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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 08 October 2014 - MXGP has reached yet another fabulous milestone with our Facebook page reaching a massive 200,000 likes! To celebrate, we gave away a Antonio Cairoli replica Airoh helmet signed by the eight-time FIM Motocross World Champion himself. The lucky winner was Paul Rivero from Lake Placid, Florida, USA.

Thanks to your support and loyalty on MXGP’s social media networks, the love for motocross is spreading like wild fire, and to prove it, in September MXGP’s Facebook page alone had a reach of 4,106,728 unique visitors!

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FUNCHAL (Portugal), 06 October 2014 - Youthstream presents the thirteenth issue of MXGP Mag which features a review of the best moments from the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, a glance at Team France’s road to 2014 MXoN glory, a recap of the constant war for the 2014 FIM Motocross World Championship MXGP and MX2 crowns, and a special feature on American motocross legend Jeff Emig. This issue also includes a tribute to all of the 2014 MXGP Award winners who received their prizes in the cool of the night on Saturday at the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

Click here to read the thirteenth 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 thirteenth 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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Last weekend another epic edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations took place, where Monster Energy Kawasaki unleashed it's beasts.

Team France dominated for Monster Energy and Team Green, with all three riders, Gautier Paulin, Steven Frossard and Dylan Ferrandis taking MXoN glory. Meanwhile, Tommy Searle and Dean Wison, representing Team Great Britain, didn't do too shabby either with Searle winning the individual overall in MX2 and the team tying with USA for third (but ended up finishing fourth due to USA having the best race result on their score sheet with Dungey's second in race one). Other riders adding to the blurr of green ripping around the Kegums circuit were Team Australia's Chad Reed, most famous that weekend for cartwheeling down the start straight in the final race, and Team Switzerland's Arnaud Tonus.

The media team at Kawasaki Europe threw together a super sweet clip over the weekend. Click HERE to watch!

MXGP-TV’s 26mn Magazine is a filmed production that covers all the action, both on the track and off, with highlights from raceday, a GoPro on-board lap of the track as well as the inside scoop and never before seen footage from the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.

It was intense. It was dramatic. It was exciting. It was motocross at its finest and it was the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Kegums, Latvia. In front of 63,00 vibrant, passionate and enthusiastic fans, the battle for the coveted Chamberlain Cup played out. It was hard fought, but at the end of the three gruelling moto's, the best team won.

Click HERE to watch a MUST-SEE film that covers all the awesomeness that occured at the 68th edition of the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, or tune into Eurosport tonight, Tuesday 30th September at 22:50 (CET).

With an unrivalled display of team spirit the trio of French Kawasaki riders recorded their country's second victory in the annual event for national teams with a score of just seventeen points to the twenty-seven of second-placed Belgium and thirty-three of USA and Great Britain. Both team leader Paulin, who was the commanding winner of both his MXGP class races, and Open class rider Frossard won their respective classes, while Ferrandis, despite starting each time from the disadvantageous outside gate, finished third in the MX2 class, which was won by fellow Kawasaki rider Tommy Searle.
 
Paulin took his Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team bike to victory in the opening moto for MXGP and MX2 riders and, with Ferrandis ninth aboard the CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy KX250F, France opened up an early lead in the team classification with ten points to the thirteen of second-placed USA.
 
In the second moto for Open class and MX2 machinery it was Frossard's turn to do battle and he charged to second, while Ferrandis, unselfishly accepting the team's outside gate, again finished ninth to further extend the French lead as they now led by seven points from Great Britain.
 
With Paulin victorious and Frossard fourth in the final moto, the French set the seal on a glorious day, the first time for nearly 30 years that the winning team in the annual event have all come from the same manufacturer.

Click HERE to watch the podium ceremony! 

The first five seconds of each race at the 2014 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations was mega interesting. The circuit of Kegums beholds one of the most challenging first corners in the world. The turn is a complete 180 degree’s, it’s a right hander and it comes off of a very fast straight. This means riders would be coming in fast and braking hard. With the sand surface holding a lot of grip, riders can be aggressive too. But what was the biggest challenge? Probably the fact that it is a right hand turn, and it’s a 180 degree one at that. This means the riders don’t have easy access to their rear brake, yet they have to turn sharp. Rectifying a mistake such as misjudging the entrance speed and coming in too hot becomes more difficult and bike stabilization is also hindered too.

Nevertheless, out of the three races, three riders would make it around the first turn first, which is a amazing feat on it’s own. To reward the hot starters, our long-term partners at FOX decided to award each FOX Holeshot receiver with a whopping  €1000 per holeshot. So whose pockets just got a little heavier? Click the links below to see.

MXGP vs MX2 Race 1 click HERE

MX2 vs Open Race 2: click HERE 

MXGP vs Open Race 3: click HERE

Did you miss something at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations? Or did you get everything and just want to re-live the moment? Click HERE to watch all the highlights!