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EDITORIAL

Giuseppe Luongo President of Youthstream Group

also able to feel part of the action from home via TV and WOW, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE social media.

MXON!!! It was really amazing: the show, the crowd, the Team France really earned racing, the organization, the their win in front of a young but very strong Team USA venue, the coverage, it was which fought until the end really one of the greatest without committing any major days for our sport. Ernée 2015 together with Maggio- mistakes. We will continue to ra (I) 1986, Matterley Basin talk about the MXoN in Ernée (GB) 2006 and Franciacorta for a long time, although we’re already ready for the (I) 2009 are amongst the best editions of the FIM Mo- 2016 MXoN in Maggiora and some other questions that tocross of Nations in histowill arise will be: will France ry. The 80,000 fans present be able to re-confirm? Will over the weekend in France were insane; with their roars USA return to victory after a 4 year absence on the top of support, their bright Nastep of the podium? Without tional colours and their outrageous costumes they were injuries, will Team Belgium be really part of the show. More able to challenge for that top place? With a bit more luck, than 100 millions fans were Dear MXGP Friends,

what will Great Britain have in store for us? If Cairoli is injury free will he be able to compete with Febvre for the individual victory? One thing is for sure: many teams and riders will have some nice surprises waiting for us! I can’t wait, I would already like to be there!

In September we also saw our last 2 rounds of the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Despite the heavy rainfall at the MXGP of Mexico in Leon the event was successful, the interest in Mexico is high and we are delighted to be returning next year.

The season finished on a high in Glen Helen (USA), confirming once again Febvre’s force

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in the MXGP class and seeing Gajser take his hardfought-for first MX2 World Championship title. It was great to see the good turnout of American riders; I would like to say thank you to Monster, KTM, Husqvarna, Yamaha and Kawasaki for their support in this.

All the American industries that were there very much appreciated the YS and FIM organization; the precise time schedule, the fact that the event runs over 2 days and all the professional infrastructures (double floor pit lane, double floor skybox, various hospitalities, press office and other services like internet for all the journalists). The TV coverage was awesome with 2 hours live on CBS Sports Network and naturally all the other live

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and delayed coverage MXGP always receives all over the world. So, all this means that we will continue with the MXGP of USA and we are working towards having more top American riders in the future, the top riders racing in the American Championship who were present like Josh Grant, Cooper Webb, Marvin Musquin, Jason Anderson, Dean Wilson, Davi Milsaps, Jessy Nelson and Shane McElrath were sincerely very happy about the whole event and the organization in general and in the numerous meetings, press conferences and interviews they said very nice words about the MXGP of USA and spoke about their will to take part again in the future. Considering there was not an American rider competing

for the World Championship title and considering that not so many fans were interested in MXGP a couple of years ago, I was impressed with the number of American fans and especially impressed by their enthusiasm, I hope to see even more next year! Thanks to Ryan Villopoto a gate to MXGP has been opened for the US fans; we had a lot of American fans starting to follow our series with the arrival of Ryan and now they have become strong supporters of the World Championship: On MXGP-TV the American fans are by far the highest number in front of Germany, France, Sweden, UK and Belgium. We believe we have made a good step towards having a successful MXGP for a long time in the United States of America.

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FOX HOLESHOT Champions of 2015

He may have missed out on the MXGP World Championship title due to injuries and missed races but Max Nagl still has something to celebrate after taming his rampant Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna to win the charge to the Fox Holeshot line 10 times in the season out of a possible 36. Winning nearly a third of the holeshots is a remarkable achievement considering he missed 10 of them, so in fact he scored 10 out of 26, a 38% success rate, a formidable performance from the German and a statistic to be very proud of.

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his best success coming after the switch to the 450cc version of his Red Bull KTM, but 7 perfect first turns was not enough to stop Nagl. The man who had the best second half of the season in every way was Romain Febvre and he took 4 of his 5 Fox Holeshots in the second half of the year, with double start line success in Sweden and in Lommel. In fact Febvre was the only rider other than Nagl to get two holeshots in a weekend, and he did it twice to Nagl’s single perfect start weekend in Qatar.

Things were much less straightforward in MX2 where the top

three riders faced a tie for points with 3 rounds to go. The late season surge of Max Anstie on the Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki that took him to 6 points after Lommel caused a few deep breaths to be taken to see if he could win the award outright with a single extra Fox Holeshot in the final three rounds. It wasn’t to be for the Englishman, with his starts letting him down in Assen, Leon and the USA. However as he was the last rider to score a Fox Holeshot it was he who took home the cheque for 5000 Euros as the overall winner of the award. If there was a team award then it

surely would have gone to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team, whose riders Jeffrey Herlings, Pauls Jonass and Davey Pootjes scored 6, 4 and 2 points respectively, proving that the KTM 250 SX-F is a mean machine when I comes to the start line drag.

MXGP and MX2 saw a reversal of the norm however as it was the USA MXGP rider who took the more inside pick for the stars and stripes brigade. Justin Barcia pulled a stunning start from the mid point of the gate and the MXGP rider with the number 7 Yamaha was super committed as Fox Holeshot Monster Energy FIM he stole run onto the outside of Motocross of Nations turn one from all comers as the It will come as no surprise to 38 strong line up barreled into the anyone that all three Fox Holeshot race. Barcia looked pretty stoked awards at the Monster Energy to get the race win and then pick FIM Motocross of Nations came up a cheque from Fox for 1000 from either Open or MXGP riders, Euros for his first turn prowess. but what might be more interesting is the fact that the three Race two also went to an Ameribest starts were spread out from can on a Yamaha from almost the all across the gates. With each same gate as Barcia, as Cooper country having two riders it’s nor- Webb Mastered his Star Racmal for the MX2 rider to take the ing machine with aplomb in only inside gate and the Open or MXGP his 5th competitive start on the rider to “sacrifice” some start ad- 450cc to barge past Team Switvantage to the greater good of the zerland’s Andy Baumgartner for team. However, the start straight his run to the line. Webb certainand first corner combo in Ernée ly had the skills in race two and was such that almost any gate on picked up his cheque for 1000 the line had a chance of rocking Euros after bringing his bike the holeshot in any race. home in second place in the race.

