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Lisa Leyland welcomes you to MXGP of Italy in Maggiora, round nine of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

We caught up with Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle to chat about what happened at the last round of MXGP in Villars sous Ecot, France.

CONGRATULATIONS to our MXGP of Great Britain Athena GET Photo competition winner Chris Heys from England. This was the winning photo that received the most ‘Likes’ on Facebook:

Chris will receive an OGIO Backpack and will go in the draw to win the grand prize of two VIP passes to any round of the 2016 MXGP season.

You can WIN an OGIO backpack and go in the draw to win the grand prize of:

·       Two VIP passes to any 2016 MXGP round of your choice

·       Go Pro prize pack

·       Ogio Prize

What you have to do:

1.     Find any ATHENA or GET Logo

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Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP will roll into the paddock at Maggiora and the Grand Prix of Italy for the ninth round of the FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship this weekend with Clement Desalle and Kevin Strijbos both fighting for fitness. 

Desalle saw his 2015 title aspirations take a hit with a fall in practice for the French round almost two weeks ago leading to a partial and minor dislocation of his left shoulder. The Belgian had to withdraw from both motos at Villars-sous-Écot and has since been rehabbing the joint and attending physio to be able to compete in Italy. The good news was that Desalle would not need an operation on the shoulder but the 26 year old has been in a plight to regain strength and confidence in his upper body – as well as recover from a blow to his right knee – to be able to consider racing at Maggiora. 

“I am working with the physio and also at my place to improve my shoulder and it is going step-by-step. My knee is also difficult too,” ‘#25’ said. 

“Clement has been pretty sore the last week, but he has been doing some mountain-bike and cycling which has been going well,” added Team PR Co-ordinator Jo De Munck. “He will do an extensive motorbike training session later today (Thursday), which will be the biggest indicator for his fitness. But for now both Clement and the team see no reason why he wouldn't be able to take the start in Italy. " 

Twelve months ago Desalle was at the heart of an intense battle for victory at Maggiora. The circuit has not been the luckiest of locations for the rider who suffered an electrical problem while on the fringe of a win in 2013 and then crashed off the side of a jump last year that led to a wrist injury that would ultimately end his 2014 campaign. 

Also on the comeback path will be team-mate Kevin Strijbos. The Belgian has been resting and convalescing from a painful thumb but in the last two weeks has stepped-up his riding routine and won the first moto at the popular Kester round of the Belgian national series last weekend. “The wrist and thumb is going in the right direction at the moment but I have only ridden the bike three times. We decided to try Kester and things went well so we will go to Maggiora and take it as extra practice and another move towards getting fit again,” the 28 year old said. “I cannot ride much in the week yet because we don't want to rush the old injury but I have to say that I am looking forward to getting on the gate of a GP again.” 

The luckless former championship runner-up took a strong third position at Maggiora in 2014 but has missed five rounds of the series so far in 2015, including the last two in Great Britain and France after complications with his right wrist and hand after surgery.

MAGGIORA (Italy), 12 June 2015 - Youthstream would like to announce the new partnership with Duck Smart. Duck Smart is a British based company that produces top of the range cleaning products which have all been mixed, bottled and labeled in house at their headquarters in Essex, England.

Duck Smart, as the official supplier of cleaning products for the 2015 MXGP World Championship, will supply Youthstream with products which will be used to clean everything such as logistics trucks, offices, bikes, etc.

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MAGGIORA (Italy), 11 June 2015 – Maggiora is known for its amazing and historic track but even more so for its super passionate fans. Home to the eight-time FIM Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli the venue is expected to be rammed this weekend as we take on the ninth round of the FIM Motocross World Champion, MXGP of Italy.

You don’t want to miss it. All races at MXGP of Italy will be LIVE on MEDIASET starting at 13:00 (CET) with MX2 Race 1 on Italia 2. Thereafter all races will be LIVE on both MEDIASET channels, Italia 1 and Italia 2.

As for the rest of the world, you can check the guides below or watch LIVE on www.mxgp-tv.com where you can take advantage of our mid-season offer which will allow you to watch the entire 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship including the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations as well as some exclusive behind the scenes footage. Get in quick! The offer is for a limited time only.

Also don’t forget to check out our feature series ‘Behind the Gate’, which is a filmed production that covers all the action, both on and off the track, with highlights from racing in MXGP and MX2, a GoPro on-board lap of the track, as well as the inside scoop from the pits at each round of the FIM Motocross World Championship. The 26mn Magazine covering MXGP of Italy will be screened on Tuesday June 16 at 21:30 (CET) on Eurosport International.

Check the guides below to find out how you can watch MXGP of Italy:

ITALY 

ITALIA 1 – LIVE

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

ITALIA 2 – LIVE

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

EUROPE 

EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Tuesday 16 June - 21:30 CET - 26mn magazine «Behind the gate » 

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 - LIVE

Sunday 14 June  – 16:30 CET – MXGP Race 1 - DELAYED

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 - LIVE

Sunday 14 June – 18:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 - DELAYED

MOTORS TV – LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

BELGIUM

VRT – Sporza – DELAYED

Sunday 14 June  - 22:55 till 23:25 - Highlights

BULGARIA

BNT - LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

FRANCE

MOTORS TV – LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

EUROSPORT 2

Sunday 14 June  – 16:30 CET – MXGP Race 1 - DELAYED

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 - LIVE

Sunday 14 June – 18:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 - DELAYED

PORTUGAL

Sport TV- LIVE  

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV- LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION – LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

USA

CBS Sports Network - DELAYED

Sunday 14 June: MXGP Race 2 – 12.00 pm EST (09.00 am PST)

Sunday 14 June: MX2 Race 2 - 01.00 pm EST (10.00 am PST)

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA  

BeIn SPORTS - LIVE 

Sunday 14 June  – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 14 June  – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 14 June – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 14 June – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

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 MXGP of Italy will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX300 Free/Timed practice 08:20; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:55; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 11:50; EMX300 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; EMX125 Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00.

Sunday: EMX300 Warm-up 08:45; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; EMX300 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; EMX125 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Italy

MAGGIORA (Italy), 10 June 2015 - Maggiora park is used to the kind of pandemonium that lies ahead this coming weekend with the ninth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, MXGP of Italy set to take place.

As the ninth round of eighteen, this grand venue is the centerpiece of the most thrilling season of motocross ever. While the track dates way back to 1966 with its first ever round of the FIM Motocross World Championship taking place in that year, it is actually most famous for the 1986 FIM Motocross of Nations where team USA won with their “dream team” Ricky Johnson, David Bailey and Johnny O’Mara. The 1986 Motocross of Nations hits a soft spot for many motocross enthusiasts, which makes MXGP of Italy the tribute to that amazing event with a lot of the teams and riders running retro themes.

Also adding to the action this weekend, the seventh round of the European Championship EMX125 will take place with Spaniard Jorge Prado leading the way, as will the third round of the EMX300 with Belgian Yentel Martens as the front runner.

Another hard surfaced and heavily elevated circuit could work in favor of the new kid on the block, the deserving MXGP of France winner Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Romain Febvre. Febvre is obviously working hard and well with his Italian based team who are likely to do something special here in Maggiora for their home grand prix. 

Despite being one of the most magnificent tracks in the world, Maggiora was off the calendar for a good fourteen years before retuning in 2013. When it finally returned, it was Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin causing the upset that day with a narrow victory over the favorite Antonio Cairoli. This season we are still waiting for GP21 to come out of his shell and challenge for race wins, while the surprise lies in his teammate Evgeny Bobryshev who appears to be working his way toward the to the top step.

The bar for crowd enthusiasm was set last year when Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Antonio Cairoli took one of the most hair-raising victories in history. We had never seen a crowd as pumped for their hero as they were for Tony that day and with Tony looking more focused than ever as he tries to chop down the points lead of Max Nagl, we could be in for another “home town hero impresses in Italy” situation.

As for the red plate holder Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl, he still has the most MXGP overall victories this year and continues to ride smart and consistent. With Germany being the next round of the FIM Motocross World Championship after Maggiora this weekend, it would be amazing if Max could hold onto the red plate for his home fans.

In terms of the local riders, it will be a fun and exciting event for DP19 Racing Yamaha’s David Philippaerts, as well as TM Racing Factory Team’s Davide Guarneri who could be making his return after the concussion he suffered in Matterley Basin. Rounding out the Italians in MXGP is Team Assomotor Honda’s Alessandro Lupino.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 332 points; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 313 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 291 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 282 p.; 5. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 252 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 247 p.; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 169 p.; 8. Todd Waters (AUS, HUS), 138 p.; 9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, SUZ), 134 p.; 10. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), 133 p.

2014 MXGP of Italy, Maggiora, MXGP Top 3

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Jeremy Van Horebeek

3. Kevin Strijbos

Since the return to the calendar, after a fourteen-year absence, Maggiora has been good to The Bullet Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who has dominated the MX2 class there for the last two years. Herlings, as always, will be a safe bet for the win, although we have come to learn that it is never a given.

This weekend will be dependent on Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser’s roller coaster pattern. When it’s up, it’s up! But with every up is a down and the Slovenian just has to learn what he can and enjoy the ride.

Meanwhile Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jordi Tixier is doing exactly what he did last year when he won the FIM Motocross MX2 world title. Consistency. Consistency. Consistency. Another podium will give the Frenchman his sixth consecutive.

If anyone can challenge Jeffrey fairly it would Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod. Guillod has been the breath of fresh air to MX2 this year so we hope he brings that flamboyant style and phenomenal speed to Maggiora this weekend!

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 358 points; 2. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 246 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 245 p.; 4. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KAW), 229 p.; 5. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 218 p.; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 209 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 208 p.; 8. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 205 p.; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, YAM), 184 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, KAW), 183 p.

2014 MXGP of Italy, Maggiora MX2 Top 3

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Jordi Tixier

3. Arnaud Tonus

All the photos of the MXGP of Italy will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX300 Free/Timed practice 08:20; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:55; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 11:50; EMX300 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time Practice 14:00; MXGP Time Practice 14:35; EMX125 Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying Race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying Race 17:00.

Sunday: EMX300 Warm-up 08:45; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; EMX300 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; EMX125 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of Italy

One hundred and seventh issue of this bi-weekly motorcycle sport magazine, tackling the latest races and issues in MotoGP, the FIM Motocross World Championship, AMA Motocross/Supercross and World Superbike as well as general motorcycling and accessories with the best blogs and photographs. In OTOR 107: Tennessee take-down; Steve Matthes and Simon Cudby provide the goods from Muddy creek where Dungey and Martin wrap spoils. AMA rattles on to High Point this week. In Demand; Valentin Guillod is the man making waves in MXGP at the moment and the Swiss is climbing the crest of popularity for 2016 and beyond. Exclusive chat with the Yamaha man. Target carrier; There is rarely a dull moment in Moto3 and the rider currently trying to keep the swarming hoards at bay is Leopard’s Danny Kent. We check in with the series-leading Brit. Full SBK breakdown; Pics and Blogs from MotoGP and full reaction from Portugal where Mr Rea continues his onslaught of Superbike control. Tom Sykes also chats.

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Last weekend many GP riders got in some extra practice for the Grand Prix of Italy this coming weekend at the Maggiora circuit. From England, to France to Belgium some of the best GP riders put on their racing faces and prepared for heading down to Italy for what is expected to be a classic GP.

At the former GP circuit of Kester in Belgium Christophe Charlier scored victory with 2-7-2 results. It would be the 50^th anniversary of the circuit and the last time motocross would be held at this facility.

The 24MX Honda Racing rider led home a bunch of GP riders including Ken De Dycker, Jeremy Van Horebeek, Kevin Strijbos, Jordi Tixier, Pauls Jonass and Tyla Rattray.

“I’m proud to be on the winners list! It took a bit of time to get used to the track but I had so much fun to come and race here. We’ve been trying some new things with the bike and they’re clearly paying off. My starts were a lot better than before which makes a great difference. I tried not to rush things today because it was easy to make mistakes.

“Still I felt that my speed was good. In the third moto I started to push at the end and I was catching up quickly to De Dycker. However I had a bit of an issue with my goggles which hurt my vision. Anyway, this result gives us a good base to work from for the next MXGP in Maggiora and I’m looking forward to the second half of the World Championship season.”

Over in England Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jeffrey Herlings put together 1-1-1 results to win the MX2 class ahead of names like Max Anstie. In the MX1 class Shaun Simpson took the overall ahead of Steven Frossard. Herlings was happy to be back at the Hawkstone Park facility for this one off appearance in the British championship.

“It went pretty well,” Herlings said. “We won all three MX2 motos and that was expected, but we still had to do it, it was a good day. I like the circuit, always have and it was great weather, so that made it a nice weekend.”

In France Xavier Boog was crowned MX1 champion despite riding in some pain. Boog who has struggled with injures the last two years, and entered last weekend race in Gaillac, France with a shoulder injury picked up from the Grand Prix of France a little over a week ago.

“It was a tough weekend,” Boog said. “It was a pretty difficult week mentally as I couldn’t train following the crash at Villars. When I tried to ride my bike on Friday my shoulder was painful and I didn’t know what to expect, but in the end it was OK and I could win the three races today. I couldn’t expect any better from this weekend.”

Now they all head to Maggiora in Italy for the Grand Prix of Italy. It’s a circuit most love and you can expect all these riders will be brimming with confidence after their successful weekend.

We have another awesome competition on the go this weekend at MXGP of Italy where you can WIN a pair of SIDI CROSSFIRE2 SRS Tony Cairoli LIMITED EDITION boots and a copy of MXGP The Official Videogame and an season pass to www.mxgp-tv.com.

All you have to do to go in the draw to WIN is GUESS the TOP THREE overall finishers in the MXGP class in Maggiora.

GUESS THE MXGP PODIUM AT MXGP OF ITALY & WIN!

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At the MXGP of France we ran a competition where you could have one a LIMITED EDITION pair of Alpinestars Tech 10 boots. All you had to do to go into the draw to WIN was answer this question:
How many components go into the construction of a Tech10 boot? 
A. 2
B. 10
or C. 273

You could have watched this video as a hint:

The correct answer was 273!

The winner was Alain Vergnaud from France. Congratulations!

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