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Moto2 European Championship and European Talent Cup: season finale in Valencia The 2022 season of the Moto2 European Championship and European Talent Cup came to an end with the final round at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit. Moto2 In the Moto2™ ECh category, it was a fine display by Lukas Tulovic; the German rider, already crowned Champion and with a move to Moto2™ World Championship action in 2023, had to come from third on the grid but off the start, dropped to fifth place. He soon picked off Yeraz Ruiz (FAU55 TEY Racing) and Roberto Garcia (Cardoso Racing) to go third, before sitting behind Senna Agius (Promoracing) and Alex Escrig (Yamaha Philippines Stylobike Racing Team). Tulovic got ahead of them both in the final six laps, with Escrig chasing Tulovic once he cleared Agius but to no avail, as the German taking a seventh win of 2022, finishing inside the top two in

Enduro European Championship: day1 in Germany Day 1 of the Borilli Enduro European Championship in Rüdersdorf, Germany, saw the Belgian Erik Willems crowned champion of all classes. The eleventh overall position was enough for the Husqvarna rider to grab the title. “It went pretty well at first, but then I had a heavy crash at the beginning of the second lap in the extreme test, which cost me a minute. From then on, it was really just a fight to actually make it to the finish in one piece". Erik Willems In the E2 class, however, the fight for the title is once again postponed to the last day. With a class win, Italian Alessandro Rizza could also already secure the title. A 23-point lead can no longer be caught by Martin Gottvald. The title is all the more remarkable as the victory was achieved with a 125cc bike. Alessandro

Enduro European Championship: the final in Germany The final of the Borilli European Enduro Championship 2022 will take place on 29-30 October in Rüdersdorf, Germany, directly east of the capital Berlin. The organising MC Woltersdorf already hosted the European Championship final in 2015 and even the Enduro GP raced here in 2018. The paddock is in the museum park, which depicts the eventful industrial history on site, especially the extraction and processing of limestone. The site offers space for the parc-fermè in historic walls and space for a predominantly natural extreme test next door. There are three different special tests on a 55 km circuit run three times a day: Extreme Test, Cross Test and Enduro Test. The Cross Test is about 6 km away from the paddock and leads over a slightly sandy meadow course. The Enduro test is only 4 km away and has several ascents and descents

European races of the weekend 29-30/10/2022  

European Individual Grass Track: Romano Hummel is the new champion Photo credit: Jesper Veldhuizen The European Individual Grass Track raced its third and last event in Swingfield, a small and nice village located approximately 10 km north of Folkestone on the North Downs. With heavy rain the day before the event, the Swingfield circuit was in excellent condition, ready to host the top eighteen Grass Track riders from across Europe. With three riders from Denmark, two from France, four from Germany, four from the Netherlands and six riders from the host federation the event was going to be a close fought battle. On the morning of the event, a large crowd and riders alike were met with sunny autumn conditions, which lasted into the early afternoon, before the temperature dropped later in the day – but more importantly the rain held off, offering idea track conditions and a circuit that

European Handy Bridgestone Cup: Spanish double round crowns the 2022 champions The third and last round of the European Handy Bridgestone Cup was hosted at Jerez de la Frontera Circuit, in Spain. Two races crowned the 2022 champions. Race 1 Italian rider Samuele Bertolasio (Lesser Impaired 1000cc category) took the holeshot and with a great pace went straight to the win. Behind him the Frenchman Stephane Paulus followed by the Italian Emiliano Malagoli (1.000cc category) and the Czech Martin Horky. In the 600cc category the Italian Maximilian Sontacchi led the way, followed by Christophe Bernard. A few corners before the chequered flag, the Belgian managed to take the lead and crossed as first the finishing line. In the Lesser Impaired 600cc category Antonio Montoya confirmed the title. Thanks to the points gained, Emiliano Malagoli and Christophe Bernard are both champions. Race 2 Samuele Bertolasio started from the pole and led

Supermoto SM Junior: Matej Kokes is the new champion In the last round of the Supermoto SM Junior European Championship, raced in Carole, France, Matej Kokes (Husqvarna) was crowned new Champion at the end of a great day of racing. The young Czech rider finished ahead of Mathias Vatkin (TM) and Ramon Godino (Yamaha). SM Junior Race 1 Matej Kokes (Husqvarna) pulled away at the start and opened a solid gap over rivals in the first laps. The Czech rider pushed hard in the first part of the moto without sparing himself while he took it easy in the last laps. Behind him Mathias Vetkin (TM), Jason Van Drunen (Yamaha) and Ramon Godino (Yamaha) battled it out and crossed the finish line in the same order. Thanks to the victory of the first moto Matej Kokes moved to the top of the Championship standings. SM Junior Race 2 At the

European races of the weekend 15-16/10/2022

Motocross European Championships: 2023 provisional calendar FIM Europe, together with Infront Moto Racing and FIM, is delighted to share the provisional 2023 Motocross calendar! The season is set to kick off on the 10th of April -venue and date TBA- and to finish off on 22nd October in Ernée, France. 16 events together with the FIM Motocross World Championship for 4 different series: EMX250, EMX125, EMX Open and EMX2T, adding the Finals for EMX65 and EMX85, adding the Motocross of European Nations. Stay tuned! Visit our Motocross page  Visit www.mxgp.com EMX in Finland

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Women's Motocross of European Nations: France and Spain victorious The 2022 Motocross of European Nations has concluded in Talavera de la Reina as Team France and Team Spain were crowned this year’s champions in the MXoEN and WMXoEN categories! The morning of the race began with an opening ceremony with speeches given by José Ramón Garcia, FIM Europe Vice President, Jesús Bermúdez, President of Motoclub Talavera, and Patricia Maskarova, Infront Moto Racing’s MXoEN general manager, who also handed a special plaque to Mr Jesús Bermúdez as thanks for organising such a fantastic event. At the end of the opening ceremony, the national anthem of Spain was played before everyone shifted their focus onto the racing. Each group rode a total of two races, as they fought for the highest positions, in order to take the least amount of points, with the worst result not being counted. The