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Fox Racing is proud to announce their newest athlete partnership with Jeremy Seewer for 2019 and beyond. Jeremy joins the Fox global athlete roster with the first ever exclusive goggle contract in company history and will contest the MXGP World Championship in Fox’s innovative VUE Goggle.

Swiss born Seewer made the jump to the MXGP class in 2018 after four successful seasons in MX2 that included two consecutive runner-up results in the 2016 & 2017 championships. The 2019 MXGP season brings all new opportunity for Seewer as he joins the highly coveted Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team.

“We are super stoked to have Jeremy as part of our program. We take a lot of pride in celebrating individuals at Fox, and Jeremy is a great fit for our brand. Plus to bring him into the family as the first exclusive goggle athlete speaks volumes for what we are doing on the product level with our new VUE goggle. I speak for all of us when I say we are excited for our future with Jeremy and can’t wait to get the season started in Argentina.” – Austin Hoover, FOX MX Category Marketing Manager.

“It is an honor for me to be part of the FOX family. As well being the first goggle only athlete makes it unique and very special.” – Jeremy Seewer.

Seewer will begin his attack on the 2019 MXGP World Championship at the season kick-off, March 3^rd in Neuquén, Argentina.

For more information, and to view the full range of Fox products, visit a local Fox Dealer or ‪www.foxracing.com 

About Fox  
For over 4 decades, Fox Racing has been the global leader in motocross and mountain biking gear and apparel. Fox outfits the world’s best competitive action sport athletes and enthusiasts with products that combine innovation and style, rooted in the brand’s original competitive motocross spirit. The company is based in Irvine, California, with offices, retail stores, and an international roster of sponsored athletes, located around the world.

NEUQUEN (Patagonia-Argentina), 27 February 2019 – The time has come and the first round of the 2019 MXGP season is ready to start this weekend. The Neuquen circuit of Patagonia Argentina returns as the opening venue of the 19 round FIM Motocross World Championship. The amazing track is set between vibrant lakes and snowcapped mountain peaks and earns its title as one of the best tracks during the season.

The beauty of the location will however come second to the world class racing expected as the best riders from both the MXGP and MX2 categories will test their off-season preparation against one another and battle for the first time! The volcanic and somewhat sandy soil of the Argentinian track combined with the natural elevation changes will demand the concentration and skill of even the most veteran riders.

First visited in 2015 Neuquen has seen its fair share of battles and epic racing with last year’s season opener being one of the most memorable. At the inaugural race back in 2015 the now KTM Sarholz Racing Team rider Max Nagl took the win. Since Nagl’s win in 2015 Patagonia has seen two other victors with Team HRC’s Tim Gajser taking 2 back to back wins in 2016 and 2017 while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings rallied for an impressive overall last year.

This year Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli is perhaps the biggest favorite with his 2018 rival and the eventual MXGP World Champion, Jeffrey Herlings, currently out of action due to an off-season foot injury. Cairoli narrowly missed taking the GP win here and later the title in 2018 in one of the most competitively fought championships seasons ever seen. The 9-time champion has been fueled by the desire to improve throughout the winter and he has already seen preseason success leaving many to believe that he enters Patagonia more fit and prepared than ever before.

Though Cairoli could become the 4th winner in the history of the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina so too could a handful of other riders. For starters Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Clement Desalle who was on the podium here in 2018 and the only rider other than Herlings or Cairoli to win an overall last year. Desalle has been discreetly training and testing all winter with Kawasaki’s all new 2019 KX450F-SR. Sometimes overlooked as a strong title contender Desalle can without a doubt put in amazing rides consistently earning him 3rd in the 2018 championship. Desalle has also never been outside the top ten in Patagonia with two podium results, one the previously mentioned 3rd from 2018 and the other being 2nd in 2015.

One of the strongest competitors for the win this weekend is Team HRC’s Tim Gajser who finished the 2018 season 4th overall after struggling in the early stages of the with a jaw injury. Now healed and with a winter of training on his Honda Gajser’s track record of success in Patagonia could improve even further. The Slovenian’s style meshes well with the circuit here in Neuquen and after over a year without a GP to his name the former World Champion is more than ready to return to the top of the podium.

Many riders have made changes since the end of last year some with training programs and others with teams or even categories. Among one of the most notable changes is that of the veteran rider and Frenchman Gautier Paulin who returns to Yamaha this year aboard the Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP Team. Paulin’s new surrounding and crew could be just what he needs to make podium appearances commonplace. Paulin has raced here in Neuquen on three occasions scoring 5th in 2015, 4th in 2017, and 6th in 2018.

Fellow Frenchman Romain Febvre remains with the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team for the new year and after finishing the 2018 season standings in 6th he knows as a former MXGP World Champion that he is capable of much more. Febvre has been looking fast in the few glimpses we have caught of him riding leading up to this weekend. Febvre’s best finish in Neuquen is 4th and with a pair of 5th place finishes the last 2 years another top five is well within his reach if not a podium. Joining Febvre on the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team is Jeremy Seewer for 2019.

Other riders to look out for in MXGP this weekend are Standing Construct KTM’s newest member Max Anstie, former MXGP of Patagonia winner Max Nagl, and MXGP rookie Pauls Jonass, who won in MX2 class here in 2018, along with Arminas Jasikonis both on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team. All 4 of the above riders find themselves in new situations or teams for 2019 with each having the ability to produce some of the most impressive and unexpected results.

In short, the MXGP season opener in Patagonia Argentina will be the most exciting, unpredictable, and intense race possible to start the 19 round FIM Motocross World Championship.

2018 MXGP of Patagonia Argentina MXGP Top 3:

1. Jeffrey Herlings
2. Antonio Cairoli
3. Clement Desalle

Main Photo: MXGP Start

Bottom Photos: 1. Antonio Cairoli; 2. Clement Desalle

With proven veteran riders filling the MXGP line up the MX2 category may be overlooked but in reality, it will likely host the most action packed and unpredictable racing of all. The classes combination of youth, speed, and hunger to win can leave even the most rehearsed fan curious as to who to watch.

The obvious answer for most is to look toward the 2018 MX2 Champion Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado which is a great start as he was dominant last season with the biggest challenge coming from Pauls Jonass who now joins the MXGP category. Prado took 11th in Neuquen last year but was at the time battling through the pain of a preseason injury. Having Prado as a favorite for the win is understandable but the harder task is to determine who could challenge him.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen is a strong contender as a challenge to anyone on the track. The Dane impressed last year on the Patagonian soil with a second overall and a win at the MXGP of Latvia for the second year in a row. The winning speed has been there on several occasions for Olsen and the experience he has gained over the past 2 seasons may be the difference maker for him in 2019.

Team HRC’s MX2 rider Calvin Vlaanderen started 2018 as a newly recruited factory rider and proved he was deserving of the spot by taking his first ever overall victory at the MXGP of Indonesia. Vlaanderen’s skill was shown on several other occasions as he fought for podiums throughout the rest of the season. Now in his second year with the factory Honda team Vlaanderen starts the season more prepared and eager to score more wins.

British rider Ben Watson will be one to watch on the Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team. Watson took 4th in the 2018 MX2 Championship and consistently fought in the top five plus he just missed the MXGP of Patagonia Argentina podium last year which will give him even extra motivation this weekend.

One rider that is currently flying under the radar, but a serious podium threat is Bike IT DRT Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei. Sanayei was battling at the front of the field in Neuquen last year but a mechanical in race one hindered his 3rd place in race 2 for 8th overall.

The two newest factory recruits in MX2 are Tom Vialle on the Red Bull KTM Racing Team and Mikkel Haarup for Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing. Both Vialle and Haarup will make their MX2 World Championship debuts in Neuquen this weekend.

2018 MXGP of Patagonia Argentina MX2 Top 3:

1. Pauls Jonass
2. Thomas Kjer Olsen
3. Hunter Lawrence

Main photo: MX2 Start 

Bottom photos: 1. Thomas Kjer Olsen; 2. Jorge Prado

TIMETABLE in Local Time (GMT-3)

Saturday: 10:45 MX2 Free Practice, 11:15 MXGP Free Practice, 11:45, 13:20 MX2 Time Practice, 14:00 MXGP Time, 15:25 Qualifying Race, 16:10 Qualifying Race

Sunday: 10:25 MX2 Warm-Up, 10:45 MXGP Warm-Up, 12:15 MX2 Race 1, 13:15 MXGP Race 1, 15:10 MX2 Race 2, 16:10 MXGP Race 2

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MXGP of Patagonia Argentina

FIM MXGP World Champion Jeffrey Herlings is confirmed to miss this weekend’s Grand Prix of Patagonia Argentina at Neuquen and the first round of the 2019 series. The Red Bull KTM rider is due to have a check-up on his broken right foot on March 11th.

Red Bull KTM will be without reigning No.1 Jeffrey Herlings for this week’s trip to Patagonia. The 24 year old is still recovering from complex surgery on his right foot due to a training accident in Spain in January. Herlings is set for a check-up on March 11th to change from a full cast to a lighter support and to evaluate the healing process.

The Dutchman claimed the 2018 opening event of the FIM World Championship in Argentina in spectacular fashion. The win was the first of 17 victories from 19 appearances in what was one of the most dominant and impressive title campaigns in the modern era of the sport.

Jeffrey Herlings: “I cannot really feel too much with my foot because of the cast but it seems to be progressing well after the operation and I’m looking forward to having some of the pins removed in a couple of weeks when I can also change the cast. It’s a pity to miss Argentina. I think last year was one of the best races of the season. It’s also one of my favourite tracks: wide, fast and sandy. It’s a big shame that we won’t be there but it is what it is.” 

Joel Smets, KTM Motocross Sport Director: “Jeffrey’s injury is not as ‘simple’ as a collarbone or another part of the body. It’s quite tricky actually and it is something that we will have to monitor and look at the rehabilitation. Obviously a rider’s foot comes under a lot of punishment in motocross with the many jumps and bumps. So we are being careful and will hopefully have a better idea in the coming weeks of how his recovery is going. Of course we will miss him in Argentina but the rest of the crew with Tony, Jorge and Tom means Red Bull KTM will still be ready to go for the kind of results Jeffrey would be shooting for.”

Copyright: Photo: KTM Racing

The first MXGP of the season is just around the corner. The FIM Motocross World Championship is about to start in Neuquen, Patagonia - Argentina and official documents for the event are avilable here below. 

Download the Timetable of the event and the MXGP & MX2 Entry lists here below in PDF format

TIMETABLE

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

Motocross is a hard sport, and two veterans of the sport, Evgeny Bobryshev and Shaun Simpson have very much learnt once again the hard way how when everything feels great, you can be bitten very quickly.

BOS GP rider Bobryshev, started training much earlier this year and felt in better condition than ever, his endurance was improved, and he felt confident on his new Kawasaki machine. However, he crashed hard in Spain just over a month ago and is now nursing an injured wrist.

“I had done three days riding in Redsand,” Bobryshev said. “On the third day, I went over the bars on the big table-top. I got a kicker on the take off and I jumped off the bike and landed heavy on my side and landed on my wrist. It was big impact, so I was hurting all over. I got a check-out, the bones are good the ligaments are good, but the meniscus is damaged from impact. I am struggling to be honest. I saw the doctors today and my plan was to race in France (International race), but we cancelled those plans. At the moment I do the training, physical training, and riding, I will do, but just steady. I don’t want to push in training, I just want to be on the bike, so my body remembers that. I then go to Argentina and I know it isn’t great, but that is what it is.”

As for Simpson, who rides for the RFX KTM Racing team, he was riding the high of his life with the birth of his first child, a young man named Angus just a week ago. Heading to a pre-season race in England the Scotsman couldn’t have felt any better, and while he was riding well, a crash saw him dislocate his collarbone, a similar injury that occurred at the Brazilian Grand Prix a few years ago.

“Maybe I was riding on a bit of a high with Angus arriving that week,” Simpson said. “Riding good, new team, new bike, people to prove wrong, going out there having a lot of fun. I just got carried away with myself a little bit. Made a couple of mistakes in the first race, which I would like to say cost me the win. I had opened a gap and finished an easy third. Second race another holeshot and a lack of concentration moment and it bit me hard. The shoulder did dislocate for a couple of minutes, but as you would know it popped out in Brazil a couple of years ago, and I managed get it back in, taped it up and rode the second moto. It was a slight glitz in the plan, but nothing to worry about too much.”

So while both Bobryshev and Simpson might be a little battered and bruised, you just know that these two veterans won’t be looking for the easy way out. Head down, and fight until they can’t fight anymore. How they do in the opening round of the MXGP championship in Argentina, we don’t know, but their results will be full of determination and desire to continue putting the best performance possible forward.

Photo Credit: Elliot Spencer

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 25 February 2019 – The new season of the FIM Motocross World Championship is closer than ever and with the start in Patagonia Argentina this weekend March the 2^nd and 3^rd, Youthstream is pleased to release the Official Guide for 2019.

The new Official Guide holds countless amounts of information for the year ahead along with detailed history from the years past. All 19 stops of the season are included with information on each venue from track maps to key contacts and more.

Each team participating in the FIM Motocross World Championship along with each rider is featured plus the guide also includes profiles on the reigning WMX and EMX champions. A massive collection of statistics dating back to the origins of world motocross, 2019 partners, and television coverage listings worldwide can also be seen inside.

While the guide showcases the premier MXGP and MX2 World Championships it also features a wealth of information on the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, the Women’s Motocross World Championship, and the European Motocross Championships including the FIM rules.

Now available to view and download the 2019 Official Guide is the perfect reading material before the gates drop on the new season in Neuquen, Patagonia Argentina this weekend!

Download your copy of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship Official Guide HERE

https://www.mxgp.com/motocross/inside-mxgp/mxgp-guide-2019

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2019 MXGP Official Guide

The FIM Motocross World Championship starts in just over a week and bags are being packed for the opening round of year full of racing! The MXGP Championship will head to Saint Jean d’Angely, France on the 25th and 26th May for the 2019 edition of the MXGP of France.

The French hillside circuit will host the 8th round of the new season and will surely be filled with the always amazing French motocross fans! Tickets are on now available to purchase for the weekend which will host the world’s best racing and riders. The 2019 French GP is expected to continue the tradition of years past with tens of thousands of spectators, so be sure to purchase tickets in advance!

For more information about the ticketing options for the MXGP of France or to purchase online now visit https://saintjeandangely.motocross-tickets.com/en/23141-mxgp-of-saint-jean-d-ang--ly/

For more details on VIP Gold Skybox packages for the MXGP of France click HERE https://france.motocross-viptickets.com/en/16081-france/

The second 2019 issue of a monthly motorcycle sport magazine with some of the best interviews, features and Blogs from the heart of MotoGP, MXGP, AMA Motocross/Supercross and WorldSBK as well as tests and reviews of bikes and products from the motorcycling industry. In OTOR #184: Most Clement conditions: MXGP star speaks on ’19; one of the FIM World Championships fastest and most enigmatic racers opens up on preparation, maturation, Herlings, and his best chance at the title yet. “All-in”: Thoughts from KTM’s MotoGP launch of the dice; a packed stage in Mattighofen was the scene of KTM’s unveiling of their biggest and most ambitious road racing assault yet. Here's what we saw and thought. A new leaf: What’s next for MXGP? Exclusive words from Youthstream and Infront on the new power axis that controls the FIM World Championship and what it means for Grand Prix onwards. The Big Questions: WorldSBK & MXGP; Australia and Argentina and the launch of two series in the next two weeks. We tackle the questions and issues that are likely to be resolved and disputed in ‘19. 

Read the #18 feature HERE

Husqvarna Motorcycles are pleased to release a complete selection of images from the recent Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 2019 MXGP team shooting. Featuring 2017 MX2 World Champion Pauls Jonass and 21-year-old Arminas Jasikonis, the team is completed by FC 250 mounted Mikkel Haarup. 

Web editors: Feel free to download the high-res images from the official 2019 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MXGP team shooting here. 

With more than a decade of motocross competition under his belt, former MX2 World Champion Pauls Jonass will make the switch to MXGP class competition in 2019 aboard Husqvarna’s FC 450 machine. Working hard to return to full fitness following knee surgery, Pauls is looking forward to maximising his time on the FC 450 before the start of the all-important FIM MXGP World Championship. 

Making his debut aboard FC 450 machinery during the 2019 Internazionali d’Italia MX series, former GP podium finisher Arminas Jasikonis is set to show his full potential in the MXGP class of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship. At just 21 years of age, the young rider from Lithuania will bring yet more energy and determination to the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 2019 MXGP team. 

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Mikkel Haarup will contest all of the European rounds of the 2019 FIM MX2 World Championship. Enjoying a solid start to the season by placing as runner-up in the 2019 Internazionali d’Italia MX2 Championship, the young Dane will make his MX2 World Championship debut during round two of the series at Matterley Basin, GB. 

The 19-round 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship will kick off with the MXGP of Patagonia in Nequen, Argentina on March 2/3.

Copyright: Photo: Husqvarna Racing

Husqvarna Motorcycles are proud to release official imagery of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 2019 MX2 team featuring Thomas Kjer-Olsen and Jed Beaton, together with TC 125 mounted youngster Kay de Wolf. 

Web editors: Feel free to download the high-res images from the official 2019 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 team shooting here. 

Placing third in the 2017 and 2018 FIM MX2 World Championship, Thomas Kjer-Olsen is aiming to go even higher in 2019 – his third full season of FIM MX2 World Championship competition. Working hard during the last few months to best prepare for the long season ahead, the Dane is looking forward to the start of the 2019 FIM MX2 World Championship at the impressive Neuquen track in Argentina, in March. 

Kjer-Olsen will be joined by the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 team’s newest recruit Jed Beaton. One of the revelations of the 2018 FIM MX2 World Championship, the young Australian Beaton will contest the 19-round 2019 series aboard the team’s Husqvarna FC 250 machine. 

The squad is completed by 2018 FIM Junior 85cc World Championship runner-up Kay de Wolf, who will be making the switch to 125cc class competition aboard Husqvarna’s TC 125 machine. Contesting the 2019 FIM EUROPE EMX125 European Motocross Championship, de Wolf will kick off his EMX125 campaign during the opening round of the series at Valkenswaard on March 30/31. 

The 19-round 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship will kick off with the MXGP of Patagonia in Nequen, Argentina on March 2/3.

Photo: Husqvarna Racing