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Giuseppe Luongo President of Youthstream Group

Dear MXGP Friends, The month of May was full with 3 MXGP events, Lombardia in Mantova, Portugal in Agueda and France in Saint Jean d’Angèly, and the three were very successful, a lot of spectators and great racing in each class including the European Championships and Women World Championship.

It’s very close racing in the MXGP class between Cairoli and Gajser; Gajser has made an excellent come-back and is very close to the leadership of Cairoli.

At the next Grand Prix tension will be running high because now each and every point is gold, and every mistake will be paid in cash. And the situation will be even hotter with the return of Herlings next weekend because knowing Jeffrey he will surely try to be immediately on the top of the podium, and this will mix the cards furthermore for Cairoli and Gajser. At the last race in France, Cairoli was very nervous and made several mistakes that he would normally not have made, and on the other hand Gajser was looking very comfortable, but never forget that every race has a different

“AT THE NEXT GRAND PRIX TENSION WILL BE RUNNING HIGH BECAUSE NOW EACH AND EVERY POINT IS GOLD, AND EVERY MISTAKE WILL BE PAID IN CASH. ” story and Cairoli is not 9 times World Champion for nothing.

My hat goes off to these two great Champions who continue to make our sport bigger and bigger every weekend. Febvre’s return was positive, and surely

he will be working to improve for each Gran Prix event.

A meeting was held between FIM, Youthstream, manufacturers and teams in Mantova, these meetings are held twice a year, and once again the meeting was very positive and topics discussed were how the Championships are going, the eventual improvements for the future and the evolution of the race track of the motorcycles, in particular the electronics.

Now we are travelling to the Eastern/Northern Europe with three back-to-back Grand Prix events in Russia, Latvia and Germany. They will be 3 fantastic events to follow, so don’t miss the action on MXGPtv.com.

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As the 2019 MXGP and MX2 World Motocross Championship season reaches toward its midpoint, the past 3 Rounds of MXGP have all played a crucial part in the championship chase and each race has started with the Fox Holeshot. From the Monster Energy MXGP of Lombardia in Mantova, Italy, MXGP has carried onto the most recent MXGP of France in Saint Jean d’Angely with the MXGP of Portugal in Agueda in between.

Since our last Fox Racing Holeshot update 6 holeshots have been recorded in each of

who took the early advantage and scored his 4th black plate.

the MXGP and MX2 categories leaving 12 black plates up for grabs. The first of the three back to back weekends of racing took place on the Italian circuit of Mantova where heavy rains soaked the soil turning the event into a mudder. The conditions made the importance of getting good start not just important but truly crucial.

As MXGP Race 1 charged down the start straight towards the 90 degree left first turn Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli carried his momentum out wide and took his 6th Holeshot of the season just ahead of Standing Construct KTM’s Max Anstie.

Cairoli’s biggest competitor Tim Gajser from Team HRC had a brutal crash into the

first corner which put him in a difficult position the rest of the race.

The Fox Holeshot of MX2 Race 1 in Mantova went to Cairoli’s young protege from Red Bull KTM, Jorge Prado. Race 1 black plate was also the 6th of the year for Prado who, just like Cairoli, escaped havoc in the first turn with nearly a third of the field caught in a pile up.

When MXGP Race 2 returned for the Holeshot so too did Cairoli this time grabbing it over Standing Construct KTM’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Team HRC’s Brian Bogers. As Jorge Prado and the rest of the MX2 field charged into turn 1 for their Race 2 it was instead Prado’s teammate Tom Vialle

Completely different conditions were seen at the following round in Portugal with dry and clay rich red soil but Race 1’s Fox Holeshots again went to Cairoli and Prado. For MXGP Race 2 in Agueda we saw a new member to the Holeshot club in the form of Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha official MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus, who used the strong start to finish on the podium for the first time in nearly 2 years. Another new addition to the list of Holeshot achievers came in MX2 Race 2 as F&H Racing Kawasaki’s Roan Van De Moosdijk crossed the chalk first as a wild card entry normally competing in EMX250.

The most recent race took to the hillside venue of Saint Jean d’Angely in France where the rambunctious French fans lined the long start straight 15

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When the first MXGP Race took off out of the gates it was Cairoli, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer and Tonus wheel to wheel heading towards the first turn. For the second time in a row it was Tonus making the chalk fly first and lighting the flames as he took the Fox Holeshot.

MX2 Race 1 marked another black plate to the count of Prado’s holeshot collection just ahead of Yamaha SM Action MC Migliori’s Michele Cervellin and Vialle. MXGP

Race 2’s start was matched by the roar of the crowd as Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre took his first Holeshot of the year to help him reach his first podium of the season all in front of his home crowd.

MX2 Race saw Prado continue his dominance off of the gate for his 9th Holeshot in the 12 times he lined up.

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AFTER THE LONG FIVE-WEEK BREAK AFTER THE MXGP OF TRENTINO, MXGP RETURNED WITH A BANG, AND FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SEASON WE WOULD BE ON THE ROAD TO ANOTHER ‘THREE-IN-A-ROW’, STARTING IN MANTOVA FOR THE MONSTER ENERGY MXGP OF LOMBARDIA.

A mixture of good and bad weather greeted us upon our return but with rain forecast for race day the GP would be determined by who remained the calmest under pressure. Fantastic conditions for Saturday meant that the Qualification races went off without a hitch, although for Jorge Prado things were a little bit edgy. The Spaniard didn’t make a great start and relied on others making mistakes in order to make his moves to an eventual 4th. Was this going to be how race day would pan out?

