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VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 01 May 2014 – The 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship will receive live and delayed coverage worldwide via prominent TV networks Eurosport, CBS Sports Network, FOX sports, Mediaset, BEIN Sport, BNT, Bandsport, NOS and MotorsTV.

Omroep Brabant will attend the Dutch MXGP with their TV crew to report live and film a special feature over the entire event, while MotorsTV, the channel that screens the entire FIM Motocross World Championship live, will have their Dutch commentator onsite to record the Dutch commentary trackside.

The sixth round of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, will be broadcasted in the UK and Europe on MotorsTV. BEIN sport will cover parts of Europe as well as The Middle East, North Africa, while FOX Sports will cover Asia and Australia while Mediaset will screen the final race of both MX2 and MXGP LIVE in Italy from 16:00 – 18:00 (CET) on Italia2. CBS Sports Network will cover the United States and Canada screening the second races of both MXGP and MX2 starting at 6pm (EST) and 3pm (PST).

MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine features rider interviews with MXGP-TV host Amy Dargan, all the best moments of the weekend both on the track and off, highlights from racing in MXGP and MX2 as well as the GoPro lap of the track at each and every round of the FIM Motocross World Championship. Following each round of MXGP, the 26mn Magazine will be broadcasted every Tuesday night at 22:30 (CET) on Eurosport.

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.

Italia 2

Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                                        16:00 (CET)          

Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                                     17:00 (CET)                      

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Premiere on Sunday 4 May 

Race 2 MX2                                                   6.00pm (EST) / 3.00pm (PST)  

Race 2 MXGP                                                7.00pm (EST) / 4.00pm (PST)            

Replay on Sunday 11 May 

Race 2 MX2                                                   4.00am (EST) / 1.00am (PST)  

Race 2 MXGP                                                5.00am (EST) / 2.00am (PST)            

Eurosport 2 

Race 1 – Race 2 MXGP (DELAYED)              18:00 (CET)

Tuesday 6 May:

26mn Magazine                                               22:30 (CET)          

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:35; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:10; WMX Free Practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 11:15; EMX125 Last chance qualifying race 12:20; EMX150 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time practice 14:00; MXGP Time practice 14:35; WMX Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:40.

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX150 Warm-up 08:40; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:15; 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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VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 30 April 2014 - It is expected that round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, will be flooded by a tsunami of Dutch fans dressed in orange. Coincidentally, orange is not only the color worn by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dutch phenomenon Jeffrey Herlings, it is also the countries national color, representing passion, pride and royalty.

Also tackling the sand of Valkenswaard this weekend, the women of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be lining up for their third round this year with HM Plant KTM UK’s Natalie Kane running the red plate as championship points leader for the first time in her career.

Meanwhile Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes will lead the European Championship EMX125 into round three this weekend, where the Dutch youngster will go for his third consecutive overall this year in front of his home crowd, while the smaller EMX150 class will also be taking to the track to compete for round one of the European Championship EMX150 on CRF150’s kindly set up and supplied by Honda.

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The odds were up against the reigning world champ Antonio Cairoli in Bulgaria, yet it was him who prevailed and further extended his MXGP points lead. While we have come to expect the unexpected this season, it raises the question is there anyone who can stop or even slow down the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider as heads straight for FIM motocross world title number eight?

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin is probably the most likely to stop Cairoli from claiming a new World Title. The stylish Frenchman has proved he’s got the pace and the ability, but so far has been burdened by bad luck.

Like the Dutch, Belgian’s are also amazing in the sand and they aren’t shy in saying they dig a good sand race. Having grown up in the sand and given his huge amount of progress this year, it could finally be Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek’s time to shine.

Meanwhile Rockstar Energy Suzuki’s duo of Belgians Clement Desalle and Kevin Strijbos, who have done their fair share of laps in the sand, are consistent top three threats. Belgian fans will be betting on Strijbos for a podium this weekend after his fourth here last year, which was then followed up by a second overall in the sand of Lierop (The Netherlands) later that season.

It will be a bitter sweet round of MXGP for Team HRC as they come in confident in Bobby’s (Evgeny Bobryshev) ability to put Honda on the box, especially after his third place here in Valkenswaard last year. Meanwhile on the same note, the team will be guttered to miss their biggest championship threat Max Nagl who had surgery on his wrist late last week after being a victim of a freak accident at a training track in Holland.