Neither American was in the hint in race three however as their gate jumps let them down and it was a Honda rout into the first turn, that’s not something we’ve seen a lot of this year. With Matiss Karro of Team Latvia, Ben Townley of Team New Zealand, Gautier Paulin of Team France and Filip Bengtsson of Team Sweden all on Hondas fighting for the holeshot.

It was Bengtsson who got the nod though for his first holeshot of the season in the final race of the year to take his share of the prize money, even though he was unable to maintain his pace for the whole race it was an encouraging sign for the Swedish rider and briefly got his team back into contention for a good overall results.

It has been one hell of a year of first turn action and every race has brought its own share of drama to the season. We hope you’ve enjoyed all the super slomo’s of the Fox Holeshot and there will be much more to come in 2016.

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Before the gates had even dropped we predicted it would be the most epic season ever. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto was going to be the one to challenge the eight-time FIM Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli and it was going to be brilliant. The excitement and anticipation of seeing two heroes of the sport go head-to-head stole all the headlines going in, but both of the riders that everyone was focused on crumbled, which left room for others to bloom.

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Depending on your perspective, that paragraph could sound like the season was an anti-climax but for anyone who has followed it and watched it, they would agree that it was the complete opposite.

This year has been the most exciting and intense year of motocross the world has ever witnessed.

The penultimate round: MXGP of Leon, Mexico It has been an exceptional year of racing worldwide and the season, like most seasons somehow do, has gone by in a flash. Heading into Mexico, the seventeenth round of the eighteen round MXGP series, the focus was mostly on the FIM Motocross MX2 World Championship since the title was still up for grabs, while the

FIM Motocross MXGP World Championship had already been claimed by Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s rookie Romain Febvre at the previous round in Assen.

There was a holiday feeling in the air in Mexico whether it was because there was a lighter timetable with no European Championship support races, or because the championship end drawing in sight, or perhaps it was the family atmosphere of everyone sharing the same pretty sweet hotel in the city, whatever the cause the paddock was a lot more calm than usual.

That calm atmosphere was relative though, two riders had the weight of the world on their shoulders, namely Pauls Jonass and Tim Gajser the two that were in the thick of the

MX2 championship chase.

Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser led the championship by 18 points heading into the races, but in qualifying on Saturday it was Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pauls Jonass who took the mental advantage when he blitzed everyone to win his first ever qualifying race, while Gajser seemed to struggle to fourth.

Race day hummed to another tune. While in a slippery race 1 Jonass carried his momentum from Qualifying for his first ever race win, the tables turned in the final race. After closing the points gap to 4, the young Latvian started Race 2 with the strangest FOX Holeshot of the season as he slid with his face across the line at the front of the pack. Going down at turn one is never

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ideal, especially when you are at the front, so for Jonass he could consider himself lucky his race and championship wasn’t done then and there. The number ‘41’ made a hasty remount and was immediately pinned. Riding like a man on fire, he passed almost the entire field on the first two laps and by lap 3 he was already up to sixth. While his hunger and determination to win the MX2 world championship was on full display, the youngster had a taste of his teammate Jeffrey Herlings’ medicine when he was dramatically catapulted from his bike in a crash, which stopped the hearts of almost everyone watching.

How he got up and walked away unscathed from that is almost enough to make anyone believe in

a greater power. The crash was so ridiculous he was considered lucky even though his chance at winning the MX2 world championship arguably went up in smoke in that moment.

While Gajser didn’t have the best of days either as he struggled to draw power from his bike due to altitude, it was a remarkable day for Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Thomas Covington who went beyond all expectations to win his first ever MX2 race and overall.

Meanwhile in the MXGP class, the recently crowned champion proved once again how worthy he is of the title and was completely untouchable in both races, while Hitachi Construction Machinery Revo KTM’s Shaun Simpson proved that he was a genuine top three guy as he

charged from way back in both races to go 2 – 2 for his third podium of the season.

As for the battle for third, it was as riveting as ever as Team HRC’s Gautier Paulin and Evgeny Bobryshev took no prisoners, just as they have done all season, and were going bar to bar in a four way with Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Jeremy Van Horebeek and the other rookie, Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Glenn Coldenhoff. While the battle alone was pretty epic, one of the most memorable things at this grand prix was Gautier Paulin’s Villopoto aping whiskey throttle moment that you can watch HERE.

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The grand finale: Monster Energy MXGP of The USA At this point, we thought we had seen it all. The 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship has been more diverse than ever both in terms of tracks and conditions and also in terms of results. We have seen the rise and fall of some of the greatest dirtbike riders in the world and we have also been introduced to some new names to look out for and it was the final round of the championship at Glen Helen in The USA, that can be held accountable for that.

Rolling up to the track, once more everybody was in a good mood. A lot of that had to do with the clear blue skies and glistening sun, which is what we expected from the Sunshine State, California. The

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signature hills of Glen Helen also added to the excitement for many of the riders as they have dreamed of cutting some laps out on that track since watching it on TV at a young age. As did the healthy turn out of American factory riders as wild card entrants, spicing up the end of season show.