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his third Pole Position of the season and the Dane was followed home by Adam Sterry who collected his best ever qualifying race result on is F&H Racing Kawasaki. Mitch Evans guided his Honda 114 Motorsports machine into third, just one place ahead of Prado.

In MXGP Qualifying, the top three positions were filled by the top three riders in the championship standings, with Antonio Cairoli taking his Red Bull KTM to a fifteen second win over Tim Gajser and Gautier Paulin. Arminas Jasikonis and the legend that is Tanel Leok rounded out the top five; the most impressive thing here was that Leok came from around 10th.

And then everything changed!

From glorious sunny conditions and a hard packed track, the weather started to take a turn.

First, the winds whipped up a storm and before long all kinds of debris was being tossed around the Paddock as team personnel did their best to ‘baton down the hatches’. We were going to be in for a long stormy night.

When we returned on Sunday, the track was a sloppy mess and with further rain planned, it was only going to get worse. In MX2, Jorge Prado went 1-1 and proved that he can ride mud as well as any other surface whilst TKO grounded out a 6-2 for second overall and maintained his championship lead in the process; but for how long?

The points gap was now down to seven between him and Prado. Perhaps the standout

a four-year veteran of MX2; Davy Pootjes finally came of age and his solid 4-4 was enough to land him on the third step of the podium for the first time. It was also a first for his team owner and manager Justin Amian of Team DIGAProcross Husqvarna, in the team’s first full season in MX2.

Congratulations to all that made it happen.

The main talking point of MXGP was not how Cairoli dominated the stacked field with a 1-1 to exact revenge on the humiliating defeat handed to him in Trentino by Gajser.

No! This time, all the noise was about Gajser and how he hit the self-destruct button; not once, not twice but at least four times in Race One and twice more in Race Two. He was also very lucky not to end up in A&E in Race One after falling on the way in to the first corner, getting ‘collected’ by Ivo 21

Monticelli who had no way of avoiding the falling ‘243’.

Also making the gossip column inches in Mantova was Pauls Jonass who posted a 2-3 to secure his first ever MXGP podium in the premier class with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna. Clearly the fiveweek layoff was kind to the former MX2 world champion.

The third step was occupied by the Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha of Gautier Paulin with a consistent 6-4 which secured his third podium from five rounds. Before we arrived in Italy, Cairoli held a slender sixteen-point lead over Gajser, but by the time we were done with Crashfest 2019, the lead had gone out to a very handsome 40 points. TC222 was back in control of the championship race.

PIPING HOT IN PORTUGAL After the twenty-five hour drive south-west from Italy to Portugal, MXGP was back in Agueda for round six, and unlike twelve months earlier, we were blessed with gorgeous weather and an unusually dry circuit for this time of year.

The Media Opportunity on Friday took place in nearby Aveiro at the local shopping mall where riders from MXGP took part in an autograph signing session, and usually with these kind of events, the riders that take part will take their own cars, do what they need to do at the event and then head back to their hotels as opposed to head back to the track. However, for this media opportunity the riders were collected from the circuit in stretched limousine’s for a little five star luxury, all courtesy of MXGP sponsor Mike Davis.

Team HRC was represented by both Tim Gajser and Brian Bogers whilst Red Bull KTM offered up Jorge Prado and Tom Vialle. Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha’s Ben Watson, 22

Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing’s Micha Boy De Waal and Sven van der Mierden were also present. From F&H Racing all three riders did their bit to satisfy the fans; Adam Sterry, Henry Jacobi and their EMX250 hotshot Roan van de Moosdijk who was wildcarding in MX2.

Julien Lieber was there on behalf of Monster Energy Kawasaki with Max Anstie the sole representative from Standing Construct KTM. By the time we took to the track for Sunday’s action it was though we had flown to Portugal and ended up in Spain, such was the show of support for Prado. Spanish flags covered almost every inch of the circuit as the nearby natives from across the border showed their love and appreciation for the young starlet. If all went to plan, then Prado could find himself riding away from Agueda with the championship leaders Red Plate, but to do that he needed to go 1-1 and for TKO to not go 2-2, otherwise the Dane would retain the lead for at least another week.

After pulling his 7th Fox Holeshot of the year in MX2 Race One it was pretty much one way traffic for the ‘61’ but after a poor start, TKO had to wait until the final lap to force his way past Henry Jacobi to secure 2nd thus keeping his championship lead intact. Race Two and the Fox Holeshot belonged to Roan van de Moosdijk on the F&H Racing Kawasaki as a wildcard.

Prado was quick to go by but as quickly as he’d taken the lead, he was himself passed by Mitch Evans of Australia, who continued to lead for the next five laps. The Honda rider then held 2nd until four laps to go when he was ushered aside by the hard charging Jacobi. With Olsen coming home in 4th he would lose ten points to his closest rival which meant that in front of a majority Spanish crowd, Prado took over the championship lead to the tune

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of three points. TKO was 2nd overall and it was a welcome return to the podium for Evans who we’d not seen up there since Patagonia, round one.

One of the biggest surprises was the emergence of the next Dutch Superkid, Roan van de Moosdijk; his 14-5 earned him 6th overall. However, just one place ahead of him was Yamaha SM Action – MC Migliori’s Maxime Renaux, who took his first ever top five placing in MX2. A few places below them it was good to see the American Mitchell Harrison from BUD Racing Kawasaki crack the top ten; it’s not easy leaving everything you know on the other side of the world and let’s not forget, he didn’t show up until Trentino, Round 4. He could have easily headed back with his tail between his legs but he is sticking it out and who knows? Maybe we will see him challenging for the top five, maybe another podium.

For those who don’t know, Mitch took to the third step of the podium at the USGP at Glen Helen in 2016 with a 5-5.

