIP passes to any 2016 MXGP round of your choice

·       Go Pro prize pack

·       Ogio Prize

What you have to do:

1.     Find any ATHENA or GET Logo

2.     Take a photo of it

3.     Upload it to the Athena Photo Competition app on MXGP’s Facebook page. Click HERE.

And don’t forget to follow Athena on Facebook and Twitter and HASHTAG #MXGP & #AthenaLive

MAGGIORA (Italy), 12 June 2015 - Youthstream would like to announce the new partnership with Duck Smart. Duck Smart is a British based company that produces top of the range cleaning products which have all been mixed, bottled and labeled in house at their headquarters in Essex, England.

Duck Smart, as the official supplier of cleaning products for the 2015 MXGP World Championship, will supply Youthstream with products which will be used to clean everything such as logistics trucks, offices, bikes, etc.

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MAGGIORA (Italy), 11 June 2015 – Maggiora is known for its amazing and historic track but even more so for its super passionate fans. Home to the eight-time FIM Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli the venue is expected to be rammed this weekend as we take on the ninth round of the FIM Motocross World Champion, MXGP of Italy.

You don’t want to miss it. All races at MXGP of Italy will be LIVE on MEDIASET starting at 13:00 (CET) with MX2 Race 1 on Italia 2. Thereafter all races will be LIVE on both MEDIASET channels, Italia 1 and Italia 2.

As for the rest of the world, you can check the guides below or watch LIVE on www.mxgp-tv.com where you can take advantage of our mid-season offer which will allow you to watch the entire 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship including the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations as well as some exclusive behind the scenes footage. Get in quick! The offer is for a limited time only.

Also don’t forget to check out our feature series ‘Behind the Gate’, which is a filmed production that covers all the action, both on and off the track, with highlights from racing in MXGP and MX2, a GoPro on-board lap of the track, as well as the inside scoop from the pits at each round of the FIM Motocross World Championship. The 26mn Magazine covering MXGP of Italy will be screened on Tuesday June 16 at 21:30 (CET) on Eurosport International.

Check the guides below to find out how you can watch MXGP of Italy:

ITALY 

ITALIA 1 – LIVE

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

ITALIA 2 – LIVE

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

EUROPE 

EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Tuesday 16 June - 21:30 CET - 26mn magazine «Behind the gate » 

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 - LIVE

Sunday 14 June  – 16:30 CET – MXGP Race 1 - DELAYED

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 - LIVE

Sunday 14 June – 18:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 - DELAYED

MOTORS TV – LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

BELGIUM

VRT – Sporza – DELAYED

Sunday 14 June  - 22:55 till 23:25 - Highlights

BULGARIA

BNT - LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

FRANCE

MOTORS TV – LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 14 June  – 16:30 CET – MXGP Race 1 - DELAYED

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 - LIVE

Sunday 14 June – 18:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 - DELAYED

PORTUGAL

Sport TV- LIVE  

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV- LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION – LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

USA

CBS Sports Network - DELAYED

Sunday 14 June: MXGP Race 2 – 12.00 pm EST (09.00 am PST)

Sunday 14 June: MX2 Race 2 - 01.00 pm EST (10.00 am PST)

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA  

BeIn SPORTS - LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

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 MXGP of Italy will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX300 Free/Timed practice 08:20; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:55; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 11:50; EMX300 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; EMX125 Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00.

Sunday: EMX300 Warm-up 08:45; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; EMX300 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; EMX125 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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Standing Construct Yamaha rider Valentin Guillod is a very special young man. Watching him it seems he just loves being in the heat of a battle. Still rather young and inexperienced, but very motivated to be the best he can be. Now second in the MX2 championship the Swiss rider continues to learn and improve. We talked to him after the GP of France.

Q: Despite the crashes in the second moto in France you still looked really good. Are you happy with how you rode?

Guillod: You know it was a good weekend until the second moto in the first lap. I was feeling good the whole weekend, from Saturday morning, pole position was good, then Sunday I felt good and confident.

Q: That first moto was really exciting, can you explain how it went for you?

Guillod: First moto I didn’t have a great start, but we got to the front and had a great battle with Tixier and Herlings. It was nice to race like this and we made a great show for the crowd. Two or three laps to go Jeffrey passed me, he had a better line and it was nice to finish second for the championship.

Q: That second moto you still fought hard despite the crashes and you obviously wanted to get as many points as possible.

Guillod: Second moto I made a better start, I was sixth or seventh, but in the first step-up Tixier and Tonkov touched each other and they slowed, I was full gas and I didn’t want to jump on them so I went to the left and somebody jumped on me. In my head I didn’t want to stop, so I took the bike, everything was bent, but I thought lets go for one points, then the front brake didn’t work and it was ok, so I started angry and I crashed again, then I said come on, go for one point and then I got back to 13^th place, which was ok. After the moto I felt my foot, the right foot, it was painful, but I was riding and it was ok, I felt it, but I kept riding.

Q: You’re fortunate that you had a weekend free between France and Italy aren’t you?

Guillod: We had a long spell before Maggiora, so it should be ok. I like Maggiora, we will see how I feel.

Q: Watching you it seems you are having so much fun on the bike. How does it feel for you?

Guillod: I really enjoy riding the bike. When I am riding in battles it is awesome, and you can hear the fans it is great. I felt good after Spain, we worked hard to get the good match with the bike and my style and from that moment it has been good.

Q: A lot of Swiss flag in France and I guess it will be the same in Maggiora?

Guillod: A lot of my friends were in France, it is just 80 kilometers from my home town and a lot of friends came to that race, it was really cool for me. Italy is also close, so I hope it’s the same.