Also falling victim to the same wreck as Nagl, Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Todd Waters wound up with two broken bones in his leg which required immediate surgery, a fractured hip and a broken collarbone. It is said the friendly Australian will have to sit out eight weeks but has opted to remain in Europe and attend all the rounds of MXGP as a spectator, “It’s good to stay here and go to the races, at least then I can see the tracks, see how they cut up so I know if I ever have to race there, I can say yeah! I know this track, I have been here before”.

On a happier note, CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Tommy Searle, who was knocking on the door of the top five at the opening round of MXGP in Qatar but was quickly sidelined at the following round in Thailand after an enormous crash over a massive jump broke his wrist, will make his return this weekend.

2013 MX1 Podium

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Ken De Dycker

3. Evgeny Bobryshev

2013 MX1 POLEMAN: Antonio Cairoli

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Dressed in orange, not only for his country but also for his team, motocross royalty Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings will be the one to watch. The nineteen-year-old Dutch sensation’s skills on a sand track have never been doubted, he has proved time and time again he is one of the best sand riders to ever walk the planet, although his form of late has been firmly challenged which makes us wonder can someone foot it with him on his own turf?

Red plate holder CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus has gone on the record to say he is going into this weekend believing he can win, which is great news for the fans and also the best attitude to have as a racer. Although winning against Jeffrey Herlings in the sand may have been touted as impossible, if we have learnt anything this season, it is that nothing is impossible.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier finally turned things around in Bulgaria when he took home two thirds for third overall. Now with his first podium finish of the season under his belt, and with the confidence of second here last year, it will be interesting to see what Frenchman can do.

BikeIT Yamaha Cosworth’s Max Anstie has made some bold statements this year in saying “I realized I could win when I was about 10 years old and I raced Jeffrey (Herlings) in the sand. I know I’m the fastest. There’s no one that can do the things I can do” which could make for some exciting racing this weekend with the animosity between Anstie and Herlings going way back to their 85cc days.

Meanwhile young guns CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s duo of Aleksandr Tonkov and Romain Febvre can also be surprise contenders this weekend. Ferrandis was hauling in the sand of Lierop last year, when he took second overall behind the king of sand, Jeffrey Herlings.

Kemea Yamaha Racing’s Petar Petrov will also be coming in hot. The Bulgarian rode amazing in front of his home crowd two weeks ago, battling in both races from the back of the pack to come home with an outstanding sixth overall. After spending the last ten years living in Belgium, the Bulgarian has definitely honed his sand skills and could have a shot at his first ever podium finish this weekend.

While MX2 championship threat, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Glenn Coldenhoff took a devastating blow this week when a crash while training tore the ligaments off his knee. The Dutchman went immediately to a specialist who later confirmed he needed immediate surgery. “I am so disappointed. I had maximum points in the Dutch championship and was third in the MX2 World Championship with Valkenswaard next. It would have been a good season, but now I have to focus on coming back from this”.

2013 MX2 Podium

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Jordi Tixier

3. Jake Nicholls

2013 MX1 POLEMAN: Glenn Coldenhoff

All the photos of the MXGP of The Netherlands will be available here

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:35; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:10; WMX Free Practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 11:15; EMX125 Last chance qualifying race 12:20; EMX150 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time practice 14:00; MXGP Time practice 14:35; WMX Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:40.

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX150 Warm-up 08:40; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:15; 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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Petar Petrov is very much a rider with a lot of potential. Early season though his results struggled somewhat and his position of 13^th in the MX2 Championship points is not where he wants to be. A very good Bulgarian Grand Prix saw him gain in confidence as a sixth overall made up for his results in Qatar, Thailand, Brazil and Italy.

We caught up with Petrov and asked him about his series so far.

Q: You must be happy with your home Grand Prix at Sevlievo?

Petrov: I was expecting more from the Bulgarian Grand Prix on the Saturday, at least in qualification. Sunday went better. It felt so much better doing it in my home race. Usually I ride bad at Sevlievo, but this year was really good. The track was so much different than other years. In the past it was fast and wide open all the time, but now there were deep ruts and you could make a difference.

Q: Can you explain your two moto’s for me?

