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2021 Motocross European Championships Provisional Calendar The FIM Europe and Infront Moto Racing are delighted to share the provisional calendar for the 2021 Motocross European Championships: EMX125, EMX250, EMX Open, EMX2T, EMX65 and EMX85. The 2021 season will begin later than usual; the plan is now to kick things off at the end of April, in order to give time for the pandemic to ease and for the teams and riders to carry out the testing and preparations that are needed for another intense season of racing. The aim is to keep the calendar with the usual format, though this will be adapted, if needed, to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 racing calendar will introduce three brand-new venues, for the GP of the Netherlands in Oss, along with the GP of Finland in Itti-KymiRing, already presented to feature in the 2020 calendar but then postponed to 2021,

FIM Europe and Yamaha ready to begin the 2021 season with the R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup After a tough 2020 and the postponement of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup due to the impossibility of a normal activity due to the Coronavirus outbreak, FIM Europe and Yamaha Motor Europe are pleased to announce that the registration for the 2021 season is now open. The Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup will join the WorldSBK calendar for six rounds each comprised of two races. For next year, the championship is open to those aged 12 to 20 with a maximum grid capacity of 36 riders, while there will also be two wildcards per event, and all participants must be licensed by the FIM. The Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup is the ideal first step for young riders on the “Road to WorldSBK”. The series

EMX Open and EMX 2T European Championship: the final round at Garda Trentino The European round of Garda Trentino has concluded and with it we saw the final stage of the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing and EMX Open Championships, which saw Karel Kutsar claim the EMX Open title in the second race of the day. Meanwhile in EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing, with the Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM crowned champion at the previous round here in Italy, all was left was the battle for second and third in the championship, which made for some very interesting racing. EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing races saw Nicholas Lapucci of Fantic Racing dominated the races once again, as he was victorious in both heats with quite an impressive margin, over the newly crowned 2020 EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing Champion, Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM. With two second place finishes, Anderson ended the season with his 5th podium of the series. While, JK Yamaha Racing’s Manuel Iacopi was the third rider on

European Races of the weekend 07-08/11/2020  

EMX Open and EMX 2T European Championship: Anderson wraps up his third EMX2T title a round early in Pietramurata Two solid results during yesterday’s EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing heats saw Brad Anderson of Verde Substance KTM claim his third European title, a round early, as he also placed second overall on the day, with two consistent second place finishes. While Anderson sealed the deal in terms of the championship, it was actually Nicholas Lapucci who made a memorable debut in the EMX2t Presented by FMF Racing category with the Fantic Racing team, as he was victorious in both of the races which helped him claim his first European podium on home soil here in Italy. Lapucci was unmatched in both races, as he won the heats with a 14.628 and 7.142 second gap over the 2020 champion. Meanwhile Husqvarana Junior Racing Maddii’s Federico Tuani finished third on the box today, with a 3rd and a

CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup: last round at Valencia The 2020 FIM CEV Repsol season’s penultimate and last day of racing saw breath-taking action and phenomenal twists and turns as the Championship battle lit up the spectacle at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. With the title on the line, the Moto2 European Championship battle in race 1 was electric from the start. Montella grabbed an early advantage over Nikki Tuuli (Team Stylobike) and Alessandro Zaccone, who burst through early on. He was soon under pressure from Zaccone and in the closing stages, Zaccone hit the front and the Kalex rider broke clear from Montella’s Speed Up and the two finished in that order ahead of debutant Dominque Aegerter (Liqui Moly Intact SIC Junior Team) – Montella taking the title. Despite a long lap penalty, Andorra’s Xavi Cardelus (Team Stylobike) caught and passed Nikki Tuuli on the final

EMX Open European Championship: Clochet makes the perfect wildcard appearance in Italy to win the round in Trentino The EMX Open Championship made its much-awaited return in Italy for the round of Trentino, which is the fourth instalment of this year’s series. The action saw a brand-new winner in the category, as Frenchman, Jimmy Clochet took two strong race wins, on his wildcard appearance, to claim his first ever European podium as he placed first overall. Joining him on the podium was Italian rider, Davide De Bortoli who had two solid second place finishes, ahead of Toms Macuks who made his third podium appearance of the year for third overall, following two fourths’ in the races. The opening race saw Dan Thornhill of Cab Screens Deos Group Honda take the holeshot, though Clochet wasted no time to get around the early leader, to move into the top spot. The Frenchman then checked out of the race, as he pulled a comfortable lead

European Races of the weekend 31/10-01/11/2020  

EMX 125 European Championship: Bonacorsi secures the EMX 125 Presented By FMF Racing title in Belgium! Fantic Racing’s Andrea Bonacorsi secured the crown in the EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing class at the final round of the series in Lommel, as he became this year’s European Champion! The Italian entered in the races with a 38-point advantage over David Braceras of RFME GasGas MX Junior Team and only needed to finish the races with a solid result in order to seal the deal. Bonacorsi finished the opening race of the day third, which was enough for him to claim the title in race one. The Fantic Racing rider then had a much tougher second race after getting caught out in a first turn crash, which meant he had to start from way back and 11th was the best he could do. Unfortunately, he missed out on the podium, though the main focus was that he took home that

European Races of the weekend 24-25/10/2020