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One of the hottest prospects in world motocross, Kay de Wolf is working hard to reach the top of the MX2 class. Enjoying an incredible rookie season in 2021, the Dutchman claimed a race win and four overall podium results, all on his way to securing an impressive seventh overall in the MX2 World Championship. In this enlightening episode of Drop The Gate, we sat down with Kay just a few days after he returned home from the final round of the series, where he shared the full story of his life and career to date.

Possessing a loose and fluid riding style, Kay is always an exciting rider to watch. With his youthful exuberance allowing him to ride hard from the drop of the gate to the chequered flag falling, he’d already delivered two successful seasons of racing in the FIM European Motocross Championships before the 17-year-old progressed to the MX2 World Championship in 2021. Maintaining his remarkable upward trajectory, Kay claimed his first ever overall podium result in just his fourth ever GP, a hugely pivotal career milestone enjoyed at his home race in the Netherlands.

Off track, de Wolf is humble, intelligent, and fully embraces all that comes with racing success – in many ways a shining example of a modern-day racer. With a clear plan for the future, Kay remains grounded, knowing that every sacrifice he’s made to date has helped shaped who he is today.

Watch The Rise of de Wolf for the full story on this incredible athlete.

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 30 November 2021 - Infront Moto Racing and Milestone are pleased to release MXGP 2021, new chapter of the beloved and iconic series of the official FIM Motocross World Championship available digital only for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC Steam.

MXGP 2021 allows players to compete in the official 2021 Championship, playing with more than 40 riders from MXGP and MX2 categories. The Career mode is the starting point: from MX2 championship aiming to reach the MXGP and marking the history, this year the Career Mode offers enhanced immersion thanks to the Real Transfer windows, Contracts, Personal Team, Challenges and additional activities, in which players find both official and new tracks.

For nostalgic players who want to race in the avenue of memories, MXGP 2021 is enriched by four Legacy Tracks, iconic races coming from the legacy of the series. They are Ottobiano (Italy), Ernée (France), Leon (Mexico) and Agueda (Portugal) are available both in Single Player and Multiplayer.

Waypoint enhance the game with the possibility to race on the Playground, create custom challenges and share it with friends. Additionally, players can download other tracks from the community’s database.

The Multiplayer offers many improvements, featuring also qualifications in online lobbies. Players now can even choose from different kinds of experiences such as Custom Tracks,  in which they can create a race and share it online with other players.

The Track Editor closes the circle. Players can create tracks using the powerful tools of the feature, expanding the gameplay experience without any limits, making their track-designer-dreams come true. All the creations are sharable and/or downloadable with the global community.

MXGP 2021 is available digital only for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC Steam.

Watch the launch trailer HERE

About Milestone

Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is one of the leading and longest established racing game developer in the world.  The 200+ people team is responsible for hit series like MotoGP™ and MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame series as well as own IPs Ride and Gravel. Milestone is fully privately owned and independently self-funded. For more information please visit www.milestone.it and www.mxgpvideogame.com

 MXGP2021 - The Official Videogame © 2021 Published and Developed by Milestone S.r.l. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2021 Infront Moto Racing - All rights reserved.

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We’ve reached the final chequered flag and champions have been crowned! It’s almost hard to believe that this incredibly intense and yet very exciting season of the FIM Motocross World Championship is done for another year. And it’s safe to say that the 2021 season has exceeded many of our expectations as we were treated to a front row seat to a historic title fight in MXGP!

It’s been a while since we’ve seen the title fight go down to the final race in the premiere class, especially one that includes three riders who were so close in points. What we witnessed in the rounds leading up to the finale in Città di Mantova were a true test for all three of the title contenders to see who would crack under the immense pressure that they were no doubt feeling.

In the latest issue of MXGP Magazine, we take a look back on the last several rounds of the intense 2021 season of the FIM Motocross World Championship! Read it HERE.

You can find all this plus more in the 99^th issue of MXGP Mag, which you can download for FREE on the Apple Store or Google Play. Read it HERE!

Users who have already downloaded other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the new issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid.

To celebrate Black Friday in the lead up to the most wonderful time of the year, MXGP-Store will be offering 20% off all products on MXGP-Store.com between the 22^nd and 28^th of November! 

Get your hands on all the official FIM Motocross World Championship merchandise or if you’re stuck on Christmas gift ideas, this is the perfect opportunity to give a friend or family member the coolest MXGP merch. 

The 2021 MXGP collection features T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, women’s wear, kids wear, right through to accessories such as caps, beanies, sunglasses, lanyards, stickers, socks, floor mats, umbrellas and much more. Fast worldwide shipping is also available on all products.

So, what are you waiting for? Shop online HERE

Dear MXGP Friends,

Epic! This is the word that comes to my mind to recap the last month and the end of the 2021 MXGP World Championship! 

This season has definitively entered the history of the MXGP as one of the most disputed, spectacular and exciting of its kind. Before MXGP of Spain, Jeffrey Herlings, Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser were separated by just 10 points. More than 20,000 fans came to the Madrid’s track to support Jorge Prado and be spectators of this amazing racing! The organizer of the MXGP of Spain won the Award of the Best Organizer of the season and I can say that they really put the level of welcoming the MX fans to a very high level! 

But coming back to the last sprint of the season, with 5 races in a row in Italy in 20 days on two very different tracks of Pietramurata and Mantova. Nobody could really predict what would happen! And race after race the pressure and the show continued to reach new highs. The MXGP of Pietramurata (Trentino 2) has been probably the most beautiful race of the last 30 years with the battle between the 3 top guns of our championship. The Grand Finale in Mantova with the famous “Winner take it all” during the last race will be in the minds of everybody forever! Romain and Jeffrey started the last gate drop of the year tied on points, something that has never happened in our sport (after 875 points distributed!). I would like to congratulate Jeffrey Herlings for the win but also Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser for their fantastic season!

The last Grand Prix of the season was also very emotional because it was the end of the MXGP career of Antonio Cairoli. Tony is a fantastic champion, but also a fantastic person. He has been racing in the World Championship for 18 years and has been part of the development of the MXGP championship and its entry into the modern era! He won 9 World Titles but the most important thing, he always has been a fantastic ambassador for our sport! On behalf of all the Infront Moto Racing team, I would like to thank him for all that he did for our sport!

Maxime Renaux won his very first MX2 World Championship after a very strong season and performance, putting him on the top of the hierarchy of the MX2 category. It will be very interesting to see next season as the level of MX2 is getting compact again with Vialle and Geerts! 

This fantastic conclusion of the MXGP World Championship is the best reward for all the organizers, partners and workers that never stopped believing and investing in the MXGP despite the Covid-19 crisis and all the challenges that it brought the last 2 years. This last month and all the emotions that our favorite sport created to our fans worldwide is the biggest reward for all of us. The last two years have been very difficult to allow us to deliver a complete championship, but we managed to make 18 Grand Prix and the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations. We are on the right path back to normality! The answer from the public was fantastic. From the MXGP of Germany we were able to host more public and we saw the attendance growing up until the end of the season.  

I would like to thank the FIM, FIM Europe, all our organizers, our partners, the manufacturers for their great support and all the riders, from the EMX65cc to the MXGP, for the great show they gave to all of us this season!

We cannot wait to arrive in February 2022 to start again the engines! 

David Luongo

CEO of Infront Moto Racing 

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 19 November 2021 – Infront Moto Racing is excited to share that the November issue of MXGP Magazine is now online! 

The 99^th edition of the monthly magazine features MXGP World Champion Jeffrey Herlings as we dive deeper into his title winning season. 

The November issue also takes a look at what happened in the last Grand Prix’s with our Racing Catch-Up as well as a recap of the Fox Holeshot competition from Spain, Trentino and Mantova and who were the eventual winners of the award in 2021!

We’ve also got some special features on the annual MXGP Awards as well as the brand-new Junior e-Motocross series, along with an interesting read in the Vintage Bike section as well as our Hall of Fame which features David “Le Cobra” Vuillemin this month!

You can find all this plus more in the 99^th issue of MXGP Mag, which you can download for FREE on the Apple Store or Google Play. Read it HERE!

Users who have already downloaded other issues on their iOS device can automatically download the new issue by opening the News Stand and clicking on the cover of the MXGP Mag. Whereas those readers using an Android device will be able to download the magazine for free thanks to this app: http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid.

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 19 November 2021 – While we still remember an incredible season finale of the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship, Infront Moto Racing is delighted to share the early-bird offer available for the 2022 season MXGP-TV package!

We’ve had another incredible year at MXGP-TV full of historic race action which has been LIVE streamed all over the world. And in order to celebrate the end of a great season as well as the release of the 2022 racing calendar, we are offering a jump start for the 2022 season, with a FULL Season MXGP-TV Early Bird Promo that gives access to:

·      LIVE and OnDemand races from all 2022 MXGP events​

·      LIVE and OnDemand 2022 MXGP MX2 Qualifying heats

·      LIVE and OnDemand Saturday and Sunday EMX and WMX Championships races​

·      3 days LIVE and OnDemand races from the 2022 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations​

·      All Exclusive “behind the gate” 2022 Video Magazines

·      Available on your favourite device!

Don’t miss the chance to save big and watch what is bound to be another intense season of racing as we prepare to watch Jeffrey Herlings defend his title!

Sign up & purchase your 2022 MXGP-TV pass now with our special early bird discount and enjoy a year of amazing racing from anywhere you like. Get yours HERE!  

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MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 17 November 2021 – Infront Moto Racing is delighted to share the provisional calendar for the 2022 season of the FIM Motocross World Championship as well as the EMX and WMX series.

The 2022 MXGP calendar features 20 Grand Prix’s along with the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations which will head to Red Bud in the United States!

Next year the series will head to venues such as Matterley Basin, Oss, Pietramurata, Kegums, Orlyonok, Riola Sardo, intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos, Teutschenthal and more. While we will also see the return of some favourites including two rounds in France in Ernée and St. Jean d’Angely, Uddevalla, and a double round in Indonesia with Jakarta and Semarang!

The series will kick off in Matterley Basin for the MXGP of Great Britain on the 19^th/20^th of February, followed by the MXGP of Argentina, whose venue will be announced shortly, then The Netherlands, Trentino, Latvia, MFR and Sardegna. The following round will be the Monster Energy MXGP of France, then Germany, two Grand Prix in Indonesia followed by the MXGP of Czech Republic, Flanders (Belgium) and Sweden after a couple of years’ break, followed by the awaited debut of the MXGP of Finland in Iitti-KymiRing, then Charente Maritime (France), the Bitci MXGP of Turkey and the concluding round of the series on the 17^th/18^th of September which will be announced soon.

For the ‘TBA’ events that are yet to be announced, Infront Moto Racing is negotiating with various European and Overseas organisers to offer some more exciting venues!

As already announced at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Mantova this season, the Motocross of European Nations will take place in Krasnodar in 2022 on the 2^nd of October while the YZ bLU cRU Superfinale will be held on the 18^th of September in 2022 and the venue will be announced shortly.

Additionally, the Junior Motocross World Championship is taking place in Vanta, Finland on August the 28^th 2022.

Infront Moto Racing is excited about the upcoming season and would like to thank all the organisers for their cooperation in creating another exciting calendar to host the best motocross racing in the world.

Click HERE to download the 2022 MXGP Calendar

Now is the perfect time for you to make the most of our early-bird offer for the 2022 TV pass on MXGP-TV.com! For just 99.99€ you will get access to all the LIVE and replay coverage of all the races in the upcoming season, along with episodes of the exclusive behind-the-gate series and much more. Visit www.mxgp-tv.com for more information.

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Husqvarna Motorcycles is pleased to confirm the signing of former EMX250 champion Roan Van De Moosdijk for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. In joining the Nestaan MX2 run Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team, Van De Moosdijk will compete in the MX2 World Championship alongside fellow Dutchman Kay de Wolf. Forming a highly competitive line-up, the duo are set to race aboard proven FC 250 machinery.

Just one year after placing third in his debut season in the hotly contested EMX250 series in 2018, Roan claimed the title in 2019 after a season-long battle for the championship. Stepping up to the MX2 World Championship for 2020, the now 21-year-old immediately impressed with three overall podium results from the first five rounds. Two further top-three finishes followed later in the year, with the Dutchman securing a maiden race victory and claiming second overall at the MXGP of Lommel. Roan would ultimately place seventh in the final standings.

Bringing everything he learned in his rookie MX2 season into 2021, Roan enjoyed another promising campaign start, claiming three third-place moto finishes to lie fifth in the series standings after the first four rounds. Frustratingly, a broken scaphoid sustained following a crash at the MXGP of Czech Republic prevented him from delivering what was set to be his breakout season in the MX2 World Championship.

Fully healed and excited to begin riding his new FC 250, Roan, alongside new teammate Kay de Wolf, will soon begin testing in readiness for the opening round of the 2022 MX2 World Championship.

Roan Van De Moosdijk: “I’m so pleased to be joining the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 team, it’s really a very special moment in my career. This season has been tough, but I’m putting that behind me and looking forward to working with the team and having Kay as my new teammate. I have a really good feeling about things, and I know that at the start of this season things were going well, and that my speed and fitness was where it needed to be to challenge for the podium. I’ll have the best bike and the best support next year, so I just want to keep working and improving through the winter and get back to where I was and then give 2022 everything I have. Finally, it looks like the season will be back to normal, and I’m really looking forward to that. I want to say thanks to everyone that has made this happen – I can’t wait to get onto my new bike and to start our winter testing and training.”

Rasmus Jorgensen - Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 Team Manager: “We’re thrilled to have Roan in our team and can’t wait to get him settled in, and then start working in preparation for 2022. Overall, this year was a very positive season for our team – we want to keep that momentum rolling into 2022 and with Roan racing alongside Kay we believe we have a very strong line-up. At the start of this year Roan was riding so well, he put in some really impressive motos, and really showed what he is capable of. We really believe he’ll be a great fit for our team and at 21 has the right mix of age and experience to excel in MX2. On our bike, with the full technical support we can offer him, he’ll have all that he needs to develop further as a racer. After a short break to rechange the batteries a little after the long season we’ve had, we’ll soon start building towards 2022. We can’t wait to get started.”

Robert Jonas – VP Motorsports Offroad: “Husqvarna Motorcycles is very pleased to be welcoming Roan into the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 team alongside Kay. The team did a fantastic job this season and is 100% focused on bigger and better results in 2022. Clearly the MX2 World Championship is hugely competitive but Roan, like Kay, has shown that he has the speed and skills to challenge for the podium. That, together with the support and guidance he will receive from both the team and everyone within Motorsports in Austria, will give him all he needs to further develop as a MX2 GP racer with Husqvarna Motorcycles.”

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MOANCO (Principality of Monaco) 15 November 2020 – MXGP are excited to have continued the FOX Holeshot competition that ran throughout the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship, together with MXGP partner Fox.

How does the competition work?

During both MXGP and MX2 races, the rider who crosses the white line painted on the ground at the exit of the first corner will be awarded 1 point. At the end of the season, the 2 riders, one per category, with the most Fox Holeshot points will win the mega prize!

As always, this season the starts were crucial as for most of the riders, especially the title contenders, a good start was important to getting the race win and picking up some vital championship points. 

The Fox Holeshot Award crown in MXGP went to Jorge Prado of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing as the Spaniard showed time and time again that he is unbeatable out of the gate. Throughout the 2021 season, he collected 18 Fox Holeshots, while this years championship runner-up Romain Febvre of Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team was second with six ahead of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings.

This year’s Fox Holeshot Award in the MX2 class went to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who for the second year in a row was unmatched in terms of getting out of the gate as he racked up 22 Fox Holeshots. His closest rival was his teammate Mattia Guadagnini who ended his season with four black plaques ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Maxime Renaux who had three points.

Both Vialle and Prado, received their FOX Holeshot cheques during the annual MXGP Awards which was streamed LIVE to audiences worldwide on MXGP’s YouTube channel and www.MXGP-TV.com

Watch the Fox Holeshot Films from the MXGP of Città di Mantova below.