MXGP

LOKET (Czech Republic), 27 July 2014 – Riders went in pursuit of traction this weekend with the steep and pebbly clay based circuit of Loket hosting round fourteen of the FIM Motocross World Championship and shelving what was, arguably, the most emotionally charged Grand Prix this season with Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier both reaching the peak of their careers with their first ever race wins and overall victories.

MXGP

It was the moment we had all been waiting for, and when it arrived there was not one person at the venue here in Loket who couldn’t help but smile and applaud Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek as he took one of the most deserving race victories and overall Grand Prix wins of the season. After thirteen rounds of podium riddled performances the young Belgian’s hard work, heart and determination finally paid its dues rewarding him with his first ever MXGP race win and overall victory. “I came into this weekend thinking this weekend is my time, after I made a mistake in Finland I was happy I did it, it’s great. The feeling is a little difficult to explain but these guys here in MXGP are the best riders in the world so it’s a special one, it won’t be my last, I’ve tasted it and now I want more.”

Even Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos, who rode flawlessly to victory in race one, couldn’t help but smile for his fellow countryman even though he was clearly guttered to have come so close to taking his first Grand Prix win since Lierop 2007 and having it not pan out. Despite the smidge of disappointment, the Belgian admitted, “I almost got Tony on the last lap, it was so close, so I have to be happy even though it’s a little bit of both, but I am happy to be back on the podium for sure.”

It’s no secret Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli is not a fan of Loket but nevertheless the defending champion was content with third overall, “I find Loket very difficult on a 350cc, I have to rev a lot which causes a lot of wheel spin and it’s difficult to find the balance with my power and corner speed, so I was looking forward to putting this GP behind me, but I did my best like I do every time but Jere (Van Horebeek) was on the gas today. Now I am looking forward to Lommel, I always look forward to going in the sand because I like it a lot.”

Taking home a respectable fourth after his seven round absence, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin posted a pair of sixths, both being hard fought with race two being his best performance of the day after making life difficult for himself when he flogged the gate about one second too soon and started from dead last.

Hitachi Construction Machinery UK KTM’s Shaun Simpson appears to have found his groove and is starting to make a dent in his FIM Motocross World Championship campaign after locking down his season’s best finish with fifth overall.

As for Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle, his team has confirmed the super smooth Belgian has broken his scaphoid and will be shifting his focus toward healing up and he will miss the rest of the season.

MXGP Race 1 top ten: 1. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), 33:50.286; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:09.231; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:16.050; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), +0:23.810; 5. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:27.157; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:27.751; 7. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:33.766; 8. Milko Potisek (FRA, Yamaha), +0:34.639; 9. Dean Ferris (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:37.721; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), +0:39.701.

MXGP Race 2 top ten: 1. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), 35:16.829; 2. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:01.531; 3. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:01.840; 4. Dennis Ullrich (GER, KTM), +0:46.421; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:58.054; 6. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +1:06.979; 7. Davide Guarneri (ITA, TM), +1:11.092; 8. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +1:12.509; 9. Tommy Searle (GBR, Kawasaki), +1:13.837; 10. Matiss Karro (LAT, KTM), +1:17.578

MXGP Overall top ten: 1. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 47 points; 2. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 45 p.; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 42 p.; 4. Gautier Paulin (FRA, KAW), 30 p.; 5. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 29 p.; 6. Steven Frossard (FRA, KAW), 26 p.; 7. Dennis Ullrich (GER, KTM), 23 p.; 8. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HON), 22 p.; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), 21 p.; 10. Matiss Karro (LAT, KTM), 20 p.

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.

MXGP Manufacturer: 1. KTM, 619 points; 2. Suzuki, 587 p.; 3. Yamaha, 566 p.; 4. Kawasaki, 510 p.; 5. Honda, 426 p.; 6. Husqvarna, 280 p.; 7. TM, 273 p.

