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Hitachi Construction Machinery KTM UK’s Shaun Simpson has proven to be quite the sandman over the years, which he verified with his first ever FIM Motocross World Championship round victory at the final round of season 2013 in the bottomless sand of Lierop, The Netherlands.

Riding the sand definitely requires finesse, so earlier this year MXGP-TV caught up with the friendly Scot to get some hot tips on how to ride the sand which we figured we would share with you since MXGP of Belgium which is set to take place in the burley sand of Lommel, will kick off tomorrow, Saturday 2^nd August.

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 01 July 2014 - Youthstream presents the eleventh issue of MXGP Mag with the best moments of MXGP of Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic, a special feature on FIM Europe President Dr Wolfgang Srb and an exclusive look at the FIM MX2 World Championship chase after the shocking news dominating force Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Jeffrey Herlings was out with a broken femur. This new issue also contains an overview of the European Championship EMX65 and EMX85 final, a feature on FIM Women's Motocross World Champion Kiara Fontanesi and how she won the war, as well as a look at 'TC222 The Movie': A film covering the highs, lows and down right struggles one the best riders in the world has faced and continues to face on his path to being the most successful motocross rider in the world.

Click here to read the eleventh issue of MXGP Mag or download it for FREE on Apple Store or Google Play. The iOs and Android versions contain exclusive videos and several photo galleries, and once the MXGP Mag has been downloaded, the reader does not need to be connected on the Internet to go through the content.

Those users who have already downloaded the other issues on their iOs device can automatically download the eleventh issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this new app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid

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MXGP Mag

LOMMEL (Belgium), 31 July 2014 - The fifteenth round of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship in Lommel, Belgium, marks the last European destination for the MXGP series this year. With that said, loads of broadcasting networks have jumped onboard to share all the action that MXGP of Belgium is sure to bring.

In Belgium, VRT will be on site with their own commentator to broadcast MXGP race one and two LIVE. VRT will also have their own crew onsite to produce their own news bulletins and to follow Belgium’s star rider Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek.

Great news for the Italians this weekend, popular television network Mediaset will screen all races live on Italia 2 starting with MX2 race one at 13:00 (CET) and MXGP race one at 14:00 (CET), meanwhile Italia 1 will also jump on board to screen MX2 race two and MXGP race two LIVE, with MX2 race two starting at 16:00 (CET) and MXGP race two at 17:00 (CET).

Also on location in Lommel, Switzerland’s SRG will be onsite to follow their young Swiss sensations Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod and Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Jeremy Seewer.

Meanwhile, the rest of Europe will also receive an impressive amount of coverage with Eurosport 2 screening all races LIVE and in HD!

Eurosport International will also broadcast MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine, which includes all the best moments from the weekend, this Wednesday, August 6^th, at 22:30 (CET).

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition, and is also globally available to view live and in HD on www.MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks, viewing times can be viewed by clicking on the logo of your chosen broadcasting network.

EUROPE 

PAN EUROPE 

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                  13:00 (CET)

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)               14:00 (CET)

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                  16:00 (CET)          

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)               17:00 (CET) 

MotorsTV - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                     13:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                  14:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                     16:00 (CET)          

MotorsTV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                  17:00 (CET)

EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Wednesday 6 August - 26MN Magazine         22:30 (CET)

BELGIUM

VRT  - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                          14:00 (CET) 

VRT - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                           17:00 (CET)

BULGARIA

BNT  - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                          14:00 (CET)          

BNT - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                           17:00 (CET)

FRANCE

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                      13:00 (CET)

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                   14:00 (CET)

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                      16:00 (CET)          

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                   17:00 (CET) 

MotorsTV - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                         13:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                      14:00 (CET)

MotorsTV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                         16:00 (CET)          

MotorsTV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                      17:00 (CET)

BEIN SPORT MAX 3 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)         13:00 (CET)

BEIN SPORT MAX 3 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)      14:00 (CET)

BEIN SPORT MAX 3 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)         16:00 (CET)          

BEIN SPORT MAX 3 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)      17:00 (CET) 

ITALY 

ITALIA 2 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                          14:00 (CET)

ITALIA 1 & 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                       16:00 (CET)          

ITALIA 1 & 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                    17:00 (CET)

PORTUGAL

SPORT TV 3 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                       13:00 (CET)

