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LOKET (Czech Republic) 21 July 2024 - Lucas Bos topped the timesheets on Saturday at round three of the 2024 Junior e-Motocross Series, steering his KTM SX-E 5 to victory in race two. The Frenchman extended his lead in the overall standings to an impressive 24 points. On Sunday, it was Austrian Ryan Gabriel who came out on top at round four, the second round of the double-header at the MXGP of Czech Republic.

Hosting rounds three and four of the 2024 Junior e-Motocross Series, the hard-pack circuit in Loket, Czech Republic, was perfect for the 40 youngsters lining up to compete. Both days saw riders take on a timed practice session, followed by two seven-minute-plus-one-lap-races. In the first timed practice session of the weekend, it was Austria’s Ryan Gabriel who topped the timesheets on his Husqvarna EE 5, with Alexander Bihimann and Lucas Bos coming in second and third.

Saturday’s first race saw Alexander Bihimann dominate, leading the whole race to come out on top aboard his GASGAS MC-E 5. Securing his best result of the series so far, it was Belgium’s Roan Calado Reyes who took second place on the last lap after lying in third for the first two laps. Ryan Gabriel rounded out the top three in race one.

Race two belonged to series leader Lucas Bos, who steered his KTM SX-E 5 to victory in Loket. Taking the lead on the second lap, the French youngster then maintained it for the rest of the race to secure his spot on the top of the podium, taking the overall round three win at the same time. Just three seconds behind Bos was fellow Frenchman Mathis Negre in second, with Austria’s Raphael Edlinger in third.

Lucas Bos: “I’m so happy to have won on Saturday, and it’s really exciting that I am leading the championship. I’m going to work really hard before Switzerland so hopefully I can win the series there!”

Main Photo: unior e-Motocross Podium Saturday

Bottom Photos: 1. Lucas Bos ; 2. Junior e-Motocross Start 

SATURDAY ROUND:

Junior e-Motocross - Race 1 - Top 10 Classification:: 1. Alexander Bihlmann (GER, GASGAS), 7:07.425; 2. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), +0:00.607; 3. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, Husqvarna), +0:15.682; 4. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), +0:16.367; 5. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), +0:21.988; 6. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), +0:25.846; 7. Jonas Moutin (FRA, KTM), +0:26.557; 8. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), +0:32.399; 9. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GASGAS), +0:33.555; 10. Jordi Dauset (ESP, GASGAS), +0:34.833

Junior e-Motocross - Race 2 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 7:02.879; 2. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), +0:03.232; 3. Raphael Edlinger (AUT, GASGAS), +0:03.463; 4. Alexander Bihlmann (GER, GASGAS), +0:11.661; 5. Oliver de la lLave (ESP, GASGAS), +0:29.847; 6. Pau Torres Miranda (ESP, GASGAS), +0:35.889; 7. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), +0:36.062; 8. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GASGAS), +0:36.910; 9. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), +0:37.743; 10. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), +0:39.976

Junior e-Motocross Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 43 points; 2. Alexander Bihlmann (GER, GAS), 43 p.; 3. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), 38 p.; 4. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), 34 p.; 5. Raphael Edlinger (AUT, GAS), 29 p.; 6. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), 27 p.; 7. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GAS), 25 p.; 9. Pau Torres Miranda (ESP, GAS), 23 p.; 10. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, HUS), 20 p

Junior e-Motocross Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 106 points; 2. Alexander Bihlmann (GER, GAS), 101 p.; 3. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), 84 p.; 4. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GAS), 83 p.; 5. Jonas Moutin (FRA, KTM), 78 p.; 6. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), 64 p.; 7. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), 62 p.; 8. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, HUS), 56 p.; 9. Pau Torres Miranda (ESP, GAS), 56 p.; 10. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), 50 p

Sunday morning saw the enthusiastic young riders line up for round four of the Junior e-Motocross Series. Ryan Gabriel put in the fastest time again in the second timed practice of the weekend, making his intentions clear ahead of the upcoming two races.

Lucas Bos, fuelled by his win in race two on Saturday, took control in Sunday’s race one and moved into the lead by lap two, maintaining it until the finish to claim the victory. Ryan Gabriel secured a solid runner-up finish, with current championship runner-up Alexander Bihimann coming home in third.