MX2

With so much hype surrounding MX2 this weekend it was expected to be epic and it definitely didn’t fail to deliver. All twenty-one thousand spectators were captivated by the speed, drama and intensity as the eager youngsters rode with their hearts on their sleeves in hopes of taking home their first ever FIM MX2 Grand Prix victory.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier silenced all his critics today with his unfaultable performance in race one when he made quick work of the hot starters KTM Silver Action’s Jose Butrón and Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod, and demonstrated a surprisingly high level of comfort out front as he rode toward his first ever MX2 race victory. With one race down and another to go, the highest ranked Frenchman was put to the ultimate test after an average start left him brawling for points in what was one of the gnarliest battles of the season. At the end of it, the KTM rider banked fourth to reach yet another milestone in his career with first ever MX2 Grand Prix overall. “I can not believe it, the hole weekend was really good for me, already on Saturday I had a good feeling on the track only Romain (Febvre) was a little bit faster than me but I had such a good feeling on the track and so much pleasure to ride and I won today, so it was really good.”

Speaking of race one’s FOX Holeshot getter, Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod rode incredibly this weekend to uncork a bottle of bubbles on the MX2 podium for the first time in his career with second overall.

Probably the most surprising performances of the weekend was that of Yamaha Factory Racing’s Christophe Charlier who came into this weekend completely over looked with three of his fellow French competitors in the running for the MX2 title stealing the limelight. After missing six Grand Prix’ this season after fracturing his shin in Thailand, Charlier buried his seventh in race one with a stellar performance in race two which saw him gobble up the competition to claim his first MX2 race victory and podium finish this year with third.

Meanwhile yesterday’s qualifying heat winner Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre was forced to settle for fourth, a result that doesn’t reflect the speed or effort that went into his racing this weekend. After a solid second place in race one, the Frenchman fought tooth and nail in race two after a bad start left him buried at the back of the pack, to work his way up to third only to have it all come undone a few laps from home with a clumsy error.

In typical Jose Butrón fashion, the KTM Silver Action Spaniard started at the front of the pack in both races. Despite his best efforts to run the pace, for one reason or another he couldn’t maintain it for the entire 30 minute plus two lap duration meaning he would have to be content with two fifths for fifth.

MX2 Race 1 top ten: 1. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 33:47.424; 2. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:08.612; 3. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), +0:10.278; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:11.309; 5. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:17.799; 6. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:19.199; 7. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), +0:20.819; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +0:31.801; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), +0:44.708; 10. Pauls Jonass (LAT, KTM), +0:47.282.

MX2 Race 2 top ten: 1. Christophe Charlier (FRA, Yamaha), 34:06.646; 2. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:07.592; 3. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), +0:11.540; 4. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:12.187; 5. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:13.544; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:22.485; 7. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +0:23.517; 8. Max Anstie (GBR, Yamaha), +0:25.208; 9. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:27.164; 10. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), +0:30.741.

MX2 Overall top ten: 1. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 43 points; 2. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 40 p.; 3. Christophe Charlier (FRA, YAM), 39 p.; 4. Romain Febvre (FRA, HUS), 37 p.; 5. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 32 p.; 6. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 30 p.; 7. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 27 p.; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 25 p.; 9. Julien Lieber (BEL, SUZ), 23 p.; 10. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 22 p.

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.

MX2 Manufacturer: 1. KTM, 669 points; 2. Kawasaki, 530 p.; 3. Husqvarna, 469 p.; 4. Honda, 430 p.; 5. Suzuki, 407 p.; 6. Yamaha, 389 p.; 7. TM, 6 p.

Click here to obtain the complete results.

All the photos of the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available here

MXGP was 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.

MXGP CZECH REPUBLIC  – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1586

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 25°

Weather conditions: cloudy

Crowd Attendance: 21.500

NEXT MXGP

The next round of MXGP will take place next weekend, August 3, in Lommel, Belgium.

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LOKET (Czech Republic), 26 July 2014 - Levels of anticipation for MX2’s qualifying race gate drop couldn’t be any higher than they were today at round fourteen of the FIM Motocross World Championship. While the toasty weather was a factor, as was the tricky clay based circuit, all was masked by the excitement about which of the many capable race winners would shine in MX2 now that the reigning world champ and dominating force Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings is out with a broken femur.

The first to prove he’s ready to step up to the plate, Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre rode poised yet aggressive to secure his first ever pole position while in the premier class, Team HRC’s Max Nagl controlled the race from start to finish for his second MXGP pole this season.