In MXGP all eyes were once again on TC222 and whether or not he could pull more of an advantage at the top of the standings. Others were wondering whether Tim’s episode at Crashfest in Mantova would have any lingering effects as well. History was on Cairoli’s side as a former 5-time winner at this circuit; Gajser by comparison had never won there. Add to that the past success of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Clement Desalle who has notched up three wins, or 2013 winner Gautier Paulin then it was clear it had all the makings of another classic. And it did not disappoint.

In the first outing Cairoli held the lead as well his nerve, as he was relentlessly stalked by Gajser and when TC222 stalled out of a turn on Lap 12 of 18, the 243 pounced, closed down the door and from there all he needed to

do was maintain his composure; and that’s exactly what he did. The way it played out was similar to that of Trentino where Gajser just sat in behind Cairoli, doing his best to rattle the ninetime champ, and it worked. Tim won the race from Cairoli whilst behind them there was a Swiss rider by the name of Arnaud Tonus, who was just fifteen seconds back in third. Monster Energy Yamaha MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer took a career-best 4th as he edged out Julien Lieber for 5th.

Race Two was another dramatic affair. Tonus took his first Fox Holeshot of the year but before the end of Lap One was swiftly passed by Desalle and Cairoli.

By Lap Two, Tonus was 4th as Gajser went by for 3rd. The race ebbed and flowed with the top three playing a game of chess, until Cairoli sensed the danger from behind as Gajser showed his intentions. Cairoli forced his pass through the waves and in the very next downhill, Gajser followed him into 2nd. Cairoli’s lead lasted a lap; the Italian fell at the bottom of one of the loose, stony descents allowing Gajser, Desalle and Tonus an easier route past.

The fight back was intense; first Tonus pushed by Desalle for 2nd and with four laps to go, Cairoli was back into the runner up spot. For Gajser it was a real show of his mental strength; to go 1-1 after what happened one week earlier says all you need to know about the main title challenger. Cairoli had to be content with 2nd and GP win number 90 was on hold for at least another week. As for Tonus, well, it was a fairy-tale return to the podium, a place he had not been since Trentino 2017. Dogged by shoulder problems for the past two seasons, he showed he is back to the form of back then, maybe even better and it was great to see the delight on his face when he stepped out up there as well.

If anyone deserved to be there then it was him.

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THREESEY DOES IT The final stop of three took us to Saint Jean d’Angely for round seven. A brief but welcome rainstorm on Friday helped the track to ‘bed-in’ which as always, was in great condition.

Immaculately mowed grassy spectator banks for the masses to sit back and enjoy the action and boy, was there some action.

MX2 witnessed a new star, a Frenchman made it to the podium and the gap at the top of MXGP was reduced significantly.

This GP was memorable for a number of reasons but for one in person in particular; Tanel Leok. The Estonian took to the line for his 250th Grand Prix appearance. The three-time GP winner, whose first win came in 2008 has been a great ambassador for the sport that he clearly loves. With 14 podium appearances going back to 2006, and a MXoN appearance for Estonia for the past EIGHTEEN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS, Leok was looking for a solid day in France. With his 5th in qualifying in Mantova, Leok still has the speed to impress on the world stage and can still ruffle the feathers of some of the younger stars of MXGP. We salute you Mr. Leok. You and your family should be proud.

When the gate dropped for MX2 Race One it was another Fox holeshot for Prado, number eight for the year for those who want to know. TKO made another shocker of a start but one rider who was on the move was Jago Geerts. The Belgian went from 8th to 3rd on the first half lap and after four laps of being 2nd behind Cervellin, the Belgian made his move into second and set about the task of going after Prado, who was now about four seconds ahead. And guess what? The unthinkable happened! Geerts continued to push and with two laps to go the Yamaha rider blasted around the outside in the right turn after the finish line. It was his race to lose, but the ‘193’ held on for the win 28

to become the only rider this year to beat Prado. Olsen made it back to 3rd and lost another two points in the title chase.

Race two and Prado crossed the Fox line again and within a couple of laps was already in the distance. Geerts was in 5th but struggled to pass in the same manner that was so relentless in the first outing.

Eventually he got on to the rear wheel of his Monster Energy Kemea teammate Ben Watson, but the Brit was stubborn and was handing nothing to his counterpart. After six frustrating laps Geerts made his move but by now the gap to Prado was too much. Or was it?

Had he not made an error whilst within touching distance, who knows what could have happened? But from there, it was Prado’s race and with it the overall GP victory. That’s six wins from seven now for the championship leader. Geerts took second and Olsen was back on the podium in 3rd. Adam Sterry in 5th achieved his best ever GP result, so hopefully he can build on that when we hit Russia for the next round.

As for MXGP, the drama continued. From the moment he took to the track on Saturday, Gajser was in no mood for pleasantries and quickly established himself as the man to beat. In Race One, no one saw which way he went and he was followed home by Cairoli and Tonus, the Swiss rider clearly still buzzing after his podium a week earlier in Portugal.

Race Two though was a very different story. Cairoli hit the gate and there has been a lot of debate over that incident ever since, and whilst he was pushing his way towards the front, Gajser was choosing to be methodical in his approach to the top. Up front it was Romain Febvre who bagged the Fox Holeshot and looked comfortable leading in front of his rowdy home fans, but Gajser

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had other plans and by Lap 9, the Slovenian had worked his magic on Desalle, Tonus and Febvre to take the lead. From there he was never headed to nail his and Honda’s first back-to-back GP win since 2017 when he won in Patagonia and Leon. Behind him it was carnage, especially if you were TC222.