SPORT TV 3 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                    14:00 (CET)

SPORT TV 3  - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                      16:00 (CET)          

SPORT TV 3 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                    17:00 (CET) 

SLOVENIA

SPORT TV  - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                        13:00 (CET)

SPORT TV  - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                     14:00 (CET)

SPORT TV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                         16:00 (CET)          

SPORT TV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                      17:00 (CET) 

UK 

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                         12:00 (BST)

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                      13:00 (BST)

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                         15:00 (BST)          

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                      16:00 (BST) 

MotorsTV - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                            12:00 (BST)

MotorsTV - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                         13:00 (BST)

MotorsTV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                            15:00 (BST)          

MotorsTV - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                         16:00 (BST)

AMERICA

USA – CANADA 

CBS Sports Network - Race 2 MX2                        4.00pm (EST) / 1.00pm (PST)  

CBS Sports Network - Race 2 MXGP                     5.00pm (EST) / 2.00pm (PST)  

BRAZIL

Bandsports - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                            08:00 am (local timing) 

Bandsports - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                         09:00 (local timing)

Bandsports - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                            11:00 (local timing)        

Bandsports - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                         12:00 (local timing)

ASIA 

PAN ASIA 

FOX SPORTS - Race 1 MX2 (DELAYED) 

FOX SPORTS - Race 1 MXGP (DELAYED) 

FOX SPORTS - Race 2 MX2 (DELAYED) 

FOX SPORTS - Race 2 MXGP (DELAYED) 

THAILAND

True Vision - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                            13:00 (CET)

True Vision  - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)                        14:00 (CET)

True Vision - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                            16:00 (CET)          

True Vision - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                         17:00 (CET)

PAN MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                13:00 (CET)

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 1 MXGP (LIVE)             14:00 (CET)

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                16:00 (CET)          

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)             17:00 (CET)

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

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX300 Free/Timed Practice 08:20; EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:55; EMX125 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX250 Free/Timed Practice 11:10; EMX300 Race 1 12:30; EMX150 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; EMX250 Race 1 17:40.

SUNDAY: EMX300 Warm-up 08:00; EMX150 Warm-up 08:15; EMX125 Warm-up 08:30; EMX250 Warm-up 08:45; EMX300 Race 2 09:10; MX2 Warm-up 09:50; MXGP Warm-up 10:10; EMX150 Race 2 10:40; EMX125 Race 2 11:20; EMX250 Race 2 12:05; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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FIM

MXGP of Belgium

LOMMEL (Belgium), 30 July 2014 – From one extreme, the heavily elevated hard pack clay of the Czech Republic, to the other, the bottomless whooped out sand of Belgium, the fifteenth stop from seventeen on the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar will be this weekend, August 03, in Lommel. While the circuit itself hardly needs introducing, as it is definitely one of the most widely recognized tracks in the world, known to be the ultimate test of both physical and mental strength, riders can expect to dig deep on a track layout similar to that of 2012’s edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

Also donning a set of scoop tires this weekend, the boys of the European Championships EMX300, EMX250 and EMX125 will be set to go bar to bar for their overall ranking as it is the seventh and final round of their championships, while the Honda European Championship EMX150 will be contesting their fifth and final round.

MXGP

It’s home away from home for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, who will head into this weekend as the hot favorite. While it’s hard to call TC222 a ‘sand specialist’ since he basically specializes at every surface, the Italian seven-time world champion openly admits sand is more his forte than clay, a statement like “I always look forward to going to Lommel, I like to race in the sand” coming from the champ means it’s not going to be a easy weekend for the rest of the competitors in MXGP.

But, if anyone is going to rise to the occasion this weekend it will probably be one of the local heroes Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek or Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos. Van Horebeek experienced his first taste of victory last weekend in Czech and while he is said to favor hard and slick surfaces, he doesn’t mind the sand either and is sure to have put in his fair share of laps around Lommel over the years. Meanwhile, Strijbos has been banking results that haven’t necessarily reflected his speed. The twenty-eight year old is looking hungry for a win, could this weekend be a breakthrough for ‘The Kid’?

It may be a bit far fetched to predict Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin for a win given he’s a little rusty on the racing front and a track of Lommel’s caliber is no walk in the park. At the end of the day, a racer is a racer and there is no doubt GP21, if he’s ‘feelin’ it’ could be a contender for the overall.

While the list goes on for riders that base themselves around Lommel during the season, another ‘local’ is Team HRC’s Max Nagl. Like Cairoli and Strijbos, Nagl lives no more than twenty minutes from the track and can never be counted out for a podium performance. If the German can get off the line and around turn one at the sharp end of the field, he’s sure to be a threat for that top step.

It’s hard to say if we’d be surprised to see Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Shaun Simpson on the podium this weekend. While he remains the underdog, more for statistical reasons, it’s a knowledgeable fact the Scot digs the sand and if anyone’s going to mix things up in the results sheets, it’s probably going to be him.

2011 MXGP of Limburg

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Clement Desalle

3. Max Nagl

MXGP World Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 619 points; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 562 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 484 p.; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 469 p.; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, KAW), 333 p.; 6. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 325 p.; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HON), 291 p.; 8. Gautier Paulin (FRA, KAW), 235 p.; 9. David Philippaerts (ITA, YAM), 234 p.; 10. Davide Guarneri (ITA, TM), 232 p.

MX2

Adrenalin levels have just spiked thinking about the racing that’s going to occur in MX2. Who’s going to win remains anybody’s guess and what makes it even harder to predict is the fact that the last Grand Prix to be run in the treacherous sand of Lommel was back in 2011 when most of these guys were still racing the European Championships.  

Starting with last weekend’s winner, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier. Tixier fired back at all his critics last weekend with his impressive performance in race one for his first ever MX2 race victory which eventually left him topping the box for the first time in his career as the overall Grand Prix winner. With Lommel being at the opposite end of the spectrum to Loket, and the sand being so shifty and unpredictable ‘the Tix’ is going to have to bring his ‘A’ game this weekend if he wants to relish that view from the top once again.

Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod can’t be overlooked. It’s his first full season in MX2 and the kid has shown he’s got some serious skill on a motorcycle. As one of the five caught up in the epic duel for third at the last round (which can be seen by clicking here) he proved he’s a genuine force to be reckoned with claiming second overall for his first Grand Prix podium of his career in Loket.

Funnily enough, the most neglected of the Frenchmen pegged to rise above in MX2 at the moment was the one of the ones who pulled through last weekend. Yamaha Factory Racing’s Christophe Charlier flew in under the radar to claim a convincing race win in the second moto which was enough to land him on the third step of the podium for his best result of the season. With three rounds left to make the most of his MX2 career before being forced up to MXGP, it will be interesting to see just how deep the Frenchman can dig.

Meanwhile, the other two French toppers, Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre and CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis will be out for redemption this weekend after last weekend not exactly panning out the way they had hoped. Both were looking solid for a podium in Czech, but cracked under the pressure. With Ferrandis claiming to be the strongest Frenchman in the sand, and Febvre’s team being based in Lommel, this weekend there is high chance that one of these two super fast Frenchmen could lob their name into that exclusive circle of MX2 Grand Prix winners.

KTM Silver Action’s Jose Butrón still remains a candidate for the podium, as does Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser. While Butrón has relocated to Belgium to train under the watchful eye of the great Harry Everts, which means he’ll be spending a lot of time in the sand, Gajser has podiums to his name and talent to burn and also can rest easy knowing there are no rocks on the circuit to smash him on the knee cap, which according to Team HRC team manager Roger Harvey was the cause of his slow-up and look of discomfort halfway through race two in Czech.

2011 MXGP of Limburg

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Ken Roczen

3. Jeremy Van Horebeek

MX2 World Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 594 points; 2. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 492 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, HUS), 453 p.; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 425 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 420 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, KAW), 389 p.; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 354 p.; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 335 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 321 p.; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 282 p.

EMX125

Heading into Lommel, Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu has a twelve-point advantage over the early season dominator Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes. Pootjes, who at one point in the season had more than a fifty-point lead on the current championship leader Hsu, was forced to sit out the round of Germany due to an on-going shoulder problem he has been carrying since a crash at round two in Bulgaria. While there has been no official announcement, word is a shoulder operation is on the cards for Pootjes who is still struggling with the injury; the sixteen-year-old took to Facebook to say, “Today my shoulder dislocated again. I didn’t crash, I will go back to the hospital on Thursday and will keep you guys updated.”

