MXoN

ERNEE (France), 26 September 2015 - In the crisp night air of Ernée, France, following on from the Qualifying races at the incredible Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, the annual MXGP Awards ceremony took place. The event was held on the VIP Skybox, which is the infrastructure built behind the start gate, and was hosted by Paul Malin and Lisa Leyland.

Youthstream President Mr. Giuseppe Luongo and FIM President Mr. Vito Ippolito personally handed out the awards to the 2015 FIM Motocross World Champions Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser, and to the industry award winners.

Dr. Wolfgang Srb joined Mr. Luongo on stage to acknowledge the 2015 European Champions Nick Kouwenberg, Jorge Prado, Marco Maddii, Emil Weckman, Raivo Dankers and Scott Smulders, as well as the FIM Junior, WMX and VMX World Champions Maxime Renaux, Raivo Dankers, Kay Karssemakers, Kiara Fontanesi and Mats Nilsson.

Former MXGP rider Joel Roelants, who suffered a spine injury in 2013, collected a cheque for 10,000 euro as a donation to the Wings For Life charity while the vice MX2 world champion Pauls Jonass received 5,000 euros as the winner of the Jan de Groot award which honors the most promising young talent.

Tag Heuer’s Mr. Alexandre de Lamberterie was welcomed on stage to announce Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s former world champions Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings as the winners of the Tag Heuer Fastest Lap competition. Unfortunately both riders couldn’t make it this evening; therefore the exquisite watches they won were awarded to their team managers.

Fox Head Europe’s General Manager Mr. Matthieu Bazil also joined Mr. Luongo on stage to award Max Nagl and Max Anstie with their cheques for 10,000 and 5,000 euros as the winners of the Fox Holeshot competition.

For the complete list of award winners, see below:  

MXGP Manufacturer World Champion: Yamaha

MX2 Manufacturer World Champion: KTM

WMX Manufacturer World Champion: Yamaha

MXGP Winning Team: Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube

MX2 Winning Team: Honda Gariboldi

WMX Winning Team: Yamaha MXFontaRacing

Mechanic of the Year: Manuel Volpato

Steve Bruhn Award Journalist of the year: Stefano Taglioni

Photographer of the year: Bavo Swijgers

“Jan De Groot” Award: Pauls Jonass

Motocross MXGP Best Cooperation: USA, Glen Helen

Motocross MXGP Best Race Track: Argentina, Neuquen

Motocross MXGP Best Media Centre: Gret Britain, Matterley Basin

Motocross MXGP Best Paddock: The Netherlands, Assen

Motocross MXGP Best Promotion: The Netherlands, Assen

Motocross MXGP Best Infrastructure: Qatar, Losail

Wings For Life: Joel Roelants

EMX 65 European Champion: Scott Smulders

EMX 85 European Champion: Raivo Dankers

EMX 125 European Champion: Jorge Prado

EMX 150 Honda European Champion: Emil Weckman

EMX 250 European Champion: Nick Kouwenberg

EMX 300 European Champion: Marco Maddii

65cc European Open Winner: Kay Karssemakers

85 Junior World Champion: Raivo Dankers

125 Junior World Champion: Maxime Renaux

Veterans’ World Cup Winner: Mats Nilsson

Women’s World Champion: Kiara Fontanesi

TAG HEUER Best Lap Challenge: Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings

FOX HOLESHOT Award: Max Nagl and Max Anstie

Motocross MXGP Best Organizer: The Netherlands, Assen

MX2 World Champion: Tim Gajser

MXGP World Champion: Romain Febvre 

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Monster Energy FIM MXoN

ERNEE (France), 26 September 2015 - There is no off-road motorsport event bigger or better than the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations and the atmosphere and racing here today in Ernée has added even more fuel to the fire as Team France’s Gautier Paulin, Marvin Musquin and Romain Febvre, the defending champions and home team, dominated all three races to qualify on pole as a perfect start to their MXoN campaign.