For the kids that live locally, it was an epic experience and a race that spotlighted them on the world stage. Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha’s Cooper Webb was one to watch before the gates had dropped for a couple of reasons. One, he was on Team USA for the biggest event of the year, the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, which would take place the following weekend in France, and secondly it would be his debut appear-

ance on the bigger bike, the 450cc.

Webb was impressive, very impressive; he was absolutely pinned all weekend and handed it to some of the biggest names in the world to land on the podium in third.

Meanwhile fellow countryman and perhaps the most local of the locals, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Josh Grant was almost flawless on his mission to second overall which he wrapped up with a heel clicker and race win in the final moto. Both were beaten to the top step by new MXGP World Champion Romain Febvre, who coped best out of the European riders with the searing Californian heat to go 1, 2 and take the overall.

In MX2, the Troy Lee Designs Lucas Oil Red Bull duo

of Jessy Nelson and Shane McElrath were on another level as they cleaned up MX2 for the top two steps of the podium while Standing Construct Yamaha Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod made his final race on the lighter bike, MX2, one to remember as he uncorked the third and final bottle of bubbles.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli was also back on the gate and while he wasn’t in race fitness, he was clocked by our TAG HEUER timing system as the fastest rider of the weekend over a race lap.

Meanwhile Gautier Paulin wrapped up second overall in the MXGP championship after race one while his teammate Evgeny Bobryshev rounded

out the championship in third.

In MX2 it was all confetti, loud music, and tears of joy for the camp at Honda Gariboldi with Tim Gajser finally putting an end to the season long battle with his claim of the crown, the first ever for himself and for his nation, Slovenia.

Doors shut As the doors shut on what was an exceptional season of motocross, celebrations were forced to be postponed until after the MXoN, the cocktails had to sit on the shelf for another week, but everyone involved in the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship could go to bed with a smile on their face as they reflect on what has been an excep-

tional year in motocross.

The championship had it all. Extreme weather conditions from torrential rain to scorching hot heat, high humidity, high altitude, cold days and dry days, hard pack tracks, sand tracks, flat tracks, jumpy tracks, you name it and MXGP had it.

At the end of it all, two riders have proven they are the strongest regardless of the conditions or the adversity, Yamaha Factory Racing Yamalube’s Romain Febvre and Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser are the deserving World Champions and on behalf of Youthstream and everyone involved in MXGP, we would like to congratulate them on jobs well done!

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Standings MXGP CHAMP. STANDINGS

MX2 CHAMP. STANDINGS

1. R. Febvre (FRA YAM), 735 points 2. G. Paulin (FRA, HON), 592 p.

3. E. Bobryshev (RUS, HON), 567 p.

4. S. Simpson (GBR,KTM), 481 p.

5. J. VanHorebeek (BEL YAM) 449.

6. M. Nagl (GER, HUS) 442 p.

7. A.Cairoli (ITA, KTM) , 432 p.

8. G. Coldenhoff(NED, SUZ) , 423 p.

9. T. Waters (AUS, HUS), 354 p.

10.C. Desalle (BEL, SUZ), 331 p.

1. T. Gajser (SLO, HON) ,589 points 2. P. Jonass (LAT, KTM) , 564 p.

3. M. Anstie (GBR, KAW), 537 p.

4. V. Guillod (SUI, YAM) , 511 p.

5. J. Seewer (SUI, SUZ) , 496 p.

6. J. Lieber (BEL, YAM), 430 p.

7. J.Herlings (NED, KTM) , 423 p.

8. J. Tixier (FRA, KAW) , 393 p.

9. B. Paturel (FRA, YAM), 376 p.

10. P Petrov (BUL, KAW), 324 p.

MXGP MANUFACTUERS 1. Yamaha 2. KTM 3. Suzuki 4. Honda 5. Husqvarna 6. Kawasaki 7. TM

743 706 678 678 630 439 139

MX2 MANUFACTUERS 1. KTM 2. Kawasaki 3. Yamaha 4. Honda 5. Suzuki 6. Husqvarna 7. TM

points points points points points points points

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The annual MXGP awards 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.

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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.

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.

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TWITTER, FACEB IN THE WORLD OF #MXGP @bd560_1988 ‬‬ One week from tomorrow..the long awaited #mx @mxgp at @ GlenHelenRacing....[HOPEFULLY without all the heat]. #CantWait @johnpoix‬ ‬‬ @mxgp such a good feeling before MXoN To see our @ GautierPaulin and @RFebvre461 on the top of the mx world.. Look forward to be at Ernee @studawes Actually can’t wait to see who takes the @mxgp this weekend, my money’s on Webb but it could get tasty between Febre and Musquin too...‬

@hayes1darren‬ @mxgp @RFebvre461 @ BT1zero1@justinbarcia the #French fans have gone crazy

@v_alexiadis‬‬‬‬‬ .@RFebvre461 is incredible. Great win by France! #MXoN2015 @mxgp

@mrbinkels‬‬ @DavidVuillemin totally worth it. Great drama!!! @ mxgp

It was almost a two horse race all weekend between Team USA and Team France, this was the epitome – Justin Barcia and Marvin Musquin battle:

@mindelaSE ‬‬ ‬‬ @mxgp This is the best MXoN I’ve ever seen. It’s going down to the Race 3! #MXoN #MXoN2015 @looper148 ‬‬ ‬‬ @mxgp amazing weekend of racing. Hats off to everyone who organized the 2015 MXDN! Here’s to 2016! @smillin71 @mxgp @MonsterEnergy Awesome racing & great tv coverage, congrats to all ‬

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Watch Pauls Jonass crash at the MXGP of Leon, it has to be the most spectacular of the season:

BOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE

@jensolsson95 Life is a battlefield. Will Never Forget the racing at the Motocross Of Nations Last Weekend it was EPIC

@timvallerand #Mx #motocross #nation # 2015 # ernĂŠe#France # festival #fou #folle #orgie#massacre #poto #win #mxon #mxdn @didibau Amazing #french crowd!#latergram #MXoN #ernee2015

@remcomiddelbos nice to see tis KING again@jeremymartin6 !!

