MXGP

VILLARS SOUS ECOT (France), 30 May 2015 – During the MXGP of France at Villars-sous-Ecot President of Youthstream, Mr. Giuseppe Luongo and President of the French Motorcycling Federation (FFM), Mr. Jacque Bolle, signed a contract which unites the two entities for the organization of the FIM Motocross World Championships, MXGP of France, and for the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in France.

The renewal of the contract ensures the organization of an MXGP event every year until 2020, which also include 2020. It has also been agreed that another Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations event will also be held on the French territory before the end of 2020.

Mr. Jacques Bolle, President of FFM, declared: “This contract defines every party’s rights and duties for the organization of great motocross events in France.  Youthstream confirmed its will to tightly collaborate with the FFM, the body delegated to manage motorcycle sports in France.  FFM guarantees a high level of organization in the hexagon and that the affiliated clubs respect the engagements taken.”

Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, the President of Youthstream, is delighted with the partnership between FFM and Youthstream: “The long term partnership with the FFM has brought great improvements to the MXGP of France over the years and today and it has become one of the best in the world.  It’s fantastic for motocross in France that our agreement has been renewed for another five years, and I am sure that our close partnership will help the MXGP and MXoN in France grow even more.  I would like to thank Mr. Jacques Bolle, President of FFM, and all the French organizers who believe and support our common project.”

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VILLARS SOUS ECOT (France), 28 May 2015 – It has been a while since we have seen the circuit of Villars sous Ecot on the calendar of the FIM Motocross World Championship, which makes this race more or less a level playing field for the third time this year.  With France being the number one motocrossing nation, as the winners of the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, MXGP of France will receive a lot of coverage.

In addition to the broadcasters that have screened the entire MXGP season LIVE, MotorsTV and Be In Sports Max 6, this weekend France’s number one free to view sporting channel L’Equipe 21 will also broadcast the MXGP of France LIVE.

L’Equipe 21 along with another French network, France TV, will be onsite this weekend to provide their viewers with unique footage, interviews and reports during the event.

US and Canadian fans can watch MXGP of France slightly delayed on CBS Sports Network, while the rest of the world can watch LIVE and OnDemand on www.MXGP-TV.com.

In reference to MXGP of Great Britain,  we would like to inform the American and Canadian television viewers that, due to on-site technical issues, their awaited shows on CBS Sports Network couldn't be aired last Sunday as originally planned and we would like to apologize for that. We came up with a backup plan as we are offering the North American spectators a 30-minute feature show about the GB MXGP that will be aired on CBS Sports Network this Sunday at 8.00am EST.

Sign up to www.MXGP-TV.com today to take advantage of our summer OFFER where you can SAVE 30% on our season package, which includes the entire FIM Motocross World Championship and the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations LIVE and On Demand. It also gives you access to unique footage such as our 26mn Magazine ‘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 France will be screened on Tuesday June 2nd at 23:30 (CET) on Eurosport International.

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

FRANCE

L’EQUIPE 21 - LIVE

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

MOTORS TV – LIVE 

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

BE IN SPORTS MAX 6 – LIVE 

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

EUROPE 

EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Tuesday 2 June - 23:30 CET - 26mn magazine «Behind the gate » 

MOTORS TV – LIVE 

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

BULGARIA

BNT - LIVE 

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

ITALY 

ITALIA 2 – LIVE

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

PORTUGAL

Sport TV- LIVE  

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV- LIVE 

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION – LIVE 

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 17:00 CET – MXGP Race 2 

USA

CBS Sports Network - DELAYED

Sunday 31 May : MXGP UK 30mn magazine - 08.00 am EST (05.00 am PST)

Sunday 31 May: MXGP Race 2 – 04.00 pm EST (01.00 am PST)

Sunday 31 May: MX2 Race 2 - 07.00 pm EST (04.00 pm PST)

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA  

BeIn SPORTS - LIVE 

Sunday 31 May – 13:00 CET – MX2 Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 14:00 CET – MXGP Race 1 

Sunday 31 May – 16:00 CET – MX2 Race 2 

Sunday 31 May – 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 France will be available here

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:20; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:00; WMX Time practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 12:40; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 13:30; 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.

Sunday: EMX125 Warm-up 09:10; WMX Warm-up 09:25; EMX125 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; WMX 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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Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of France

VILLARS SOUS ECOT (France), 27 May 2015 - While we are reasonably familiar with most of the tracks on the MXGP calendar, this weekend the eighth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will take place in the fresh-ish location of Villars sous Ecot, France. The reason we say ‘ish’ in the previous sentence is because although we haven’t stopped at Villars sous Ecot in a long time, it has in fact hosted three rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship in the past.

The first time Villars sous Ecot let the best motocross riders in the world loose on their clay based, typical French style, tight and compact circuit, was back in 1982 where Belgian André Malherbe was the victor on that day. Four years later, 1986, the world championship returned with French hero Jacky Vimond taking the honors. A further twelve years on, in 1998, the FIM 250cc Motocross World Championship returned for the last time where the legend Stefan Everts won.

The French are some of the most passionate dirt bike fans in the world. They always create an incredible atmosphere, which will only be amplified this year with their country carrying the coveted Chamberlain Cup as the winners of the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

Also adding to the buzz, the fourth round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will take place, which is headed by one of the most popular and talented female riders in the world, Frances own Livia Lancelot. Moreover, the fifth round of the European Championship EMX125 will take place where young French star on the rise Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Maxime Renaux currently sits second five points shy of KTM Factory Juniors Jorge Prado.

This is the part of the year where the eight times FIM Motocross World Champion Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli starts gaining momentum. TC222 has already got the ball rolling with two grand prix wins after his switch from the 350SX-F to the 450SX-F and is slowly chipping away at the championship points lead.

A podium finish is more than likely not going to be enough for Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP’s Clement Desalle this weekend with the Belgian getting seriously itchy over not having had a grand prix win since MXGP of Germany in 2014. If the MX Panda can top the box this weekend, depending on where Nagl finishes, there is a good chance he could also take the red plate.

As the rider who has led the most laps and had the most race wins, Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Nagl will carry the red plate this weekend. The German is currently four points clear of Clement Desalle and will be looking to retain the championship lead.

Surprisingly, the fastest Frenchman of 2015 is the Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube rookie Romain Febvre. Romain is one rider everyone should get really excited about, he only turned 23 on the 31^st of December which makes him the youngest in the class and after nailing his first race win last weekend and with already two podium finishes to his name, it is safe to say the number 461 has a really bright future.

Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin is sure to have an army of die-hard GP21 fans in behind him as he tackles his home grand prix. Hopefully this will give him the push he needs to be challenging for the lead. Meanwhile fellow countrymen Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Steven Frossard and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s fill-in Xavier Boog could use some of the crowd’s energy, as could 24MX Honda Racing’s Christophe Charlier who actually won a round of the European Championship EMX250 here in Villars sous Ecot back in 2009.

MXGP Championship Top Ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HUS), 295 points; 2. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 291 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 274 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, HON), 237 p.; 5. Romain Febvre (FRA, YAM), 235 p.; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 207 p.; 7. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 145 p.; 8. Ryan Villopoto (USA, KAW), 124 p.; 9. Todd Waters (AUS, HUS), 121 p.; 10. Tyla Rattray (RSA, KAW), 118 p.

2014 MXGP of France, Saint Jean d’Angely MXGP Top 3

1. Clement Desalle

2. Jeremy Van Horebeek

3. Antonio Cairoli

We can’t get over how amazing it is to see ripples in the MX2 statistics. While Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings has been by far the most dominating force in the class with 148 laps led versus Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis, who sits second on the ‘Laps led’ chart with 36, The Bullet has not had it all his way.

Back in April at MXGP of Trentino, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser took a race and grand prix win over the flying Dutchman. While that was impressive, one of the most memorable races of the season is going to be MX2 race two from the MXGP of Great Britain where Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod proved JH84 can be beaten straight up.

This weekend, Guillod should have a good fan base. If he takes the overall again, he will then have the most consecutive grand prix wins in MX2 for 2015.

Meanwhile, it’s a big weekend for France’s own defending MX2 world champion, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jordi Tixier, who is also looking for his first race win this season. As is Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki’s Max Anstie who came so close at his home grand prix last weekend.

MX2 Championship Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 308 points; 2. Valentin Guillod (SUI, YAM), 216 p.; 3. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), 213 p.; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 205 p.; 5. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 189 p.; 6. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KAW), 189 p.; 7. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 182 p.; 8. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 169 p.; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, YAM), 167 p.; 10. Max Anstie (GBR, KAW), 158 p.

2014 MXGP of France, Saint Jean d’Angely MX2 Top 3

1. Jeffrey Herling

2. Arnaud Tonus

3. Jordi Tixier

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

TIMETABLE

Saturday: EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed practice 08:20; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed practice 09:00; WMX Time practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 12:40; EMX125 Last Chance Qualifying Race 13:30; 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.

Sunday: EMX125 Warm-up 09:10; WMX Warm-up 09:25; EMX125 Race 2 10:30; MX2 Warm up 11:10; MXGP Warm up 11:30; WMX 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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Youthstream

FIM

MXGP of France

One hundred and sixth 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 106: British MXGP thriller; fantastic scenes at Matterley Basin as the UK puts up the best Grand Prix of the season so far. Guillod and Cairoli run out winners for round seven. Cold Steel; getting to know one of the most single-minded and determined riders in MXGP. Glenn Coldenhoff is on the path in his debut term in the premier class. All in the wrist - the causes; after Dani Pedrosa’s recent troubles OTOR spoke to some of the leading names in the MXGP paddock about the ‘old enemy’: Arm-pump. The Float; WP are pushing ahead with air suspension technology on both ends of the motorcycle. How was it done and what does it feel like? A look behind the scenes

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The MXGP and MX2 Entry Lists for the round 9 of 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship, which will take place in Maggiora the 14^th June are official and can be found here below together with the entries for round six of the European Championship EMX125 and round 3 of EMX300.

MXGP Entry List

MX2 Entry List

EMX125 Entry List

EMX300 Entry List

In what was something of a carbon copy of their success in Spain just two weeks earlier Valentin Guillod and Antonio Cairoli scored GP victories in the MX2 and MXGP class at the Grand Prix of Great Britain last weekend.

Held at the magnificent Matterley Basin circuit, and in front of a massive crowd the two riders looked strong all weekend and clearly deserved their success.

Both Guillod and Cairoli are in strong contention for top three honors in their respective classes at season end, with Guillod no doubt looking at finishing the season as close as possible to red plate owner Jeffrey Herlings and Cairoli keen to close to gap to MXGP red plate holder Max Nagl.

"It was a great weekend and started well from Saturday,” Guillod said. “I felt good on the bike straightaway. I was aiming for a good result and make points but the race with Max was very nice and clean. I finished second when Jeffrey came up to our rear wheel so that was OK. I made a good start in the second moto, took the lead and didn't make a mistake. It was my best race and it was really cool to fight with Jeffrey. I had fun and I think my team and all the fans had fun; it was motocross and a nice show."

For Cairoli it was pretty much more of the same as he clocked up yet another win in the UK. The Red Bull KTM Factory rider continues to produce the goods at the homeland of the sport and he is building well after a less than great start to the season.

“I have a lot of great memories here in England,” Cairoli said. “Here I won my first moto at the Motocross of the Nations with 250, long time ago in 2006. I have a lot of fans here, everybody is cheering a lot and you can feel it. I’m really happy, because the weekend went pretty perfect and I will not change nothing. I’m confident about the future, the best is yet to come and I’m really happy that I’ve made the decision to go on the 450, is much easier to ride compare to the 350, even if I still have to learn a lot how to get faster. I want to wish to Rui Goncalves a good and fast recover, is one of my best friend and I was sad to don’t see him racing today.”

If you were a betting man today you would pick Guillod as the second best rider in the MX2 class as the season ends and I don’t know too many people betting against Cairoli to add his ninth world title to his already full trophy cabinet.