MXGP

Taking us right back to the unforgettable FIM Motocross of Nations that took place at this exact track in 2005, New Zealand’s Ben Townley burst out of the gate for the holeshot ahead of Sweden’s Fillip Bengtsson and Team Belgium’s Ken De Dycker.

Team France’s Gautier Paulin started around fourth and had the fans in frenzy almost immediately when he set a lap time 1.2 seconds faster than anyone else out on track on lap 4. Despite his blistering fast pace, it took the Frenchman a few laps to get around De Dycker but eventually he got the job done.

The flying number 1 of Paulin then pulled the pin and hunted down Townley for the lead, which he easily took since lappers got in the way of Townley. Paulin checked out to win by 11 seconds over Townley.

Team Great Britain had luck on their side during balloting this morning when they drew number 1 for first pick at the gate but Shaun Simpson didn’t see any of it when he was robbed of third after being landed on by a back marker on the final lap. Meanwhile Team USA’s Justin Barcia took advantage of Simpson’s misfortune after passing a fast fading De Dycker and finished third.

Team Germany’s Max Nagl had a spill on the second lap but was quick to regroup and bought it home for fourth while De Dycker managed to hold on for fifth.

MXGP Qualifying Heat top ten: 1. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Honda), 24:12.728; 2. Ben Townley (NZL, Honda), +0:11.703; 3. Justin Barcia (USA, Yamaha), +0:15.272; 4. Maximilian Nagl (GER, Husqvarna), +0:18.237; 5. Ken de Dycker (BEL, KTM), +0:30.278; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:39.429; 7. Jose Butron (ESP, KTM), +0:50.594; 8. Filip Bengtsson (SWE, Honda), +0:53.112; 9. Todd Waters (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:02.719; 10. Priit Ratsep (EST, Honda), +1:04.952

MX2

With Gautier Paulin getting Team France off to the best start they could hope for, it was down to Marvin Musquin to keep the ball rolling. Musquin didn’t let the team down; he pulled the holeshot and checked out for a easy race win ahead of Team USA’s Jeremy Martin who rode to a lonely and unchallenged second.

Team Great Britain’s luck changed in the blink of an eye when Max Anstie made a mistake coming out of the 180 before the downhill triple, stalled the bike and was landed on while trying to bump start it.

Meanwhile Team Austria’s Pascal Rauchenecker was the lethal dark horse in MX2 as he rode in third place for the majority of the race before Team Switzerland’s Jeremy Seewer found some extra drive and out dragged him for the spot. Seewer pulled a reasonable gap while Rauchenecker was forced to hold off the hard charging Belgian Julien Lieber, who eventually rounded out the top five.

MX2 Qualifying Heat top ten: 1. Marvin Musquin (FRA, KTM), 24:03.050; 2. Jeremy Martin (USA, Yamaha), +0:04.798; 3. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +0:59.410; 4. Pascal Rauchenecker (AUT, KTM), +1:08.214; 5. Julien Lieber (BEL, Yamaha), +1:10.541; 6. Jorge Zaragoza (ESP, Honda), +1:11.143; 7. Harri Kullas (EST, Husqvarna), +1:12.702; 8. Nick Kouwenberg (NED, Honda), +1:21.290; 9. Toshiki Tomita (JPN, Honda), +1:26.685; 10. Henry Jacobi (GER, KTM), +1:27.690

OPEN

Team USA’s young gun Cooper Webb pulled a mega holeshot with Team Australia’s Dean Ferris, Team Slovenia’s MX2 World Champion Tim Gajser and Team France’s MXGP World Champion Romain Febvre in tow.

Gajser passed Ferris one lap in but threw it away half a lap later when he got cross-rutted on one of the steep down hills and crashed. Then it was Febvre who made light work of the Australian who later curbed a rut in the latter stages of the race and binned it too.