The Italian made his way to 11th before slipping off to 17th. He also stalled later in the race and as a result, 17th is as good as it got for the series leader. Behind Gajser it was the battle of the Yamaha’s but it was Febvre who held on for 2nd from Tonus who also grabbed his second consecutive podium; this time for 2nd. Febvre rounded out the top three for his first podium since Sweden 2018.

With Gajser (Honda) and the two Yamaha’s, this was the first non-KTM podium since Sweden 2017 and the first double-Yamaha podium since Thailand, Round Two 2016. More significantly though, Cairoli’s lead had been cut from 34 points to 10 in sixtyeight minutes! For anyone who thought this was a foregone conclusion, they’d been very much mistaken. Between Tim and Tony we have seen both rivals be super smooth and consistent, yet suffer moments of bizarre madness as well.

Something tells us that this could be one of those crazy seasons and with the rumoured return of Jeffrey Herlings in Russia then who knows what could happen next?

Our next stop will be for the Patron MXGP of Russia at Orlyonok for the start of another 3 GP’s in a row, which also takes in Latvia and Germany. Will there be any more twists in this title fight and will we see another championship leader by the time we leave Teutschenthal? Find out in the next issue of MXGP Magazine.

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FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

STANDINGS MXGP CHAMP. STANDINGS

MX2 CHAMP. STANDINGS

1. A. Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 311 p.

2. T. Gajser (SLO, HON), 301 p.

3. G. Paulin (FRA, YAM) , 218 p.

4. C. Desalle (BEL, KAW) , 208 p.

5. A. Jasikonis (LTU, HUS), 190 p.

6. J. Seewer (SUI, YAM) , 184 p.

7. A. Tonus (SUI, HUS), 162 p.

8. J. Van Horebeek (BEL, HON) , 156 p.

9. G. Coldenhoff (NED, KTM), 144 p.

10. J. Lieber (BEL, KAW) , 141 p.

1. J. Prado (ESP, KTM) 2. T. Olsen (DEN, HUS) 3. J. Geerts (BEL, YAM) 4. H. Jacobi (GER, KAW) 5. M. Evans (AUS, HON) 6. B. Watson (GBR, YAM) 7. T. Vialle (FRA, KTM) 8. D. Pootjes (NED, HUS) 9. A. Sterry (GBR, KAW) 10. B. Vaessen (NED, KTM)

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L A I C O S P G X M Watch the extreme actions from the Monster Energy MXGP of Lombardia featuring overtakes, mistakes, crashes

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Watch the excitement of the epic racing at the 2019 MXGP of Portugal with Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado finishing atop the standings

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@carlosrn86: Good weekend of motocross GP PORTUGAL #mxgp #mx2 #motocrosslife #motocross #race #monsterenergy

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Tim’s former success faded during the 2017 and 2018 world championship seasons through a combination of personal pressure, injuries and lack of confidence, but the former world champ is back for more in 2019 taking three Grand Prix victories of the 7 so far and is now only 10 points back from the championship leader and 9-time World Champion Antonio Cairoli.

TEAM HRC’S TIM GAJSER HAS BEEN AROUND THE MXGP SERIES FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WITH TWO WORLD TITLES UNDER HIS BELT THE SLOVENIAN IS NO STRANGER TO WINNING. GAJSER’S IMPRESSIVE MX2 WORLD TITLE WAS QUICKLY ONE UPPED BY HIS DOING AS HE TOOK THE MXGP TITLE ONLY A YEAR LATER IN HIS ROOKIE SEASON COMPETITING AND BEATING THE BEST OF THE BEST.

Though Gajser may be seen as a veteran of the World Championship, the #243 is still quite young at only 22 years old. Gajser competed in his first MX2 races in 2012 at only 15 years old for the 45

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KTM Silver action team before entering his first full season of MX2 in 2013 with the KTM Marchetti Team.

The potential of Gajser was spotted by Team HRC owner Giacomo Gariboldi who decided to take a chance on the young Slovenian and together with Honda offered him an MX2 contract for the 2014 season. “It is a long story now because it is our 7th season together since we started in 2014. In 2013 I proposed Tim Gajser to Honda because Japan wanted to be back with a factory bike in the 250cc class for 2014. So, I suggested them this young guy who didn’t have a very good season in 2013 and they agreed to try but it was a bet because of course we didn’t know how he could perform,” Giacomo Gariboldi remembers.

Starting his first season as a rider for the Honda Factory effort Tim improved from his 20th overall in 2013 to finish the 2014 championship 5th in the points. The following year was a breakout season for Gajser as he took the 2015 MX2 title before making the move to MXGP for 2016 and becoming one of the few riders in history to take consecutive titles in MX2 and then MXGP as a rookie.

However, the following 2 seasons didn’t go to plan and while 2017 started off with back to back wins at the MXGP’s of Patagonia Argentina and Leon Mexico, injuries affected the performance of the then 20-year-old. “These past 2 years have been rough I would say with injuries, not riding well, and not feeling good at the races,” Tim Gajser admitted.

Prior to the 2018 campaign a preseason race crash saw Tim break his jaw severely impacting him not only

physically but mentally as well. “The injury was quite big but physically I felt 100% after maybe 3 months but not on the mental side. In the head I still was kind of broken and I needed some good results before I started to believe in myself again, which was the hardest thing. Coming to the GP’s I already had it in my head that Tony and Jeffrey were faster than me and I was losing already before the race had even started,” Gajser remembers.

However, the confidence did start to return for Tim as the 2018 season progressed with better results coming race after race. “Towards the end I was getting closer to Tony and Jeffrey, I could win the GP’s but the last four GPs I was just behind Jeffrey and that was a good step for me. Confidence is really important, when you know that you are the fastest and every weekend you can be there to win, it means a lot,” Gajser explained.

As the 2018 season came to its conclusion Tim set his focus on preparing for 2019 and the offseason only added to his already growing confidence. “I am working everywhere really hard … the level gets higher and higher every year, so I know that if I want to fight for the title, I really have to work hard. Besides, we have changed a couple things that seems to be working.” Now confident in his speed, bike, and ability Tim has focused on treating his race weekends like a practice session and just having fun: “In the beginning of the season I was saying ‘I want to win, I need to win’ but I put too much pressure on myself so now every weekend I just want to go and have fun.

I know if I have fun, if I am enjoying my time on the bike, I can be fast, really fast so the goal for every GP is just to have fun and enjoy being out on track.”

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This goal is echoed by Giacomo Gariboldi and it is what he wants the team to focus on, allowing Tim to have fun, supporting him with his needs and not applying to much pressure. “We always try to be behind Tim because he is a kid who is giving everything, training hard and always doing everything he can in the races no matter what,” Giacomo explains. “He needs a team that is kind of a family behind him, so we try to back him anytime he has a problem and to always support him even through the very difficult times of ’18.

This year he is the fastest on the track and Tim already puts pressure on himself, so we just have to tell him to have fun.”

With now 7 rounds complete in this year’s MXGP World Championship Gajser holds second in the standings with 3 overall wins each taken by 1-1 race finishes. The MXGP of Great Britain saw a massive crash from Tim while he was leading not only leaving him but also his bike battered and bruised. However, while the crash should have put an end to his weekend, the determination and heart seen by Gajser might turn to be a championship defining moment in the end of the season.

“I think 90 percent of the riders in that condition would have headed back to the paddock and stopped, Tim never gives up, he fights all the time. In fact, when he was very young he didn’t have the best of bikes or sometimes old bikes, but he was still winning so he doesn’t mind. When he wants something, he can achieve it with anything. In England he showed us he really wants to win this title,” Gariboldi explained.

A few weeks later the series traveled to the Trentino, a circuit located in the North of Italy where the Slovenian fans sat side by side with the Italian fans of Cairoli. What ensued 49

was by far on of the best races of the season yet as the two MXGP titans of Cairoli and Gajser fought for the win.

“Tony is a really good guy and I have a lot of respect for him and I think he has the same for me, which is why we have nice races together in good and hard but clean battles. At the moment we are about the same speed and it is really tough to ride in front because the other one is following and can see the lines, so it is like the game of the cat and the mouse, which makes racing fun and more interesting,” Gajser said.

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heading back to Italy in Mantova where Gajser fell more than 6 times during the races and struggled to finish 6th overall as Cairoli won. “I will never quit, I will never go out, even if I am 1 lap behind and last, I will still ride and not quit, it is my mentality and I was raised like that. I think it is a good thing, not just in the sport, but in life, not to give up no matter what happens, you always go forward and keep positive.”

This mentality payed off for Gajser as he returned to racing less than a week later in Portugal and took double race wins for his second overall in 2019, then capped it off by doing the same in France the following week for his first back to back overall wins since the start of 2017.

“I know where I came from, how hard I had to work and how much everyone around me had to sacrifice, so I am really thankful for what everyone has done for me, from the first sponsors who bought me the 65cc and 85cc to my team now, I will never forget this, and I really appreciate it,” Tim Gajser admitted.

Now nearing the halfway point of the 2019 season the wins of Gajser make his determination, potential and presence as a serious title threat clear. Whether current points leader Antonio Cairoli, defending champion Jeffrey Herlings or any one of the other MXGP contenders know that Gajser is back for more, more success, more wins, and more titles and he is willing to fight through anything, or anyone, to get them.

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Y M E D A C 9 A 1 P 0 2 G MX K FOR C A B

THE SUCCESSFUL MXGP ACADEMY IS BACK ON TRACK AND AT THE RACES FOR THE 2019 SEASON! THE ACADEMY’S FIRST MXGP WEEKEND IN 2019 TOOK PLACE AT THE BEAUTIFUL AGUEDA CIRCUIT ALONGSIDE THE MXGP OF PORTUGAL. THE FIRST EDITION OF THE ACADEMY JOINED UP WITH THE 6TH ROUND OF MXGP WITH THE YOUNG RIDERS SELECTED

BY THE PORTUGUESE MOTORCYCLING FEDERATION. For those unfamiliar with the program, the MXGP Academy is in partnership with Youthstream and FIM Europe, headed up by the now acting President of FIM Europe Martin de Graaff with the help of trainers such as Martin van Genderen, Jan Postema and John Van De Berk. The goal of the MXGP Academy is to educate young riders on the various aspects involved in becoming a professional motocross athlete.

The following GP’s will host the Academy and on site MX school for local youth during the 2019 calendar: MXGP of Portugal Patron MXGP of Russia

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MXGP of Latvia MXGP of Germany (Women) MXGP of Czech Republic

future they can achieve meeting the current stars of MXGP and learning how being professional motocross racer at the top level works, giving them additional motivation and along with the tools and education.

MXGP of Italy The academy motocross education plan is extremely well rounded and thoroughly thought out from the meaning of flags on the track to off track behavior and everything in between. Every academy of the season includes an education program for the youth as well as an afternoon program specifically tailored to educate the parents of the rid-ers on tools that can be used to help them in their role as a coach, mentor, trainer, mechanic and more all relevant to racing success of their child.

In addition to the program for the children and parents, the MXGP Academy also con-tinues to include instruction for those who want to help train young talents in their own local areas known as the train the trainer program.

Another constant and important part of the academy is a tour of various professional race teams in the MXGP paddock along with supporting industry companies.

The tours give the impressionable youth a preview into the potential

Students at the MXGP of Portugal visited the Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP Team and walked through Pit Lane before getting a special tour of the Television production trucks going behind the scenes of the Live MXGP-TV Studio Show and even joining MXGPTV presenters Paul Malin in Lisa Leyland inside the Studio.

A successful pilot program dedicated to girls only also took place last year at the MXGP of the Netherlands in Assen which has led to the return of the female specific training this year during the MXGP of Germany in Teutschenthal.

Thanks to this FIM Europe program and the work done, the demand and interest con-tinues to grow for MXGP Academy along with the number of well educated riders and trainers throughout Europe. All this combined equals not only to more riders but also higher quality riders and higher quality competition pushing the amazing sport of mo-tocross from its roots to grow further than ever before.

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WHEN THE FIM LAUNCHED THE MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, SWEDEN WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC COUNTRIES IN THE 60’S, CLAIMING TITLES IN BOTH THE 500CC AND THE 250CC CLASSES. HAKAN ANDERSSON WAS THE PENULTIMATE SWEDISH WORLD CHAMPION AND THE FIRST ONE TO HAND A MOTOCROSS WORLD TITLE TO YAMAHA IN 1973.

Born on 29th June 1945 in Uddevalla, Hakan Andersson was always interested in bikes and cars and he actually studied mechanics. When he was 14 years old he started to practice on a 98 Rex and at the end of the 1962 season he did his first race on a 250cc Husqvarna. One year later he entered the Swedish Junior Championship and in 1964 he nearly won all the races that he entered.

Moving into the experts class in 1965 he slowly but surely improved his results and impressed the world when he finished on the podium at his first ever GP; a flat tyre stopped him from winning the second heat of the 1966 Swedish GP, but he got a stronger support to line up in the full series the following year. Sixth in 1967 he became the main rival of Joel Robert the following season. The Swedish rider won the GP in Holice and was the runner up in France, but unfortunately Andersson broke his leg during the 1968 Dutch GP when he was only two points behind the Robert in the standings. The season was over

for the Swedish rider and in fact it took him nearly two seasons to recover from such bad injury. In 1969 he went back racing and Husqvarna gave him the opportunity to take part in the Trans AMA in the US in winter and his road to recovery continued through the 1970 season after finishing thirteenth in the 250cc world championship.

Finally, all his efforts to recover paid off and in 1971 he grabbed the national title on his factory Husqvarna and was on the podium six times to finish the season runner up behind Joel Robert. Hakan Andersson had been racing on a Husqvarna since his debut when he had to take a crucial decision after receiving an offer from Yamaha to develop their new 250cc. He finally joined the Japanese manufacturer that at that time did not have so much experience, but even if he did not score any points during the first GP’s, he succeeded in winning the Swedish and Swiss rounds later in the season to finish again runner up behind Joel Robert.

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a new concept with the famous Yamaha’s monoshock suspension, he tested the new technology during winter time in the Trans Ama and started the 1973 season with strong results winning his first GP on the Yamaha during the third round of the series in Belgium.

Hankan Andersson obtained five GP victories and won eleven heats out of the twenty-two that season. The Swedish rider was nearly unbeatable that year and obtained the first ever Motocross title for Yamaha in what was only his second attempt in the series, beating Adolf Weil and Heikki Mikkola. 1973 was a great season for Hakan, who also finished runner up at the Motocross of Nations with the Swedish team.

Unfortunately, Hakan Andersson was unable to defend his title in 1974 due to a serious back injury early in the season, but he was back racing for the second part of the World Championship and he finished six times on the podium. In September he was in perfect conditions to race the national team races. On the podium at the Trophy of Nations in France with Bengt Aberg, Arne Kring and Ake Jonsson, Hakan was treated as a hero by the Swedish fans when the team won the MX of Nations on a Husqvarna!

Runner up in the 250cc World Championship behind Harry Everts in 1975, Andersson did his last races with Yamaha as the company retired from the GP’s and joined Montesa. In 1976 the Swedish rider entered the 250cc championship and the following year he finished 5th in the 500cc class. It’s at the Trophy of Nations that he enjoyed his last podium appearances, scoring a second overall with team Sweden in 1977, 1978 and 1979!

Hakan retired from racing in 1980, but he stays involved in racing as he is one of the staff members at the MXGP of Sweden in Uddevalla.

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6th in the 250 World Championship (Husqvarna)

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7th in the 250 World Championship (Husqvarna).

Winner of 1 GP

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13th in the 250 World Championship (Husqvarna)

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2nd in the 250 World Championship (Husqvarna)

2nd at the Trophy of Nations

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2nd in the 250 World Championship (Yamaha).

Winner of 2 GP

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250 World Champion (Yamaha). Winner of 5 GP

2nd at the Motocross of Nations

3rd at the Trophy of Nations

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5th in the 250 World Championship (Yamaha)

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2nd in the 250 World Championship (Yamaha).

Winner of 1 GP

1976: 11th in the 250 World Championship (Montesa) 1977:

5th in the 500 World Championship (Montesa)

2nd at the Trophy of Nations

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12th in the 500 World Championship (Husqvarna)

2nd at the Trophy of Nations

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15th in the 500 World Championship (Husqvarna)

2nd at the Trophy of Nation

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Jeremy Van Horebeek and his mechanic loving life!

2 The guys from SEL deliver MXGP week in and week out!

3 Pirelli taking notes to provide the best to all their riders.

4 MotoGP’s Monster Energy Yamaha Managing Director Lin Jarvis visited the MXGP paddock in Mantova.

5 Italian Actor Rocco Siffredi came to check out the MXGP action in Mantova.

6 Yamaha Hospitality girls making sure all the guests feel welcome at MXGP! 7 The MXGP of Portugal riders hosted an Autograph session in the Aveiro city mall for excited fans!

8 The MXGP of Portugal organizers transported the riders in style!

9 Portuguese DJ Mastiksoul was a special guest of Antonio Cairoli in Agueda.

10 Fresh prepped Scott goggles for Brian Moreau!

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– O H W S P ’ G O X H M W IN FIM

THE FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HAS MANY FAMOUS NAMES AND WELLKNOWN FIGURES IN THE SPORT BUT FOR EVERY ONE OF THOSE THERE IS ANOTHER 5 WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES. THE SANCTIONING BODY OF THE MXGP AND MX2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IS THE FIM, FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLING, BUT FEW KNOW WHO THOSE WORKING AT EACH RACE ARE AND WHAT EXACTLY THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE NEWLY ELECTED FIM PRESIDENT JORGE VIEGAS HAS MANY GOALS IN HIS NEW POSITION BUT HE ESPECIALLY WANTS TO HELP MAKE THE WORK OF THE FIM AND HIS STAFF MORE TRANSPARENT TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

Following Mr. Viegas’ presentation at the first MotoGP event of 2019 in Qatar he made a presentation at the 2019 Monster Energy MXGP of Lombardia in Mantova, Italy.

The presentation was focused on the FIM Motocross World Championship and specifically the FIM’s work within the series.

Mr. Viegas was joined at the presentation in Mantova’s media center by Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream CEO David Luongo, FIM Board Member/ FMI President Giovanni Copioli and the Monster Energy MXGP of Lombardia Organizer Giovanni Pavesi along with additional FIM and local representatives.

Starting with the basic role and principals of the FIM and MXGP such as safety, fairness, and sportsmanship, the new FIM President then shared what it is that the FIM does to insure such principals from the onsite staff to governing rules and medical considerations.

In regard to onsite staff it was explained how the FIM trains officials such as race directors, clerks of the course, marshals, and more. Training of the up to 120 trackside marshals per event is done by FIM instructors through seminars and on site by the FIM’s Chief Flag Steward and CMS Member Christopher Warren from the UK. As for the medical side of the FIM those such as FIM Medical Director and CMI Member Martin Syrucek start their work well in advance of the action on track at each round. Aside from working with the antidoping program the Medical Director insures that the requirements of nearby hospitals and medical personnel on site are met,

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even training them specifically for motocross related incident response.

Additionally, the FIM works with the promoter to insure previously established rules are followed and that when new rules are created they are communicated clearly and enforced properly. The FIM Stewards panel is the one responsible for the application of the rules and the subsequent sanction enforcement. Newly selected FIM/CMS Director Mr. Antonio Alia along with Race Director Ingo Partsch and Deputy Race Director Jiri Sitina are often the most involved in such decisions and the day to day running of the Grand Prix weekends.

goals was to expose the FIM to the outside world and to explain the fundamental role it plays in each championship, to ensure the safe and fair running of the championship through the services, support and staff that it provides.

To do this, I am fortunate to have the support of a team of highly motivated professionals and it is for this reason that I wanted to organize this press conference to present them to you. Through our close collaboration with Youthstream, the promoter of the Championship since 2003, and all the other stakeholders, together we will continue to work closely to maintain MXGP as the top class amongst the off-road disciplines.”

Janika Judeika (LAT) Delegate / CMS Member Andrew Summers (GBR) Technical Director / CTI Member Christopher Warren (GBR) - Chief Flag Steward / CMS Member Martin Syrucek (CZE) - Medical Director / CMI Member Dirk De Neve (BEL) - CMS Coordinator FIM Administration Representatives: Tony Skillington (IRL) - CEO Jean-Paul Gombeaud (FRA) Sports Director

FIM Motocross Officials The FIM also plays a massive role in not only the response to any incident, whether it be medical or sporting, but also the prevention of such.

Each circuit and aspect of the FIM Motocross World Championship is constantly scrutinized for safety and homologation. Whether working with the track designers or Youthstream to include new safety innovations, such as the goggle lane or the new air padding on Pit Lane, the FIM is always striving to improve the conditions for racers, teams, and spectators.

Following the overview and words from Mr. Viegas the presentation continued with the present FIM and CMS representatives introducing themselves and their role to media members, riders, and staff on site. The increased transparency and information was welcomed by all those in attendance and will likely lead to increased cooperation between all those involved in the MXGP series.

To close the presentation FIM President Jorge Viegas added, “After my election, one of my

Antonio Alia Portelo (ESP) Steward / CMS Director Ingo Partsch (AUT) - Race Director / CMS Member Jiri Sitina (CZE) - Deputy Race Director / CMS Member

Fabio Muner (ITA) - Marketing & Communications Director Isabelle Larivière (FRA) Communications Manager Damiano Zamana (ITA) Services Director

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ALESSIO ‘CHICCO’ CHIODI 1999 HUSQVARNA CR125

ALESSIO ‘CHICCO’ CHIODI BECAME ITALY’S MOST SUCCESSFUL MOTOCROSS RACER WHEN HE CLAIMED HIS THIRD 125CC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN 1999. SINCE THEN OF COURSE, HIS ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ECLIPSED BY ANTONIO CAIROLI BUT CHICCO STILL REMAINS AS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RIDERS OF ALL TIME WITH THOSE THREE TITLES, TWENTY-SEVEN GP WINS AND TWO MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS GOLD MEDALS. THE BIKE THAT TOOK HIM TO HIS THIRD SUCCESSIVE TITLE WAS A 1999 HUSQVARNA CR125 AND IT’S THIS BIKE THAT WE WILL FEATURE IN THIS ISSUE OF MXGP MAGAZINE.