We had an Epic weekend in Ernee france!!! #mxon#motocross #friends #fun #dbk #oakley

@caseyhuntley_ Such an amazing event in Ernee this past weekend! Proud of my mate@ deanwilson15 for the improvements he’s made thesis Few past months. #MXON #BackToReality

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0 people in a seething roaring shouting mass, that’s the sort of audience

ess that a Rugby World Cup Final would dream about, and it’s coincidentally

um total for spectator attendance from the 2015 Monster Energy FIM Motoof Nations in Ernée.

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90% of 80,000 people stayed at the very lively campsites spread across the Pays de la Loire countryside, and of those 90% almost all of them stayed up from dawn TO dawn to cheer on the local warriors of Team France from well before first practice on Saturday morning to well after the chequered flag fell on Sunday night. Yes, this crowd was about as partisan as they come, with every single track movement by a French rider greeted with woops hollers and a fanfare of air horns, but they were also hugely respectful of the challenge thrown down by all of the 37 teams aiming to do the best they could for their Nations.

A large chunk of the riders who come to the Nations never get the chance to compete in Sunday’s final 3 motos, with the qualifying results limiting the top 19 teams to a guaranteed

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place in Sunday’s extravaganza, there is, for the remaining 16, the perilous and heart breaking route of the B final on Sunday morning.

B FINAL: More often than not the B final comes down to a last lap pass deep inside the pack that shuffles the finishing order and determines the fate of the top teams, and with just one team able to progress to the main event the pressure is on all three team riders to perform at their absolute best, lest it’s their last lap that spoils the party. This year the heartbreak was even more visible as it was Team Slovenia, the favourites to progress with MX2 World Champion Tim Gajser riding in the open class, who faced late race problems.

Slovenia found themselves in the B final largely because of a

first lap mistake by Gajser as he sat in second place in the Open qualifying race, the back of his CRF450 snapped round on him at the bottom of the downhill triple and he was down in the blink of an eye and nursing a broken thumb. He more than made up for it by riding unchallenged to win the B final by over 20 seconds and Slovenia were all set to progress until lap 7 when his top placed team mate, former MX3 World Champion and MXGP regular, Klemem Gercar’s lap times dropped by 25 seconds. Gercar had been sitting in 3rd place and looked comfortable keeping the Japanese challenge at bay but a bent gear shift after tagging the side of a deep rut left his Husqvarna stuck in 1st gear, and despite his best efforts to shift by hand mid air the bike would not budge and he was faced with a slow and inevitable drop to 17th. That left the door open for

Team Venezuela to move to the top as all three of their riders crept towards and front, but 2 bike failures in quick succession robbed the South Americans of both hope and results as their qualification dreams were put on hold for another year.

In the end it was Team Japan, anchored home by a fine ride for the #65 of Toshiki Tomita, who progressed to the A finals, but not without their own share of anguish, as MXGP rider Kei Yamamoto went down hard early in the race and was latter taken to hospital for observation, the MXGP regular has nothing broken and should be on his way back to Japan as you read this. That unfortunate turn of events meant that even though Japan qualified thanks

to the 3,5 scores of Tomita and Kojima they were automatically at a disadvantage in the main races with no MXGP rider to pick up valuable finishes.

RACE 1, MXGP AND MX2 By the time the gate dropped for race one at 13:10 on Sunday afternoon the crowd was wound up so tight you could barely hear the revs begin to rise as the 15 second board came down. Right from the get go the hammer was dropped and it was Bam Bam, Justin Barcia who was doing the hitting. Bagging the Fox Holeshot and tearing of up the perfectly prepared French hillside the USA team captain lead from the front.

As the stacked field rounded the

third turn fans and journalists desperately searched for the tricolore of the French team as the kaleidoscope of riders colours flashed by. There they were, nestled almost together on the fringes of the top 5, and corner-by-corner the race changed shape as rider picked and jostled for the best ruts in each turn.

As the first lap ticked by it was Barcia who lead from the menacing all black form of Ben Townley with Marvin Musquin already into 3rd after weathering the first lap storm. On lap 4 Musquin passes Townley and the Frenchman on the Red Bull KTM 250SX-F set off after his prey.

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be said without a doubt, but in this iteration, in it’s MXoN guise, it also flowed in a way it hasn’t before, and Marvin Musquin was the man who mastered that flow for the first 15 minutes of race 1. He latched himself onto the back wheel of Barcia’s Yamaha and clawed his way into a passing position. What followed was an MX master class from two riders at the top of their game. Neither would give an inch in the battle as they traded places for the next 4 laps.

Barcia used clever lines and the power of his 450cc to make the passes where he could and Musquin rode lines that didn’t even really exist on the track to carry corner speed that would make your eyes water.

The Frenchman pounced on small mistakes from Barcia, a missed gear here, a blown out berm there, mistakes that cost

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just fractions of a second but opened the door to Musquin’s attacks.

It ended on lap 12 when Musquin, who later admitted he was a bit out of control in those early laps, threw it down hard landing from the Ipone single jump. He was back up and on the bike in a matter of seconds but the rhythm was gone along with the noise of the crowd, briefly at least. Bobryshev on the #22 machine was past him and Nagl on the unlucky for some #13 barged his way past up the long hill. 4th was good enough for Musquin as he kept his head to hold off Jeremy Martin of the USA late in the moto but with Barcia taking the win and Paulin suffering a small crash that could have been so much worse, Team France left race one with a mountain to climb.

