Follow every results from the first day of racing of the 2025 MXGP of St.Jean D´Angely Round 3 of the MXGP Motocross World Championship so be sure to scroll down for the latest results sheet For even more updates be sure to follow us on Instagram @mx1onboard The FIM Motocross World Championship swings into its third round at the classic French venue of the Circuit du Pay de Poursay at Saint Jean D’Angely The MXGP class saw a dominant French 1-2 at the opening round in Argentina with Maxime Renaux taking the win for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP ahead of Febvre but at last weekend’s MXGP of Castilla La Mancha it was Gajser who had a perfect weekend for Honda HRC He now holds the red plate and a 20-point advantage over Febvre it’s Kay de Wolf who holds the red #1 plate for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing with a six-point lead over his teammate and Cozar winner Liam Everts The French crowd will be cheering for last week’s Qualifying Race winner Thibault Benistant who was injured at this circuit in practice last year and will be looking for better memories as he tries to climb from sixth in the series for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Reigning EMX250 Champion Mathis Valin will also hope to be fit after hurting his wrist in Spain but he will try to line up for Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 for his first GP on home soil Top 5 MXGP Standings after Round 2 (of 20) Honda HRC crew dominate the free practice in both classes fresh from his first race win and podium a week ago at Castilla La Mancha it was a 1-2 for the red riders with Tim Gajser on top followed closely by his teammate Ruben Fernandez +0.118 Tim Gajser with the pole position for the second GP in a row as he edges local hero Romain Febvre by almost a second In the MX2 class Benistant earns his first time practice Rookie Lucas Coenen won his first-career MXGP Qualifying Race in only his hird start in the premier class The KTM Red Bull rider led every lap from the begginning and in the last minutes he manage Gajser´s pressure Back-to-back Qualfying Race win for Thibault Benistant but is Liam Everts who claim the Red-Plate by 2 points over Kay de Wolf Sacha Coenen had a big crash while running P1 GateDrop.com A dramatic MX2 race saw Thibault Benistant win at home after some late-race craziness to the top two riders Sacha Coenen was out front having pulled a gap on Kay de Wolf with the Dutchman seemingly locked into second even if Benistant was catching but then De Wolf couldn’t get over an uphill double as his bike ground to a halt with a gearbox issue and the world champ was forced to DNF Coenen meanhile was out front with a nearly a ten second lead only to get cross-rutted on a downhill and go down HARD Somehow he got up and still finished sixth but he was holding his ribs on the way back to the pits 🇫🇷AHORA! Durísima caída de Sacha Coenen cuando lideraba la manga clasificatoria de MX2. Benistant asume el primer lugar a 2 vueltas del final 🆙 🎥: @mxgp pic.twitter.com/oRxM0O2T8l It all means Liam Everts who held Camden McLellan off for third is now the championship leader in MX2 something that Liam would not have imagined a month before Argentina when he didn’t know if he would even be able to race The third round of the FIM Motocross World Championship was held in Saint Jean d’Angely in Southern France for the MXGP of Europe The normal hard-packed and rocky conditions were unusually wet which created another obstacle for the competitors to fight against Tim Gajser once again swept the MXGP races and further extended his points lead while Andrea Adamo scored his first overall win of the year Tim Gajser is proving he’s the one to beat once again in the MXGP series The Honda HRC rider led nearly every lap over the weekend and took control of the lead in race one by just the second turn Gajser put it on cruise control and managed the lead from the front He rode away to a safe three-second win over French native Romain Febvre and MXGP rookie Lucas Coenen Race two saw Glenn Coldenhoff take the early advantage on his Factory Fantic The Dutchman is fresh off his first podium of the year and used that momentum to lead the first five laps of the second moto had other plans as he marched his way to the front and overtook Coldenhoff for the top spot Once again Gajser couldn’t be stopped as he sprinted away to a near 20-second lead he swept the weekend and further extended his points lead to 29 over Febvre “It was a good day of racing for me,” Gajser said even though the track was quite sketchy with deep ruts bumps and tricky acceleration points—it definitely wasn’t easy to ride so I was glad to get out front early and take the lead quickly in race one Lucas [Coenen] pushed hard at the beginning and then Romain [Febvre] closed in near the end Febvre crossed the line in second and used 2-2 finishes to take second overall in front of his home fans especially after a tough weekend last time out,” Febvre said “My starts weren’t great in either moto and in the second one I got hit off the start and almost went over the bars so to come back and finish just 10 seconds off the lead This marks the KTM rider’s first trip to the overall MXGP podium “I’m very happy with my first podium and to get that out of the way,” Coenen said and the track demanded full concentration; at one point I don’t need to push more and let’s get the podium.’ It’s all part of the process—learning adapting and building speed with each round.” The MX2 field saw a new points leader start Sunday’s racing as Liam Everts’ performance in the qualifying race earned him the red plate The Belgian rider knocked off a great start in race one and found his way to the lead by lap three the two factory KTMs of Simon Laengenfelder and Andrea Adamo gave chase and moved into podium positions This dropped Everts from first to third in the matter of a few short laps Race two saw tricky track conditions after the on-and-off rains but the KTM rider crashed spectacularly just a few moments later down the first major descent This put moto-one-winner Laengenfelder into the lead on lap one Everts put on a charge from second and passed for the lead Multiple lead changes gave the French fans something to cheer for as their rider made his way to the front and passed Everts for the top spot as former MX2 champion Andrea Adamo tailed Benistant at the front These two put on a show as they duked it out for the final five laps Adamo eventually made the pass and held on for the win by just under one second at the line 2-1 finishes gave him the advantage for the weekend’s overall win with Längenfelder claiming second and Benistant taking third Everts finished fourth overall but still leads the championship points by three over Laengenfelder and five ahead of teammate Kay de Wolf “I’m super happy about this win,” Adamo said I knew I had to win the race to take the GP overall Thibault [Benistant] and I were pushing to the limit—it was intense but clean racing I’ve worked a lot on my mindset after last season—learning from mistakes and trying to turn negatives into something useful.” CN Sacha Coenen was out front with a big lead in the MX2 qualifying race in St Jean d’Angely after pulling away from Kay de Wolf and then havign de Wolf DNF with what looked like a gearbox issue it could not have been going any better until Coenen with just a couple of minutes left in the race got cross-rutted and went down hard The tough little Belgian somehow got himself gathered up and back on the Red Bull KTM and hung on for sixth but he was holding his back and ribs as he rode The European MXGP had Tim Gajser (once again) as the great dominator in this season start with the Honda HRC rider claiming another double victory In France and at the Saint Jean d’Angely track Gajser once again had no rivals at his level and in the first race only Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) provided some “shadow” to the Slovenian who finished with a 3.930s advantage over the home rider who had been the fastest in qualifying during yesterday finished third and ended a long 30.497s behind Mattia Guadagnini (Ducati) performed well and finished fourth Rúben Fernández was the fifth-placed rider it almost seemed like a copy of what happened in the first with Gajser winning again but this time by a much larger margin: 19.307s difference to Febvre with Coenen this time staying closer to second place crossing the finish line just over 2 seconds later Glenn Coldenhoff (Fantic) was fourth and Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) was fifth and the best Yamaha representative Gajser claimed all 50 points available and was the big winner of the GP Results in Saint Jean d’Angely – Click to enlarge: The sun may have lit up the Águeda circuit this weekend but it was Lucas Coenen who truly brought the heat The Belgian KTM rider dominated both motos.. Tim Gajser will miss the MXGP of Portugal due to injury But there is also positive news: Maxime Renaux has been cleared to compete in this round of.. leader of the MXGP Motocross World Championship will not be present at the seventh round of the season taking place this weekend.. the seventh round of the Motocross World Championship season with both MXGP and MX2 classes hitting the track in Águeda Lucas Coenen secured his first-ever win in the premier class of the MXGP Motocross World Championship this Monday at the MXGP of Switzerland – and did so by.. Lucas Coenen claimed victory in the first race of the MXGP of Switzerland a round of the MXGP World Motocross Championship in Frauenfeld © 2024 Motociclismo - All rights reserved Motociclismo Please enter your username or email address to reset your password © 2024 Motociclismo - All rights reserved Motociclismo Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Monster Energy Triumph Factory Racing’s Guillem Farres was unfortunately ruled out of the MXGP of Europe at Saint Jean d’Angely Farres was immediately assessed by medical staff and taken to the hospital for further evaluation where he underwent thorough tests and MRI scans although he sustained a concussion and will need to rest while following the recovery protocol Monster Energy Triumph Racing Team Manager Guillem was checked by the medical team at the track and then taken to the hospital for further evaluations He underwent thorough tests and MRI scans and was released on Saturday night although he does have a concussion and will need to rest while following the protocol for recovery.” Camden McLellan had a mixed weekend but still managed to finish eighth overall with a 10-9 result across the two races Despite showing strong speed in qualifying and moving from 12th to 4th in the qualifying race McLellan struggled with crashes during the motos I’m very happy with my feeling on the bike and the steps we’ve made this weekend We’re definitely on the right track—the speed and fitness are there—but I just need to eliminate the small mistakes especially as I landed on the podium in Riola last year so I’m looking forward to the next GP for sure.” “Camden had a strong qualifying race where he came through the pack showing the strength and speed that he has aboard the TF 250-X we couldn’t translate that into the results we know he’s capable of but everything is there for him to fight for positions closer to the front We need to put it all together for the two motos on Sunday There are positives to take away from this weekend and we’ll continue working hard in preparation for the next one which was a great race for him last year.” McLellan now lies ninth in the MX2 standings and McLellan is eager to return to the sand track where he previously earned a podium finish news and updates from the second day of racing of the 2025 MXGP of Saint D´Angely The glorious Circuit de Puy Poursay near the village of Saint Jean d’Angely saw a sizeable crowd braving mixed weather conditions for the first day of the MXGP of Europe the third round of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship The MXGP Qualifying Race saw a sensational first career win on a 450 for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rookie Lucas Coenen seeing off a late charge from Championship leader Tim Gajser who extended his points lead for Honda HRC as his teammate Ruben Fernandez took third position Thibault Benistant took his Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 machine to a loudly-hailed second Qualifying victory in a row That was after an eventful race that saw issues for reigning World Champion Kay de Wolf as his Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Liam Everts took over the red plate in MX2 with third behind Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Simon Laengenfelder suffered a violent crash through some advertising boards and on to the start straight although he showed his toughness by remounting in third place SATURDAY FULL RESULTS Top 5 MXGP Standings after Qualifying Race Third win of the season for Tim Gajser who went wire-to-wire in the opening moto it was the first win of the season for Simon Langenfelder after making a pass over Liam Everts Tim Gajser dominates the second moto and the GP as well with another 1-1 Andrea Adamo got his first overall win since the MXGP of Finland eighteen months ago Tim Gajser led a Honda 1-2 in free practice at St Jean d’Angely with Ruben Fernandez second with Febvre and Renaux third and fourth and Vlaanderen rounding out the top five Lucas Coenen was seventh just behind Isak Gifting who is showing serious sprint speed this season Feruccio Zanchi showed his speed is for real in any condition in 2025 going fastest in free practice in France from Sacha Coenen and Liam Everts with Honda teammate Lata fourth and French favourite Benistant fifht Thibault Benistant emerged victorious in the qualifying race for the MXGP of Europe part of the MX2 Motocross World Championship The race took place this Saturday in Saint Jean d’Angely Sacha Coenen (Red Bull KTM) led for most of the race but suffered a heavy crash just over two minutes from the end Although the Belgian got back up without major injuries Benistant (Monster Energy Yamaha) had just moved into second place and seized the opportunity to take the lead He then pulled away from Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull KTM) to win by 7.927s Liam Everts (Nestaan Husqvarna) secured third place followed by Camden Mc Lellan (Monster Energy Triumph) in fourth and Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM) in fifth Andrea Adamo (KTM) delivered a flawless performance at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Águeda winning both MX2 motos and asserting himself as a title contender with a maximum.. Justin Barcia will miss the final stages of the AMA Supercross season after injuring his knee during the East Rutherford round over Easter weekend Joel Evans died following a serious crash during the third round of the Australian ProMX – the national motocross championship of Australia Tom Vialle clinched victory at the Pittsburgh round of the AMA Supercross 250SX East taking over the championship lead with just one race left in the season Race One:  Tim Gajser took the win in a static race with Romain Febvre putting on a charge with a smoking Kawasaki at the end but Gajser was always in control Lucas Coenen took third as Renaux blew the start and finished tenth Gajser is in complete charge of this championship already Race Two: Tim Gajser went from fifth to first in ten minutes then Coenen and race leader Coldenhoff as he checked out to win his second GP in a row and underline the fact that no-one else Romain Febvre had a bad start but rode well to get to second but Maxime Renaux was fifth right behind Gajser in the opening laps but dropped it and had to come from tenth all the way back to fifth by the end of the moto and more crucial points lost he is now a whopping 46 back of Gajser already Febvre took second overall with Coenen riding smart for third overall and his first MXGP podium but they are all searching for a way to run with and then beat a primetime Tim Gajser who has a 29 point lead over second place Romain Febvre in the championship already said: “It was a really good two days of riding When I was in the lead I made a little gap and controlled the race The MXGP and MX2 World Championship had another round this weekend the third so far – the MXGP of Europe – with Saint Jean d’Angely hosting the categories in another round of great excitement with Tim Gajser (Honda HRC) dominating the two heats of the category and thus winning the GP with the first heat even being won by Simon Laengenfelder (KTM) with both separated by two points in the final count Check out the video of the best moments of MXGP and MX2 on the French track: Simon