Also adding to the commotion in the paddock, the sixth and final round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship kicked off with only four points separating the red plate holder and defending champion Team FontaMX Yamaha Racing’s Kiara Fontanesi and Bud Racing Kawasaki’s young Australian Meghan Rutledge. While the official champion will be crowned tomorrow, it was Fontanesi who stamped her authority today when she charged hard from outside the top five, spectacularly passing three riders in one fowl swoop to dominate the race and extend her points lead.

Meanwhile in the European Championship, Finland’s Jere Haavisto took his third EMX150 race win here at round four, while Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu took his third consecutive race win and fourth of the season here at round six of EMX125 championship and is now leading the championship by two over Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes.

MXGP

When the gates dropped for MXGP’s qualifying heat there was no one more fired up than Team HRC’s Max Nagl as he flew out of the gate to nab the holeshot off of Wilvo Forkrent KTM’s Mattis Karro.

While Nagl put his head down and started peeling off a bunch of solid laps, Karro got a little loose a quarter of a lap in which saw Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle pummel straight into him and go down. A few other guys got caught up in the Karro – Desalle debacle but none of those bikes were blue with a trio of Yamahas’ emerging from the dust.

Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek led the train of ‘Yams’ with BikeIT Yamaha Cosworths Rui Goncalves and Team 2B Yamaha’s Milko Potisek following closely behind. While Goncalves dug deep to hold onto Van Horebeek, Potisek was trying to fend off the typical MXGP front runners Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, and Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos who were both on the charge after banking less than average starts.

Despite starting from outside the top ten, Cairoli and Strijbos looked aggressive and determined out on the slick clay surface, barging their way through the field to eventually challenge Van Horebeek for second. While it appeared Cairoli could give Van Horebeek some grief with one lap to go, Van Horebeek refused to buckle under the pressure meaning he would hold on for second and force the reigning world champ to settle for third. Strijbos came home in a respectable fourth while Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Dean Ferris fought hard early in the race to reep the benefits of a comfortable fifth place finish.

MXGP Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Honda), 24:31.104; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:02.174; 3. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), +0:02.795; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:15.005; 5. Dean Ferris (AUS, Husqvarna), +0:26.113; 6. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), +0:29.192; 7. Milko Potisek (FRA, Yamaha), +0:32.601; 8. Rui Goncalves (POR, Yamaha), +0:34.163; 9. David Philippaerts (ITA, Yamaha), +0:37.165; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:38.653.

MX2

It was a black Monday last week for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings who was more than likely going to wrap up his third FIM MX2 World Championship here in Loket. Although most would know the news by now, for those that don’t, the nineteen year old motocross extraordinaire crashed while racing an 85cc for charity in Genk, Belgium on Monday 21^st July, breaking his femur clean in half which required immediate surgery.

With the Dutch prodigy sidelined and two hundred points still on the table, the MX2 world championship is back up for grabs, as is a first ever MX2 Grand Prix overall for the winner this weekend.

The first to take the pressure in his stride was Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre who chased the holeshot master KTM Silver Action’s Jose Burtón and Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Cedric Lieber around turn one. Febvre wasted no time in barging his way through to take over the lead before the end of lap one to ride a flawless race and take his first ever qualifying heat victory.

Meanwhile, Butrón did his typical early race charge showing he is capable of riding at the same speed as the front runners, when asked the reason behind his mid-race dilemmas, the Spaniard said he’s had a virus in his blood. Nevertheless he managed to hold on today for fourth after being passed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier who appeared disappointed to have finished second behind fellow Frenchman Febvre, and Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser who made some classy passes to move from outside the top five to finish third.

In the meantime Suzuki’s Cedric Lieber finally put a result on paper after show casing his true ability for fifth place and his best qualifying race finish this season. Also earning a special mention, the third of the fiery Frenchmen CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis is looking like a solid bet for the win tomorrow after going down in turn one with Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod and charging all the way back to the front of the pack before crashing once again late in the race. Despite his struggles to keep the bike rubber side down, the youngster managed to come home in sixth ahead of Honda Jtech’s Russian Vsevolod Brylyakov who put in a very impressive ride for seventh.