RACE 2, MX2 AND OPEN Quite often it’s the middle race that can prove to be the undoing of a team at the Motocross of Nations, with the MX2 riders up for their second stint, it’s all about which of the small bore bikes can get a second good start and who has got something left in the tank after breaking down walls in the first race.

For team France the risk was that Marvin Musquin would be a little sore after his off from race one and unable to lay down the intensity needed for the 30+2 moto to come. They needn’t have worried as he had plenty left to take him from 8th on the first lap up to 3rd, passing Martin, Van Horebeek and Wilson in the process. We’ll get back to what that meant to the USA vs France scores in a bit but let’s talk about Van Horebeek. His

ride to 4th in race 2 has to go down as one of his best races of the season and with his team mate Julien Lieber retiring, it was a vital score in keeping Belgium in the fight for the overall podium. He may not have ridden any faster than at the GPs preceding the race but there was that added intensity and desire that has been missing from his riding, and that is a huge factor when it comes to racing the Motocross of Nations, as Van Horebeek himself said on the Friday before racing “The Nations always comes from inside, always.”

He more than proved his own logic with his ride to 4th in a race that saw Switzerland lose their tentative hold on third place after a crash for Andy Baumgartner dropped him

outside the top 20, and the 8th and 12th places for Tanel Leok (in his 15th consecutive Nations appearance) and Harri Kullas that sandwiched Jeremy Seewer’s solid ride to 10th were enough to put Estonia in the driving seat for spot number 3.

At the Front, Cooper Webb took the Fox Holseshot from the outside gate pick and lead the charge for 5 laps while Febvre took his time to pass the #12 machine of Dean Wilson who’s bike was so wide it was as if a double decker bus was climbing the French terrain and not a KTM 450 SX-F. Wilson was riding for pride after the injury to Max Anstie in the qualifying race left Team GB with no hope of breaking their podium duck, and he put up a strong resistance to Febvre, for 2 laps.

Once through the MXGP World Champion slithered his way on to the back wheel of Webb by lap 4 and proceeded to stalk the 450cc rookie and pass him on the long uphill left hander with 18 minutes of the moto to go.

Webb wasn’t done and rallied for one last push with 7 minutes to go, jumping across the corner ruts and throwing his Yamaha in front of Febvre in a daring block pass, but Febvre was able to check up in time and square off the corner early to keep enough momentum and re-pass Webb immediately, and that as you might say was that.

With Musquin 3rd and Jeremy Martin 5th for the USA, Team France had levelled the scores from moto one and the teams would head into the final show down effectively tied for the overall.

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RACE 3, MXGP AND OPEN Motocross history tells us that in 2005 in Ernée Ricky Carmichael beat Ben Townley in race 3 of the motocross of Nations.

Motocross folklore tells us racing history was made on that day, in that race, as the Kiwi MX2 World Champion from 2004 chased the legendary American, who was at the height of his powers, in one of the most breath-taking Nations races ever.

10 years on and for some the ghosts of Carmichael and the Team USA victory still haunt the hillside of Ernée, but it was the real life shape of Ben Townley who nearly upset the applecart and form book once more. Despite his MX2 Championship and Supercross lites title, Townley never quite gave the world what they were looking for, injuries crossed his path like black cats

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and he retired as a pro in mid 2013.

In moto 3 he once more showed why he should always be remembered as one of the greats with a ride to second place that kept the overall win in doubt until the 2 lap board was out.

Once past the fast starting Filip Bengtsson of Team Sweden, Townley burst forwards to confidently lead the race for the opening two laps and then pursue the rampant Romain Febvre for the entire moto. With the gap never extending above the 2 second mark Febvre was forced to repeatedly try to up the pace to break the Kiwi, but each time he did Townley responded and the gap would shrink again, it was nail-biting stuff for the home crowd.

With France in the driving seat from the start of race 3 it was

up to Team USA to fight back through the pack to put pressure on the home team. And with Barcia and Webb seemingly locked together as they carved their way towards the front the French fingers were well and truly crossed. Once Webb had passes a visibly slower Barcia we expected a charge to the front from the Nations rookie, but a stall next to pit lane seemed to dampen his rhythm and he was no longer able to ride the track as he did in earlier in the moto.

He continued to follow Barcia up towards the back of Ferris and Paulin. While he was able to depose the former with a block pass that left the Australian on the ground with a holed radiator, he wasn’t able to close the final few seconds to Paulin and the gap stayed at 2 points to the finish line to give France an historic win

and take them to two in a row.

Ultimately Febvre triumphed, as was his goal from the beginning, to win both races and then let the chips fall as they may.

Even in the post race interviews he was quick to point out that he came and did his job and the overall victory was a bonus on top of his own satisfaction.

Remember that for Febvre this was his first ever Motocross of Nations, and no matter that he had wrapped up the MXGP title in his rookie season, he was well aware of the expectations and pressure placed on him by the fans and the expectant French Federation.

If Febvre railed somewhat against the logistical nightmare that is being the home team at the Motocross of Nations then

Gautier Paulin used every last ounce of it to boost him through.

It’s not been a 100% happy end to the season for Paulin with his knee injury from the Czech Republic hampering his continued adaptation to the Honda. Post race in the USA he was visibly moved to have ended the season as runner up and have got through what was a trying year relatively unscathed. For Paulin the support from the French crowd and team seemed to act as a new layer of focus He may not have repeated his stunning 1,1 of a year ago in Latvia but his 5th place in moto 3 was a gutsy display that showed once again that when the pressure is on Paulin has the guts to put it on the line.

