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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 3 December 2019 – Youthstream is very pleased to announce that the agreement for the MXGP of Turkey has been extended for a further three years.

TMF President Bekir Yunus Ucar, the Organizer of the MXGP of Turkey Mahmnut Nedim Akulke and MXGP of Turkey Representative Hakan Ertan Pehlivan visited Monaco to meet Youthstream CEO David Luongo and Youthstream COO Daniele Rizzi to reaffirm commitment to have the MXGP of Turkey as part of the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar for three years with the goal of further developing of MXGP in Turkey.

Since the Afyon circuit made its first appearance in 2018, it has proven to be a great success and in 2020 it will be the third year in a row that Afyon will host the MXGP of Turkey and it will be the second year that the event will be under the support of the President of the Republic of Turkey.

After being awarded as “The Best Infrastructure” at the 2018 MXGP Awards and “The Best Paddock” in 2019, the MXGP of Turkey continues to provide outstanding and highly professional facilities, that includes a well-arranged media centre, outstanding paddock with offices and meeting rooms as well as a high standard preparation of the track. In addition, the organisers have also worked hard to put on numerous events and activities throughout the weekend and all of this is all part of the bigger project to develop Afyon and to continue the growing interest of motocross in the country further highlighting the importance of this cooperation with Youthstream and the organisers.

Youthstream CEO David Luongo: "It is with a great pleasure that we announce the renewal of our contract for the organization of the MXGP of Turkey for the next three years. The last two editions in Afyon city have been fantastic and the fact that last year, the MXGP Grand Prix of Turkey was under the Presidency of Republic of Turkey’s support helped a lot the event to increase its popularity. Next year, the Grand Prix will be again under this support which shows the strong will from Turkey to develop the Motorsport and Motocross in particular in the country. I would like to thank the TMF President Bekir Yunus Ucar and all the parties involved into this great event."

Turkish Motorcycling Federation President Bekir Yunus Uçar: "We are pleased to host the FIM Motocross World Championship for further 3 years. We try to do our best to enrich with many different activities every year as the MXGP of Turkey will continue to show hospitality to thousands of race lovers. Passion for motorcycling, in particular for motocross has increased with MXGP of Turkey that we will organize under the aegis of Presidency of Republic of Turkey. Turkey is a country which has more than 20 million of young population, so we believe that the FIM Motocross World Championship will carry on adding value to Turkish Sport and Youth to a large extent."

Photos: from left to right: Organizer of the MXGP of Turkey Mahmnut Nedim Akulke, Youthstream COO Daniele Rizzi, Turkish Motorcycling Federation President Bekir Yunus Uçar, Youthstream CEO David Luongo and MXGP of Turkey Representative  Hakan Ertan Pehlivan

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The twelfth 2019 issue of a monthly motorcycle sport magazine with some of the best interviews, features and Blogs from the heart of MXGP, MotoGP, AMA Motocross/Supercross and WorldSBK as well as tests and reviews of bikes and products from the motorcycling industry. Here are some of the highlights of OTOR #193:  We chat to former champion and team owner Michele Rinaldi on the end of an era and some of his best MXGP memories. Making MXGP: what does it take to make a Grand Prix happen? We examine track, paddock & TV set-up to see how complicated the ‘jigsaw’ really is. The big step: Joan Mir the Suzuki star talks about the three ways in which he had to make a major change to tackle MotoGP as a rookie in 2019. A folding MX pillar? Keanu’s Arch: Roland Brown takes the red pill and goes for a spin on Keanu Reeves’ Arch KRGT-1 to give us a review of the custom special. 

Read it HERE

MXGP is very proud to present the 2019 MXGP Advent Calendar.

Christmas is coming! And to help you countdown MXGP will share 24 of the best and most epic races from the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar. We are starting with the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina race 1. Click HERE to watch the full race.

Julien Lieber started off the season with the first FOX Holeshot closely followed by Antonio Cairoli and Romain Febvre. While Tim Gajser chased down the leaders, he and Clement Desalle had an intense battle, which saw the Slovenian come out on top. In the end, Gajser also made a move on Febvre which secured a second-place finish for the first race of the season as Antonio Cairoli won the opening race of the year.

Over the next 23 days MXGP-TV will post a FULL race video on Youtube.

The 18-year-old Jorge Prado is probably one of the most talented riders in the world. His World Championship career started back in 2011 when the Spanish kid won the 65cc Junior Motocross World Championship in Cingoli, Italy, the same year he won the EMX65 title, too.

KTM noticed something special on the Spaniard sensation and Prado’s family moved to Belgium in order to support him to start a professional career as a motocross rider. They moved from Lugo to Lommel and in 2015 his efforts were paid off as Prado won the EMX125 Championship. In 2016 he entered the EMX250 class, one of the most competitive ones, but without shining as he used to do in the previous years, so once the Championship was over, he made his debut in the FIM MX2 World Championship as a wild card. The first GP he lined up was at the deep sandy track of Assen, where he found himself battling with the experienced Championship leader Jeffrey Herlings. A confident Jorge Prado started first in race 2 and he managed to lead for 15 minutes putting his name among the few riders who have been able to lead on Jeffrey Herlings.

