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ARCO DI TRENTO (Italy), 11 April 2014 - Youthstream would like to raise a toast to the fruition of a new sparkling wine partner, Elesko. Elesko is a brand of wine which is grown, processed and cultivated along the gentle slopes of the Small Carpathians mountain range, a region in Slovakia renowned for its deep tradition of wine growing.

As an authorized partner of the MXGP, Elesko’s variety of sparkling wines will be gifted to the riders on the podium of all rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship and will also be found gracing the tables of MXGP’s Skybox Restaurant and Skybox Terrace.

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The latest issue of Motocross Illustrated is online with stories on in form Jeremy Van Horebeek, out of form Jordi Tixier, AMA SX riders Ken Roczen and James Stewart, plus much more. Also a quick look at the Maxxis British Championship and the FIM World Motocross Championship. Images from all around the World, both AMA and FIM. Check it out right here

In the video below MXGP-TV hosts Amy Dargan and Paul Malin bid you welcome to round four of the FIM Motocross World Championship at the picturesque circuit of Arco di Trento, Italy.

When Youthstream decided to add the European Championships to the schedule of the FIM World Motocross Championships it seemed a great idea to give the young talent the chance to race on the same circuits the MXGP and MX2 riders had ridden, but is also gave them the chance to race under Grand Prix conditions. Rough tracks, big crowds and high pressure.

Several of the current MXGP and MX2 champions have shown promise in recent European Championships, including Gautier Paulin (2007 MX2 European champion) and Joel Roelants (2005 and 2006 125cc European Champion) who won their respective euro titles.

Of course a little later when young sensations like Jeffrey Herlings, Ken Roczen, Max Anstie and Christophe Charlier came out of the European Championships there was no surprise the younger European Championship riders looked more positively at the chance to fight for a title without the big four still around.

Current Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jordi Tixier was one of the first to take up the challenge, winning the 2010 EMX125cc Championship, a year later Romain Febvre won the EMX250 title before signing with the Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory team in 2014. Both are considered of the brightest stars in the MX2 World Championship.

2012 champions Mel Pocock (EMX250) and Tim Gajser (EMX125) already have solid rides in the Grand Prix scene, Pocock with Bike It Yamaha and Gajser with the Gariboldi Honda team. Gajser who scored fifth place overall in the last round of the FIM MX2 World Championship is an amazing 10^th overall in this year’s series points. Many expect him to move up the rankings as the season moves on and his experience continues to grow.

Valentin Guillod the 2013 EMX250 Champion showed what he is capable of by actually leading a moto at least years Monster Energy Motocross of Nations, and it was no surprise when the Dutch Team Standing Construct KTM picked him up for the MX2 class in 2014. His performances in 2014 have seen him holding down 11^th place in the series points and in Brazil he finished sixth overall.

2013 EMX125 champion Pauls Jonass is another who has made the step to the EMX250 class. He now rider for Marchetti Racing KTM Team and will once again be a major candidate for another European title in 2014.

Dutch rider Davy Pootjes, the 2012 EMX85 champion, and Great Britain’s Conrad Mewse, the 2013 EMX85 Champion are seen as riders who will rise to the next level when they make the move to the MX2 class and finally the MXGP class. It might be a little while before we see these guys running with the big boys, but everyone in the sport of Motocross is awaiting their arrival.

All in all, the whole European Championship scene has grown to mammoth proportions and as the series grows so too do the riders who race them. The future is bright for our Grand Prix series.

Several leading Grand Prix riders rode their national championships last weekend in preparation for the MXGP of Trentino at the magnificent Arco di Trento circuit. The major Championships run last weekend were in England, Germany, France and Belgium and it was no surprise that some of the Grand Prix regulars had their way against the National Championship riders.

In England it was HM Plant KTM UK team-mates Shaun Simpson and Mel Pocock who won their respective MX1 and MX2 overalls. Simpson who has struggled a little with results in the Grand Prix’s to date (despite looking fast) put together three solid motos for the MX1 victory. Simpson went 1-2-2 for victory, ahead of fellow MXGP rider Jake Nicholls and defending British MX1 Champion Kristian Whatley.

Simpson was however surprised by local rider Nathan Watson who scored a moto win in the final moto after Simpson made a mistake.

“I don’t like Lyng normally, so I knew this weekend was a case of ‘get it out of the way’. I thought I could go 1-1-1 and I still believe I could’ve done that today. In the first race I was lucky with my win, I had a clutch problem with four laps to go, but Jake had a problem too. In the second one I just couldn’t find a place to pass Jake; he was riding well and I knew I had a little bit extra, but I couldn’t get past him to show it. In the last race got out of the start good and started to eke out some sort of gap, then I made a stupid mistake at the finish and got cross rutted, ended up spinning the bike around and Nathan Watson ended up stealing the win. Credit to him for getting up there and battling with us GP riders, because we’ve done three GPs now, and that brings your speed long, so fair play to him.”

In Belgium it was Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jeremy Van Horebeek who won the MX1 class, finishing with two moto wins and 50 points. For the in-form Van Horebeek it was perfect preparation for his challenge to Antonio Cairoli this weekend in Italy.

Van Horebeek led home two of the other Belgians in the FIM MXGP World Championship top ten, Joel Roelants and Kevin Strijbos. Both Roelants and Strijbos showed glimpse of form, but couldn’t stop Van Horebeek from dominating the day.

At the France Motocross Championships for MX1 and MX2 it was Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jordi Tixier who scored the MX2 victory, going 1-1-1 against a rather modest field. Second was Damon Graulus and third Arnaud Aubin. In the MX1 class in France GP veteran Sebastien Pourcel won ahead of Valentin Teillet and Miko Potisek.

2013 MXoN hero Marcus Schiffer won the latest round of the German MX1 Championships with 3-2 results, while Florent Richier was second with 2-4 and Dennis Baudrexl third with 1-6 scores.

Guess the top three in both MXGP and MX2 classes to WIN MXGP-TV access to the MXGP of Trentino and LIVE access to one MXGP round of your choice.

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

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ARCO DI TRENTO (Italy), 10 April 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, Bandsports and MotorsTV.

One of Italy’s top broadcasters Mediaset is broadcasting the entire series of MXGP, including the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations on top Italian sporting channels Italia1 and Italia2. This weekend in Arco di Trento, Italy, Mediaset will be in attendance with their own TV crew to provide their viewers with exclusive footage and interviews from inside the paddock of MXGP, giving those watching at home the chance to feel the electric MXGP atmosphere.

This weekend Mediaset will screen both MXGP and MX2 race two races live on Italia2 while the MXGP of Italy, which is set to take place in Maggiora on the weekend of June 15, will be broadcasted on Italia1.

The fourth round of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship in Arco di Trento, Italy, will be broadcasted in the UK and Europe on both Eurosport and MotorsTV, Eurosport2 will cover MXGP race two LIVE at 17:00 CET. CBS Sports Network will cover the United States and Canada screening delayed coverage on Sunday 13 April starting at 2pm EST. BEIN sport will cover parts of Europe as well as The Middle East, Africa, while FOX Sports will cover Asia and Australia. Mediaset will screen the final race of both MXGP and MX2 LIVE in Italy from 16:00 – 18:00 CET on Italia2.

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 April 13^th:  

Race 2 MX2                                2.00pm (EST) – 11:00 am (PST)        

Race 2 MXGP                             3.00pm (EST) – 12:00 am (PST)          

Eurosport 2                                                  

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

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 08:35; WMX Free practice 09:15; MX2 Free practice 10:15; MXGP Free practice 10:45; WMX Time practice 11:15; EMX125 last chance Qualifying race  12:20; 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; EMX 125 Race 1 17:40.

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 13:10; MXGP Race 1 14:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Trentino

ARCO DI TRENTO (Italy), 9 April 2014 – Arco di Trento is typically known for its beauty, peace and serenity, surrounded by sheer limestone cliffs and snowy peaked mountains, the location is quite literally a breath of fresh air. While the town, situated in the North East of Italy in the province of Trentino, usually attracts nature enthusiasts, rock climbers, snowboarders and skiers as well as families that want to camp by the lake and absorb the crisp, refreshing air of Trentino, this weekend the main attraction will be round four of the FIM Motocross World Championship, which is extra special as it is Europe’s first round of the 2014 MXGP season.

Also in attendance along side the premier MXGP and MX2 classes this weekend, the EMX125 European Championship series will kick off while the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will also be gracing the grid for their second round this year with Meghan Rutledge flying in from Australia to defend the WMX red plate on her Bud Racing Kawasaki KXF250.

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Everyone knows the Italians love their Italian athletes, but none more than their very own Antonio Cairoli who was voted late last year as the 2013 Sportsman of the year, even against the likes of other Italian greats such as Valentino Rossi, Francesco Totti, Mario Balotelli, just to name a few. With the unconditional love and support of his fans, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli won MXGPs round of Trentino last year ahead of his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Ken De Dycker who will be sitting it out this year as he recovers from injury.

After winning the last four MXGP races in Thailand and Brazil, Tony will be the hot favourite here in Arco, which raises the question “who can stop the wrath of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli as he storms his way to FIM Motocross World title number eight?”

The early red plate holder Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin will be one of the first riders to put his hand up and say, “I’ll stop him”. Anything is possible, especially if the Frenchman can put together some consistent results from here on out.

Tied with Paulin for second in the MXGP championship, Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek has been the surprise of the season, throwing his name into the hat as a guy who is capable of winning. After winning the opening round of the Belgian Championship last weekend, Van Horebeek is carrying some wicked momentum and has gone on the record to say he believes he is in the best condition of his career.

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle has been picking up steam recently and is currently stalking his prey as he sits fourth in the championship only one point back from Paulin and Van Horebeek in second.