This years edition of the Motocross of Nations boiled down

to a two horse race for the win between France and The USA with a bit of Townley thrown in for good measure, but there were a few other stand out performances. Dean Ferris of Australia may not have made it to the flag in one piece in moto two but his final European performance on the Wilvo Nestaan 350cc Husqvarna was another sign of just how talented he is.

Next year he returns to Australia on a Yamaha but this certainly won’t be the last we’ve seen of Dean Ferris at the Motocross of Nations.

Russia came into this event with a question mark over their ability to field a team at all after both Aleksandr Tonkov and Seva Brylyakov were forced onto the sidelines by injuries, Tonkov was in France as a spectator

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and by the time you read this will be back on the bike and training for 2016. It was left to Evgeny Bobryshev to show what might have been with his 2nd and 4th enough for 2nd overall in the MXGP class behind Barcia. Bobryshev has ended 2015 with the sort of form that we’ve not seen since 2011 and the big Russian will leave the season in high spirits knowing his speed is intact and his racing brain has been reprogrammed to a higher, more competent level than ever before.

him dead last and with Germany way out of the running for the podium he pulled out of the race to avoid any injuries heading into his winter training programme. It was a disappointing meeting for the German team with the 2012 winners highlights coming from the enigma that is Dennis Ullrich, with his 11, 18 scores the only results of note for the weakened team.

Matiss Karro for Team Latvia showed that he has got some fight in the tank, running inside the top 6 for the first third of Things could have been differ- the last race on his CRF450 ent for former MXGP red plate Honda, but the team was holder Max Nagl, he was in hampered by the withdrawal of the wrong place at the wrong MX2 runner up Pauls Jonass time in race one to get caught whose crashing luck ran out up in the crash of Paulin but on Saturday, it was one crash 3rd place and a racy lilt to his too many for the teenager and riding was encouraging, but a Latvia were down to 2 men. crash on lap one in moto 3 left How about Italy’s youth exper-

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iment, well they finished all the A final motos with both riders, and that is something not to be dismissed out of hand, in fact Michele Cervellin, normally used to riding a 250cc in the EMX250 class was a standout with 14th place in race one a fine performance, but this was not the Italy that took a podium in Lommel in 2012, it was not the Italy that hung it all out in Latvia with Cairoli on a 250 to try and bring the team more silverware. This was an experiment, a valuable one maybe but with the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations moving to Maggiora in 2016 let’s hope that the A Team returns because let’s face it, after the performance of the French Team and the outstanding French crowd, Italy has a lot to live up to as it takes up the challenge of putting on the greatest motocross race on earth.

2015 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations

Standings NATIONS CLASSIFICATION 1. France , 14 points 2. USA , 16 p.

3. Belgium, 56 p.

4. Estonia, 66 p.

5. Switzeland, 67 p.

6. The Netherlands, 72 p.

7. Australia, 77 p.

8. New Zealand, 92 p.

9. Germany, 97 p 10. Austria, 103 p.

MX2 CLASSIFICATION

MXGP CLASSIFICATION 1. Barcia 2. Bobryshev 3. Townley 4. Paulin 5. Simpson 6. Guillod 7. Waters

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OPEN CLASSIFICATION 1. Febvre 2. Webb 3. Van Horebeek 4. Wilson 5. Coldenhoff 6. Leok 7. Ullrich

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#Alpinestarsprotects There are many ways that a rider might seek to protect himself from a nasty injury in motocross from the spiritual to the mental, but neither of those really help much when you are being pelted by stones flying at over 100 miles per hour for 35 minutes twice a day. So, what’s a good way to make sure you are always able to get out of bed the day after an MXGP race weekend? Safe, comfortable and light protection from a company like Alpinestars, that’s how.

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Since it was founded in 1963 the distinctive Italian brand has always brought innovative products to the market, and Motocross has long been at the heart of the company. Today a large chunk of the MXGP paddock relies on some form of Alpinestars product for their safety needs. Whether it’s the fully supported Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team of Jeffrey Herlings, Pauls Jonass and Davey Pootjes, garbed from head to toe and knee to neck, or Shaun Simpson who relies on the Tech 10 boot for comfort and safety, it’s hard to argue against the opinions of the best Grand Prix riders in the world.

When you look at a modern GP rider there is often little visible evidence of armored protection, the tailored fit

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of MX clothing does well to hide what lies underneath.

But there is always something hidden under the fabric. From the top down and certainly the most visible of the protectors is the latest in neck brace technology, the Bionic Carbon Neck Support, a very lightweight but strong piece of kit that works by diverting the impact energies that compress the neck in the event of a crash, in doing so it helps to prevent catastrophic neck injury and reduces the risk of collateral damage by spreading the load away from the neck.

Pauls Jonass can be seen sporting the neck brace at every GP and it’s simple clip together function with no need for extra strapping to keep it in place means it’s comfort level is right up there with it’s protection.

Most pro riders eschew the full body protection that is offered by equipment like the Bionic Tech Protection Jacket, with it’s extra layers of arm protection often proving to be overkill for riders at the highest level (however it’s a vital bit of kit for Rally raid and Enduro riders), but all of them wear the latest in chest and back protection to protect in the event of the worst case scenario.

Key to any riders’ success is the ability to ride at their maximum whatever the conditions, and when it’s hard pack and stony that means being able to ride the roost rather than constantly ducking it. That’s where the A1 roost protector comes in, an ultra-lightweight vest that offers CE certified protection

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on the front and an integrated back protector that can be removed or replaced for maximum comfort. It’s an essential part of a riders wardrobe, you’ve never seen a rider run faster in motocross boots than when they are running back to the motorhome because they turned up for practice without their chest protector on!

