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Team USA OUT of MX of Nations

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Team USA has pulled out of the MX of Nations in Italy this month due to tightening travel restrictions due to the pandemic. The official statement says: The American Motorcyclist Association will not participate in the 2021 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Motocross of Nations, Sept. 25-26 in Mantova, Italy. Ongoing COVID-19

Double-headed Turkey bonus!

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The summer break is officially behind us, as it is time to get back to racing and continue this incredible season of the FIM Motocross World Championship. MXGP will finally return to Afyonkarahisar after missing out on a Grand Prix in Turkey last season due to COVID-19 related difficulties and in

Team GB ‘no’ to Nations Sidecarcross

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Team GB will not be contesting the Sidecar Cross of Nations in France. Following the tireless work by Team Manager, Dan Chamberlain to secure a strong team that could contest for a top result at the event, the decision has been made to miss the event for this year and

Ben Watson ups his training before Turkish MXGP

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After a four-week break in the MXGP calendar, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP and MX2 teams are excited for the FIM Motocross World Championship to resume this weekend as the series heads to Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, for the first time since 2019. The season will restart with an action-packed double-header

Febvre to stay at factory Kawasaki

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Romain Febvre has signed a direct contract with KHI, the Kawasaki factory to compete in MXGP for 2022 and 2023. The deal is a tangible indication of the confidence Kawasaki has in the World Championship potential of the 29 year old from Epinal, the capital of the Vosges department of

JM Honda to replace injured Cervellin

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he hunt is on to replace Michele Cervellin of JM Racing Honda who suffered a huge setback during a training session this week when he crashed and dislocated his shoulder. It effectively means the end of Cervellin's season, since the world championship series will soon resume with many races packed

EMX 125 leader out with broken leg

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Norwegian Hakon Osterhagen broke his leg in a crash while testing this week. The factory Fantic rider, who won the World Junior title recently, is leading the EMX125 championship which he led from the opening round at Matterley. The next round of the EMX series is in Germany in

Philippaerts back racing in MXGP

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Former world champion David Philippaerts is to make a racing return to the MXGP championship this year, starting at Tuetschenthal in Germany on October 3. The Italian, MX1 world champion in 2008, quit GPs in 2016 but still contests some Italian races. This year the 37-year-old is team coach at Ghidinelli Racing

Barr talks of shock Nations snub

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After 15 years on the Irish MX of Nations team, Martin Barr has been dropped for 2021. He's opened up about the shock news with the following statement: "I've thought long and hard today about how I wanted to approach this.. As expected I'm extremely disappointed and feel I've been unfairly

Barr axed from Ireland Nations squad

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Martin Barr has been dropped from Ireland's Nations team, which will be Stuart Edmonds in MX3, Jason Meara in MX1 and Jake Sheridan in MX2. Barr isn't even reserve, that's Glenn McCormick. Barr has been a mainstay of the team for over a decade and although is not having his best

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