Petrov: In the first moto I crashed after a couple of corners and was in last position. I put my head down and attacked as hard as I could. My speed was good and I enjoyed the race. The public was fantastic! They were cheering so hard and it literally gave me an extra boost. I finished 8th and was one of the fastest on the track, so that was good. In the second race my start was better. The track was tricky with the rain and I didn’t take too much risks. I finished 6th and had a good battle with Coldenhoff. I’m relieved I managed to finish two good races and this gives me extra confidence for Valkenswaard, which is a track that suits me well.

Q: Obviously we also saw some mud racing in Sevlievo. You had done well in the mud at this circuit a few years earlier, but how did you find it this time?

Petrov: Mud is tricky and if you get a good start and find good lines then it is really good, but with mud you can also do really bad. The track was really good on Saturday, but I just didn’t have the speed. Sunday I didn’t mind the mud too much.

Q: Can you explain what has happened in your season so far?

Petrov: My season isn’t what I had hoped for. We had some bad luck, technical issues and crashes on my side and that is pretty much what happened before Bulgaria. Bulgaria went a lot better for me. Top ten is still possible. I don’t want to focus on the championship I just want to fight for podiums.

Q: Did you feel much pressure in your home race?

Petrov: I had some pressure, I am the only one riding the GP from Bulgaria and all my family were there watching, it was fun but stressful. I left for Belgium on Monday morning after the race, so no sightseeing for me. It was Easter and people did come, but of course the weather helped a little early in the day. I was happy there was a crowd and because I was the only Bulgarian rider they cheered for me a lot.

During the MXGP of The Netherlands, which will be held in Valkenswaard on the 4^th May weekend together with MXGP and MX2, it will also take place the third round of the EMX125 and WMX championships and the first round of the EMX150 championship.

By clicking here you will be able to download the Timetable corresponding to the Dutch MXGP and the EMX125 Entry List can be found here below.

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 25 April 2014 – Youthstream presents the eighth issue of the MXGP Mag with the best moments of the MXGP of Trentino and Bulgaria, and a special feature on former Liverpool FC star Sami Hyypiä and his passion for motocross. In this new issue you will have the opportunity of knowing more about the young team Kemea Yamaha Racing and go back in time remembering the achievements of MX Legend Andre Malherbe.

Click here to read the eighth issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store or Google Play. The iOs and Android versions contain exclusive videos and several photo galleries, and once the MXGP Mag has been downloaded, the reader does not need to be connected on the Internet to go through the content.

Those users who have already downloaded the other issues on their iOs device can automatically download the eighth 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 new app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid

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Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Glenn Coldenhoff will miss out on his 2014 FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship dream after sustaining a left knee injury while training this week at Honda Park in Holland.

The Dutchman, who has won two from the last six motos in the MX2 class - and is currently third in the FIM series standings with the works RM-Z250 - lost control of his machine cresting a jump, landed awkwardly and ripped-away the exterior lateral ligament as well as sustaining a compression-fracture.

Coldenhoff will have surgery performed by Doctor Richter at the Ortema facility in Ludwigsburg in Germany today (Friday) where he will have a bone graft. It is anticipated that the Dutch Championship leader will miss around three months if the rehab programme goes to plan. Hopefully, he still might make one-or-two of the last meetings of the year.

It is a bitter setback for the rider who was set to try and increase his lead in the domestic competition and was looking forward to contesting his home Grand Prix at Valkenswaard next weekend.

For the team also there is a feeling of disbelief after such a strong start to the 2014 campaign.

Said Coldenhoff: “I am so disappointed. I scrubbed a jump and must have just caught my wheel because it set me a little short; I almost saved it. There was a lot of pain initially and we went straight for a check but the x-ray didn’t reveal much damage due to the swelling. It is only when we saw the MRI that we got the bad news".

“I could say plenty-more but I don't think a magazine would print it! I had maximum points in the Dutch championship and was third in the World with Valkenswaard next. It would have been a good season, but now I have to focus on coming back from this.”

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There is a big prize up for grabs coming into round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship which is set to take place in the sand of Valkenswaard (The Netherlands) on the weekend of May 04.

Guess the top three in both MXGP and MX2 classes to WIN a massive prize which consists of a Twin Air BIO System** and promotional package, which includes a Twin Air cap signed by CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Thomas Covington, a copy of MXGP: The Official Motocross Video Game for your choice of PS3, Xbox, PC or Playstation Vita and also MXGP-TV access to MXGP of The Netherlands and LIVE access to one MXGP round of your choice.

All winners will also go into the draw to WIN a grand prize, which will be drawn at the end of the season consisting of two passes with paddock access to the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

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** Twin Air’s Bio System includes: 1 Liter of Twin Air Bio Liquid Power filter oil, 1 Liter of Bio Dirt Remover, a cleaning tub with cages, an oiling tub, a pair of gloves and a can of Twin Air Contact Cleaner.

Last weekend at the Grand Prix of Bulgaria the two Red Bull KTM Factory Racing riders Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairoli did what we are so used to them doing, and that is winning.

For Herlings and Cairoli it was hard work as they fought hard with their rivals, although at the end of the day they stood proud on top of their respective podiums. We caught up with them after their victories.

For Herlings it is still about progressing and getting more bike time as he struggles a little with his condition and speed. Still though, from the four GP’s he has raced, he has won all of them and while he isn’t his normal self, he is still the man in the MX2 class.

“Obviously on Saturday I struggled with arm pump,” Herlings said. “I didn’t ride so much in the morning, and I struggled after like two laps with arm pump, and in the heat race I also had trouble with arm pump. The first moto I had an average start around fifth or tenth. I passed a lot of guys and I closed in on Arnaud and he made a mistake and I took over the lead. The second moto I was second in the start and took the lead on the second lap. The track was so tough and slippery and really weird. I don’t have much experience on those tracks. We won both motos and we are trying to improve every week.”

“We didn’t ride much in the last six months, and we are working hard to get the red-plate back, but Arnaud (Tonus) has improved a lot. We need to just win more races. The first lap I overtook him and he overtook me back and he pulled a five or six second lead.”

“Even in Italy in the first moto I struggled with arm pump. I haven’t ridden much, I didn’t ride in December, I didn’t ride in January, we started our preparation in February which wasn’t good for Qatar. Then I got a virus in Thailand and was in bed for a week or two, then I hurt my shoulder and didn’t ride again for two weeks.”

Cairoli might not have had the same problems as his younger team-mate, but he has struggled with an ankle injury and had to fight off the very in-form Gautier Paulin. Still, victory in Bulgaria did make his job a little easier.

“It felt amazing to win in Bulgaria. I had never won the MX1 class in Bulgaria and even on Sunday there were a lot of ruts and I thought I could express myself better. Gautier was faster than me and I couldn’t stay with him. I was worried about my ankle, but it is healing a lot and I don’t have any pain anymore.”

“The conditions were so different in the two motos, changing situations. First race was hard and slick and a lot of traction in some places. In the second moto it was just slippery everywhere because of the rain and mud.”

“I was comfortable in the lead in the second moto, but from one lap to the next the lines changed because of the conditions. I nearly went over the bars and then down one of the hills I made a mistake and lost some time, but I had a big lead, and I could still finish in front.”

“I like Valkenswaard, I like the sand. I also like hard-pack, I am trying to be faster on hard-pack, but sand I like a lot. I look forward to being closer to my second home.”

MXGP is pleased to announce ticket sales have officially opened for two very popular rounds of MXGP. On the weekend of June 01, MXGP of France will take place in Saint Jean d’Angely, while on the weekend of July 13, MXGP of Finland will take place at the sandy circuit of Hyvinkää.

For more information or to purchase tickets for MXGP of France in St. Jean d’Angely on May 31st / June 1st click here.

For more information or to purchase tickets for MXGP of Finland in Hyvinkää on July 12th and 13th click here.

MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine is a filmed production that covers all the action, both on the track and off, with highlights from racing in MXGP and MX2, an on-board lap of the track as well as the inside scoop from the pits at each round of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Take a sneak peak at the European Championships’ latest edition, the EMX300 two-stroke class. Catch up with the gladiators Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Steven Frossard and Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev who both lined up in Bulgaria despite being slightly wounded after their massive get-off’s in Arco di Trento one week prior. And see what Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s new kid on the block, Todd Waters, has to say about his rookie season in MXGP, while teammate Tyla Rattray sheds light on life as a veteran to professional motocross.

Click here to watch now, or tune into Eurosport at 23:00 (CET) tonight, Tuesday 22 April.