Lower down there is one piece of kit that means the world to a rider, that’s the knee brace.

With so many on the market each purporting to do the same thing the differences in safety and comfort are hard to measure without rigorous testing and with the Alpinestars Fluid Tech Knee Brace that’s what has happened. With weekends of rider feedback from the track, days in the studio perfecting the design and hours

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in the labs at Alpinstars HQ in Italy testing all the aspects of the design the Fluid Tech Knee Brace has been put to the test and come out shining. It’s primary function as a sort of knee exoskeleton is to reduce the risk and severity of a knee injury. Nothing can cut short a season or career quicker than a stretched or torn knee ligament from a badly placed foot dab in a corner, and the Fluid Tech brace is designed to prevent excessive hyperextension of the knee joint and to protect the ligaments, cartilage and meniscus from damage. Like the Bionic Carbon Neck Support the Fluid Tech brace has a type of bio organic design to provide a perfect synthesis with the riders bio mechanical form, and incorporated into that design is a understanding of less is more, with minimal

material usage to give clean lines and an intuitive user friendly product. It’s designed to not only be a protection for the body but an extension of the body.

For 2016 Alpinestars have continued to push the boundaries of safety, comfort and technical innovation in Motocross clothing and protection with ranges from the absolute toughest and strongest to lighter and more versatile protectors so that no matter what sort of off road riding you fancy, you can ride out feeling safe and secure in the knowledge that your safety is in good hands.

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Gold plate glory for Nick Kouwenberg

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The European Championship EMX250 is the world’s premier amateur motocross class. Every year more than 100 riders enter at most of the rounds, but only 40 qualify and of those 40 almost anyone could be inside the top five.

In a class that is bursting at the seams with talent, there is never one rider more dominant than another, which strengthens the old saying ‘consistency

wins championships’. This year the most consistent rider was J-Tech Honda’s Nick Kouwenberg.

Nick Kouwenberg, or ‘Kouwy’ for short, has done three seasons in the EMX250 class. His first season, 2013, was riddled with injuries as he suffered from a dislocated shoulder and a broken wrist, two injuries that bothered him right into the 2014 season as well. But later on in

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2014 the injuries started to heal and naturally Kouwy returned to racing.

In the three rounds that Kouwy did in 2014 he took two race wins and landed on the podium twice, which gave him a lot of confidence heading into 2015.

As the kinks continued to iron out, Kouwy continued to impress with one of his most commendable performances being his fourth place finish at the opening round of the 2015 EMX250 Championship in Pietramurata, Italy, a track that is blue groove and rocky, the complete opposite to what sand riders like.

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The second round of the championship took place in Valkenswaard, a track he is extremely familiar with.

As expected, he finished on the box for the first time this year in second overall.

“It didn’t work out the way I had hoped” he said following final race at round two, “but I think I still did well, I was twice second for second overall and I also moved up into second in the championship.”

At the next three rounds Kouwy finished inside the top five on every occasion and it wasn’t before the sixth round in Sweden, his favourite track on the calendar, that he was back

on the box. As the season drew to a close, the 23 year old stuck to his game plan of being consistent and took two fourths at rounds seven and eight to head into the ninth and final round with a healthy championship lead of 33 points.

It was a bittersweet end to the championship for Kouwy. The sweet part was, he was crowned 2015 European EMX250 Champion while the bitter part was his eighth overall on his final outing. Nonetheless, the young Dutchman got the job done and has added his name to the dazzling list of European Championship winners.

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Jacky Vimond,

the precursor

For three decades now French riders have been winning World titles, but that wasn’t always the case, it took a long time for them to win their first races and titles. The first ever French World Champion was in 1986 and Jacky Vimond was a precursor and an example for all his countrymen in how to approach and win in motocross.

Thirty years after his title Jacky is still heavily involved in his favourite sport helping young kids establish themselves.

France is often considered by other countries as an example of how to support motocross, as there is now in the country a level of organisation that allows the kids to start racing in good conditions from a young age. But when Jacky and his older brother Denis started racing in the 70’s it was another story and it was in the UK and among the schoolboys there that Jacky had his first experience as a competitor. That was thanks to the bright idea of their father, Former Motocross rider Jules Vimond, who found a good solution for his sons.

As they lived close to Cherbourg he

decided to cross the channel on a ferry, rent a car in the UK and then travel regularly just with a motocross bike and Jacky to enter as many races as they could.

GP wins and several other podiums Jacky reached his best level and was one of the favourites for the 1985 campaign. Once more it was a tough affair between him and Kini, but the final round in When he was back in France to Germany was a terrible day for race the 1978 Junior ChampionJacky, a man who was known for ship, Jacky already had a good lev- bringing something different to the el and easily clinched his first title sport, such as riding in pink gear! on private bikes. It was enough to Vimond came into the last round convince Jean Claude Olivier (more in Germany leading the series but commonly known as JCO), the boss he struggled during the race and of French importer Sonauto Yahad to accept the runner’s up spot maha, to hire him and give him the to Kinigadner once more, perhaps best equipment to race in France, due to him missing the experience and in the coming years, all over necessary to beat his Austrian the world. In 1980 Jacky discovrival. ered the GPs by scoring an eleventh position, that turned a few Third time is a charm as they say heads and he found himself aboard and for Jacky his third attempt was a factory Yamaha thanks to JCO the good one. In 1986 Jacky was who had strong relationships with unbeatable, winning seven GP’s Japan. Moving to the 250cc class and eleven heats to be crowned in 1984, Jacky was immediately before the final round began. He successful, winning his first ever was the first French rider to win a moto during the opening round of world title and he did what Daniel the World Championship in Saint Pean (first French rider to ever Jean d’Angely and then fighting all win a GP in 1979) or Jean Jacques season long with Heinz KinigadBruno (first French rider to get a ner for the title. Kini finally got the Japanese Factory ride with Suzuki title, but with five heat wins, two in 1980) could never do before,

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and entered into the legends of French Motocross. His future was bright as Yamaha offered him a ride in the 500cc class, which was the ‘main class’ at that period, for the following few season.