Meanwhile Team HRC’s Max Nagl is playing the consistent card since coming out firing on all cylinders in Qatar. It’s no secret that Nagl prefers to be 100% in routine, meaning he can eat his own food and train as he normally would. Now with the championship returning to European turf, it will be interesting to see what the German can pull out of the bag.

CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy MXGP has expanded. One of the fan favourites of MX2, Alessandro Lupino has moved up to the MXGP class as of this weekend, and will be making his 450cc racing debut. Jean Jacques Luisetti, owner of CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy, said, “we offered Alessandro the possibility to already start riding a 450; it’s a good opportunity for him to show what he can do in this class and I’m sure that his smooth riding style will suit our KXF450 perfectly”.  

A couple of other Italians in MXGP that will be keeping the flags waving and the horns hooting this weekend; the 2008 FIM Motocross World Champion David Philippaerts who is back on Yamaha riding this year for his own team DP19 Racing Yamaha and TM Ricci Racing’s Davide Guarneri who put in a fantastic ride at round two in Thailand where he crossed the line eighth in both races for eighth overall.

2013 MX1 Podium

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Ken De Dycker

3. Gautier Paulin

2013 MX1 POLEMAN: Ken De Dycker

MX2

Getting ready to pierce the peace in Arco, and looking extremely odd without red plates on his number 84 KTM 250SX-F, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings will be riding extra determined after missing the Grand Prix of Brazil due to a shoulder injury. Herlings is now fourth in the points, trailing the points leader Arnaud Tonus by fifteen.

CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus has joined the very very exclusive MX2 winners circle after round three of the MX2 world championship in Beto Carrero, Brazil. Now carrying the red plate as the MX2 Championship points leader, the target is on the back of the Swiss star as he has to deal with a very fired up Jeffrey Herlings, as well as two eager championship contenders, Coldenhoff and Ferrandis who have that coveted red plate right in their sites.

Another one with a fire in his belly this year, Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Glenn Coldenhoff has been showing excellent form. Although his game plan didn’t go exactly to plan in race one in Brazil, the young Dutchman bounced back in moto two to take home his first MX2 race victory of the year as well as the first of his career. With only two points separating him and the MX2 championship point’s leader, Tonus, one race could hand him his first ever FIM MX2 World Championship red plate.

First impressions last forever, which is great news for CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis, who won the opening race of the 2014 MX2 World Championship in Losail, Qatar fair and square. Ferrandis has proved he can win, and after his amazing performance in race one in Brazil where he moved from outside the top five to cross the line in second place, there is no counting out the flying Frenchman who sits only five points back from the championship lead.

CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy have made a new recruit! In the form of another young star American Thomas Covington. Covington is mostly recognized for his remarkable third place in race two at the season opener in Qatar. Although the last few rounds have been a learning curve, the rookie Covington is a star student, willing to learn and do what it takes to progress.

Meanwhile Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s team of young guns Romain Febvre and Aleksandr Tonkov are inseparable, with some of the biggest battles throughout the MX2 race being between these two teammates. Currently the duo, Febvre and Tonkov are sitting fifth and sixth in the championship respectively.

2013 MX2 Podium

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Jordi Tixier

3. José Butrón

2013 MX1 POLEMAN: Jordi Tixier

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

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 08:35; WMX Free practice 09:15; MX2 Free practice 10:15; MXGP Free practice 10:45; WMX Time practice 11:15; EMX125 last chance Qualifying race  12:20; 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; EMX 125 Race 1 17:40.

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 13:10; MXGP Race 1 14:10; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 08 April 2014 - The European Motorcycling mourns for the death of Vincenzo Mazzi, FIM Europe President and one of the founding fathers of the Union Européenne de Motocyclisme (UEM), who passed away yesterday afternoon, 7^th of April, in Rome.

In almost 50 years dedicated to Motorcycling, the President Mazzi, "Enzo" for the many friends who had the honour to be near him, always hold a prominent role since his appointment as Secretary General of the Italian Motorcycle Federation in 1979, continuously for 20 years, until 1999.

From those years he has dedicated each of his energies and all his determination to the European Motorcycling, participating to the foundation of the UEM in 1996, holding since the beginning the position of Secretary General until 2006, when he was elected UEM President for his first mandate.

He would have concluded his second mandate the next July in Cracow when, as announced by himself, he would have leaved “space for fresh forces, with new ideas and greater enthusiasm”.

His participation to the last FIM Europe Management Council, on the last 29^th of March, should represent his return to his public role after a long period during which he had suffered health problems, in order to lead the FIM Europe to its elective Congress.

His disappearance has left everybody consternated, just in the moment when it was going to be celebrated his return.

Place, date and time of the funeral will be communicated as soon as known.

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The Timetable of the MXGP of Trentino, which will take place in Arco di Trento on the 13^th April weekend, is now available and can be downloaded by clicking here.

During the MXGP of Trentino it will also take place the first round of the EMX125 championship. The entry list can be found here below: