EMX125

FUNGHAL (Portugal), 06 May 2014 - Youthstream is pleased to announce that the last round of the European Championship EMX150 will take place along side the MXGP of Belgium in Lommel on the weekend of 03 August.

The MXGP of Belgium will now host all four European Championship classes, EMX300, EMX250, EMX125 and EMX150 along side the premier MXGP and MX2 races.

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VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 04 May 2014 – Tackling the territory of the EMX125’s latest dominant force, Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes proved to be tough this weekend as the youngsters lined up here in the sand of Valkenswaard for round three of the European Championship EMX125.

EMX125

With a full gate of screaming two-strokes, the gates dropped for race two and the ‘play-to-win’ mentality set in. After Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu went down hard on the start straight, only a few turns later there was even more carnage when at least six riders went down in a pile. One of which was yesterday’s runner up, Diga Racing’s Tomass Sileika who managed to dust himself off but was so far back, he couldn’t salvage a top twenty finish.

Before the end of lap one, yesterday’s race one winner and The Netherlands’ latest sensation Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes was in the lead, checking out for his third consecutive round win this season.

After bringing home third place yesterday, SV Racing MX Team Russia’s Ivan Baranov was hauling in a comfortable second. With space before as well as behind him, the Russian looked to have sealed a comfortable second for second overall for the EMX125 round of The Netherlands, until disaster struck and the youngster hit a huge kicker which threw him over the bars with two laps to go.

Meanwhile Mafi Yamaha’s Alvin Ostlund had been pushing his way forward since the start of the race with HSF Logistics Motorsport Team’s Max Engelen in his wake. Although at one point the duo was fifteen seconds back on Baranov, due to his misfortune both Ostlund and Engelen could come home in second and third respectively.

Rounding out the top five, KTM Junior Academy Finland’s Miro Sihvonen put in a stellar ride to come from all the way outside of the top fifteen to take fourth ahead of De Carli KTM’s Joakin Furbetta.

After the results of race two, Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes made his EMX125 season so far a hat-trick taking his third consecutive overall win this season. Standing on the second step of the podium Mafi Yamaha’s Alvin Ostlund rode solid all weekend with a second and a fourth place result, while HSF Logistics Motorsport Team’s Max Engelen rounded out the top three. Kemea Yamaha Racing’s Cyril Genot wound up fourth thanks to his sixth and eighth place finishes with TMX Competitions Dan Houzet taking home fifth.

EMX125 Race 1: 1. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 29:29.983; 2. Tomass Sileika (LAT, KTM), +0:15.531; 3. Ivan Baranov (RUS, KTM), +0:18.421; 4. Alvin Ostlund (SWE, Yamaha), +0:25.435; 5. David Herbreteau (FRA, Yamaha), +0:28.627; 6. Cyril Genot (BEL, Yamaha), +0:29.884; 7. Brian Hsu (GER, Suzuki), +0:33.542; 8. Max Engelen (NED, KTM), +0:36.908; 9. Glen Meier (DEN, KTM), +0:46.804; 10. Dan Houzet (FRA, KTM), +0:51.873

EMX125 Race 2: 1. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 30:55.233; 2. Alvin Ostlund (SWE, Yamaha), +0:23.417; 3. Max Engelen (NED, KTM), +0:36.884; 4. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), +0:45.775; 5. Joakin Furbetta (ITA, KTM), +0:53.130; 6. William Andersson (SWE, KTM), +0:55.863; 7. Dan Houzet (FRA, KTM), +1:01.119; 8. Cyril Genot (BEL, Yamaha), +1:08.862; 9. Thomas Marini (SMR, KTM), +1:16.719; 10. Anthony Bourdon (FRA, KTM), +1:20.361

EMX125 Overall: 1. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 50 points; 2. Alvin Ostlund (SWE, YAM), 40 p.; 3. Max Engelen (NED, KTM), 33 p.; 4. Cyril Genot (BEL, YAM), 28 p.; 5. Dan Houzet (FRA, KTM), 25 p.; 6. Tomass Sileika (LAT, KTM), 22 p.; 7. Ivan Baranov (RUS, KTM), 20 p.; 8. Glen Meier (DEN, KTM), 19 p.; 9. Miro Sihvonen (FIN, KTM), 18 p.; 10. Joakin Furbetta (ITA, KTM), 16 p.

EMX125 Championship Standings: 1. Davy Pootjes (NED, KTM), 145 points; 2. Alvin Ostlund (SWE, YAM), 91 p.; 3. David Herbreteau (FRA, YAM), 85 p.; 4. Brian Hsu (GER, SUZ), 83 p.; 5. Tomass Sileika (LAT, KTM), 82 p.; 6. Joakin Furbetta (ITA, KTM), 66 p.; 7. Michael Ivanov (BUL, KTM), 62 p.; 8. Filippo Zonta (ITA, KTM), 50 p.; 9. Michele Baraiolo (ITA, TM), 48 p.; 10. Dan Houzet (FRA, KTM), 48 p.

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MXGP NETHERLANDS – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1500

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 14°C

Weather conditions: sunny

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MXGP of the Netherlands

Watch race one highlight from rounds three of the FIM Women's Motocross World Championship and the European Championship's EMX125 in the videos below.

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EMX125 race one:

VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 03 May 2014 – Offering a hard and choppy base with sandy topsoil, Valkenswaard set a very tricky and challenging stage for round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship, which kicked off today with the qualifying heat dominance of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s dynamic duo Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings.

MXGP

The MXGP class had their work cut out for them right from the get-go when the reigning world champion Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli got off to a cracker of a start. Chasing the Italian around turn one, Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin led two of Belgium’s hottest sand riders, Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek and Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Kevin Strijbos.

While Cairoli appeared to find his rhythm immediately, Van Horebeek and Strijbos were ganging up on the Frenchman Paulin, who soon subdued to the pressure of Van Horebeek. With Van Horebeek going through to take second, Paulin was dropped back to third and forced to juggle his modes of attack or defense, while Strijbos remained relentless in fourth.

Although all three kept each other honest, it was Van Horebeek to cross the line nine seconds back from the red plate of Cairoli, while Paulin held off the Belgian Strijbos for third. Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Clement Desalle found a way around Team HRC’s Evgeny Bobryshev and Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Tyla Rattray late in the race to finish fifth while Bobryshev rode steady to take sixth with Rattray coming home in seventh.

MXGP Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Antonio Cairoli (ITA, KTM), 24:47.567; 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek (BEL, Yamaha), +0:09.375; 3. Gautier Paulin (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:11.446; 4. Kevin Strijbos (BEL, Suzuki), +0:14.663; 5. Clement Desalle (BEL, Suzuki), +0:37.726; 6. Evgeny Bobryshev (RUS, Honda), +0:43.907; 7. Tyla Rattray (RSA, Husqvarna), +0:46.394; 8. Joel Roelants (BEL, Honda), +0:48.898; 9. Steven Frossard (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:53.139; 10. Tanel Leok (EST, TM), +1:04.094.

MX2

With a gigantic roar of the crowd, the gates dropped to the advantage of CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus who claimed the holeshot ahead of two of MX2’s freshest faces, Standing Construct KTM’s Valentin Guillod and Honda Gariboldi’s Tim Gajser. With Tonus in the prime position and the king of sand Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings sitting well outside of the top five, the fans got on their feet in anticipation of yet another Herlings vs Tonus show down.

Although the idea of a massive battle between the red plate holder Tonus and the reigning MX2 world champion Herlings sounded great in theory, it turned out to be somewhat of an anti-climax as Herlings wasted no time in slicing his way through the pack to take over the lead on lap two. While Herlings unsurprisingly went on to check out, Tonus was forced to deal with a bout of pressure from his Swiss counterpart Guillod who was charging hard in third yet doing his best to keep the 2012 EMX125 champion Gajser at bay.

While the top four proceeded to run away, a huge battle was unfolding as Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre, CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier engaged in a three-way for fifth. After dicing the position back and forth for the majority of the race, it was Tixier who eventually rose to the occasion and took control of the position.

Twenty-minutes plus two laps on, the real Jeffrey Herlings confirmed his attendance, stamping his authority in the sand once again by winning by over twenty-seven seconds over Arnaud Tonus, Valentin Guillod and Tim Gajser. Jordi Tixier edged out a persistent Romain Febvre for fifth while Dylan Ferrandis dropped back to finish a comfortable seventh.

MX2 Qualifying Race top ten: 1. Jeffrey Herlings (NED, KTM), 24:38.409; 2. Arnaud Tonus (SUI, Kawasaki), +0:27.919; 3. Valentin Guillod (SUI, KTM), +0:33.531; 4. Tim Gajser (SLO, Honda), +0:34.371; 5. Jordi Tixier (FRA, KTM), +0:37.604; 6. Romain Febvre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:43.509; 7. Dylan Ferrandis (FRA, Kawasaki), +0:56.064; 8. Jeremy Seewer (SUI, Suzuki), +1:05.112; 9. Damon Graulus (BEL, KTM), +1:06.603; 10. Aleksandr Tonkov (RUS, Husqvarna), +1:08.314.

EMX

Round three of the European Championship EMX125 and the opening round of the European Championship EMX150 also took to the gnarly Valkenswaard sand with two local heroes both winning the first races of their respective classes.

Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes did his home fans proud, wining his fourth EMX125 race of the year ahead of Diga Racing’s Tomass Sileika and SV Racing MX Team Russia’s Ivan Baranov, while in the EMX150 another Dutch sensation in the form of Rick Elzinga dominated ahead of Finnish duo Jere Haavisto and Matias Murto.

WMX

The third round of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship also got underway with their first race of the weekend. After winning her home round in Arco di Trento, Italy, Chiara Fontanesi was in tip-top shape here today passing Natalie Kane in the early phase of the race to run away with her second victory this season. Meanwhile Bud Racing Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge recovered from a bad start to charge her way to second, dropping the red plate holder, Kane, back to third.

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All the photos of the MXGP of The Netherlands will be available here

MXGP NETHERLANDS – QUICK FACTS

Circuit length: 1500

Type of ground: Sand

Temperature: 14°C

Weather conditions: sunny

MXGP will be available across the board in high definition, and is also globally available to view live and in HD on www.MXGP-TV.com. Click here for the complete list of countries and cooperating MXGP broadcasting networks, viewing times can be viewed by clicking on the logo of your chosen broadcasting network.

TIMETABLE

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX150 Warm-up 08:40; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:15; EMX125 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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VALKENSWAARD (The Netherlands), 30 April 2014 - It is expected that round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, will be flooded by a tsunami of Dutch fans dressed in orange. Coincidentally, orange is not only the color worn by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dutch phenomenon Jeffrey Herlings, it is also the countries national color, representing passion, pride and royalty.

Also tackling the sand of Valkenswaard this weekend, the women of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship will be lining up for their third round this year with HM Plant KTM UK’s Natalie Kane running the red plate as championship points leader for the first time in her career.

Meanwhile Red Bull KTM Racing’s Davy Pootjes will lead the European Championship EMX125 into round three this weekend, where the Dutch youngster will go for his third consecutive overall this year in front of his home crowd, while the smaller EMX150 class will also be taking to the track to compete for round one of the European Championship EMX150 on CRF150’s kindly set up and supplied by Honda.

MXGP

The odds were up against the reigning world champ Antonio Cairoli in Bulgaria, yet it was him who prevailed and further extended his MXGP points lead. While we have come to expect the unexpected this season, it raises the question is there anyone who can stop or even slow down the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider as heads straight for FIM motocross world title number eight?

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Gautier Paulin is probably the most likely to stop Cairoli from claiming a new World Title. The stylish Frenchman has proved he’s got the pace and the ability, but so far has been burdened by bad luck.

Like the Dutch, Belgian’s are also amazing in the sand and they aren’t shy in saying they dig a good sand race. Having grown up in the sand and given his huge amount of progress this year, it could finally be Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek’s time to shine.

Meanwhile Rockstar Energy Suzuki’s duo of Belgians Clement Desalle and Kevin Strijbos, who have done their fair share of laps in the sand, are consistent top three threats. Belgian fans will be betting on Strijbos for a podium this weekend after his fourth here last year, which was then followed up by a second overall in the sand of Lierop (The Netherlands) later that season.

It will be a bitter sweet round of MXGP for Team HRC as they come in confident in Bobby’s (Evgeny Bobryshev) ability to put Honda on the box, especially after his third place here in Valkenswaard last year. Meanwhile on the same note, the team will be guttered to miss their biggest championship threat Max Nagl who had surgery on his wrist late last week after being a victim of a freak accident at a training track in Holland.

Also falling victim to the same wreck as Nagl, Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Todd Waters wound up with two broken bones in his leg which required immediate surgery, a fractured hip and a broken collarbone. It is said the friendly Australian will have to sit out eight weeks but has opted to remain in Europe and attend all the rounds of MXGP as a spectator, “It’s good to stay here and go to the races, at least then I can see the tracks, see how they cut up so I know if I ever have to race there, I can say yeah! I know this track, I have been here before”.

On a happier note, CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Tommy Searle, who was knocking on the door of the top five at the opening round of MXGP in Qatar but was quickly sidelined at the following round in Thailand after an enormous crash over a massive jump broke his wrist, will make his return this weekend.

2013 MX1 Podium

1. Antonio Cairoli

2. Ken De Dycker

3. Evgeny Bobryshev

2013 MX1 POLEMAN: Antonio Cairoli

MX2

Dressed in orange, not only for his country but also for his team, motocross royalty Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings will be the one to watch. The nineteen-year-old Dutch sensation’s skills on a sand track have never been doubted, he has proved time and time again he is one of the best sand riders to ever walk the planet, although his form of late has been firmly challenged which makes us wonder can someone foot it with him on his own turf?

Red plate holder CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Arnaud Tonus has gone on the record to say he is going into this weekend believing he can win, which is great news for the fans and also the best attitude to have as a racer. Although winning against Jeffrey Herlings in the sand may have been touted as impossible, if we have learnt anything this season, it is that nothing is impossible.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier finally turned things around in Bulgaria when he took home two thirds for third overall. Now with his first podium finish of the season under his belt, and with the confidence of second here last year, it will be interesting to see what Frenchman can do.

BikeIT Yamaha Cosworth’s Max Anstie has made some bold statements this year in saying “I realized I could win when I was about 10 years old and I raced Jeffrey (Herlings) in the sand. I know I’m the fastest. There’s no one that can do the things I can do” which could make for some exciting racing this weekend with the animosity between Anstie and Herlings going way back to their 85cc days.

Meanwhile young guns CLS Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Dylan Ferrandis and Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s duo of Aleksandr Tonkov and Romain Febvre can also be surprise contenders this weekend. Ferrandis was hauling in the sand of Lierop last year, when he took second overall behind the king of sand, Jeffrey Herlings.

Kemea Yamaha Racing’s Petar Petrov will also be coming in hot. The Bulgarian rode amazing in front of his home crowd two weeks ago, battling in both races from the back of the pack to come home with an outstanding sixth overall. After spending the last ten years living in Belgium, the Bulgarian has definitely honed his sand skills and could have a shot at his first ever podium finish this weekend.

While MX2 championship threat, Rockstar Energy Suzuki World’s Glenn Coldenhoff took a devastating blow this week when a crash while training tore the ligaments off his knee. The Dutchman went immediately to a specialist who later confirmed he needed immediate surgery. “I am so disappointed. I had maximum points in the Dutch championship and was third in the MX2 World Championship with Valkenswaard next. It would have been a good season, but now I have to focus on coming back from this”.

2013 MX2 Podium

1. Jeffrey Herlings

2. Jordi Tixier

3. Jake Nicholls

2013 MX1 POLEMAN: Glenn Coldenhoff

All the photos of the MXGP of The Netherlands will be available here

TIMETABLE

SATURDAY: EMX150 Free/Timed Practice 08:00; EMX125 Group 1 Free/Timed Practice 08:35; EMX125 Group 2 Free/Timed Practice 09:10; WMX Free Practice 09:45; MX2 Free Practice 10:15; MXGP Free Practice 10:45; WMX Time Practice 11:15; EMX125 Last chance qualifying race 12:20; EMX150 Race 1 13:20; MX2 Time practice 14:00; MXGP Time practice 14:35; WMX Race 1 15:20; MX2 Qualifying race 16:10; MXGP Qualifying race 17:00; EMX125 Race 1 17:40.

SUNDAY: WMX Warm-up 08:20; EMX150 Warm-up 08:40; EMX125 Warm-up 09:00; MX2 Warm-up 09:15; MXGP Warm-up 09:40; WMX Race 2 10:30; EMX150 Race 2 11:15; EMX125 Race 2 12:00; MX2 Race 1 13:15; MXGP Race 1 14:15; MX2 Race 2 16:10; MXGP Race 2 17:10.

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MXGP of the Netherlands

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

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

Two young riders showed really good form last weekend at the Grand Prix of Bulgaria. Spaniard Jorge Zaragoza and Dutch youngster Davy Pootjes won the overall results in the EMX125 and EMX250 classes.

Spanish rider Zaragoza rode well to win the EMX250 class at the Grand Prix of Bulgaria. The young Kawasaki rider is very much a rider with a big future and his present form should help him progress. Here is what he thought of his weekend in Bulgaria.

“I don’t know, I was working hard in the pre-season and I came to Bulgaria to see where I am. On Saturday I was really bad and I was like 25^th, but I passed a lot of guys and got third place, but then I crashed and finished sixth. In the race on Sunday I was fighting all the way and scored second and I got the overall. I don’t know what it is with me and Sevlievo, because I always go well at Sevlievo. The conditions were very different for the two races, on Saturday it was more difficult and wet and on Sunday the track was dry and better for me. I really like my Kawasaki, really happy with it. It is important for me that I can show that Spanish riders are good and maybe one day I can be a top GP rider.”

Pootjes won the EMX125 class at the Grand Prix of Bulgaria and continues to lead the series points. Scoring 1-3, it was hard work for Pootjes as he fought through pain and many crashes. He wasn’t totally happy with his weekend, but glad he still leads the EMX125 series points going into his home race in Valkenswaard.

“Saturday morning in the free practice I had a big crash and hurt my hand and shoulder. In the start I was seventh and came back to win the moto. In the second moto I took the holeshot and I was passed and I wasn’t riding well, in the third lap I felt good and I tried to get the win, but I crashed and I was back in fifth and then I just tried to pass the fourth guy and he crashed and his bike hit me and I crashed again. Then I came back from sixth to third and that was good for me and I got the overall. Of course I am happy I got the overall, but the whole weekend my riding wasn’t good and I was in a lot of pain, but I am happy I have the red plate and I can ride with that plate.”

Now onto Valkenswaard, Holland in 10 days time, where both Zaragoza and Pootjes will try and continue their march to the FIM World Motocross Championships and hopefully a place amongst the present MX2 riders.