MXGP

MANTOVA (Lombardia - Italy), 26 June 2016 – Mantova rumbled loud all weekend long as the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy delivered more heat and intensity than what was perhaps expected. Temperatures soared well above 30 degrees Celsius as thousands of passion-filled fans packed into the venue to watch the best riders in the world go head to head for glory here at the twelfth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Mantova was a brutal beast to tame as the riders battled both the extreme warmth and the savage condition of the unpredictable sand surface, which was taken in the strides of the current red plate holders, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings, who both wooed the doting fans with their exceptional performances.

Even though Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser had a 74-point lead heading into this weekend, he’s not the sort of guy that will go out and just race for points. He wants to be the fastest rider on the track each and every time he swings his leg over the machine. “It was one of the toughest races of my career” Gajser said at the end of the day, “Tony rode really good in the second race, it was good to see him ride so fast, but I was happy to pass him at the end of the race a make a slight gap for the finish.” Tim now leads the championship by 92 points

Seasons come and go, both in sport and in weather, which was something we thought of today with the hot weather indicating summer is well and truly here, while the likes of Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Clement Desalle, two riders who haven’t had the most ideal seasons, also made their presence known. After a rough day in the office yesterday, Paulin put in two fierce rides for second overall which is his best overall finish of the season, while Desalle also had his best result of the year with a second place finish in race one and fourth in race two to land on the box, in third, for the first time this season.

There’s a name for days like these with the blistering hot summer sun shining down on a rougher than rough track, they’re called the dog days which was fitting name as the gloves came off between Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli and Tim Gajser with their dog fight brawl for the win in the final race. Cairoli was faster in places while Gajser would inch back the gap in others, there was literally nothing in it from start to finish, giving the thousands of Italian and Slovenian fans that swarmed the venue, exactly what they came for.

TC222 was all heart today as he battled through the soreness of an injured wrist to put on an excellent show for the fans, and finish fourth overall. He has also moved up into second place in the championship standings with a 32 point lead over the defending champion Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, who has now missed the last two rounds due to a concussion but should return to action at the next round which will take place at the end of July in the Czech Republic. Speaking of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing, Febvre’s teammate Jeremy Van Horebeek rounded out the top five in MXGP this weekend ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff and the poleman, Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev.

MXGP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:01.739; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:04.460; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:07.423; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:11.147; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:16.639; 6. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:25.874; 7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:33.524; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:38.665; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +0:44.531; 10. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:48.997.

MXGP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), 35:17.922; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:09.544; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:17.480; 4. Clement Desalle (BEL, Kawasaki), +0:25.145; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:33.911; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:37.557; 7. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:38.142; 8. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +0:54.421; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:59.148; 10. Jordi Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:02.868.

MXGP Overall Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 50 points; 2. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 42 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 40 p.; 4. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 35 p.; 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 30 p.; 6. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 29 p.; 7. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 29 p.; 8. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 25 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 23 p.; 10. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 23 p.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 532 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 440 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 408 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 401 p.; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 396 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 351 p.; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 267 p.; 8. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 230 p.; 9. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 212 p.; 10. Clement Desalle (BEL, KAW), 210 p.

MXGP Manufacturers: 1. Honda, 540 points; 2. Yamaha, 482 p.; 3. KTM, 450 p.; 4. Husqvarna, 416 p.; 5. Kawasaki, 310 p.; 6. Suzuki, 242 p.

The speed and finesse Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings has in the sand is almost indescribable. It’s more of a seeing is believing type of thing, but in effort to try and put his incredible speed into perspective, Jeff’s laptime in Race 1 was 1:53.029 while Tim Gajser’s, in MXGP Race 1, was 1:54.866 and while you could argue that the track is rougher for the MXGP guys, The Bullet went out in Race 2 and nailed a lap of 1:54.455 which is still faster than the best time in MXGP Race 1. Take nothing away from Gajser; Herlings is just from another planet in the sand. The second best time in MX2 Race 2 was 1:58.461, which means The Bullet was a whopping 4 seconds a lap faster than the second fastest MX2 rider, Brian Bogers. “I did what I had to do when I had to do it, 23 out of 24 race wins is pretty good so now I am just looking forward to the Czech Republic.” Jeff said.