With Webb and Febvre out front, the Open class was clearly a two horse race as the duo held nothing back in their battle for the lead. After bashing bars for half of the race, which had the massively enthusiastic French fans going ballistic, a small mistake from Webb saw Febvre make the pass and gap it to make it a perfect day for the defending champions, Team France.

A super smooth Webb took a convincing second while Team Belgium’s Jeremy Van Horebeek and Team The Netherlands Glenn Coldenhoff bickered the entire moto and finished third and fourth in that order.

Team Great Britain’s Dean Wilson was slightly deflated by the bad luck his teammates Shaun Simpson and Max Anstie faced, but soldiered on to round out the top five.

OPEN Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Romain Febvre (FRA, Yamaha), 23:57.211; 2. Cooper Webb (USA, Yamaha), +0:04.255; 3. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:37.415; 4. Glenn Coldenhoff (NED, Suzuki), +0:40.987; 5. Dean Wilson (GBR, KTM), +0:41.580; 6. Dennis Ullrich (GER, Suzuki), +0:48.674; 7. Dean Ferris (AUS, Husqvarna), +1:05.787; 8. Cody Cooper (NZL, Honda), +1:13.566; 9. Tanel Leok (EST, Kawasaki), +1:15.185; 10. Günter Schmidinger (AUT, Honda), +1:33.317

QUALIFYING OVERALL

Team France will be on pole after winning all three Qualifying races today. Team USA are the clear cut runners up while Team Belgium round out the top three. Solid performances by the Germans put them in fourth followed by Team New Zealand in fifth.

Click here for the complete results.

All the photos of the Monster Energy FIM MXoN will be available HERE

MONSTER ENERGY FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1517

Type of ground: Clay

Temperature: 20° C

Weather conditions: sunny

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.

TIMETABLE

Sunday: Warm-up B-Final 8:40; Warm-up MXoN Group 1 9:10; Warm-up MXoN Group 2 9:40; B-Final 11:00; MXoN Race 1 (MXGP+MX2) 13:10; MXoN Race 2 (MX2+Open) 14:40; MXoN Race 3 (Open+MXGP) 16:08.

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Monster Energy FIM MXoN

The balloting for the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations took place this morning. Team Great Britain, Shaun Simpson, Max Anstie and Dean Wilson, topped the chart and will have the first pick of the gate. The last time Team Great Britain drew number 1 was back in 1994, which was the last time Great Britain won the motocross of nations.

1. Great Britain
2. Austria
3. Ireland
4. Greece
5. Slovenia
6. France
7. Israel
8. Sweden
9. Norway
10. Denmark
11. Italy
12. Slovakia
13. Croatia
14. Estonia
15. Russia
16. Germany
17. Australia
18. Portugal
19. Latvia
20. Poland
21. Czech Republic
22. Switzerland
23. Lithuania
24. Puerto Rico
25. Venezuela
26. United States
27. Luxembourg
28. Japan
29. New Zealand
30. Brazil
31. The Netherlands
32. Belgium
33. Ukraine
34. Spain
35. Finland
36. Marocco

The Final Entry List of the 69th edition of the Monster Energy FIM MXoN is available and can be downloaded by clicking here

ERNEE (France), 25 September 2015 - The 69^th edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations has already taken center stage and judging by the liveliness in and around the paddock, it is bound to live up to the great expectation laid upon it.

Earlier this evening Youthstream President, Mr. Giuseppe Luongo, FIM Europe President, Dr. Wolfgang Srb, FIM/CMS Director, Mr. Tony Skillington and President of Motoclub Ernée Mr. Philippe Lecompte welcomed everyone to the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations here in Ernee, France. Mr. Luongo opened the press conference expressing his gratitude to the motoclub Ernee saying “since the great success of the motocross of nations in 2005 you can see that the organizer has done a fantastic job at improving everything here in Ernee. It is incredible.”

