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Goodbye dear friend Today, July 8th 2022, is another very sad day for the FIM Europe family. We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of a dear friend, Angelos Bavellas. He has been active in FIM and UEM, where he covered the position of Vice President from 2007 to 2010. The whole FIM Europe wants to express its condolences to his families, friends and loved ones.   FIM Europe

European 250cc Pairs Speedway Cup: Final 1 The best riders of the Speedway European scene fire back into action today for the European 250cc Pairs Speedway Cup: Final 1, staged at Czestochowa, Poland. The city is located in southern Poland on the Warte River and is well-known for the famous Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra, which is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine to the Virgin Mary. Every year, millions of pilgrims from all over the world come to Częstochowa to see it. The young riders proved their talents and raced hard in every heat. From the beginning the Polish pair ruled the meeting and won the event. The other teams competed closely in each heat and eventually it was the most stable Danish team who finished second. The fight for the third place was won by Great Britain. The points scored in this meeting count for

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Goodbye dear friend It’s a very sad day for the whole FIM Europe family and motorsport world. Yesterday, Tuesday 5th July, Mr. Col Ted Bartlett has lost his fight against the cancer and it is with great sadness that we report his passing. He has been ACU Chairman from 1997 to 2003, President from 2004 to 2008 and Honorary Vice-President from 2016, dedicating all his passion to the Enduro discipline. His association with the Army MCA will long be remembered, together with the effort and support he gave to the Army Team in the ISDE as their Manager. For several years he has been FIM Europe Vice-President. Ted was a much admired and respected character. Smart, confident and outspoken, he made an impression on everyone he came into contact with. The FIM Europe passes on its deepest condolences to his family, friends and loved ones. Goodbye dear friend FIM Europe

Hill Climb European Championship: fourth round in Switzerland Fourth round of the Hill Climb European Championship in Boécourt, Switzerland. Two years after the last race, over 140 riders lined up to join the weekend of races. In a sunny day the French Jean-Luc David (Honda CBR 1000) set a new rack record of 1’18’’55. The winners: 250 GP: Bernard Depierreux Supersport: Maurizio Bottalico Superbike: Jean-Luc David Supermoto: Maurizio Bottalico Visit our Road Racing page Visit the FIM Europe website

EMX in Finland: new venue announced The FIM Europe together with FIM, Infront Moto Racing and Lahti Events Ltd., the organizer of the upcoming MXGP of Finland, announce that an alternative venue has been selected to host the EMX in Finland on the 13th & 14th of August. The event, that was originally set to take place in Iitti-KymiRing, will instead head back to an old favourite venue, Vauhtipuisto in Hyvinkää, hosting the EMX125, EMX250 and EMX Open. Hyvinkää is a city located around 50 kilometres from the capital Helsinki and has been part of the FIM Motocross World Championship since making its first appearance back in 1965. Some winners at the original venue include the likes of Sylvain Geboers, Harry Everts, Kees Van Der Ven, Dave Strijbos, Antonio Cairoli and Jeffrey Herlings, just to name a few. The venue itself features the main track, a track for 85cc bikes

EMX Quad European Championship: Tveraen and Saar shone in Estonia The 2022 FIM EMX Quad European Championship arrived in Lange, Estonia at the half-way stage, with home hero Kevin Saar on target to retain his title. Race 1 The Norwegian Tveraen took initial control in this opening quad race but the reigning champion Saar, as ice-cool as ever, stayed in his wheel tracks, shadowing for the early laps. Gwiazda sat third ahead of Rick Haverdil from the Netherlands. At this stage there were four nations across the first four places. Joakim Granli also from Norway was in a good fifth place and these five riders were going away from the rest of the field. The geographic location of Lange, and the sheer travel distance had taken its toll on the entry list, keeping many of the other series contenders out of the equation. Six laps in and Saar had closed

Moto2 European Championship & European Talent Cup: fourth round at Jerez de la Frontera Incredible day of racing at the iconic Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto. The Spanish venue welcomed riders and teams for round 4 of Moto2 European Championship & European Talent Cup, halfway point of the season. Moto2 European Championship The sole Moto2™ ECh encounter was also an intriguing one that wasn’t settled until the very closing stages; a four-rider fight with Alex Escrig grabbing the holeshot from Xavi Cardelus (Promoracing), his teammate Senna Agius and Lukas Tulovic (Liqui Moly Intact GP Junior Team) soon took place, and it wa decided by who managed tyres the best. After mistakes, Tulovic was back in fourth but soon fought back to second ahead of Agius and Cardelus, but nobody could catch Escrig, who became the 32nd different winner in the Moto2™ ECh, clinching a first win. There was late drama as

SEC: Madsen wins in Rybnik, Michelsen at the lead of standings It wasn't the easiest start of the day for last year's silver medallist, Leon Madsen. The Dane scored just one point in two starts, but added another nine in the rest of the regular phase of the meeting. What's important, Madsen adjusted his equipment in the second part of the meeting, which translated into another win in the last-chance race. In the final, the 2018 Champion gave no chance to his rivals and crossed the finish line as first. Janusz Kołodziej had successful return to the TAURON SEC series. The Pole presented a great form, which translated into direct promotion to the final. In the last race of the day, Kolodziej fought for position with Patryk Dudek, but it was the four-time Individual Champion of Poland who reached the finish line behind Madsen. For the second year in a

EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship: North East zone North West zone The EMX 65 / EMX 85 European Championship - North East zone and North West zone raced together in Velke Uherce – Slovakia, their last round of this 2022 season. Now is all set for the Final, that will be held in Loket on July 17th together with the MXGP of Czech Republic. North West Zone results EMX 65 1. Maxim Zimmermann, Slovakia 2. Jamiro Peters, Germany 3. Thorius Bertram, Denmark EMX 85 1. Gyan Doensen, The Netherlands 2. Dex Koiker, The Netherlands 3. Freddie Bartlett, Sweden North East Zone results EMX 65 1. Leok Lucas, Estonia 2. Allas Aston, Estonia 3. Lustus Enri, Estonia EMX 85 1. Leok Travis, Estonia 2. Emils Solovyjevs, Latvia 3. Laicans Raivo, Latvia   Visit our Motocross page Visit Infront Moto Racing