 MX2 Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), 24:43.121; 2. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:05.584; 3. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:18.427; 4. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:20.962; 5. Julien Lieber (BEL, Suzuki), +0:22.420; 6. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:23.141; 7. Vsevolod Brylyakov (RUS, Honda), +0:26.775; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +0:28.026; 9. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), +0:37.858; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:38.363.

Click here to obtain the complete results.

All the photos of the MXGP of Czech Republic will be available here

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.

MXGP CZECH REPUBLIC – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1586

Type of ground: Hard Pack

Temperature: 27°

Weather conditions: sunny

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX150 Warm-up 08:40; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:15; 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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Red Bull KTM factory rider Ken De Dycker hasn’t had the best of times in 2014. After a wrist injury in the off-season the Belgian rider had an operation and hoped that everything would turn out okay. Now more than six months later he still struggles with the wrist and will have another operation when the season is over.

Cruising around for very few points isn’t what the fans are used to, but there is little De Dycker can do as his wrist begins to hurt and he struggled with the little movement he has because of the injury.

We caught up with De Dycker and asked him about the problem and also what his plans are for 2015.

Q: Ken, you really don’t seem yourself at the races this year. How is the wrist? Is it 100%?

De Dycker: No, it still isn’t 100% and I still have trouble after a few laps and that hasn’t changed. My arm and shoulder got stronger, but my wrist is still a problem.

Q: Somebody told me they heard it will never improve enough to race at the highest level. What have the doctors told you?

De Dycker: You never know, hopefully it’s just the plate pushing on the nerves of the fingers. Also I only have 45 degree movement in the wrist, but I hope that that improves when the plate is taken out.

Q: When will you have the operation to take the plate out?

De Dycker: The doctors said in October, so after the season, and then I want to ride as quickly as possible and see if the problem is gone.

Q: This has to be your worst season ever?

De Dycker: I had a broken collarbone and a wrist problem one season, but that was gone in two months, this problem has lasted the whole season, so for sure this is my worse injury ever.

Q: Are the doctors surprised it is still not improving?

De Dycker: The doctor said when he did the surgery that it would be okay, and it was all good and it wouldn’t affect me and he didn’t know what was going on, because I went back to check my nerves or something else, it isn’t normal that I have a problem, so I hope it’s the plate. I went to another doctor and he said the plate is maybe pushing on something.

Q: What is your plan for the remainder of the season?

De Dycker: I will do the last four GP’s and the Belgian races in between, but after the last GP I will go straight into the hospital and then get working again for 2015 and hope everything is ok.

Q: Are you signed for 2015 with KTM?

De Dycker: I have another year on my contract with KTM, so it will be nice to stay in the same team.

LOKET (Czech Republic), 24 July 2014 -The fourteenth round of the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship in Loket, Czech Republic, will be broadcasted LIVE. Eurosport2 will broadcast LIVE the 4 races in HD and Mediaset will broadcast the MX2 race 2 and the MXGP race 2 LIVE on Italia 1 and Italia 2. CBS Sports Network will cover the United States and Canada screening the second races of both MXGP and MX2 starting at 4pm (EST) and 1pm (PST).

The 26mn Magazine of the Czech Republic including the best moments of the weekend will be broadcasted Tuesday night at 22:30 (CET) on Eurosport International.

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)                   12:00 (CET)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Tuesday 29^th July - 26MN Magazine            22:30 (CET)

BULGARIA

BNT  - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                            15:00 (CET)          

BNT - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                          16:00 (CET)

FRANCE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BEIN SPORT MAX 3 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)     12:00 (CET)

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

BEIN SPORT MAX 3 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)     15:00 (CET)          

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

ITALY 

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

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

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

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

PORTUGAL

SPORT TV 3 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                12:00 (CET)

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

SPORT TV 3  - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)               15:00 (CET)          

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

SLOVENIA

SPORT TV  - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                  12:00 (CET)

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

SPORT TV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                    15:00 (CET)          

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

UK 

Eurosport 2 - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                        11:00 (BST)

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

Eurosport 2 - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                        14:00 (BST)          

