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During the MXGP of The Netherlands, which will be held in Valkenswaard on the 4^th May weekend together with MXGP and MX2, it will also take place the third round of the EMX125 and WMX championships and the first round of the EMX150 championship.

By clicking here you will be able to download the Timetable corresponding to the Dutch MXGP and the EMX125 Entry List can be found here below.

FUNCHAL (Portugal), 25 April 2014 – Youthstream presents the eighth issue of the MXGP Mag with the best moments of the MXGP of Trentino and Bulgaria, and a special feature on former Liverpool FC star Sami Hyypiä and his passion for motocross. In this new issue you will have the opportunity of knowing more about the young team Kemea Yamaha Racing and go back in time remembering the achievements of MX Legend Andre Malherbe.

Click here to read the eighth 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 eighth 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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There is a big prize up for grabs coming into round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship which is set to take place in the sand of Valkenswaard (The Netherlands) on the weekend of May 04.

Guess the top three in both MXGP and MX2 classes to WIN a massive prize which consists of a Twin Air BIO System** and promotional package, which includes a Twin Air cap signed by CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Thomas Covington, a copy of MXGP: The Official Motocross Video Game for your choice of PS3, Xbox, PC or Playstation Vita and also MXGP-TV access to MXGP of The Netherlands and LIVE access to one MXGP round of your choice.

All winners will also go into the draw to WIN a grand prize, which will be drawn at the end of the season consisting of two passes with paddock access to the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

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** Twin Air’s Bio System includes: 1 Liter of Twin Air Bio Liquid Power filter oil, 1 Liter of Bio Dirt Remover, a cleaning tub with cages, an oiling tub, a pair of gloves and a can of Twin Air Contact Cleaner.

Max Nagl was involved in a terrible five rider accident at the Eersel circuit in Holland yesterday and what has become a black day for the sport where all riders were badly injured (not to mention the injury to Glenn Coldenhoff in a crash in Belgium).

Nagl who has been really consistent this season and looked assured to continue with HRC for 2015, but that is now also in some doubt as he fights to recover from his wrist injuries. Speaking to Nagl this morning about the accident and he tells us what he expects from the coming weeks and months.

Q: Max, I can imagine you are not on top of the World today?

Nagl: No, not so good at the moment.

Q: Reading reports of the accident, it sounds like a really horrible experience for everyone involved. Can you tell me how the accident happened?

Nagl: We were in Eersel training in Holland. Training was going good. Then two riders collided over a jump and crashed on the other side of the jump. It was Mike Kras and one amateur rider. I came over the jump and I crashed into them, and then Todd and another rider crashed into us.

Q: Have you experienced anything like this before, was it like a racing accident?

Nagl: Whenever you crash it isn’t nice, a situation like this is always shit, and for sure when it isn’t your fault. If you are the rider and you do something wrong, then ok, but there was nothing I could do, I just came over the jump and there were two bikes on the ground, I couldn’t do anything.

Q: The word is you have a broken wrist, can you confirm this?

Nagl: I cannot say about this, because they took me to a hospital in Holland but this wasn’t a good hospital, so tonight I go to my doctor dr. Claus and we do some scans and check everything. I really don’t know, I just know it is both hands and it gives a lot of pain, but I don’t know for sure what is wrong. I don’t know if my season is done, they will tell me this afternoon.

Q: Obviously you have had a good season until now, and shown what a good rider you are. Your contact with HRC stops at the end of the season and that must now be a concern for you, to come back and prove you deserve your ride for 2015?

Nagl: It is never a good feeling getting injured with your contract ending. My main aim is to get my hands healed up and try and make a strong comeback to try and get a good contact for next year. That is my only goal now.

Q: Did you get to talk to any of the riders after the accident?

Nagl: I was in the same ambulance as Mike Kras, we talked a little bit, but he was really bad with his back injury and we couldn’t talk a lot and Todd Waters was in big pain from his leg, so there wasn’t a lot of talking.

Q: I don’t want to keep you any longer, I am sure talking about this situation isn’t really what you want to be doing. Get better fast Max and thanks for talking to me.

Nagl: Thanks very much and thanks for calling.

Husqvarna Motorcycles regretfully announces that Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Todd Waters has suffered multiple injuries, sustained during a crash while practicing at Eersel in Holland on Wednesday, April 23.

Todd suffered a broken left Tibia and Fibula – a clean fracture in the middle of both bones – plus a break to his right collarbone and a small fracture to his right hip. Todd underwent surgery last night at the Eindhoven University Hospital, which specialises in sports orthopaedics, where doctor successfully inserted a Tibial Nail into his left leg. Todd is expected to be released from hospital in the coming days.

