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Successful partnerships are important to KTM so it is with pleasure that the company announces a further extension to its well-established worldwide partnership with Athena. 



As a leading manufacturer of motorcycle cylinders, gaskets, pistons and makers of GET ECUs, data acquisition systems and video devices for motorsports Athena is a natural fit to the needs and wishes of KTM. 



Pit Beirer, Head of KTM Motorsport: “We were happy to form a partnership with Athena when Claudio de Carli joined the KTM MX1 factory team management structure and Tony Cairoli first signed with us in 2010. This has subsequently resulted into both a productive and rewarding global partnership from which both partners have much to gain. We look forward to working with Athena for another year.” 



Beirer confirmed that the use of Athena’s high tech devices continue to play an important role in helping to maintain and monitor the on-track activities of the KTM factory teams both in Europe and in the USA. He said KTM also recommends these products to the KTM Dealer network and to the sport’s enthusiasts. 



Erardo Ratzenbeck, VP of Athena, underlined that for Athena, the partnership with KTM on motorsport activities is of strategic importance while activities in the area of OE supplies also paved the way for the design of state-of-the art products and modern solutions.

About KTM


KTM, trading as KTM Power Sports AG is a leading international manufacturer of motorsports vehicles. KTM has already achieved 241 world championship titles and has won the Dakar Rally 12 consecutive times. The operational core business develops and produces race-ready offroad and street motorcycles. The KTM-Sportcar GmbH is the company for the super lightweight sports car, the X-BOW, with which KTM has taken the first step into the automobile area. 



About Athena 

Athena Spa works out of 10 manufacturing plants worldwide with a total of over 700 employees. The headquarters, based out in Alonte, Italy, occupies a total area of 40,000 square meters and is where Athena manufactures gaskets, stamped and pressed metal components, aluminum cylinders for internal combustion engines and other engine hard-parts. The dedicated R&D plant is home of the finest developments and the GET technology products. Athena also has manufacturing and/or sales and distribution facilities in Spain, Brazil, India and the USA.

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FUNCHAL (Portugal), January, 30 2014 - Youthstream announced today a multi year agreement for the airing of the FIM Motocross World Championships (MXGP) and the FIM Snowcross World Championship (SNX) on CBS Sports Network throughout the United States and Canada.

CBS Sports Network will showcase the FIM MXGP and the FIM SNX as part of its CBS Sports Spectacular programming.

The FIM MXGP, the pinnacle of professional world motocross racing, and the MX2, the steppingstone series for new world motocross talents, will both air on a same-day delay basis at sport primetime television slots, providing to the FIM Motocross World Championship a consistent and stunning position on the CBS Sports Network’s programming schedule throughout the season. 

Starting with the opener round in Qatar on March 1st, the 18-stop series will travel across the globe to reach five continents and to complete its 2014 tour in North America, with the MXGP of Mexico, on September 14th.

The Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations also has been confirmed to return on CBS Sports Network. The most important motocross race of the year will be held for the first time in Latvia at the Kegums circuit on September 28th, 2014

The nations-against-nation event, where the best riders from every country compete for the supremacy of their respective flag colors, will count on complete television coverage of the three main events.
 
The agreement also provide television exposure to the FIM Junior World championship, a one-event championship where young motocross prospects from every continent, and particularly of North America, meet for their first ever world-class contest. 

The 2014 FIM Junior World Championship will be held at Bastogne, Belgium on August 10.

CBS Sports Network will air also the FIM Snowcross World Championship that this year includes two rounds, in Sweden on March 8 and Finland on March 15.

“The partnership with CBS Sports Network represents a new milestone in the prestigious history of the FIM MXGP championship”, said Mario Marini, Youthstream’s Director of Corporate Relations. “With the recent upgrade across the entire branding and image of the MXGP series, with unparalleled coverage around the world, we add now this massive exposure in North America to fully serve the US and Canadian audience and industry.”

About CBS Sports Network:
CBS Sports Network is available across the United States and Canada through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com

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The winter draught is finally over, at least for those that lined up today in Riola Sardo, Sardinia, Italy, for the first round of the Italian International motocross series ‘Internazionale d’Italia’. Taking the first victory of the pre-season was none other than the seven-time world champ Antonio Cairoli, who won both MX1 and Elite class races for a perfect start to the new year, while CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus made his return from injury extra special, winning MX2 and finishing sixth in the Elite (MX1 and MX2 combined) as the best placed MX2 rider.

In the first MX1 race of the pre-season, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli rode off into the sunset winning a massive thirty-seven seconds over HRC Teams’ Evgeny Bobryshev who finished five seconds ahead of Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek in third. Meanwhile DP19 Racing’s David Philippaerts and Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Tyla Rattray rounded out the top five.

MX2 saw CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Christophe Charlier go head-to-head from start to finish, with Tonus taking the win by a fraction of a second over Charlier. A further fourteen seconds back, MX2 rookie Marchetti Racing KTM’s Pauls Jonass gapped Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier for third with Marchetti Racing KTM’s Ivo Monticelli rounding out the top five.

In the Elite (MX1 and MX2 combined ‘super-final’) it was again ‘the champ’ Antonio Cairoli to take the win ahead of Jeremy Van Horebeek (who has to be happy with his Yamaha Factory Racing debut) in second. Taking third was HRC Team’s Evgeny ‘Bobby’ Bobryshev ahead of Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Tyla Rattray and HRC Team’s Max Nagl.

Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe's new signing Glenn Coldenhoff is pictured for the first time on his 2014 RM-Z250 as he joined team-mates Jeremy Seewer and Brian Hsu for the team’s official photo-shoot in northern Spain.

Julien Lieber had to sit-out the session because of a sprained wrist, sustained on one of the team training sessions beforehand, but is now back on his bike and fully recovered.

Photos were shot by the team’s official photographer, Juan Pablo Acevedo, at a private track north of Lleida, Spain alongside the Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP team’s photo session.

Seewer, who focused on the European Championship in 2013, moves-up to the World MX2 series this season with the backing from Suzuki International Europe and Suzuki Switzerland.

Seventeen-year old Hsu will race another season in the 125cc European Championship and is part of the youth development program at Suzuki International Europe.

With their sights set on the start of the GP season, all three MX2 contenders will be racing the International races at Valence and Lacapelle-Marival in France next month before they fly-off to Qatar and Thailand the first two GP's of the year.

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Wilvo Forkrent KTM is delighted to welcome Wykamol Group, the UK's leading manufacturer and supplier of specialist products for the building and preservation industries, as an Official Partner for 2014.

As an Official Partner, the Wykamol logo will be visible on the team bikes, race truck, rider's kit and backdrops amongst other team assets. 

This partnership gives Wykamol Group a strong presence in the motocross world while providing the Wilvo Forkrent KTM team with further valuable support as they compete in the World and British Championships.

Founded in 1934, Wykamol Group Ltd has been the market leader in the provision and development of products for the remedial treatment industry for almost 80 years.

Steve Turner, Owner and Team Manager, said, "We're pleased to be partnering a company such as Wykamol which is not only a huge privilege, but a compliment to Wilvo Forkrent KTM's growing appeal. We will be striving to repay their faith in us with some great results throughout the season.

“We're working hard towards a strong season this year and the support of a company like Wykamol will prove beneficial in achieving even more success for the team."

Tony Street, Managing Director for Wykamol commented, "We are extremely excited to be joining the Wilvo Forkrent KTM team this year. Both brands share the same pioneering spirit and ambition as we drive our brands forward. We are excited at the prospect of a successful season together."

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 04 February 2014 – Youthstream presents the fifth issue of the MXGP Mag featuring the complete list of the Officially Approved Teams and Riders for the 2014 season, a special feature on the comeback of Husqvarna and a deep interview with Dave Nicoll.

Click here to read the fifth 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 fifth 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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