EMX250

We’re predicting the EMX250 title will be a hard fought one as Team CNC Doors KTM’s Steven Clarke leads Team HSF Logistics Motorsports Brian Bogers by eleven. While Bogers is Dutch, meaning he’s naturally fast in the sand, the kid hanging out in third place trailing Bogers by nineteen, Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Ben Watson is also known for his sand skills after winning the junior division of the toughest beach race in Europe, the ‘Le Touquet’.

EMX300

Pressure shouldn’t really be an issue for TM Racing Team’s Samuele Bernardini as the Italian leads with a healthy thirty-four-point buffer over Team Maddii Racing’s Marco Maddii.  

Meanwhile, it’s pretty close between the little guys on board the Honda’s in the EMX150. Great Britain’s Albie Wilkie currently leads Finlands Jere Haavisto by ten.

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

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX300 Free/Timed Practice 08:20; EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:55; EMX125 Free/Timed Practice 09:30; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; EMX250 Free/Timed Practice 11:10; EMX300 Race 1 12:30; EMX150 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; EMX250 Race 1 17:40.

SUNDAY: EMX300 Warm-up 08:00; EMX150 Warm-up 08:15; EMX125 Warm-up 08:30; EMX250 Warm-up 08:45; EMX300 Race 2 09:10; MX2 Warm-up 09:50; MXGP Warm-up 10:10; EMX150 Race 2 10:40; EMX125 Race 2 11:20; EMX250 Race 2 12:05; 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 Belgium

MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine is a filmed production that covers all the action, both on the track and off, 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.

If there was ever a time to believe the hype, it’s now! The 2014 FIM MX2 World Championship has just leveled up with no rider being the easy bet for the race win. Watch the 26mn Magazine from MXGP of Czech Republic to witness the epicness that defines MXGP including an exclusive catch up with some of the hottest names in the business such as Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser and Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin.

To watch all of this and much more, click here or tune into Eurosport tonight, Tuesday 29 July, at 22.30 (CET).

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 29 July 2014 – MXGP of Czech Republic was momentous for a number of riders but for none more so than Yamaha MX Fonta Racing’s Kiara Fontanesi, who clenched her third consecutive FIM Women’s Motocross World Title. In her own words it was “the first title I have really ‘won’ because I only had four victories (out of a possible twelve) and ALL of the best girls in the world were racing this year”.

With the return of two of the most successful WMX riders in the world, 2008 FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion Team One One Four’s Livia Lancelot and multi-time FIM Women’s Motocross World Champion Team Dragon Moto’s Stephanie Laier, not to mention the latest young star on the rise hailing from Australia last years WMX runner-up Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge, the 2014 WMX series provided one of the most intense seasons to date.

While it was Rutledge who imposed the biggest threat, especially after her stellar start to the season where she absolutely dominated the opening round in Qatar with a double race victory which was strengthened in the third race of the championship in Trentino when she made it three from three race wins, it all came undone when a lapse in concentration saw her tumble to the ground and fail to gain points in race number four. Fontanesi was quick to capitalize on the Australian’s fumble to take home her first race win and one and only WMX overall this season.

After WMX’s round of Trentino, which was round two of the championship, Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Natalie Kane claimed the WMX red plate for the first time in her career. At round three in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, Kane led the championship one point clear of the defending champion Fontanesi who was a further three points clear of the early red plate holder Rutledge. In race one in Holland, the eager twenty-year-old Fontanesi took home her second race victory of the season but only managed to clasp fourth place in race two which saw Lancelot re-emerge to the front of the pack for her first victory of the season, after a mechanical failure in race one left her pushing her bike off of the track. On that particular weekend Fontanesi lost the overall by one point to the Australian, Rutledge, who was the most consistent banking two seconds for her second overall round win. Nevertheless, Fontanesi made three points on Kane, which was enough to reclaim the all-important WMX red plate.

Round four in Saint Jean d’Angely, France was deemed the ‘Livia Lancelot show’ with the flamboyant local lady being on in a league of her own that weekend, absolutely dominating both races for her first round win of the season.

The penultimate round in Teutschenthal, Germany was hard fought for both main championship contenders Fontanesi and Rutledge as they both put away 1-2 results to tie on points for the round. With Rutledge winning the final moto of the day, she was awarded the victory, marking her third of the season, yet Fontanesi remained as the championship points leader.