In 2017 Jorge Prado lined up in MX2 finishing 7^th in the Championship standings with three GP wins, being the first one in Pietramurata, Trentino, and repeating his success in the sandy tracks of Lommel and Assen.

In 2018 Jorge Prado moved to the Italian side of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Claudio and Davide De Carli took the challenge to guide the young Spanish rider to the top of the MX2 class. However, the Spanish rider got injured before the start of season and could not perform at his best during the first rounds of the 2018, but he managed to regroup and won the fourth Grand Prix in Trentino, Italy. After that race Prado was unbeatable winning in Portugal, Germany, France, Ottobiano and the two Indonesian rounds, showing an experienced and matured rider to the world. Prado, who was known as a sand specialist, proved his outstanding skills also on hard track, and left the Czech Grand Prix with the red plate on his KTM and kept it until the last round of the championship in Imola, Italy, where he arrived knowing he was already the 2018 FIM MX2 World Champion as his rival Jonass was not going to take part in the event. The Spanish rider ended the season in style by winning the Italian GP with 1-1.

Jorge Prado’s 2018 season was nothing short of impressive, the 17-year old became the first Spanish MX2 World Champion via 10 pole positions, 331 laps in the lead, 26 holeshots out of 40, 17 individual race wins, 12 overall victories and 17 podiums. Prado scored 873 points in 20 rounds of racing averaging 43.6 points per race of the maximum of 50.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado saw his main rival Pauls Jonass moving into the main class, but he was fully motivated to defend the MX2 title against all his other opponents. The 2019 season started with a perfect 1-1 in Argentina, but then he was forced to miss the British GP in Matterley Basin due to an injury sustained during training. After his comeback at the 3^rd stop of the season in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, the young Spanish rider won every single GP except in Sweden, where he was crowned MX2 World Champion for the second time, with still two Grand Prix left.

Jorge Prado won the first race at the MXGP of Sweden ahead of Vialle and Jacobi and it was enough to ensure his back-to-back title in MX2. Jorge Prado had his greatest career results in 2019 with 12 pole positions, 470 laps led, 31 race wins and 16 GP wins out of 18 rounds at only 18 years old. Besides, thanks to Jorge Prado KTM have now claimed the eleventh MX2 World Title in sixteen seasons.

Prado is definitely the master of starts as he dominated the FOX Holeshot competition in 2018 with 26 black plates and in 2019 with 23.

Next up for the Spaniard was his 450cc debut in the MXGP class at the 2019 Monster Energy FIM MXoN taking place in Assen at the Netherlands. To say that Prado impressed quite a few would be an understatement. With the deep sand of the man-made circuit and the tough weather conditions, Prado rode incredibly well in the MXGP qualifying heat as he led some of the race before being passed by Jeremy Seewer and later Tim Gajser and Jeremy Van Horebeek, a group of highly experienced MXGP riders.

In the first MXGP & MX2 combined race, Prado finished the race in 3^rd and 7^th in the race 3 (MXGP combined OPEN). This gave many just an insight of what to expect from the young Spaniard, as he could be a real contender for the MXGP championship in 2020. And with the strong Red Bull KTM Factory squad behind him, we could see Prado make regular appearances on the podium next season.

Quick Facts

Birth information: 05/01/2001

First GP Raced: 2016, MXGP of the Netherlands, Assen

World Titles                3 (2 MX2 - 1 - 65cc)

First World Title         2011, 65 cc

GP wins                     31 MX2                                     

First GP win               2017, MXGP of Trentino, Pietramurata, MX2         

Last GP win              2019, JUST1 MXGP OF CHINA presented by Hehui Investment Group, Shanghai,

2019 position in the Championship      1, MX2, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

2019 MX2 FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPION

MX2 World Champion!

Other results

To know more about Jorge Prado, follow what people around him said in the 73^rd issue of the MXGP Mag by clicking HERE

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 26 November 2019 – Youthstream is delighted to announce that the ticket sales of the 2020 MXGP of Italy are now open!

The famous Maggiora circuit will host the MXGP of Italy on the 16^th and 17^th of May as it makes a return to the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar, since hosting a magnificent Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations back in 2016.

The 2016 Monster Energy FIM MXoN was nothing short of spectacular, attracting huge crowds from all over the world to celebrate the best riders from each country. That year it was Team France who took home the Chamberlain Trophy for the third time in a row, with Team Netherlands in second and USA third.

Maggiora Park has always been a fantastic facility that has a rich motocross history and is the perfect venue to host the Motocross World Championship in 2020.

Tickets are available now and if you buy before the 31^st December 2019 you can save big thanks to the early bird discount.

Make sure you make the most of this offer and give your friends and family the perfect gift this Christmas, of an incredible weekend of intense MXGP race action!

Tickets for the MXGP of Italy in Maggiora are available here.