But everything was destroyed in September of his championship year, during his title celebration in a famous cabaret bar. All the press and the industry was in Paris to celebrate Jacky, but during the show there was a horrible crash and Jacky broke several vertebras in what was supposed to be a nice party… Spending 1987 between hospitals and re-education centres, Jacky showed his legendary determination when he was back racing full time in 1988, aboard the famous 500 YZM Factory Yamaha. Of course his riding style was different, the pain was horrible, but Jacky did it and even won the 500cc GP of Sweden! With a couple of other podiums he finished fifth in the series and in that same year he won his eleventh French title. It was his last appearance as a factory rider, but not his last season as in 1989 he built his pri-

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vate team and got a thirteenth overall in the 500cc class on a Honda.

The following season he went back to the 250cc class, expecting that the 250cc would be less demanding for his body, but after a few GP’s he took the decision to retire from racing and hire a young rider to finish the season on his bike.

riders such as David Vuillemin or Joshua Coppins, he also collaborates with the French Federation as trainer of the prospects team and as the Motocross of Nations trainer. Never giving up he is still very active as trainer of the Monster Bud Racing Kawasaki athletes, following them all year long on the practice tracks and on the races, His racing career was over, but always smiling and happy to be Jacky has always had Motocross involved in Motocross. He’s one of in his blood and so he entered a the greatest ambassadors of our new chapter of his career, a career sport, and one thing is for sure which is still very active. Workwe’ll see him for many more years ing alongside promising kids such in the paddock of our sport around as Sebastien Tortelli (125 World the world!

Champion in 1996) or Christophe Nambotin, but also with famous Text and Photos: Pascal Haudiquert

1980: 11th in the 125 World Championship (Yamaha) 1981: 9th in the 125 World Championship (Yamaha) 1982: 6th in the 125 World Championship (Yamaha) 1983: 7th in the 125 World Championship (Yamaha) 1984: 2nd in the 250 World Championship (Yamaha), winner of 2 GP 1985: 2nd in the 250 World Championship (Yamaha), winner of 3 GP 1986: 250 World Champion (Yamaha), winner of 7 GP 1988: 5th in the 500 World Championship (Yamaha), winner of 1 GP 1988: 2nd at the Motocross of Nations 1989: 13th in the 500 World Championship (Honda) 1990: 30th in the 250 World Championship (Suzuki) Twelve French titles between 1978 and 1989

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Paddock Talks 01/Formula The Brits didn’t let bad luck dampen their weekend 02/Fiddle-me-dee potatoes. There were a few Irish leprechauns bouncing about the paddock.

03/Two former MXoN winners Paul Malin and Jeff Emig had the American 250cc champion riding MX2 for Team USA, Jeremy Martin, on the Studio Show.

04/Monster Energy sponsored Bull Rider Gustavo Pedrero watched Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Thomas Covington win the grand prix of Leon with his dad, Monster Energy vice President, Mitch Covington.

05/On the eve of the Monster Energy MXGP of The USA, fans could stop by at Chaparral Motorsports to meet the world’s fastest motocross riders.

06/The journalists and photographers working at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations were able to get their adrenalin pumping on the Friday night in a pitbike race put together by the team at Monster Energy.

07/Former world champion Danny Laporte hanging out with the 2015 MXGP world champion Romain Febvre.

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09/The French fans in support of the team and also their injured hero Steven Frossard.

10/The four men behind the success of the MXGP Academy said thanks to all the people who have helped them grow the Academy with a Thank You canvas.

11/Dean Ferris announced he will be racing in Australia and New Zealand next year under the awning of two motocross greats Josh Coppins and Craig Dakk.

12/Three legends. Roger De Coster, Pit Beirer & Jean-Michel Bayle met up in Glen Helen.

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QUESTIONS TO THE EDITOR

QUESTIONS TO THE EDITOR Hey guys, Where can I find the 2016 calendar?

Thanks, Thierry Dear Thierry, We have not confirmed it yet 100%, but here is a link to the press release we sent out with the provisional calendar: http:// www.mxgp.com/news/ official-2016-fim-motocross-world-championship-calendar Check www.mxgp.com for upcoming updates.

Regards MXGP Hi MXGP, Do they make kids T-Shirts from the MXoN? Thanks, Jane Hello Jane, Yes, there are kids t-shirts in the 2015 MXoN line. Check them out here: http://sport. fanavenue.com/mxgp/ All the best, MXGP

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Hi MXGP How can I watch the Motocross of European Nations taking place in Trentino on the 11th October weekend?

Thanks, Marco Hi Marco Thank you for your question. During the race weekend best moments and highlights videos will be online on MXGP-TV.com and Youtube and the 26 min Magazine will be online on Friday after the event. All the contents will be free of charge!

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Hi MXGP I wish to attend the Monster Energy FIM MXoN next year in Maggiora, when the tickets sales will open?

Thanks, Sandra Hello Sandra, Tickets for the 70th edition of the Monster Energy FIM MXoN are already on sale with some special discounts. Follow the link below for more info and to purchase a ticket: http://goo.gl/YrUHhy Best Regards MXGP

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