Everybody knows that the Belgian and Dutch riders are strong in the sand since they are all basically born in the stuff. HSF Logistics Motorsport’s Brian Bogers proved that it’s not just a stereotype with his impressive performance this weekend. Bogers hit a bunch of milestones with a career best race finish of second place in the opening race, and a third place in race two, which landed him on the second step of the podium. Up until today, Bogers hadn’t even cracked the top five, so it was a mega achievement for the Dutchman who was incredibly emotional at the end of the day when he dedicated his performance to his grandma who recently passed away.

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis will be full to the brim after the amount of sand he ate this weekend. In race one, he binned it three times in the first eight laps but managed to regroup for third, which was a pretty amazing accomplishment and was proof that his speed was there. Race two wasn’t much cleaner either, but his hard charging never give up attitude saw him finish sixth which landed him on the third step of the podium.

Another rider tapping into the top five for the first time this year was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Covington who looked the best we’ve seen all season. There’s nothing more powerful than a positive attitude and Covington seemed to be on it today with his fourth and fifth place finishes leaving him in fourth overall.

It was more of a day at a theme park for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass who was on a rollercoaster. The Latvian was on Struggle Street in the first race and only finished tenth but bounced back massively in the second race for an emphatic second place which saw him leapfrog his way into fifth overall.

Last but not least, a shout out has to be given to the young Italian rookie Michele Cervellin who finished ninth overall, while Italy’s early season breakout star TM Racing Factory Team’s Samuele Bernardini only managed to finish seventeenth.

MX2 Race 1 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 34:51.899; 2. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:29.676; 3. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:35.149; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +0:37.324; 5. Max Anstie (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:48.411; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:48.831; 7. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +0:55.552; 8. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +1:01.851; 9. Adam Sterry (GBR, KTM), +1:05.124; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +1:07.501.

MX2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 35:08.731; 2. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +1:13.556; 3. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +1:17.594; 4. Benoit Paturel (FRA, Yamaha), +1:20.819; 5. Thomas Covington (USA, Husqvarna), +1:27.830; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:29.220; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:29.805; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Yamaha), +1:35.366; 9. Conrad Mewse (GBR, Husqvarna), +1:46.304; 10. Petar Petrov (BUL, Kawasaki), +1:52.560.

MX2 Overall Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), 42 p.; 3. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 35 p.; 4. Thomas Covington (USA, HUS), 34 p.; 5. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 33 p.; 6. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 32 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 29 p.; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 22 p.; 9. Michele Cervellin (ITA, HON), 19 p.; 10. Conrad Mewse (GBR, HUS), 17 p.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 597 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 428 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 403 p.; 4. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 325 p.; 5. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 320 p.; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 308 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 274 p.; 8. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 253 p.; 9. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 253 p.; 10. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 219 p.

MX2 Manufacturers: 1. KTM, 597 points; 2. Kawasaki, 435 p.; 3. Suzuki, 428 p.; 4. Yamaha, 416 p.; 5. Husqvarna, 364 p.; 6. TM, 253 p.; 7. Honda, 227 p.

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FULLBACK MXGP OF LOMBARDIA, ITALY – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1545m

Type of ground: Hard sand

Temperature: 32°C

Weather conditions: sunny

Weekend Crowd Attendance: 27,000

MXGP was available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

NEXT ROUND

The next round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place in Loket, Czech Republic, on July, the 24^th.

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After the Qualifying Race Press Conference here at the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy, at Mantova, the 2016 ‘Maglia Azzurra' was presented to national and international media. This 2016 racing t-shirt will be used by the Italian riders in national and international competitions from now on, including the Monster Energy MXoN which will take place in Maggiora the next 25 September.

The Vice President of the Italian Federation Fabio Larceri, the Team Italy Coach Thomas Traversini and the eight-time FIM Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli were on stage to present it.

‘The Monster Energy MXoN at Maggiora will be a big event as it will be 30 years after the historical edition of 1986’ Traversini said, ‘Unfortunately I don’t have the names of the riders who will form the Italian team but I’m sure whoever will be, they will do their best’.

An amazed Cairoli underlined how it would be cool to ride in Maggiora at the MXoN in front of the huge Italian crowd and he continued, ‘I hope the Italian Team will be strong enough to reach for the Podium as we did in Germany in 2013.’

MANTOVA (Lombardia - Italy), 25 June 2016 – A firmer and choppier Mantova was a curious beast today as it inaugurated the twelfth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship. The strange combination of rolling bumps and rugged choppy sections, on a track that used to be a lot sandier, was the challenge, a challenge Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings were up for as they went pole in their respective classes here at the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy.

Meanwhile, the fifth round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship took place with Italy’s sweetheart and defending WMX world champion, MXFontaRacing Syneco’s Kiara Fontanesi, taking her first race win of the season.

The sixth round of the European Championship EMX125 presented by FMF Racing also got underway with KTM Silver Action’s Stephen Rubini claiming his sixth race win of the season, while Bud Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei continues to chomp away at the EMX250 championship lead of Bodo Schmidt Motorsports Thomas Kjer Olsen, with yet another win here at round eight of their series.

Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl got this one going as they went bar-to-bar into turn one ahead of the red plate holder Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser. Bobryshev nailed it around the outside, while Nagl backed off, went tight, and somehow slung shot out of the turn with enough pace to rail around the outside of Bobby at turn two.

Bobby, who had the first gate pick after he set the fastest lap in Timed Training, knew he couldn’t let Nagl get away and instantly started a brawl with the Husky rider. After throwing a wheel in on Nagl at every opportunity, at least for the first three laps, the German finally succumb to the pressure of the Russian and let him go.

As Bobby inched away, Gajser got the itch and started giving Nagl grief before passing him with a signature scrub. Nagl isn’t a rider who is too fussed about winning qualifying races when third pick of the gate is not that bad, just sat back and let them go.

Meanwhile, Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin spent the best part of the first few laps bashing bars with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek before fading back to sixth. Van Horebeek rode strong to finish fourth ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Glenn Coldenhoff, who is more than worthy of a mention today with fifth place being his best qualifying race result of the season and in addition to that, he blew everyone away when he set the fastest time of the day in Free Practice.

MXGP Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), 25:12.128; 2. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:03.172; 3. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:17.077; 4. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:22.980; 5. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), +0:29.564; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), +0:32.885; 7. Jordi Tixier (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:37.108; 8. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:43.967; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:48.245; 10. Valentin Guillod (SUI, Yamaha), +0:52.092.

Every rider’s worst nightmare is going down at turn one, which is exactly what last years’ MX2 grand prix winner Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie did when he folded the front end in the loam at turn two, causing a massive pile-up.

Both of Anstie’s teammates Conrad Mewse and Thomas Covington were caught in the wreck, as were two riders battling for the spot of vice-world champion, Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings managed to avoid it but was still affected by the mess, which left him well outside of the top ten.

Escaping the carnage, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis led the way, at least for a couple of corners, before fellow Frenchman Kemea Yamaha MX Official team’s Benoit Paturel snuck up the inside of him. That wasn’t something that Ferrandis was too happy about, it bought the ‘honey badger’ out in him and he ruthlessly put the squeeze on the Yamaha rider to take back the lead one lap later.

Thanks to the little ‘Bonjour’ from Ferrandis, Paturel went wide and fell back to second before stacking it all on his own right after the finish line jump on lap three.

Temperatures soared well above 30 degree’s Celsius as Herlings and Seewer continued to turn up the heat on their charge through the pack, while Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha Official MX2 Team’s Aleksandr Tonkov rode cool, calm and collectively in second ahead of the home soil star, TM Factory Racing Team’s Samuele Bernardini and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s rookie Davy Pootjes.

It’s been said before, Jeffrey Herlings is 100% from another planet, especially in the sand, so it wasn’t surprising to see him knocking on the door of the top five before the end of lap three. The Bullet, as he is otherwise known, made light work of his young teammate Pootjes before doing the same thing to Bernardini and Tonkov in the laps that followed.

With 2 minutes plus 2 laps to go, Ferrandis had a comfortable 10 second lead and looked to be on his way to defeating Herlings in the sand, which is something that has not been done in a very, VERY, long time. But as we all know, it’s not over till the checkered flag is waved and Ferrandis robbed himself of the win with a silly mistake.

Herlings inherited the lead with 2 laps to go and ran away for his ninth qualifying heat victory of the season. Ferrandis regrouped for second ahead of Tonkov, Seewer and Pootjes.

MX2 Qualifying Race Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 25:23.996; 2. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:06.007; 3. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Yamaha), +0:20.402; 4. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:23.097; 5. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), +0:26.732; 6. Brian Bogers (NED, KTM), +0:27.470; 7. Michele Cervellin (ITA, Honda), +0:39.878; 8. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), +0:43.735; 9. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:45.781; 10. Alvin Östlund (SWE, Yamaha), +0:57.651.

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FULLBACK MXGP OF LOMBARDIA, ITALY – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1545m

Type of ground: Hard sand

Temperature: 36°C

Weather conditions: sunny

TIMETABLE

Sunday: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX125 Race 2 09:00; WMX Race 2 09:50; MX2 Warm up 10:25; MXGP Warm up 10:45; EMX250 Race 2 11:30; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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Shift MX unveiled their super rad 2017 line of motocross kit here at the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy, in Mantova. American legend, long-time Shift athlete and brand ambassador Jeff Emig hosted the presentation, which took place inside Youthstream’s VIP Gold SKYBOX Restaurant where he started off by reciting a Shift MX slogan, “We are wolves among sheep. We are the armor for the purist, we are the fastest, we go the biggest, we have the most fun… we stay true to our ideals”, a powerful statement describing the individuality of the brand.

Jeff and Shift Brand Manager Philippe Casadesus went on to explain their complete 2017 lines, which consists of the ‘3LACK’ line, the ‘WHIT3’ line and the ‘Recon’ line. The ‘3LACK’ line is Shift’s top of the range line. It’s where world-class performance meets style, as extra attention has been paid toward the freedom and movement of the gear while the gear is ridiculously light. It has been innovatively created with extremely durable materials, which means it raises the bar in terms of fit and durability.

The ‘WHIT3’ line is their best value for money range. It’s cheaper yet it doesn’t sacrifice comfort or style, while the ‘Recon’ line is aimed more towards the free-riders who like to ride with attitude when and where they want.

Shift Syndicate riders Chad Reed and Ben Townley were also in attendance. Reed said, “I have been a big part of the Shift brand, since 2010 and what we have been through and where we began to what we have come up with now is amazing. You always think ‘oh yeah it looks cool’ but actually for me, what is cool is how it performs. For me the style and the chassis of the pant has made a big difference.” Townley agreed, “I think Chad hit the nail on the head when he spoke of the performance of the pant, you feel at one with the clothing, when you you’re moving you don’t feel restricted anymore and to me that is incredible to think that the evolution of pants could come that far.”

“When I started riding with the new pant,” Townley continued, “I was completely blown away with how it felt compared to the old pants.” Jeff concluded, “The results of our new line are more of what you need and less of what you don’t. That’s all in our 3LACK and WHIT3 label gear,” which was on display in the VIP tent for the media to see and touch before sitting down to a buffet dinner.

The 2017 3LACK, WHIT3 and RECON lines will be in stores from July 1st 2016.

MANTOVA (Lombardia - Italy), 24 June 2016 – The FIM Motocross World Championship has returned to Italy for round twelve, where the spectacular sand circuit of Mantova is looking ripe and ready for yet another excellent showdown in MXGP and MX2.

In case you didn’t know, Italy is the home of the eight-time FIM Motocross World Champion, Antonio Cairoli, who has been labeled as one of the best sand riders in the world. Cairoli is currently 3 points down on the defending champ, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, in the battle for second place and should be able to take it over this weekend. Meanwhile, the championship leader, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser, looks to be a tough nut to crack at the moment. The Slovenian has a comfortable 74 point lead heading into this round, the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy, but don’t expect him to back it off, the nineteen year old rookie only knows one way, and that’s ‘all or nothing’.

One of the most popular sports broadcasters in Italy, Mediaset, will be onsite this weekend with their own TV crew to film unique footage of the grand prix. Italian fans can watch the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy with the extra footage this weekend LIVE on Premium Sport 2, or they can watch the replays on Italia 1 and Italia 2.

As for the Slovenian fans, they’ll be pumped to know that Sport TV have inked a deal with Youthstream to broadcast the entire MXGP series for the next five years, until 2021. Sport TV will also have a team onsite this weekend with a LIVE commentator and reporter.

Check the guides below to find out how you can watch the twelfth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy, from your living room this Sunday. Otherwise, tune into www.mxgp-tv.com where you can SAVE 50% on a season pass, which will give you access to watch both days of the FIM Motocross World Championships and the European Championships, Saturday and Sunday, LIVE and OnDemand. It will also allow you to watch the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations and the Monster Energy SMX Riders’ cup LIVE. 

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EUROPE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 26 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 19:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 19:55 CET – Delayed

Wednesday 29 June – 10:30 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

BELGIUM

PLAY SPORTS

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

SPORZA

Sunday 26 June   –  2mn Races highlights – 00:30 CET

BULGARIA

BNT

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

FRANCE

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 26 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 19:30 CET – Delayed

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 19:55 CET – Delayed

Wednesday 29 June – 10:30 CET – Behind the Gate 26mn magazine

MOTORS TV

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

L’EQUIPE 21

Tuesday 28 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 16:00 CET – Delayed

Wednesday 29 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 16:00 CET – Delayed

ITALY 

PREMIUM SPORTS 2

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

ITALIA 2 

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 & Race 2 – 23:00 CET - Delayed

ITALIA 1

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 & Race 2 – 01:00 CET - Delayed

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV -

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

BRAZIL 

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 26 June  – MXGP Race 1 – 16:30 Brazil – Delayed

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:30  Brazil – Delayed

USA- CANADA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 19 June  – MX2 Race 2 – 04.00 pm EST (01.00am PST)

Sunday 19 June - MXGP Race 2 – 05.00 pm EST (02:00am PST)

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA 

BeIn Sports 

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

ASIA

FOX SPORTS 3  

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

CHINA

FOX China

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 22:00 HKT – Live 

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 23:00 HKT – Live

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 1 – 13:00 – CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 1 – 14:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MX2 Race 2 – 16:00 CET - Live

Sunday 26 June   – MXGP Race 2 – 17:00 CET - Live

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition and is also globally available to view live and in HD on MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks.

All the photos of the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia - Italy will be available HERE

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 07:25; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX250 Free/Timed Practice Group 1 08:35; EMX250 Free/Timed Practice Group 2 09:10; WMX Free Practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 11:40; EMX125 Last chance Qualifying Race 12:30; EMX250; EMX250 Last chance Qualifying Race 13:20; 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; EMX125 Race 1 17:40; EMX250 Race 1 18:30.

Sunday: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX125 Race 2 09:00; WMX Race 2 09:50; MX2 Warm up 10:25; MXGP Warm up 10:45; EMX250 Race 2 11:30; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia, Italy

MANTOVA (Lombardia, Italy), 22 June 2016 – Eleven rounds in and the championship is starting to take shape as we head for the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia-Italy which will take place on the black sand of Mantova in Italy this weekend. It will be the twelfth round of the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship where both Red Plate holders, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings have been nothing short of incredible. Gajser especially, since he is only 19 years old, that’s two years younger than Jeffrey Herlings, and it already seems easy to forget he is still a rookie in the premier class!

Up until last weekend, the racing between Gajser and the defending MXGP World Champion, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, was mind blowing. Their determination to win races encouraged both of them to ride so close to the edge it made you squint in awe as you watched them and the insane speed they ride at. Even some of the most famed and successful riders in the world such as Antonio Cairoli and Max Nagl, just to name a couple, were left scratching their heads. Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev even said, “I don’t know how they are going so fast, I have to check because I couldn’t catch them.”

Unfortunately, Febvre’s championship chase took a massive blow last weekend with a concussion in the qualifying race forcing him out of the main events. As a result, he lost 50 points to Gajser, who blew everyone out of the water once again with a double moto win. Yamaha put out a statement last weekend saying that Febvre will not race in Great Britain and Italy, which is a massive shame since Mantova was a track that saw Febvre take a double victory last season. With that said, Antonio Cairoli will probably jump to second place in the standings this weekend, since he is now only 3 points shy of the champ.

As for the track, it made its first appearance on the world-stage back in 1991 where American Trampas Parker won. It since has hosted eight rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship. Antonio Cairoli has won three grand prix’ here, two in MX2, and one in MXGP, in years 07, 08 and 2010. Last years MXGP winner was Romain Febvre, while in MX2 it was Max Anstie.

This weekend, the eighth round of the European Championship EMX250 will also take place, as will the sixth round of the European Championship EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing.

The FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will return to Mantova for the first time since 2008 with the fifth round of the 2016 series taking place this weekend too.

Due to the defending champion Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre crashing out of the FULLBACK MXGP of Great Britain last weekend, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser has stretched out a 74-point lead. Febvre still sits second, but that won’t be for long as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli is now only 3 points behind. As for Gajser, the numbers and statistics don’t lie. He has now won 6 qualifying races, lead 173 laps, won 11 main events, has a better than 50% win rate for grand prix overalls, 6, and has stood on the box at every single round. It is obvious Gajser is the guy to beat.

Finding speed and intensity is not that easy when you are already one of the fastest riders in the world. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Max Nagl knows better than anyone as he finds himself eager to match the pace of Gajser. The German is currently fourth in the championship, 27 points down on Antonio Cairoli in third and 30 points shy of Febvre in second.

Team HRC’s duo of Gautier Paulin and Evgeny Bobryshev are always podium threats and one, if not both, are always lurking around the front of the field. Since Paulin has returned from injury, he seems to be feeling fresh. The Frenchman knows he has more in the tank, so he is satisfied with what he is achieving despite not being 100%. This weekend GP21 will also be on the LIVE Studio Show with Paul Malin and Jeff Emig, so tune into www.mxgp-tv.com at 11:30 (CET) to watch it LIVE and for FREE.

As for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Italian stallion Antonio Cairoli, everything seems a bit fuzzy. The eight-time world champ is far from done, yet he is definitely no longer the guarantee he used to be. TC222 was solid in race one last weekend at Matterley Basin where he finished second place, but his tenth in race two left us puzzled. The former champ later announced on Facebook that he cased the quad and hurt his left wrist. If the damage is not too bad, it should be a good weekend for the home soil hero here.

You should also keep an eye on Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s dynamic duo of Jeremy Van Horebeek and Australian wild-card Chad Reed. Van Horebeek, because he is a Belgian and knows how to ride sand, which was evident here last year when he did enough to stand on the second step of the podium, whereas Reed should have blown off some cobwebs and made some changes to the bike. Hopefully he’s more comfortable and can crack the top ten.

2015 MXGP of Lombardia, Italy, MXGP Top 3

1. Romain Febvre

2. Jeremy Van Horebeek

3. Evgeny Bobryshev

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 482 points; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 408 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 405 p.; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 378 p.; 5. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 367 p.; 6. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 321 p.; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 242 p.; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 212 p.; 9. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 204 p.; 10. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 201 p.

In motocross, when it comes to talking championships and titles, some stories are extremely obvious, while others are slightly subtler. Jeffrey Herlings’ is kind of those obvious ones since he has a commanding lead of 148 points over Jeremy Seewer and has pretty much dominated the championship with 21 from 22 race wins. Although in saying that, we can’t get too carried away because if there is something The Bullet has taught us over the last couple of years, it is that ‘it ain’t over till it’s over’.

Jeffrey has never won a grand prix here in Mantova, but since it is sand, it’s likely he will get the job done. But, there are a couple of riders that could make an impact, and they are Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis and Team Suzuki World MX2’s Jeremy Seewer. “We are always second to Jeffrey and we want to beat him,” Ferrandis said last weekend, “I try my best everytime.”

While Ferrandis has managed to beat Jeffrey once this year, and is the only rider to have done so, Seewer was the fastest rider in MX2 last weekend and hit a career milestone with his first point in the Tag Heuer Fastest Lap competition. That achievement alone could be a sign of things to come, and by ‘things’ we mean race wins.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass will be stoked to racing on the soft stuff this weekend and will be looking to take home his sixth piece of silverware.

The points are tight in the battle for fourth between Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha’s Aleksandr Tonkov and Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team’s Benoit Paturel with only 5 points separating the two. Both blue boys are similar in speed and have both been on the podium twice so it should make for good racing.

It would be mega to see last year’s MX2 grand prix of Lombardia-Italy winner, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie, be able to get the job done with Herlings’ on the line. As for the Italian MX2 star TM Racing Factory Team’s Samuele Bernardini, he’s not the biggest fan of the sand, yet he must know that it is something he needs to work on. Bernardini only finished nineteenth here last year, so he is sure to want to better that, and given how much he has improved since last year, it’s a pretty safe bet that he will.

2015 MXGP of Lombardia, Italy, MX2 Top 3

1. Max Anstie

2. Tim Gajser

3. Pauls Jonass

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 547 points; 2. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 399 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 370 p.; 4. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, YAM), 298 p.; 5. Benoit Paturel (FRA, YAM), 293 p.; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 273 p.; 7. Max Anstie (GBR, HUS), 258 p.; 8. Samuele Bernardini (ITA, TM), 244 p.; 9. Petar Petrov (BUL, KAW), 242 p.; 10. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, KAW), 209 p.

All the photos of the FULLBACK MXGP of Lombardia will be available HERE

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 07:25; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX250 Free/Timed Practice Group 1 08:35; EMX250 Free/Timed Practice Group 2 09:10; WMX Free Practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 11:40; EMX125 Last chance Qualifying Race 12:30; EMX250; EMX250 Last chance Qualifying Race 13:20; 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; EMX125 Race 1 17:40; EMX250 Race 1 18:30.

Sunday: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX125 Race 2 09:00; WMX Race 2 09:50; MX2 Warm up 10:25; MXGP Warm up 10:45; EMX250 Race 2 11:30; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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