And click HERE link to have more details on the VIP Gold Skybox packages and have the ultimate MXGP experience.

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MXGP has reached 900,000 followers on Instagram! 

Since the page started in 2013, it now features over 5,400 posts, with more than 900 posted in 2019 alone, that have received over 8,400,000 likes and 20,000 comments. Our popular #MXGP hashtag has also been used over 495,000 times by our loyal fans from all over the world. 

The page features all the best behind-the-scenes action from every MXGP event, as well as the coolest pictures and videos from each race and much more.

We are extremely proud to reach this incredible milestone and that is all thanks to all of our fans worldwide - so Thank YOU for the support!

Stay tuned for more to come in 2020! 

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 22 November 2019 – Youthstream is pleased to announce that the FIM Europe’s Motocross of European Nations will head to Italy in 2020.

The event is set to take place on the 11th of October in Sardinia at the popular Riola Sardo venue. The venue is situated in the large Italian island of Sardinia close to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It has become well known amongst the riders of MXGP as it is one of the favorite venues of many World Championship riders’ pre-season preparation. 

In 2019 it was Team Italy who were victorious once again as they went on to defend their title as they scored the least amount of points (44) closely followed by Team Spain in second (45 points) and Czech Republic in third (57 points). Meanwhile in the women’s category, Team Netherlands were crowned champions as Nancy Van de Ven took two race wins putting the Dutch team ahead of everyone else with 5 points, followed by Team Germany in second (11 points) and Denmark rounding out the podium on 14 points.

We are very pleased to be bringing this event to Sardinia as we get ready to crown the 2020 MXoEN and WMXoEN champions!

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The Honda 114 Motorsports team are pleased to announce their line-up for the 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship. Australian riders Nathan Crawford and Bailey Malkiewicz will contest the MX2 class for the squad. Frenchman Axel Louis will sit alongside them and continue to refine his talents in the EMX250 division. All three riders will pilot the CRF250R across the globe.

Nathan Crawford enters the team following a successful term in his homeland, where he secured fourth in the Australian MX Nationals. Crawford had eight race podiums and two race wins in the MX2 category. An overall win at round eight was an obvious highlight during the ten-round campaign and made it clear to the Honda 114 Motorsports outfit that he would have the ability to contend on the world stage.

Bailey Malkiewicz has also shown incredible potential in his homeland in recent years, as he took the MXD title last year and then backed that up by taking the 125cc championship at the FIM Junior World Motocross Championship. Malkiewicz stepped up to the MX2 class in the Australian MX Nationals this year and ended up seventh in the championship. A second overall at round five was a season-best finish.

The 2020 FIM Motocross World Championship will fire into life at the Grand Prix of Great Britain on March 1. Axel Louis will race at round one of the EMX250 series at the Grand Prix of The Netherlands on March 8.

Nathan Crawford: "I am pleased to announce my plans with Honda 114 Motorsports for the 2020 MXGP season. Riding for such an established team in Europe is something that I have always worked towards and dreamt of! When my agent informed me about the possibility of joining Honda 114 Motorsports, I believed it was a great combination to give me the best opportunity to have a successful 2020 campaign."

Bailey Malkiewicz: "I am really excited to have this excellent opportunity to ride for Honda 114 Motorsports in MX2 in 2020. My manager, parents and I have been working on creating this ride for the past two years and I am grateful that Honda 114 Motorsports are supportive and giving me this opportunity. I believe it will be an excellent start to my MXGP career."

Axel Louis: "I have ridden for Livia Lancelot for four years now. I was the French champion in the 85cc class, then this year was my first season on the CRF250R. 2020 will be the first season where I can train like a pro, and I have already enjoyed being with Nathan and Bailey. I will learn a lot from them. I know that the EMX class is not going to be easy, but I am ready to work hard. I cannot wait to be behind the gate."

Livia Lancelot (Team Manager): "I like the Australian spirit, as everyone knows! I am happy to announce that Nathan Crawford and Bailey Malkiewicz will be racing for Honda 114 Motorsports in 2020. They both arrived one week ago and have already started working hard. It was their first day on the bike today and I am happy to finally see them on the 2020 Honda CRF250R. They are looking fast and motivated, so we will see what the new MX2 season will bring for them. We will also continue to support Axel Louis in the EMX250 class – he is only fifteen. This will be his first year of training hard every day. Eric Sorby will be with us full-time to help take care of the riders, so I cannot wait for the season to start."

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The MXGP Academy has been set up to guidance for aspiring young riders wishing to make motocross their sport. This involves setting up clinics to run alongside 7 of the European-based rounds of the Motocross World Championship throughout the year.

One such clinic was run in Imola at the MXGP of Italy in 2019 and it included some very special guests. Isabella Blick and her younger brother William Junior had both travelled all the way from Uganda to take part to the MXGP Academy under the watchful eye of their uncle Sula Blick.

Watch the Video on MXGP-TV Youtube page: https://youtu.be/JH46Mb1EEbI

Read the full feature on the MXGP Magazine HERE