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

MotorsTV - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                          11:00 (BST)

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

MotorsTV - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                          14:00 (BST)          

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

AMERICA

USA – CANADA 

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

CBS Sports Network - Race 2 MXGP                    7.00pm (EST) / 4.00pm (PST)  

BRAZIL 

Bandsports - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                           07:00 am (local timing) 

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

Bandsports - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                           10:00 (local timing)        

Bandsports - Race 2 MXGP (LIVE)                        11:00 (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)                            12:00 (CET)

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

True Vision - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                            15:00 (CET)          

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

PAN MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 1 MX2 (LIVE)                12:00 (CET)

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

BeIn SPORT MENA - Race 2 MX2 (LIVE)                15:00 (CET)          

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

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TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:35; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:10; WMX Free Practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 11:15; EMX125 Last chance qualifying race 12:20; EMX150 Race 1 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.

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX150 Warm-up 08:40; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:15; 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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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 24 July 2014 - Following the election of Mr Wolfgang SRB as FIM Europe President during the FIM Europe Congress held in Krakow (Poland) in early July, the FIM wishes to announce the appointment of Mr Tony Skillington as CMS Director until the current mandate expires on 22 November 2014.

Tony Skillington was a Member of Management Council of the MCUI from 1988 to 1994, before becoming a Vice President from 1994 to 1998. He was elected on to the FIM Motocross Commission in 1991 and has been in the Commission ever since.

The FIM wishes to warmly thank Mr Wolfgang Srb for his long service in the FIM Motocross Commission and for playing an active role in the development of our sport from 1984 to 2014. 

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LOKET (Czech Republic), 23 July 2014 – It has been a customary stop on the calendar of the FIM Motocross World Championship for the best part of the last ten years, with seven Grand Prix’ over that time period, the steep and choppy clay based terrain in Loket, Czech Republic, gets set to host round fourteen of the seventeen round MXGP series. 

While the initial excitement heading into this weekend was the extremely high likelihood of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s teen-age sensation Jeffrey Herlings wrapping up his third consecutive FIM Motocross MX2 World Championship, everything has been thrown into turmoil with news breaking on Monday 21^st of July that the Dutch talent had crashed play riding on a 85cc and broken his femur. KTM later announced that a pin had been surgically inserted into the youngsters left leg to secure the fracture and that the operation went smooth and was a success. Herlings tweeted the following day “It ain’t over until it is over. There is still a lot of hope and motivation, everything is still possible and it still looks positive”, just a glimpse of the attitude that has seen him go undefeated in every MX2 Grand Prix he has contested since late 2011.

Meanwhile, one champion will be crowned this weekend with it being the sixth and final round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship, and it is more than likely to be either FontaMX Yamaha Racing’s Kiara Fontanesi or Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge who are separated by only four points.

For the red plate holder and defending champion Fontanesi, it will be a case of knuckling down and fighting hard, as she has gone on the record to say Loket is not one of her favorite tracks. Meanwhile the Australian Rutledge doesn’t care about what kind of track is thrown at her, she just wants to win and is clearly hungrier than ever.

Also heating up this weekend, the sixth round of the European Championships EMX125 is all set to take place with the series leader Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes, who leads Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu by seven, set to return after breaking his shoulder at the previous round back on June 22nd in Teutschenthal, Germany.

MXGP

It has not been the easiest season for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli, but with four rounds to go and four from four victories in the last four races, the goal is in sight, all he has to do is take home some solid points this weekend to be well on his merry way to wrapping up FIM Motocross World title number eight.

Currently second in MXGP’s championship standings, Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek trails the Italian by sixty-two points meaning his chances at winning the title are pretty slim. Van Horebeek has been taking this season round by round and still remains confident he can win a Grand Prix before the season is out. Given he is a fan of hard pack, slick surfaces with loads of elevation, and Cairoli is not, this weekend could be the weekend the young Belgian puts that Yamaha YZ450FM on top of the box.

