2012

Bad weather fails to dampen spirits at the Maxxis Enduro World Championship, as France’s Antoine MEO and Mathias BELLINO are crowned enduro world champions at the GP Radio Suomi Pop of Finland… Adding to the title winning celebrations of day one, KTM’s Antoine MEO (F) was crowned the Enduro 1 World Champion on day two at the penultimate round of the series. Husaberg’s Mathias BELLINO (F) also cl...

The Grand Prix of Benelux started today at Lierop with the MX1 and MX2 qualifying races and the first race of the penultimate round of the UEM EMX250 championship. Antonio Cairoli dominated his qualifying heat from the beginning and Jeffrey Herlings obtained an eventual win after an incredible race going from last to first in the twenty minutes and two laps. MX1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Ant...

Monster Energy Yamaha will again count on the speed and determination of 2011 FIM MX1-GP Motocross World Championship runner-up Steven Frossard for the 2013 campaign set to start next March. The factory team today unveiled the 25 year old Frenchman as the first fixed part of the rider roster for next year. Frossard set the premier class alight with two Grands Prix victories and second place over...

It was time for celebration on day one at the penultimate round of the Maxxis Enduro World Championship at the GP Radio Suomi Pop Finland as KTM’s Christophe NAMBOTIN is crowned the Enduro 3 World Champion… It’s what’s been a stunning year for the Frenchman; NAMBOTIN steered his way to a 12th victory this season to clinch the title. Adding to the KTM celebrations, Frenchman Antoine MEO recovered...

For the seventh KTM Super Test of the season, the Motocross Stadium of Heinola showed almost complete! Not less than 5000 spectators were in attendance and, once again, were not disappointed with the performance that they saw. As usual, Giacomo REDONDI (I - KTM) has outrageously dominated the category FIM Youth Cup 125cc, 2'00'' 34, ahead of the Husaberg rider Jamie MCCANNEY (GB)and Sweden's Mick...

Kiara Fontanesi became Italy and Yamaha’s first FIM Women’s World Champion with her podium finish at Matterley Basin nearly two weeks ago. ‘Fonta’ was clearly a special talent from a very young age. Kiara received her first bike at the age of three as a way of placating a little girl with a motocrossing older brother in a close-knit family. The hunger for speed was shared with a balance beam as sh...

A few hours before the KTM Super Test, the leader of the Enduro 3 class Christophe NAMBOTIN (F - KTM) took few minutes to answer our questions. Great to know more about him, his title dreams and his future...Christophe NAMBOTIN, this summer break was it too difficult to manage?Christophe NAMBOTIN: "It was especially highly anticipated! After Italy and Chabreloche (French Championship), the se...

After the MXGP Festival two weeks ago, the FIM Motocross World Championship reaches the last part of the season and it travels to Lierop, The Netherlands, to celebrate the fourteenth out of sixteen Grand Prix of the 2012 season. It was back in 2010 that Lierop hosted the Benelux MXGP when Marvin Musquin was crowned the MX2 World Champion, so everybody is very excited to have the FIM Motocross Worl...

Today in Australia, Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner received surgery to his ankle, which was damaged after his crash in qualifying for the Indianapolis GP 12 days ago. The procedure was performed by Dr. Lam's team in Sydney's North Shore Private Hospital. Doctors are pleased with how the operation went, and now must wait during this initial recuperation period to see how the ankle is healing. With ...

Just one day before the KTM Super Test of the Grand Prix Radio SuomiPop of Finland, here is the latest news from the paddock...ThanksAlain BLANCHARD (Promoter) and Peter Lazar (Jury President) want to thank the Svea Enduro Klubb and its 380 volunteers for their excellent organization. Robert SVENSSON and the Swedish moto club showed great professionalism and organized one of the most beautiful sta...