“You can see the investment Youthstream has made, the organizer has made and the French federation too. You can see how far the industry has come, there are so many different hospitality units, the atmosphere is incredible, you can tell it will be very full and I think it will be a great event.” Mr. Philippe Lecompte followed in saying “we have worked very hard on this event for the last 1.5 years, I want to thank the volunteers, there is around 1200 of them and they have done a great job. We have made some changes to the track and had good feedback from the riders and this is something we are very proud of”

Mr. Lecompte wrapped up his speech in thanking Youthstream and everyone involved. On behalf of the FIM Mr. Tony Skillington and Dr. Wolfgang Srb shared their enthusiasm and expressed how proud they are of how far our sport has come. They also shared their excitement for what is sure to be a great weekend of racing.

Nine of the thirty-six nations entered also joined the press conference. The defending champions Team France with Gautier Paulin #1 Marvin Musquin #2 & Romain Febvre #3 were the first to take to the stage. An excited Paulin said “last year was the perfect year for the French team, especially myself because I won all the races. This year we have a strong team and I know the public will be amazing.” Musquin said “I am really looking forward to be part of the team after my best season in the US.” Febvre, the FIM Motocross MXGP World Champion, will wear a Team France jersey for the first time in his career, “It’s my first one and I am very excited. I don’t know what to expect here at the motocross of nations, but for sure the goal is to win some motos if possible.”

The vice MXoN champions Team Belgium were next where the captain Jeremy Van Horebeek #6, who is making his seventh MXoN appearance and has never finished off of the podium said “we are the underdogs but our team, Ken De Dycker #4 and Julien Lieber #5, is still as strong as the original selection and I am confident we will do well.”

Looking to reclaim the Chamberlain Cup just as they did here at Ernee in 2005, Team USA, Justin Barcia #7, Jeremy Martin #8 and Cooper Webb #9, were confident with their manager Roger De Coster saying “we didn’t come all this way to follow.”

The team famous for their string of fourths, Team Great Britain, Shaun Simpson #10, Max Anstie #11 and Dean Wilson #12, were extremely enthusiastic about the track and are confident they have a team strong enough to get on the box, meanwhile Team Germany, Max Nagl #13, Henry Jacobi #14 and Dennis Ullrich #15 said they are aiming for a top 10 finish.

Team Italy, Ivo Monticelli #16, Michele Cervellin #17 and Samuele Bernardini #18, Team Switzerland, Valentin Guillod #19, Jeremy Seewer #20 and Andy Baumgartner #21, and Team Russia, Evgeny Bobryshev #22, Ivan Baranov #23 and Maksim Nazarov #24, were also presented with Team Estonia Priit Ratsep #25, Harri Kullas #26 and Tanel Leok #27 bringing the presentation to a close. Leok has the record for the most MXoN appearances with this weekend being the fifteenth consecutive time he will represent Estonia at the motocross of nations.

Putting a wrap on an ambient day, Monster Energy hosted a super fun pit bike race on the start straight where all the journalists and photographers covering this incredible event could bash some bars and get their adrenalin pumping ready for the most epic weekend of the year.

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Monster Energy FIM MXoN

ERNEE (France), 25 September 2015 - Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations. Official merchandise is now in stock and will be available to purchase at any of the 6 stores in and around the paddock in Ernée this weekend.

For those that couldn’t make it out to Ernée, France to witness the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, all of the clothing and merchandise is available for purchase here: http://sport.fanavenue.com/mxgp/

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Monster Energy FIM MXoN

ERNEE (France), 24 September 2015 – The moment you have all been waiting for is finally here! This weekend the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations will take place in Ernée where Team France will try to defend their title on home soil. It is also the ten-year anniversary of one of the most memorable motocross of nations, the 2005 edition, where American legend Ricky Carmichael with Kevin Windham and Ivan Tedesco reclaimed the trophy after a four-year drought. Can history repeat itself where Team USA will reclaim the trophy here in Ernée, the very same circuit that set them on the path of MXoN domination? Or will Team France with their strongest line up ever, Gautier Paulin, Romain Febvre and Marvin Musquin, retain the trophy for the first time in French history?

You don’t want to miss it, watch it LIVE! L’Equipe 21 will broadcast it LIVE in France while MotorsTV and Eurosport will be providing LIVE coverage across Europe.

The Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations will also be covered by all of our other loyal broadcasters such CBS Sports Network in the United States and Canada, Mediaset in Italy, Sport1 + in Germany, Telenet and VRT in Belgium, Sport TV in Portugal, BNT in Bulgaria, Sport TV in Slovenia, BEin Sports in the middle east and Africa, and FOX Sports in Asia. Check the listings below for the screening time in your country.

Also, don’t forget to check out the 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, a GoPro on-board lap of the track, as well a load exclusive coverage and interviews from in and around the paddock. Behind the Gate will be screened on Eurosport International on September 30^th at 00:30 and available for the rest of the world to view on www.mxgp-tv.com.

FRANCE

L’EQUIPE 21 - LIVE

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

EUROPE 

EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL

Wednesday 30 September – 00:30 – 26mn magazine “behind the gate”

EUROSPORT 2 – LIVE

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

MOTORS TV - LIVE

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

BELGIUM

Telenet - LIVE 

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

VRT - LIVE 

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

BULGARIA

BNT - LIVE 

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

GERMANY

Sport 1 +  

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 – Open - LIVE

Sunday 27 September – 15:30 Race 1 MXGP – MX2 – highlights DELAYED

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP - LIVE

ITALY 

ITALIA 2

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

PORTUGAL

Sport TV5 - LIVE  

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

SLOVENIA 

Sport TV - LIVE 

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

USA

CBS Sports Network

Sunday 27 September – 05:00 pm EST Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 06:00 pm EST Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 07:00 pm EST Race 3 Open - MXGP

ASIA

FOX SPORTS  3 HD – LIVE 

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

THAILAND 

TRUE VISION – LIVE 

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

BRAZIL 

BANDSPORTS

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA  

BeIn SPORTS - LIVE 

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

AFRICA

Sport TV Africa 2 – LIVE

Sunday 27 September – 13:00 Race 1 MXGP – MX2

Sunday 27 September – 14:30 Race 2 MX2 - Open

Sunday 27 September – 16:00 Race 3 Open - MXGP

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 Monster Energy FIM MXoN will be available HERE

TIMETABLE

Saturday: Free Practice MXGP 10:00; Free practice MX2 11:00; Free Practice Open 12:00; Qualifying Heat MXGP 14:30; Qualifying Heat MX2 15:30; Qualifying Heat Open 16:30; MXGP Awards 19:45.

Sunday: Warm-up B-Final 8:40; Warm-up MXoN Group 1 9:10; Warm-up MXoN Group 2 9:40; B-Final 11:00; MXoN Race 1 (MXGP+MX2) 13:10; MXoN Race 2 (MX2+Open) 14:40; MXoN Race 3 (Open+MXGP) 16:08.

LINKS

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Monster Energy FIM MXoN 

ERNEE (France), 23 September 2015 – This year has taken the cake in terms of quality racing, the bar has been raised not only within the FIM Motocross World Championship but also at many other series around the globe as well, which is why the sixty-ninth edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations that will take place this weekend in France, is going to be something special.

This weekend, thirty-seven nations will send an army of three riders to Ernée, an iconic venue in France that will be also celebrating a decade since the ground breaking 2005 Motocross of Nations which captured the hearts of every motocross enthusiast around the world when Team USA’s greatest of all time Ricky Carmichael put in a mind blowing performance to re-claim the coveted chamberlain cup for the most successful MXoN team on paper, Team USA.

Ernée is one of the most spectator friendly tracks in the world. Almost the entire track is visible from where the fans will be watching, which means not a second of action will be missed or spoiled as Team France attempt to defend the crown on home soil in what is expected to be one of the most cutting edge editions of ‘the nations’ ever.