Längenfelder sealed his second win of the day at the MXGP of Switzerland in the MX2 Motocross World Championship clinching the overall victory in Frauenfeld Alvisi and Katona set the pace in EMX125 timed qualification with Cole McCullough showing his pace with third in group two EMX125 Group 1 – Timed Practice:  EMX125 Group 2 – Timed Practice:  The 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship shifts to the classic French venue of St Jean d’Angely this weekend, as the Circuit du Pay de Poursay hosts the MXGP of Europe, the third round of the series MXGP Championship leader Tim Gajser has won the last three Grands Prix at this hillside circuit and comes in with a twenty-point margin for Honda HRC over French hero Romain Febvre, who will be looking for a second GP win at this venue in front of his passionate home fans The Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP leader has his countryman Maxime Renaux just a point behind him for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP and will be equally as keen to give the packed valley of French fans something to cheer about reigning World Champion Kay de Wolf leads the series by six points over his Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Liam Everts, as the pair have shared the first two GP wins between them  French hero Thibault Benistant has won at St Jean in the past and after a Qualifying Race win in Spain put him back in the title picture the spectacular Frenchman would dearly love to get “La Marseillaise” played around the hillsides for his fans and Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team members With Tom Guyon making history in front of his native fans by racing a Triumph in the MXGP class for the first time, Mathis Valin racing his first GP on home soil and Quentin Prugnières always fast around St Jean the local fans have plenty of excuses to make noise and create an incredible atmosphere around the French countryside Janis Reisulis made two decisive passes on Mancini and then early race leader to take the lead by lap two and pull away from the win even if Adrien Petit did push hard at the end to close the gap down a little but Reisulis said he was taking it easy and didn’t want to take any risks Janis Reisulis had a repeat of the first moto taking the lead on lap one and pulling away for the win as yet Adriem Petit came on strong late but it wasn’t enough to get close enough to Reisulis to make the pass with Noel Zanocz taking third to underline his talent in his first year on a 250f Lucas Coenen held off Tim Gajser to win his first race in MXGP and he was pumped with his performance Coenen took the holeshot and rode a flawless race even when Gajser pushed hard in the final couple of laps to show his true potential on the 450 now he is getting back to full health Once Lucas figures out how to win he usually wins multiple times – will that happen again in MXGP Ruben Fernandez was third with Renaux fourth but he will be disappointed after stalling while runnung second and giving Gajser two more points in the championship gave Gajser more points in the championship Go on-board with young French talent Quentin-Marc Prugnieres as he does some free practice laps in front of his home crowd at the French GP Maxime Renaux has revealed that he has been competing with a broken right hand an injury sustained during a training session just days before the second round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Cozar After opening his 2025 MXGP title campaign with a victory in Córdoba the Frenchman suffered fractures to two metacarpal bones in his right hand during training The injury required immediate surgery in Belgium where plates were inserted to stabilize the bones medical clearance allowed the 24-year-old to race at both the Cozar and Saint Jean d’Angely rounds the Frenchman fought through the pain to salvage 64 championship points keeping himself in contention as he currently sits third in the MXGP standings “I broke two metacarpal bones during training on Tuesday before the race in Spain,” the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP rider explained I fought with everything I had to stay in this championship it’s still a miracle that I could be on the gate at all I wish I could have performed better and ridden to my full potential Renaux now enters a two-week recovery period before the MXGP of Sardegna in Riola Sardo His medical team expects significant improvement with hopes that he will be closer to full fitness for the demanding sand race the third round of the FIM Motocross World Championship took place at the challenging Saint Jean d’Angely track in France where unpredictable weather made conditions difficult for all riders Mattia Guadagnini and Jeremy Seewer from the Aruba.it – Ducati Factory MX Team battled hard to secure strong finishes Guadagnini made an impressive start in the first moto moving quickly from sixth to fourth and holding his ground to finish in fourth place but fought back relentlessly to finish 13th Guadagnini recovered from a poor start and pushed through the pack to secure a seventh-place finish earning a fourth overall for the day and climbing to seventh in the championship standings finishing 10th after a solid effort throughout the race Both riders displayed grit and determination “I’m really satisfied with this Sunday in France We needed a good result and a solid points haul to move on from last Sunday’s race I got off to a strong start and managed to pull away early I struggled with arm pump throughout the race but I tried to avoid making too many mistakes but I