The view is always best from the top, a sight Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s duo Kevin Strijbos and Clement Desalle are familiar with here in Loket. Strijbos has been victorious here on two occasions, once in 2005 and then again in 2007 while his teammate Desalle won here in 2009, 2011 and 2013. Both riders cannot be counted out this weekend, Strijbos in particular as he looks to promote himself from the third step of the podium which he has occupied six times already this season. Meanwhile, Desalle will be returning after sitting the last round out due to an injury from his first turn crash at MXGP of Sweden.

Another rider to return from injury this weekend, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin will be back on the gate after his seven round hiatus, alongside his teammate Steven Frossard who at MXGP of Finland finally uncorked his first bottle of champagne since 2011.

MXGP World Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 577 points; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, YAM), 515 p.; 3. Clement Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 470 p.; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, SUZ), 424 p.; 5. Steven Frossard (FRA, KAW), 307 p.; 6. Shaun Simpson (GBR, KTM), 296 p.; 7. Maximilian Nagl (GER, HON), 269 p.; 8. David Philippaerts (ITA, YAM), 234 p.; 9. Davide Guarneri (ITA, TM), 218 p.; 10. Gautier Paulin (FRA, KAW), 205 p.

2013 MX1 Podium

1. Clement Desalle

2. Kevin Strijbos

3. Evgeny Bobryshev

2013 POLEMAN: Ken de Dycker

MX2

There is no doubt the MX2 class is going to be ridiculously intense over the next four rounds of MXGP. Just like at Brazil this year and Belgium and Great Britain last year, the guys will line up genuinely believing they can win.

One of the most interesting factors this weekend is the fact that not one rider on the start line has won a Grand Prix. With CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus out with a broken shoulder and Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Glenn Coldenhoff still on the mend after having his knee reconstructed, a milestone for who wants it bad enough is within reach for everyone else.

Looking at the points, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier trails Herlings by 145. There is 200 points up for grabs if he was to win every remaining moto this season, which is not going to be easy with the likes of fellow Frenchmen Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre and CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis also chomping at the bit for their first ever Grand Prix win.

The title is also within reach for Febvre and Ferrandis, who sit third and fourth in the championship respectively, if they were to dramatically up their game. Febvre trails Herlings by 178, while Ferrandis trails by 191, given their records of consistency the title is pretty unlikely for both, although it has to be said that it is do-able.

Moving on, Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser cannot win the title even if he won every race from here on out but he can move up in the championship as he trails Ferrandis, who is in fourth, by thirteen points. It would also be cool to see the seventeen year old take his first ever MX2 win, an experience which would look good in the confidence bank as he sets his sights on an eventual MX2 world title.

Also lining up with the possibility of taking home their first ever MX2 Grand Prix win, Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod has been showing flashes of brilliance throughout the season even though it has only come together for the Swiss in qualifying so far, while KTM Silver Action’s Jose Butrón and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Christophe Charlier need to be making the most of their final MX2 races as both will be forced up to MXGP next year.  

If the entire season is taken into consideration for those who will race this weekend, none of the results in the MX2 world championship are set in stone with not one rider being a lot more consistent than the other, and not to mention they’re contesting a sport in which ANYTHING can happen, a fact that was reiterated by Jeffrey Herlings on Monday morning.

MX2 World Championship Classification Top Ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 594 points; 2. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), 449 p.; 3. Romain Febvre (FRA, HUS), 416 p.; 4. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, KAW), 403 p.; 5. Tim Gajser (SLO, HON), 390 p.; 6. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, KAW), 389 p.; 7. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), 314 p.; 8. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, HUS), 308 p.; 9. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), 289 p.; 10. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, SUZ), 257 p.

2013 MX2 Podium

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Christophe Charlier

3. Aleksandr Tonkov

2013 POLEMAN: Jeffrey Herlings

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TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:35; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:10; WMX Free Practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 11:15; EMX125 Last chance qualifying race 12:20; EMX150 Race 1 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.

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX150 Warm-up 08:40; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:15; 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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The fourteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship will be held in Loket, Czech Republic on the 27^th July weekend and together with MXGP and MX2 classes, it will take place the fourth round of the EMX150, the sixth round of the EMX125, and the last round of the WMX Championships.

By clicking here you will be ale to download the complete Timetable of the event and the EMX125 entry list can be found here below: