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SAINT JEAN D’ANGELY (France), 01 June 2014 - During yesterday’s press conference here at MXGP of France in Saint Jean d’Angely Mr. David Luongo Youthstream Director, Dr. Wolfgang Srb FIM/CMS Director, Mr Jacques Bolle FFM President and Mr Philippe Lecomte President of the Motoclub Ernée officially announced to international and national media that the summit of the year in motocross, the FIM Motocross of Nations, will take place next year, 2015, in Ernée, France.  

“We are pleased to have the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations back in France and especially in Ernée, everyone can remember the FIM Motocross of Nations from 2005 which took place in Ernée, and we plan to make this one bigger and better and we are confident it will be a huge event,” Mr Jacques Bolle said.

Motoclub Ernée President Mr. Philippe Lecomte agreed, “after having Ernée back on the calendar last year after four years, we realized how great this event is. We had a good event with huge success and popularity, so as soon as the event finished we decided we would like to have the FIM Motocross of Nations again. In 2005 Motocross of Nations in Ernée was amazing, everyone remembers it, as it was a big step for the Motocross of Nations in the way of the quality of the event, the quality of the racing and the passion of the public. Right now we are already working to have everything ready to make sure that the 2015 FIM Motocross of Nations is even better than ever before and we are confident it will be a good event. Lastly we can’t thank everyone enough, so thanks again to everyone.”

Mr David Luongo added, “I have no doubt the 2015 FIM Motocross of Nations in Ernèè will be a great success. I am very happy with the relationship we have with the federation and the organizer in Ernée, and we know that France is a very important country for motocross, there is a big following in France as we can see today with a lot of fans already here in St Jean d’Angely to watch the qualifying and we know that tomorrow will be even better and that Motocross of Nation in Ernée next year will be even better again.”

Dr Wolfgang Srb closed out the presentation in saying “the FIM Motocross of Nations is emotion, is passion, it is your flag, your anthem, your country, it is everything and it is always something incredible for the entire universe and it is something you will never forget. As of the Nations in Ernée back in 2005, Nations had a chance to live gain. The French, they know how to organize and they know how to celebrate. Thanks to Ernée, thanks to the crowd, thanks everyone. Motocross of Nations in 2015 will be in Ernée and it will be great! I am sure of it.”

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Honda Racing Corporation has signed a new two-year deal with Tim Gajser that will see the 17-year-old Slovenian continue as an HRC rider in the MX2 class of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

HRC will provide Gajser with full technical support and works Honda CRF250RW bikes for the 2015 and 2016 seasons as the youngster continues his impressive ascension through the ranks of the feeder class to the MXGP series.

The deal was signed last night at the MXGP of France, just one week after Gajser stepped onto the MX2 podium for the first time at the MXGP of Great Britain, Matterley Basin.

Gajser is widely considered one of the hottest young prospects in the highly-competitive MX2 category, and after a great deal of interest from other manufacturers, HRC are delighted that he will remain on a factory Honda CRF for at least another two seasons.

Tim Gajser, No.243

“I’m really pleased to have signed again with HRC. Honda is one of the biggest factories in motocross and I’m really happy to have this chance to stay with them. I really like working with HRC and we’re working in a very good way together. The bike is improving with every race, and it feels like a family here. The bike is great, so easy to ride and I really enjoy being on it. My goal is to win a World Championship with Honda, and I believe this deal will let us do that.”

Roger Harvey, HRC General Manager – MXGP

“I’m delighted that we have agreed a new deal with Tim to retain him as a works HRC rider in the MX2 class of the Motocross World Championship. He’s one of the most impressive talents in MX2, and at only 17-years-old also one of the youngest. He’s getting stronger with every race and showing the pace, the maturity and the experience required to run at the front, as he demonstrated with his maiden MX2 podium in Great Britain last weekend. Really we’re only scratching the surface of his potential at the moment and as we continue to nurture his talent and provide him with works CRF250RWs and factory support, I believe he will emerge as the leading talent in this category and it won’t be long before he is winning on a Honda. I and everyone at HRC are very pleased that we will continue our strong relationship with him until at least 2016.”

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SAINT JEAN D’ANGELY (France), 31 May 2014 - During the press conference today at MXGP of France, Mr David Luongo Director of Youthstream, Dr Wolfgang Srb FIM/CMS Director, Mr Gilles Spitalier MXGP of Mexico Event Manager and Mr Manuel Lopez Tourism Board Director of Leon presented to the national and international media the plans and effort which has already gone into and continues to go into MXGP of Mexico.

MXGP of Mexico will take place on the weekend of September 14 and marks the final round of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship. The management and authorities behind MXGP of Mexico Mr Spitalier and Mr Lopez shared some information over the location and facilities.

Parque Metropolitano de Leon is one of the world’s most famous locations for all outdoor activities from bird watching to hiking, mountain biking through to football, ballooning and now motocross. The park is spread out over 362 hectares of land and is inhabited with thousands of different species of birds and plants. Each weekend the park attracts over 15,000 tourists with the annual Ballooning festival attracting upwards of 200,000 spectators.

Mexico’s round of the FIM Motocross World Championship takes place in the state of Guanajuato a region in Mexico which has become the base for many major motor vehicle manufacturers and over the past few years has seen a rapid increase in US residents. Fast becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico, Guanajuato welcomes millions of tourists every year proving the area is safe and enjoyable, the perfect location to host the final round of MXGP.

As for the track, “the track was created by Youthstream’s track crew with creative inspiration from us to make the track have a Mexican flare,” Mr Gilles Spitalier said, “most of the circuit is all ready for action with only a few finishing touches from MXGP’s track crew yet to be done. Watering systems will be in place with water easily accessible from the onsite lake which was originally built as a water reservoir for the city but has now been turned into a water sports lake inside the Parque Metropolitano de Leon,” Mr Spitalier added.

After the presentation of the venue and the region that will host the MXGP of Mexico by Mr Spitalier, Mr Manuel Lopez shared his thanks, “We are proud to partner with Rallymex and be a host of a great event such as the one I have seen and witnessed here today at MXGP of France. We have the ambition of becoming the motorsport capital of South America and I think we will accomplish that with these great events such as WRC (World Rally Championship) backed by FIA and now MXGP backed by the FIM and Youthstream. So we are very proud to receive this opportunity and we look forward to seeing everyone there”.

Mr David Luongo said: "For us at Youthstream, it is very important for the World Championship to spread out across the world, not just to stay inside Europe. So of course it was a good decision for us to go to Mexico. After the presentation of all this information, we feel confident that MXGP of Mexico will be fantastic and a great success.”

Dr Wolfgang Srb agreed, “We are so happy to see everyone from the town, the state and the country standing fully behind this event, so we have no doubt at all this event will be one of the best of the year. The FIM Motocross World Championship is all about diversity. Every weekend or second we see a different event, a different track, a different climate, different foods and different languages, different soil, sand, clay, hard pack, mud, hot, cold, this is it, this is what makes up the FIM Motocross World Championship and at the end of it we can say that the winner is the best in the universe. We can be sure there is no better rider in the world than our FIM Motocross World Champion!”

Watch here below where the MXGP of Mexico will take place

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SAINT JEAN D’ANGELY (France), 31 May 2014 – Fans and spectators literally piled in to make the most of their MXGP experience this weekend filling up the hillside and paddock here in Saint Jean d’Angely to witness the practice and qualifying races for round nine of the FIM Motocross World Championship. Dominating the premier MXGP and MX2 classes from start to finish, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s duo of world champions Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings swept their races for first pick of the gate in tomorrow’s program.

Also joining the MXGP of France program, rounds four of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship and the European Championship EMX125 took place with Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu winning the EMX125 after moving quickly into the lead on lap one and going on to take home a convincing win ahead of the red plate holder Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes and TMX Competition’s Dan Houzet. Meanwhile in the WMX race one, fans couldn’t be more pumped for their star Team One One Four’s Livia Lancelot who took the holeshot and completely dominated here on her home turf for her second race win of the season. Yamaha Mx Fonta Racing’s Chiara Fontanesi rode a solid race for second while Team Dragon Moto’s Stephanie Laier rounded out the top three.

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Right from the drop of the gate Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli had his orange KTM350SX-F pinned to claim the holeshot and the title of ‘the carrot’ while Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek took the tile of ‘the hares’ chasing the speedy Italian from start to finish in that order.

In one of the best qualifying races of the season, behind the trio that top the championship standings Cairoli, Desalle and Van Horebeek, all heck was breaking loose. Initially Sebastian Pourcel occupied fourth place onboard his KTM, holding off a bunch of hotshots like CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy MXGP’s Tommy Searle, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos and Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Tyla Rattray.

Four laps in, Strijbos started a game of carnage dominoes when he moved into fifth and was pressuring Pourcel for fourth before coming into a corner too hot and dropping it. Later that lap, Pourcel who is a 2014 MXGP of France wild card, caught an edge just after the finish line and also binned it. Another lap on, Rattray had made an aggressive move on Searle to take over fifth and like the previous top fivers Strijbos and Pourcel, crashed.

Meanwhile, one of the French favorites Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Steven Frossard was feeding off of the energy of all his buzzing fans, charging hard to catch right up to the trio up front. While back in the battle for fifth, which saw Searle, Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev and Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Shaun Simpson all riding wheel to wheel, it was Simpson who threw all caution to the wind in a hair-raising move down one of the fastest hills to pass both Bobryshev and Searle within the space of about 30 meters.

As the race came to a close, the top four in the order of Cairoli, Desalle, Van Horebeek and Frossard remained tight yet none were close enough to make a move, while Simpson was the victor in the fifth place saga just ahead of Bobryshev who also found a way around the Brit Searle for sixth. Searle ended up settling for seventh with an amazing ride from Team 2B’s very own French star Milko Potisek for eighth.

MXGP Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 24:12.057; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:04.213; 3. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:06.522; 4. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:09.654; 5. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:45.352; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:45.599; 7. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +0:48.952; 8. Milko Potisek (FRA, Yamaha), +0:50.632; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, TM), +0:53.263; 10. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:55.703.

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‘The Bullet’ Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings hauled out of the gate to take the holeshot only to surprisingly be passed by Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s local kid Romain Febvre. With Febvre nailing that factory Husqvarna up the inside of the red plate holder, Herlings responded impressively jumping the difficult double on the exit of turn two to take back the lead.

Having Herlings in the lead so early in the race is never ideal for the competitors in MX2 as the Flying Dutchman typically goes on to check out, which he did. Nevertheless the battle for second was still epic with Febvre and CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus bickering for the position the entire race.

After battling neck and neck for second with a brief challenge early on from Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod, it was Tonus who managed to take the position on lap three and resist the persistent attack from Febvre.

In the end Febvre, despite his impressive effort, was forced to settle for third ahead of Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod and fellow French sensation Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier. The third of the three flying Frenchmen CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis crashed hard on the first lap but eventually recovered to bring home seventeenth.

MX2 Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 24:14.610; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:10.729; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:15.317; 4. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), +0:25.614; 5. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:27.757; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:33.102; 7. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +0:53.947; 8. Damon Graulus (BEL, KTM), +0:59.691; 9. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:00.923; 10. Ivo Monticelli (ITA, KTM), +1:05.541.

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All the photos of the MXGP of France will be available here

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition, and is also globally available to view live and in HD on www.MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks, viewing times can be viewed by clicking on the logo of your chosen broadcasting network.

MXGP FRANCE – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1580

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 21°

Weather conditions: sunny with variable clouds

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:15; EMX125 Warm-up 08:30; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 11:10; 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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A season of adversity continues for former European Champion Christophe Charlier with the Yamaha Factory Racing rider due to miss his home Grand Prix of France this weekend at St Jean D’Angely to correct a small problem with the meniscus in his left knee.

The Corsican will sit out round nine of seventeen in the FIM Motocross World Championship with minor surgery pencilled in for Monday June 2nd, which should allow him to return for the Grand Prix of Italy at Maggiora on June 14-15. Charlier will have a small piece of the external meniscus removed.

The 23 year old has been unable to utilise and show-off the speed and potential of the brand new 2014 factory YZ250F so far this term but the talented winner of two MX2 motos in 2013 is pushing to be back to full fitness for a determined charge at the calendar for the second phase this summer.

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Last week Mr Luigi Zompetti, Youthstream Vice President and Mr. Ignacio Verneda, FIM Executive Sport Director attended the official launch of the newly constructed motocross circuit in Leon, Mexico. The brand new circuit in Leon has been constructed inside one of Mexico’s most beautiful attractions ‘Parque Metropolitano de Leon’.

Parque Metropolitano de Leon is one of the world’s most famous locations for all outdoor activities from bird watching to hiking, mountain biking through to football, ballooning and now motocross. The park is spread out over 362 hectares of land and is inhabited with thousands of different species of birds and plants. Each weekend the park attracts over 25,000 tourists with the annual Ballooning festival attracting upwards of 200,000 spectators.

Joining both the municipality of Leon and the state of Guanajuato authorities, Youthstream and FIM representatives were assured that all production and preparation for final round the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship is right on schedule. The state of Guanajuato confirmed that Rallymex, a promotion team with over 11 years experience working with high level events such as the FIA WRC (World Rally Championship) will be the assisting promotion team for MXGP of Mexico.

During the official presentation our representatives were also reassured that the team equipment and motorcycles while in transit from the airport to the track in Leon will follow the same procedures and protocols as the FIA Rally World Championship with extra protection supplied by the Mexican Federal Police.  As for the park, paddock and MXGP track, it will also be fully fenced and extra secure with security services guarding it 24 hours a day thanks to a security service provided by the state and city of Leon.

Mexico’s round of the FIM Motocross World Championship takes place in the state of Guanajuato on the weekend of September 14. Guanajuato has become the base for many major motor vehicle manufacturers and over the past few years has seen a rapid increase in US residents. Fast becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico, Guanajuato welcomes millions of tourists every year proving the area is safe and enjoyable, the perfect location to host the final round of MXGP.

As for the track, most of the circuit is all ready for action with only a few finishing touches from MXGP’s track crew yet to be done. Watering systems will be in place with water easily accessible from one of the five onsite lakes inside the Parque Metropolitano de Leon.

In the meantime, MXGP of France will take place this weekend in Saint Jean d’Angely and will welcome the attendance of MXGP of Mexico’s organizer as well as some local authorities from the city of Leon and some Mexican media. On Saturday 31 May at 18:45 the people as mentioned will present MXGP of Mexico to the national and international media here at MXGP of France.