went wide at the first corner and lost several positions I had a great feeling with the bike and the track I was aggressive and made several overtakes in the early laps I’m really happy with how I feel on the bike – this is the most important thing – and I’m confident we’ll get more quality results.” These crazy conditions just seem to follow us We’re clearly struggling in these conditions We’ve already made a lot of progress; we just need more time and we’re working on it while staying focused on the future.” The team will be back for the MXGP of Sardegna (ITA) on April 6th Changeable conditions with bursts of sunshine and showers couldn’t dampen the excitement at the MXGP of Europe round three of the FIM Motocross World Championships held at the glorious Circuit du Puy de Poursay in southwestern France The passionate Saint Jean d’Angely crowd had plenty to shout about with French favourites Romain Febvre and Thibault Benistant on the podium though two former World Champions dashed their hopes at the top of their game made it four in a row with two brilliant race wins though Romain Febvre nearly hunted him down in race one who celebrated his first podium result in the premier class 2023 MX2 World Champion Andrea Adamo broke a 20-month win drought claiming victory in race two after a thrilling battle with Thibault Benistant Adamo’s ride was a real standout as he wrestled his way to the second race win ending his long wait for another Grand Prix victory “I’m super happy about this win—it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster Thibault and I were pushing to the limit—it was intense but clean racing three points behind new Championship leader Liam Everts The reigning Champion had a tougher day in France and now sits third in points behind Laengenfelder The French fans were full of hope as Romain Febvre set the fastest time in the morning Warm-Up whose early lead saw many fans searching through their programmes to identify the #300 rider held on behind Gajser for the first few laps But Coenen and Febvre soon cut through the field and Gajser’s main challenge came from Febvre After a difficult MXGP of Castilla La Mancha the Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team saw Mattia Guadagnini charge into fourth place from an outside gate pick early Championship leader Maxime Renaux suffered a poor start and crossed the line in 15th at the end of the first lap falling over Guadagnini’s back wheel and losing fifth to Ruben Fernandez closed to within a second of him near the final laps The Slovenian held on to secure his 94th career GP win by nearly four seconds but it was Coldenhoff who claimed the Holeshot Award despite feeling sore from a crash in practice with Isak Gifting following closely behind moving past Gifting and then catching Coenen by lap four after nearly being involved in a first-corner pile-up that took out Vlaanderen fought his way up to seventh by the end of the first lap Gajser had passed Coldenhoff and was putting in the fastest laps of the day while Febvre continued his fight to take fifth Gajser took a solid victory to secure his 51st career GP win and extend his Championship lead to 29 points Febvre moved up to second overall in the standings and Coenen delighted in his first podium in MXGP Gajser reflected on his day: “It was a good day of racing for me even though the track was quite sketchy with deep ruts and tricky acceleration points—it definitely wasn’t easy to ride so I was glad to get out front early and take the lead quickly in Race 1 acknowledging his tough weekend last time out: “I’m quite happy to finish second especially after a tough weekend last time out the track actually got better—it added some challenge and allowed us to make more of a difference out there Yesterday it felt like a highway—really fast and too equal—but today was more technical setting high expectations among his home crowd with Karlis Reisulis taking the Holeshot Award and holding the lead for the first three laps worked his way forward to challenge Reisulis with Everts emerging as the first to make a move on the Latvian rider De Wolf and Benistant were fighting to catch up after less-than-ideal starts with Laengenfelder eventually taking the lead on lap nine passed both Laengenfelder and Everts on lap 12 to take second Sacha Coenen claimed his second Holeshot Award of the year but suffered a massive crash early on He remounted and bravely fought to salvage 14th but his hopes for a strong finish were dashed Laengenfelder held a solid lead but was soon under pressure from Adamo who passed him in a stunning outside-to-inside move at the top of a steep downhill Adamo’s move earned him his first GP win since Finland in July 2023 This is a step in the right direction,” Adamo said moving just three points behind Everts in the Championship standings narrowly missing out on a second-place finish The battle for the title in MX2 is intensifying with Everts still holding the Championship lead The stars of both classes will now prepare for the MXGP of Sardegna where they will brush up on their sand skills in anticipation of round four The race may also see the return of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing legend Jeffrey Herlings With the EMX125 moto getting moved to the last of the day they had to deal with the most difficult conditions for race one It was Faure and Mantovani at the front around the first couple of corners but Mancini was quickly on the move The Italian made the tough conditions look easy compared to the rest of the riders and ended up winning by more than thirty five seconds Faure made a mistake but still did well on his MJC Yamaha finishing second ahead of Noel Zanocz who was outside the top fifteen on lap one Bervoets rode a good solid race to finish in fifth behind Perez Doensen was fifteenth on the first lap and could only recover to eighth in the tough conditions McCullough was twenty-eighth on lap one before coming home in fourteenth The track crew did the best they could overnight and this morning to fix the track the best they could to make it more rideable but it didn’t take long for the track to get sticky and heavy in race two Faure got another great start but Zanocz flew around the outside of the young French rider to get to the front Mancini give Zanocz some pressure early in the moto but the Hungarian responded and then pulled away at the front in what was a Fantic 1-2 Faure was looking very comfortable in third but then had a crash with a couple of laps to go promoting Doensen up to third but Faure still did enough to get on the podium with the Fantic’s McCullough was thirteenth on the first lap but rode really well to get up to sixth and started to catch Ozolins for fifth He then had a crash over the waves which lead to a DNF as he had issues restarting the bike This section of the website is exclusively reserved for members of the FIM Family: CONUs members and honorary members of the commissions You are a member of the FIM Family and do not have your access? Do not hesitate to contact us Sign in The FIM is also involved in non-sport activities - tourism or sport-related activities such as women in motorcycling sustainability is linked to both sporting and non-sporting areas as is the educational side we are developing to get the new generation on 2 wheels We inform you about all aspects of the motorcycling world the MXGP of Charente Maritime will see the return of Saint Jean d’Angely to the FIM Motocross World Championship calendar for the penultimate round of the 2022 campaign All eyes will be on the title battle between Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jago Geerts and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle who enter the second of the French GPs with a 15-point difference in the championship standings Could the home GP give Vialle the boost he needs to take back control of the lead We’ll find out at the MXGP of Charente Maritime the MXGP of Charente Maritime will also host the YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup SuperFinale that will see more than 100 riders of Europe's top-performing YZ125 85 and 65 riders go head-to-head for one of the biggest junior races of the season that will also give them the chance to win an invite to the bLU cRU Masterclass that will see them being coached by former Factory Yamaha rider Brian Jorgensen and some of the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory riders With Team HRC’s Tim Gajser securing the MXGP title last weekend in Finland this means the focus shifts onto the other medal places still up for grabs in these final two GPs these next two races will hopefully be far more enjoyable rather than the stress-filled Finnish Grand Prix and the last couple of races where he hasn't performed as well as he would have hoped Now with the gold plate solidified on the front of his Honda machine and with great memories from Saint Jean d’Angely from 2019 we will hopefully see the Slovenian back to his old winning ways Last weekend was also a big one for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing MXGP who made history with the first ever Yamaha 1-2-3 on an MXGP podium Glenn Coldenhoff finally made his comeback to the top step of the podium for the first time since 2020 and was able to celebrate it with his teammates Jeremy Seewer and Maxime Renaux by his side no doubt Coldenhoff will be feeling confident and hungrier than ever for further victories The Dutchman also moves to third in the championship but cannot afford to relax as Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado and Renaux are not too far behind For Renaux this weekend will be an opportunity to make up for his result in Ernée a few months ago where he only managed 8th overall after winning the Spanish Grand Prix the week before that There is no doubt that Renaux has some unfinished business and will be looking to give his home fans a result to cheer about Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP's Romain Febvre will also be looking to bounce back after an unlucky weekend in Finland that saw him crash in the races and miss out on a podium spot The Frenchman has been building his strength since coming back at the German Grand Prix and is keen on a podium finish before the end of the season which he can certainly achieve this weekend on home soil.  Jorge Prado will also be looking to bounce back after finishing 11th overall last weekend in Finland Prado knows and expects to be performing at the sharp end but the second half of the season has been challenging for the Spaniard no doubt and with two GPs left on the calendar we can see him back on the box before the end of the season He also has the motivation of winning the GP at Saint Jean d'Angely back in 2019 (in MX2) so hopefully that will give him a much-needed boost too Honda 114 Motorsports Ruben Fernandez and Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing’s Calvin Vlaanderen are separated by just 7 points in seventh and eighth position Vlaanderen will no doubt be looking to score top points to close in on the Spaniard while Fernandez will be keen on putting on a good performance for his French-based team 2019 MXGP of France (Saint Jean d’Angely) MXGP Top 3: 1 MXGP - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1 There is no doubt what the focus will be this weekend and that is the MX2 Championship chase with Vialle entering his home GP with the confidence of winning in Finland It was a huge win for the Frenchman who didn’t start his weekend on a good note after crashing in the qualifying race Though he turned things around by Sunday and was able to put in a 2-1 result which put him back on the top of the box and Geerts dominated the last three rounds on the bounce This weekend will be “make it or break it” for the two title hopefuls as even the most minor mistakes cannot be afforded – which for us will make the racing even more interesting Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Thibault Benistant will be looking to repeat his success of the previous French Grand Prix and get back on the box this time around after a couple of tough races The last time Benistant was on the podium was back in Czech Republic and with St who we all know is a skilful hard-pack rider so we can expect him right there in the mix with Geerts and Vialle Ship to Cycle Honda SR Motoblouz’ Stephen Rubini will be another rider to watch out for this weekend along with Big Van World MTX Kawasaki’s Mikkel Haarup and Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Kay de Wolf who are in a close battle for 6th in the championship standings as they are separated by 20 points The likes of Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing’s Simon Längenfelder Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Roan Van De Moosdijk and F&H Kawasaki Racing’s Kevin Horgmo can also be expected to make things interesting this weekend 2019 MXGP of France (Saint Jean d’Angely) MX2 Top 3: 1 MX2 - World Championship Top 10 Classification: 1 WEEKEND TIMETABLE (Local Time CEST) SATURDAY: 08:20 EMX250 Free Practice 17:10 MXGP Qualifying Race.SUNDAY: 08:50 bLU cRU 125 Race Conditions quickly changed from the EMX250 race as the MX2 GP riders had to deal with mud Lucas Coenen got a great start on his Husqvarna leading around turn one but his twin Sacha went straight on at turn one and Kay de Wolf plus others were lucky not to tag him Marc-Antoine Rossi benefitted from a good start which are needed with conditions being tough and one lined He was second before Liam Everts passed him in what ended up being a Belgian 1-2 but third was still strong for Rossi Kay de Wolf didn’t get a good start but he recovered all the way to fourth passing Andrea Adamo who ended up fifth Simon Laengenfelder got a bad start but got back to seventh Thibault Benistant and Tom Guyon both didn’t race after they collided in timed practice UPDATE: Liam Everts was docked for two spots for not respecting waved yellows which meant he ended up fourth Moto Club Angrien and the organisers of the MXGP of Charente Maritime (St Jean d'Angely) have quickly moved to quash rumours of any issue for this weekend's FIM Motocross World Championship round in France we are pleased to confirm that the MXGP of St Jean dAngely will take place this weekend and this afternoon the club received the official authorisation from the prefecture the club has its own reserve of 300,000 litres of water." The famous French circuit has been part of the world series since 1984 and has a wealth of moto history including a GP win for Britain's Dave Thorpe and the 2000 Motocross des Nations when the winning USA team featured Ricky Carmichael Images (below) taken at the circuit show the track is in good shape Vurb Select St Jean GP ft Herlings : Searle : Pourcel .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The Motocross of Nations 2022 will see Team Australia return to MXoN and what a team they have for RedBud Hunter Lawrence (MX2) and Jett Lawrence (Open) Team Spain has announced the rider roster for the 2022 Motocross of Nations After an action-packed season of national-level racing more than 100 of Europe's top-performing YZ 125cc 85cc and 65cc riders are about to embark on the biggest race of their budding careers © 2024 WW Magazines All rights reserved. Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions with MXGP and MX2 in action at the Saint Jean d’Angely circuit in France – Round 7 of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship updated as they become available – scroll down past MXGP for full MX2 results… Dirt Bike Rider is an award-winning magazine and has been the home of motocross since 1981 Contact us: admin@wwonline.co.uk Lucas Coenen and Andrea Adamo ruled proceedings for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at a muddy Agueda for the Portuguese Grand Prix and the seventh round of 2025 MXGP The Belgian and Italian won their Qualification Heats and the difficult and demanding motos in MXGP and MX2 for an ‘orange wash’ with KTM SX-F technology Lap-times and shredded rubber continued to fly at Jerez for the first of three mid-season testing days in 2025 and the full Red Bull KTM complement were circulating the sun-backed asphalt Maverick Viñales notched the 2nd quickest chrono from the day with Pedro Acosta also in the top five Jerez was once more a packed and passionate stage for MotoGP and the scene for Red Bull KTM Tech3 Maverick Viñales to again show podium potential #12 rode to 4th position at the Spanish Grand Prix and the first date of a long European stint of the 2025 calendar as all four KTM RC16s classified in the top nine of the rankings Jose Antonio Rueda dominated the Moto3™ Grand Prix with the KTM RC4 To login and signup KTM Motohall GmbHKTM Platz 15230 Mattighofen, Austria +43 7742 6000 1953press.motohall@ktm.comwww.ktm-motohall.com I refer to Charles Xuereb’s most interesting article ‘Celebrating 1,000 years of Franco-Maltese connections’ I am slightly puzzled by the fact that when mentioning French politicians with Maltese connections president of the Rassemblement National and a candidate in the upcoming French presidential elections a Maltese lady from Alexandria in Egypt and a descendant of one of my own forebears settled in France and the latter’s granddaughter another prominent French politician and Marine’s predecessor as president of the Rassemblement National We Maltese are certainly an eclectic bunch Further to last Sunday’s contribution by historiographer Charles Xuereb regarding the building of the national library readers will be surprised to learn that it would take 16 years for the Bibliotheca to come in full use he appointed the notorious Regnaud de Saint-Jean d’Angely as commissioner d’Angely ordered the destruction of the great quantity of documents belonging to the Order of St John documents of incalculable historical value not only to the Order but also for European history.   waiting to be transferred to the new library would at last be used in a useful manner because the artillery general was in need of old paper for cartridges!    It was therefore ordered that documents with titles of property were to be saved but all the rest of the Order’s archives were to be taken to be made into cartridges The Maltese Bruno was appointed for this task He took great pains to drag his feet as much as possible hoping for something to happen to save the documents The rebellion of the countryside saved the documents Civil Commissioner Hildebrand Oakes ordered that the Bibliotheca could start being used as a public library Although war crimes and atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine are there for everyone to see the EU has still not sanctioned Russian gas It is still sending money to Russia to finance this sacrilegious war because it does not want to hurt itself Frances Coppola said: “Financial sanctions can break a country’s banking system and destroy its currency severely damaging its economy and inflicting hardship on its citizens But financial sanctions can also hurt those who deploy them And avoiding that pain can render them useless If the EU really cares about what is taking place This procrastination will come back to haunt the EU in the future.” The same thing is taking place in Malta in another sphere our skyline and our villages are being horrendously ravaged by rapid overdevelopment and not one of the two main political parties said something about it during the election campaign The reason that this is continuing to take place is that they are uneasy to vote for the natural environment It will continue to be an uphill task to defend the natural environment against legal we will erect a monument in honour of the natural environment A food-delivery motorcyclist died in a horrific accident after a loaded truck overturned in Marsa in February we registered 10 deaths on our roads since January 1 we may end up with between 40 and 60 deaths in one year Ranked on a statistic of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants this would mean a rate of between 10 and 15 deaths on a yearly basis The average of the world stands at 18 deaths but the average for Europe stands at five Denmark and Sweden are at 0 or 1.5 deaths per 100,000 per year Belgium is at five but Malta would rank with the worst offenders in the entire world with double or triple the European average this year This is the first year after the €400 million waste of EU funds given for new roads What we have is fear of the electorate and of the bullies and car importers who want more roads for more cars and less trees to have wider roads to increase speed If I were to be in charge of mobility in Malta I would have introduced a maximum speed limit of 50km an hour on all major roads and of 20km a hour in built up areas and of 10 in village cores buses and vans and only allow electrical cars with a maximum speed limit engines of 70km one may have to speed up or overtake in emergencies I would have no telephones in cars that are moving Malta is so small that if the traffic flows slowly everybody would get to their destinations on time and safely I would ban all vehicles above five tons from the island What can be done with one trip should be done with many more with smaller electrical vehicles instead This would save the road surface and the walls of all our village and pavements cores which have been massacred by the large heavy-duty second-hand imports that spew exhaust and make noise from morning to night which is a good thing because it would reduce the unnecessary and uneconomical construction projects of today It would create more jobs for careful drivers of smaller vehicles Less construction would also reduce the imported labour into Malta by people traffickers during the past 10 years This can be done over a period of eight years instead of spending all that money on flyovers fly-unders and fly-in-betweens that look ghastly and spoil our island They have been a waste of money and only help lovers of speed the former minister for roads has been promoted as is normally done to a level above his capacity and will now destroy our foreign relations as he has destroyed our road surfaces Let us see what will happen at the first international thunderstorm that he will face in our name Will we see flooding and chaos as we have seen on our 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