Alessio Chiodi’s teammate was Thomas Traversini, a young up and coming Italian who had won the 1996 125cc European Championship, and if the truth be known, a lot of how this 1999 bike turned out what was because of the work that Traversini had put in since 1996.

However, their bikes could not have been any more different.

Whilst the base model for the bike was the same, in that they were derived from a production Husqvarna CR125, that is where those similarities ended.

Traversini was tall and slight whereas ‘Chicco’ was short and stocky which meant Chicco preferred a bike which was much smaller, in order to fit his physique and riding style. How did they do this? The Maddii Racing Team started by lowering the seat,

usually by producing a lower foam base. The titanium subframe was also made specifically for him and was also lower.

Finally, the ‘Poggipolini’ foot pegs were lifted from their standard position in order to help him through the turns.

He also preferred a shorter handlebar width, preferring to cut them down from 81cm to 77cm. The bar mounts were also lower.

The front forks were upside down Marzocchi 45mm, however the rear shock was Sachs. Two years earlier the team, with Traversini and Claudio Federici, was running factory Showa units front and rear but Husqvarna decided they wanted to push as many standard parts as possible to help promote the standard bike in a good way. Around 1999, Marzocchi forks and Sachs shock came standard on the Husky, so they really had to develop this to maximise performance. The main difference was with the fork; 69

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whereas the Showa forks were already closed cartridge, the Marzocchi was open cartridge thus offering a different feel for the rider.

HAD MADDII NOT BEEN SO FORTHRIGHT AND UPFRONT AND HAD HUSKY REMAINED FIRM AND STOIC AND REFUSED TO BE LENIENT, THIS PROJECT WOULD NEVER HAVE WORKED.

In terms of set-up, Chicco preferred his forks to be much harder than his teammate but much softer at the rear. From a performance aspect this is where the main differences were created, in order to give Chicco the perfect bike for him to go racing. The stock bike came equipped with a 6-speed gearbox and this is what Traversini raced with.

He preferred a more rounded performance, pulling from the bottom through to the top, which meant a lot of gear changes. Chicco on the other hand opted for a 4-speed

‘box, where he felt he could maximise the bike’s midtop power. As a result of the two rider’s individual setup, Traversini’s gearing was much shorter to Chicco’s, who preferred a longer ratio.

The result of this meant he would always run 3rd and 4th everywhere; less gear changes and longer power proved to be the better option.

As far as weight, the legal FIM weight limit was and still is 88kg. The factory Husky from Maddii Racing in 1999 weighted in at 92kg. By comparison the competitive Yamaha’s weighted in at around 96kg. These were racegoing weights; 4kg doesn’t sound much but it makes a difference. In fact, out on the track the bike was lighter, it had a nice light feel through the turns and Chicco could pretty much put it where he wanted.

His corner speed was always high and coupled with the 37.5 horsepower which was being kicked out, all of this made for a great combination.

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With Chiodi at the ‘bars he made winning look easy, but he could not have done this without the support of those around him.

His mechanic Roberto Manucci put in countless hours and during an eighteen-month period the two worked well to develop the kind of bike that dominated the 1999 season. But it hadn’t always been like that, certainly in the beginning when Maddii started with Husky in 1996.

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bosses to get stuff done, had it not been for Maddii, maybe the team wouldn’t have been half as successful. One thing that worked in their favour was that Husky was owned by the Castiglione family who owned Cagiva, so you had a bunch of passionate Italian’s, fiery at times, always intense and all wanting the same thing.

Success! With Maddii pushing for changes, for new parts, to get parts to fit that didn’t fit perfectly well, was not an easy task but in the end it paid off. Had Maddii not been so forthright and upfront and had Husky remained firm and stoic and refused to be lenient, this project would never have worked.

In 1999 Chiodi lined up looking to defend his world title for a second straight season.

He won the first five GP’s in devastating fashion, taking six race wins and four second places. His only DNF came at the following round in Great Britain after placing second in race one. He went on to win three more rounds, taking his tally to eight for the season.

He also managed one 2nd and one 3rd overall, and he missed the podium on two occasions.

With 10 race wins, seven 2nd places and three 3rd places Chiodi dominated the season.

His third title in a row meant that he became just the ninth person in history to achieve that feat. More than that though is the fact that Chiodi’s win was the last ever for Husqvarna in the FIM Motocross World Championship.

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Hi, when is MXGP in Indonesia?

Fikry

Hi, if I buy an MXGP live streaming, can I see it from any device? and switch it to another for the next time? as I never know if I can have my IPAD with me, my phone or if I can see it from the computer Edoardo

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Hi Fikry, thanks for the message.

The MXGP of Indonesia will take place from the 6th-7th of July in Palembang and the MXGP of Asia will be the following weekend in Semarang, see you there!

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Hi, where can I purchase tickets to the Indonesian and Asian rounds of MXGP?

Rob

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Hi Rob, we are glad to hear you want to join us in Indonesia and Semarang! Tickets for these two rounds are available through the local organizer, more information can be found on their website IndoMXGP.com Regards MXGP

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Hi, I am trying to watch MXGP from Brazil will it be on here?

Thallysson

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Dear Thallysson, Hi thanks for the message, we have TV partners in Brazil but the best way to catch all the action, both live and on demand, is on MXGP-TV. comBest Regards MXGP

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Hello which song is played before the MXGP start? Not Animals but the other one…

Denis

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Hi Denis Denis, the most popular song played before the start is Sandstorm by Darude.

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Hi Edoardo you can watch mxgp-tv on any device, not simultaneously, but you can switch from one to another anytimeThanks MXGP