With only four points in it, the sixth and final round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship was set to be a race to the checkers and when the gate fell for the penultimate race of the season it was Fontanesi who proved to be the most hungry for the win battling from behind and passing every title contender, Rutledge, Lancelot and Laier to extend her points lead with one to go.

Heading into the final race, seven points separated the two most likely to be crowned world champion, the defending champ Fontanesi and last years runner-up Rutledge. Anticipation, anxiety, excitement were just a few of the many emotions flooding pit lane as friends, families and support crews watched the championship unfold. For a few moments throughout the race, the championship sat in the hands of Rutledge, but when the clock struck twenty minutes and the two-lap board came out, it was Lancelot who had complete control up front. On the final lap, Fontanesi sat in behind Rutledge to take home a safe third sealing her fourth consecutive second overall result and proving to the world that consistency does win championships as she graciously took the WMX crown for the third year in succession.

“I am so happy to get the title because the season didn’t start so well for me” the Italian from Parma said, “I had a big crash in Qatar and I was also struggling with many other things, but after Teutschenthal I was still leading the championship so I told myself now is the time to take it seriously, I knew I had to push like hell for one month.”

Going into the final round in Loket the young Italian admitted she had been racing as much as possible and training on a lot on hard packed tracks in order to be fully prepared to clinch the world title once again, “I came here with a strong mentality and I knew I could get it. I wanted to get the first race victory because I knew it was more important than the second one and after I had a really bad start (in race one) I said to myself I really need to push because it’s now or now, I can’t get it later!” she laughed, “So, I gave everything I can, I don’t even know how I did that first lap, I started like fifteen and by the end of the first lap I was leading, so I found my rhythm and I won.”

“In race two I wanted to ride like I did in race one but it was not possible because I wasn’t feeling good on the bike, it was difficult to ride, it’s hard to explain. I did try to get Meghan (Rutledge) but in the end I decided it was better to stay in third and not crash. I wanted to win the overall because it is always nice to win, but it was not possible. Anyway I got the title and I couldn’t be more happy than I am now!” the Yamaha rider smiled.

Check it out the video here below

KIARA FONTANESI - BIOGRAPHY AND CAREER

Number/Class: 8/WMX

Name and surname: Kiara Fontanesi   

Bike: Yamaha

Nationality: Italian                                                            

Date of birth: 10/03/1994                       

Website: www.kiarafontanesi8.com                           

First Round raced – Sevlievo, Bulgaria 2009                     

World Titles – 3      

First World Title – 2012    

First Round win – Vantaa, Finland 2011

Last Round win - Arco di Trento, Trentino 2014

2014 position in the Championship - 1, WMX

Other results

LINKS

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FIM

Kiara Fontanesi

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 28 July 2014 - Youthstream is pleased to announce that TAG Heuer has become the official Timekeeper of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

A key player in the Motor racing championships since its origins, TAG Heuer will provide its timing expertise and knowledge to the FIM World Championships.

As a result of the newly formed partnership, TAG Heuer will power the timing system of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Teams from Youthstream and TAG Heuer have worked together for nearly 6 months to develop and test the most precise and reliable timing technology available, that will match with the very demanding rules of the MXGP championship.

A new chart on www.MXGP.com will be provided where website guests can view the rider with the fastest lap time over the course of each and every MXGP and MX2 race. That chart will also display the ranking and overall championship ranking of the rider that set the fastest lap time.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

TAG Heuer

The Fox Holeshot award runs across the entire MXGP season. The way it works is 1 point is awarded for each race holeshot. He who has the most points in MXGP at the end of the season will win the grand prize of €10,000 while he with the most points in MX2 will win the grand prize of €5,000.

At MXGP of Czech Republic Team 2B Yamaha's Milko Potisek  and Sarholz KTM's  Dennis Ullrich claimed the holeshots in MXGP while Standing Construct KTM's Valentin Guillod and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing's Aleksandr Tonkov took then in MX2.

Watch MXGP of Czech Republic ‘Fox Holeshot’ slow mo’s in the videos below.

Team 2B Yamaha's Milko Potisek and Sarholz KTM's Dennis Ullrich take FOX Holeshots in MXGP

Standing Construct KTM's Valentin Guillod and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing's Aleksandr Tonkov take FOX Holeshots in MX2