Gaining essential sand practice in preparation for round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship at Valkenswaard, The Netherlands on May 4, Waters was involved in a freak accident. Cresting a blind jump, he was faced with a multi-rider pile up. Unable to take evasive action the young Australian landed on an already stricken bike, sustaining his injuries.

Waters – who currently sits seventh overall in the MXGP standings – is expected to be out of action for up to three months.

Husqvarna Motorcycles wishes Todd all the very best for a speedy recovery.

Antti Pyrhönen: “This has been a very unfortunate day. Todd basically had very bad luck. But this is the fact, and we have to accept it and focus on his recovery. Todd is a strong and positive person, I’m sure he will be back sooner than we expect. It’s a real shame – this was not his mistake. Todd was doing so well this season, improving all the time. Doctors have told him that it could be up to three months before he is back to full fitness. The team will be fully behind him during this challenging time.”

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Last weekend at the Grand Prix of Bulgaria the two Red Bull KTM Factory Racing riders Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairoli did what we are so used to them doing, and that is winning.

For Herlings and Cairoli it was hard work as they fought hard with their rivals, although at the end of the day they stood proud on top of their respective podiums. We caught up with them after their victories.

For Herlings it is still about progressing and getting more bike time as he struggles a little with his condition and speed. Still though, from the four GP’s he has raced, he has won all of them and while he isn’t his normal self, he is still the man in the MX2 class.

“Obviously on Saturday I struggled with arm pump,” Herlings said. “I didn’t ride so much in the morning, and I struggled after like two laps with arm pump, and in the heat race I also had trouble with arm pump. The first moto I had an average start around fifth or tenth. I passed a lot of guys and I closed in on Arnaud and he made a mistake and I took over the lead. The second moto I was second in the start and took the lead on the second lap. The track was so tough and slippery and really weird. I don’t have much experience on those tracks. We won both motos and we are trying to improve every week.”

“We didn’t ride much in the last six months, and we are working hard to get the red-plate back, but Arnaud (Tonus) has improved a lot. We need to just win more races. The first lap I overtook him and he overtook me back and he pulled a five or six second lead.”

“Even in Italy in the first moto I struggled with arm pump. I haven’t ridden much, I didn’t ride in December, I didn’t ride in January, we started our preparation in February which wasn’t good for Qatar. Then I got a virus in Thailand and was in bed for a week or two, then I hurt my shoulder and didn’t ride again for two weeks.”

Cairoli might not have had the same problems as his younger team-mate, but he has struggled with an ankle injury and had to fight off the very in-form Gautier Paulin. Still, victory in Bulgaria did make his job a little easier.

“It felt amazing to win in Bulgaria. I had never won the MX1 class in Bulgaria and even on Sunday there were a lot of ruts and I thought I could express myself better. Gautier was faster than me and I couldn’t stay with him. I was worried about my ankle, but it is healing a lot and I don’t have any pain anymore.”

“The conditions were so different in the two motos, changing situations. First race was hard and slick and a lot of traction in some places. In the second moto it was just slippery everywhere because of the rain and mud.”

“I was comfortable in the lead in the second moto, but from one lap to the next the lines changed because of the conditions. I nearly went over the bars and then down one of the hills I made a mistake and lost some time, but I had a big lead, and I could still finish in front.”

“I like Valkenswaard, I like the sand. I also like hard-pack, I am trying to be faster on hard-pack, but sand I like a lot. I look forward to being closer to my second home.”

MXGP is pleased to announce ticket sales have officially opened for two very popular rounds of MXGP. On the weekend of June 01, MXGP of France will take place in Saint Jean d’Angely, while on the weekend of July 13, MXGP of Finland will take place at the sandy circuit of Hyvinkää.

For more information or to purchase tickets for MXGP of France in St. Jean d’Angely on May 31st / June 1st click here.

For more information or to purchase tickets for MXGP of Finland in Hyvinkää on July 12th and 13th click here.

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, an on-board lap of the track as well as the inside scoop from the pits at each round of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Take a sneak peak at the European Championships’ latest edition, the EMX300 two-stroke class. Catch up with the gladiators Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Steven Frossard and Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev who both lined up in Bulgaria despite being slightly wounded after their massive get-off’s in Arco di Trento one week prior. And see what Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s new kid on the block, Todd Waters, has to say about his rookie season in MXGP, while teammate Tyla Rattray sheds light on life as a veteran to professional motocross.

Click here to watch now, or tune into Eurosport at 23:00 (CET) tonight, Tuesday 22 April.