Race two saw a new victor emerge, with Austria’s Raphael Edlinger claiming his first victory of the series after leading the race from start to finish. Collecting another runner-up finish and proving that consistency is key, Ryan Gabriel put in an excellent ride to secure the overall round four win. Third place went to Denmark’s Vitus Horsebog who finished less than a second behind Gabriel.

The Junior e-Motocross series entertained the packed crowds at the MXGP of Czech Republic, showcasing the capability of the Husqvarna, KTM, and GASGAS machines as well as the talent of the next generation of riders. After four exciting rounds of racing, the 2024 Junior e-Motocross series comes to a close in Fraunfeld, Switzerland, on August 24-25 for round five.

Ryan Gabriel: “I can’t believe I finally got my first overall win at round four! It’s a great feeling and I have enjoyed racing in Loket all weekend. I’m excited for the last round of the series in Switzerland.”

Top Photo: JJunior e-Motocross Podium

Bottom Photos: 1.  Junior e-Motocross Start Sunday ; 2. Ryan Gabriel

SUNDAY ROUND:

Junior e-Motocross - Race 1 - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 7:04.109; 2. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, Husqvarna), +0:01.581; 3. Alexander Bihlmann (GER, GASGAS), +0:04.576; 4. Raphael Edlinger (AUT, GASGAS), +0:13.596; 5. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), +0:13.614; 6. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), +0:16.835; 7. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), +0:17.507; 8. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GASGAS), +0:18.038; 9. Jonas Moutin (FRA, KTM), +0:23.102; 10. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), +0:25.414;

Junior e-Motocross - Race 2 - Top 10 Classification:  1. Raphael Edlinger (AUT, GASGAS), 7:13.063; 2. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, Husqvarna), +0:03.085; 3. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GASGAS), +0:03.769; 4. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), +0:07.859; 5. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), +0:08.434; 6. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), +0:17.053; 7. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), +0:21.464; 8. Jordi Dauset (ESP, GASGAS), +0:21.914; 9. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), +0:23.372; 10. Arik Lazaro Amate (ESP, KTM), +0:24.419

Junior e-Motocross Overall - Top 10 Classification: 1. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, HUS), 44 points; 2. Raphael Edlinger (AUT, GAS), 43 p.; 3. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 39 p.; 4. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GAS), 33 p.; 5. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), 32 p.; 7. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), 26 p.; 8. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), 26 p.; 9. Jordi Dauset (ESP, GAS), 22 p.; 10. Alexander Bihlmann (GER, GAS), 20 p

Junior e-Motocross Championship - Top 10 Classification: 1. Lucas Bos (FRA, KTM), 145 points; 2. Alexander Bihlmann (GER, GAS), 121 p.; 3. Mathis Negre (FRA, KTM), 117 p.; 4. Vitus Horsebog (DEN, GAS), 116 p.; 5. Ryan Gabriel (AUT, HUS), 100 p.; 6. Roan Calado Reyes (BEL, KTM), 96 p.; 7. Jonas Moutin (FRA, KTM), 90 p.; 8. Raphael Edlinger (AUT, GAS), 90 p.; 9. Cesar Lagut (FRA, KTM), 88 p.; 10. Kay Hubers (NED, KTM), 76 p

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Loket (Czech Republic) 18 July 2024 – The MXGP Motocross World Championships make a return to Europe this weekend, for the first of five Grands Prix over a six-week span, as the classic Loketske Serpentiny circuit, commonly known as Loket, hosts the MXGP of Czech Republic. The 27th event at this circuit, the thirteenth round of the 2024 series will be lucky for some, as the world’s elite racers dig in for a crucial part of the season in the hunt for the World Championship titles!

Loket has been the circuit of choice in this country for an almost uninterrupted period since the first event here in 1995, which was in the 500cc class and won by Belgian legend Joel Smets with a double win on the way to his first world title. Since then, MXGP has returned to the circuit every year apart from 1996, 2001, and 2020. Smets shares the record for overall wins at the circuit with fellow multiple World Champions Stefan Everts and Antonio Cairoli, who have each won four at the picturesque hard-pack venue. 

Three active riders have a chance to equal that record, as Jorge Prado, Jeffrey Herlings, and Romain Febvre have all taken three winner’s trophies away from Loket.

The MXGP class will see a continuation of the enthralling three-way title battle between Team HRC’s Tim Gajser, Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s reigning Champion Prado, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing talisman Herlings, who is on form following a perfect weekend at the MXGP of Lombok.