Speaking of Team France, it almost goes without saying that they are the hot favorites for the win this year. The team is arguably the strongest line up they’ve ever selected. They have the reigning FIM Motocross World Champion Romain Febvre in the Open class while the 2015 vice world champion and defending MXoN dominator Gautier Paulin will be leading the way in MXGP. Putting the cherry on the cake for the already stacked line up is the former MX2 world champion and the American national championship runner-up in 2015, Marvin Musquin.

Meanwhile Team USA is still out for revenge after they lost the cup back at the 2012 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Lommel, Belgium. This year Justin Barcia, a familiar face, will be leading the two youngsters Jeremy Martin and Cooper Webb. Martin made his MXoN debut last year but unfortunately broke his foot in a spectacular crash through the waves, so he will be out for redemption while Webb made his 450cc debut last weekend in Glen Helen at the final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship and it would be fair to say that he impressed a lot of people and turned a lot of heads. He definitely has the pace, therefore Team USA will, as always, will be one of the strongest teams in contention.

Injuries have taken a toll on Team Belgium once again with Clement Desalle out for yet another year, so too is Kevin Strijbos. Nevertheless, we know Jeremy Van Horebeek can win races when his ducks are in line and the same can be said for his MX2 counterpart Julien Lieber. Ken De Dycker has been selected to join them at the last minute and we know he can pull something out of the bag when needed although he will be lining up very rusty this year considering he has spent most of the season on the couch.

Another team to watch will be Great Britain as the Brits are sending a super strong line up with Shaun Simpson and Max Anstie at the top of their game at the moment although they had a slight scare when Simpson crashed out of the final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship on turn one. The Scot, who will be representing Great Britain along with fellow Scot and KTM rider Dean Wilson, later posted a picture on a Social Media of a gnarly hematoma on his back, but he did confirm that he should be okay to race.

As for the Germans, Ken Roczen won’t be racing since he just had surgery on his back, so they will enter the battle with Max Nagl, Dennis Ullrich and young Henry Jacobi. Meanwhile, Australia will join the show-down with Todd Waters and Dean Ferris. As for their MX2 rider, it was Jay Wilson but he crashed off the team in practice a few days ago and the replacement is yet to be announced.

Also adding to the buzz that the nations seems to manifest is Team Switzerland, who up until the MXGP of The Netherlands looked to have one of the strongest line ups on the gate with Valentin Guillod, Arnaud Tonus and Jeremy Seewer. Unfortunately Tonus has been withdrawn due to a problem with fatigue and replaced with Andy Baumgartner.

There is always some sort of controversy leading into the nations and this year it belongs to the Italians with the federation opting to take a different approach to their team selection process. Rather than sending their fastest riders, Team Italy have decided to send a development squad which is made up of Ivo Monticelli, Michele Cervellin and Samuele Bernardini to give the youngsters some experience ahead of the 2016 Nations at Maggiora.

That about wraps up the list of teams expected to make a big splash at the 69^th edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, the race of the year, the one you do not want to miss! Watch it LIVE on www.mxgp-tv.com.

By clicking here you will be able to download the complete entry list of the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

TIMETABLE

Saturday: Free Practice MXGP 10:00; Free practice MX2 11:00; Free Practice Open 12:00; Qualifying Heat MXGP 14:30; Qualifying Heat MX2 15:30; Qualifying Heat Open 16:30; MXGP Awards 19:45.

Sunday: Warm-up B-Final 8:40; Warm-up MXoN Group 1 9:10; Warm-up MXoN Group 2 9:40; B-Final 11:00; MXoN Race 1 (MXGP+MX2) 13:10; MXoN Race 2 (MX2+Open) 14:40; MXoN Race 3 (Open+MXGP) 16:08.

LINKS

Youthstream

FIM

Monster Energy FIM MXoN

Get your tickets to the biggest and best motocross event on the globe.

The Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations will take place on the 26th and 27th of September in Ernée, France.

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This year, the MXoN is bound to reach a whole new level of epicness as we will watch Team France try to defend their title on home soil!

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