MX2 will see the two Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammates, Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen, resume their battle for the title, with the Belgian closing to within 49 points of the Dutchman after the pair won a Grand Prix each on the island of Lombok in Indonesia.

The event will also see the final for the EMX85 and EMX65 European Championships for youth riders, with many competitors making the journey straight from last weekend’s World Junior Championships, including top EMX85 Qualifiers Hayden Statt from the UK, Italy’s Andrea Uccellini and World Juniors second race winner Lucas Leok from that famous Estonian family! 

Top EMX65 qualifiers Roko Ivandici from Croatia, and German Luca Nierychlo, will be among the leading contenders, as will race winning Brits Cohen Jagielski and Jett Gardiner, who will welcome the hard-pack of Loket after the sand of Heerde!  The packed schedule is also joined by the EMX2t single-race Championship event, so the sweet smell of two-stroke pre-mix will waft around the beautiful Czech valley for much of the weekend!

The “big three” of MXGP in 2024 squeezed together like an accordion over the two GPs in the Indonesian islands, as Tim Gajser holds a 34-point lead over Prado, with Herlings closing in to be only a further 17 points further back.

It was Herlings who did the most damage in the heat, dropping only three points over the four GP races and the two RAM Qualifying Races at Lombok, cutting his deficit to the red plate holder by 20 points.  He needs to continue this progress if he is to challenge for a sixth world crown. His main rivals will relish the more hard-pack conditions the field will encounter at the Czech venue. Although the Dutchman will know, with 6 individual race wins around Loket, that he has won here more than any other active rider, even if his last victory was back in 2018.

Tim Gajser has only won a single race at Loket, back in 2017, but never the overall, although he has stood on the podium five times in total. Prado took MX2 victories here in 2018 and ’19, plus the MXGP class victory in 2021, when he shared the race wins with then-teammate Cairoli.

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP rider Calvin Vlaanderen sits in a solid fourth position in the Championship after two consecutive podium finishes, and returns to the site of his most recent race win, as he took the chequered flag in the second outing here last season. He also took an MX2 race win away from Prado back in 2018.  Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jeremy Seewer has tasted champagne in Loket as well, with the Grand Prix victory in 2022.

Jeremy’s teammate Romain Febvre returns to action this weekend after a five-GP break to recover from a thumb injury, and still sits seventh in the Championship behind Fantic Factory Racing man Glenn Coldenhoff.  Three times a GP winner at this circuit with five race wins, including the overall verdict last season plus double victories in both 2015 and ‘19, means that he has won more here than anywhere else, and the Frenchman could very much put himself among the main contenders as he goes all out for victory without any Championship pressure.

Two riders in MXGP achieved their most recent overall victory at Loket, both in the MX2 class. Valentin Guillod, who is tenth in the Championship for Ship to Cycle Honda Motoblouz SR, earned his in 2015, and current Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Mattia Guadagnini did the job in 2021.

The battle at the top is sure to be electric again, and any slip-up by the leading title contenders could be crucial as there are plenty of riders ready to jump onto the podium in their place!

MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 608 Points;   2. Jorge Prado (ESP, GAS), 574 Points; 3. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 557 Pts; 4. Calvin Vlaanderen (NED, YAM), 429 Pts; 5. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, KAW), 411 Pts; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, FAN), 360 Pts; 7. Romain Febvre (FRA, KAW), 327 Points; 8. Pauls Jonass (LAT, HON), 274 Pts; 9. Kevin Horgmo (NOR, HON), 264 Pts; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, HON), 259 Pts.

Main Photo: MXGP Start Loket 2023

Bottom Photos: 1. Jeffrey Herlings; 2. Romain Febvre

MX2 Championship leader Kay de Wolf continues his hold over the red plate, which has been his since the end of the season opener in Argentina, but his teammate Lucas Coenen was in determined mood at the MXGP of Lombok and put in a perfect 60-point weekend to close to within 49 points of the lead.  Can the young Belgian keep consistent on the hard-pack of Loket to roll his momentum forward?

He goes to the Czech Republic without looking over his shoulder for second, as Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing star Simon Laengenfelder, still without a GP win to his name this season, lies third in points but 18 back from Lucas. The hard-pack surface could give the German a perfect opportunity to win, especially with plenty of his home fans coming to support him, being less than 50km from the German border.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing duo Liam Everts and reigning Champion Andrea Adamo sit fourth and fifth in the standings, and Adamo is the only rider in MX2 this year who can lay claim to any past victory here, as the Italian took a stunning second race win last year.  Coming off his best 2024 weekend yet in Lombok, will the reigning Champion be able to bridge the 16-point gap to his teammate on the table with further success at Loket?  The third rider under their awning, Sacha Coenen, will also be keen to return to form following a torrid time in the heat of Lombok after his two GP wins before the overseas trip.

Monster Energy Triumph Racing star Mikkel Haarup will also be looking to continue his momentum from a career-best second at the MXGP of Lombok, and with the experience of three-time Loket winner Desalle in his corner, he could well be a threat for both his, and his team’s, first ever Grand Prix win.  His teammate Camden McLellan is also likely to be strong at the site of his 2018 EMX85 Championship victory.

One thing’s for sure, the close nature of the MX2 class means it’s anybody’s guess as to who will take the podium spots at the end of the weekend!

MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1. Kay de Wolf (NED, HUS), 576 Points; 2. Lucas Coenen (BEL, HUS), 527 Pts;  3. Simon Laengenfelder (GER, GAS), 509 Points;  4. Liam Everts (BEL, KTM), 471 Pts; 5. Andrea Adamo (ITA, KTM), 455 Pts;  6. Mikkel Haarup (DEN, TRI), 399 Pts; 7. Rick Elzinga (NED, YAM), 346 Pts; 8. Sacha Coenen (BEL, KTM), 341 Pts; 9. Quentin Prugnieres (FRA, KAW), 228 Pts; 10. Thibault Benistant (FRA, YAM), 226 Pts.

Main Photo: MX2 Start Loket 2023

Bottom Photos: 1. Kay de Wolf; 2. Mikkel Haarup

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TIMETABLE 

SATURDAY: 7:20 EMX2T Free practice, 7:50 EMX65 Free practice, 08:20 EMX85 Free practice, 8:50 MXE Time Practice, 09:10 EMX2T Qualifying Practice 09:50 EMX65 EMX2T Qualifying Practice, 10:30 MX2 Free Practice, 11:00 MXGP Free Practice, 11:50 EMX85 Qualifying Practice, 12:35 MXE Race 1, 13:05 EMX2T Race 1, 13:40 MX2 Time Practice, 14:15 MXGP Time Practice, 15:15 EMX65 Race 1, 15:50 EMX85 Race 1, 16:35 MX2 RAM Qualifying Race, 17:25 MXGP RAM Qualifying Race. 18:05 MXE Race 2

SUNDAY: 08:20 EMX2T Race 2, 09:55 EMX65 Race 2, 10:25 MX2 Warm-up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-up, 11:30 EMX85 Race 2, 12:40 MXE Race 1, 13:15 MX2 Race 1, 14:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:25 MXE Race 2 16:10 MX2 Race 2, 17:10 MXGP Race 2.

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MONACO (Principailty of Monaco) 16 July 2024 – The 13th round of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship comes back to Central Europe for MXGP of Czech Republic.

The historic track of Loket is set to host an extraordinary event in the world of motocross as the MXGP of Czech Republic welcomes a staggering 264 riders. This impressive number of entries underscores the exceptional state of the World and European Championships.

Since its inception into the MXGP circuit in 1995, Loket has been a cornerstone venue, with only three absences in 1996, 2001, and 2020. This year, the event promises to be nothing short of spectacular, highlighting the popularity and significance of the European Championships.

The weekend will feature intense competition across multiple classes, including the premier MXGP and MX2 categories, alongside the thrilling support races of EMX2T, EMX65, EMX85, and MXe.

With many high-profile comebacks such as Kawasaki Racing Team’s Romain Febvre, Standing Construct Honda MXGP’s Alberto Forato and JM Honda’s Brent Von Doninck, the MXGP of Czech Republic will be an exciting one!

The large number of riders participating is also a testament to the growing appeal and competitive nature of the championships. This large turnout is set to deliver a memorable experience for all attendees, where fans can expect an action-packed Grand Prix at the historic old-school track.

Checkout the Timetable and Entry Lists for the MXGP of Czech Republic below:

TIMETABLE

MXGP ENTRY LIST

MX2 ENTRY LIST

EMX2T ENTRY LIST

EMX85cc ENTRY LIST

EMX65cc ENTRY LIST

MXE ENTRY LIST

Join us at Loket for a weekend filled with high-octane action and witness the world's best motocross athletes compete on one of the most iconic tracks in the history of the sport.

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