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MX of European Nations and Women's Motocross of European Nations: Team Italy and Team Netherlands victorious in Poland for the MXOEN and WMXOEN The 2019 Motocross of European Nations has concluded at the Gdansk circuit here in Poland. Team Italy rode their way to victory as they defended their title once again, and in the women’s category, Team Netherlands finally took that all important victory! The weather in Poland was a mixture of rain and sunshine, as riders battled it out in all weather and track conditions for pride and glory for their country. A total of six races took place this weekend starting off with the Women’s Motocross of European Nations and finishing off with the EMX125/250 race, with the EMX85 in between. Each group rode a total of two races, as they fought for the highest positions, in order to take the least amount of point, with the worst result not being counted. Motocross of European

Sidecarcross of European Nations and Quadcross of European Nations On 05th-06th October the MC Schwedt circuit in Germany hosted the Sidecarcross of European Nations and Quadcross of European Nations. Quad MX Race 1 (Group A + B) Going into the first race of the day, the question everybody had on their mind was whether or not anybody could stop Team USA, as they were by far the quickest riders out on circuit throughout the duration of Saturday’s qualifying events. That question was soon to be answered because as the gate dropped for the first race of the day, it was Team Netherlands’ rider #7 Joe Maessen who got the best launch. Maessen made an excellent getaway but it wasn’t long before Team USA’s #2 rider Thomas Brown got the better of Maessen and led the race coming across the line for the first time. Italy’s #19 Andrea Cesari Jr made

Sidecarcross of European Nations and Quadcross of European Nations: qualifying Top teams shine as Belgium and Holland claim the best sidecar starts, and the USA rules in Quads Situated North-East of Berlin, and very close to the border with Poland, the Schwedt circuit in Germany offered the perfect venue for this annual team competition, attracting the very best sidecar and quad motocross racers in the world. The fight for grid places was therefore every bit as fiercely contested as any individual qualifying session. Whilst the air was cold, the overnight rain had passed, with the track in good condition. There was a sense of high drama in the air ahead of this gripping team event. A handsome entry list of over thirty-six crews was divided into three classes (A/B/C), but split into just two groups for free practice. For the actual qualifying races, the three groups would compete separately against

FIM Europe Congress: the official video is on line FIM Europe is glad to inform that the official video of the 25th FIM Europe Congress, held in Zagreb from 3rd to 7th July, is now on line. The video traces events of the weekend: the opening of the Congress, the welcome, all the Council, Working Groups, Commission and Panels, the Road Safety & Mobility Conference, the official meeting with the Croatian President, the General Assembly with the election of Mr. Martin de Graaff as FIM Europe President, the gala dinner and the city tour. An opportunity to retrace the thrilling moments of the Congress. Click here to watch the video.

2019 Motocross of European Nations Entry Lists FIM Europe and Youthstream are happy to release the entry lists for the FIM Europe’s 2019 Motocross of European Nations and the Women’s Motocross of European Nations held this weekend on the 5th and 6th of October in Gdansk, Poland! This will be the third consecutive year that Poland will host the MXoEN, following the success of the previous events. And this weekend is set to be even better, with record breaking entries, the competition is set to be fierce. 2018 winners, Italy, will once again return to defend both the MXoEN and the WMXoEN titles, while others will be hoping to get their shot at the top step of the podium and one of those teams being the ladies USA squad, who will be making the trip across the world to join us for the very first time for the Motocross of

European Races of the weekend 05-06/10/2019  

Yamaha YZ 65cc, 85cc, 125cc Cup: YZ bLUcRU riders wap up 2019 Superfinale From left to right: FIM Europe President Martin de Graaff, YZ65 Podium, Markting and Motorsport Division Manager Paolo Pavesio, Youthstream CEO David Luongo. After two thrilling days of riding on the international stage for the first time at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, the 2019 YZ bLUcRU FIM Europe Cup started on 28th September as for the first time in the history the bLUcRU program was split into 65, 85 and 125 classes, totalling nearly 100 of the most promising young Yamaha riders in Europe racing on the same track as the pro MXGP riders. Beginning with a damp opening free practice session in the morning, the YZ65 youngsters were the first competitors to ride the newly built sand track. Followed by the 85 and 125 classes, the YZ bLUcRU relished the opportunity to test their machinery and talents on the world

European Supersport Cup 600: Kyle Smith wins the 2019 FIM Europe Supersport Cup Kyle Smith (Team Pedercini Racing) was able to clinch the 2019 FIM Europe Supersport Cup title at Circuit de Nevers Magny Cours in France following a year of intense battle in the ever-competitive series. 2019 had a positive start for Smith that at the first round of the season in Aragón was able to finish inside the top ten, crossing the line in ninth position. But after a strong beginning, the British rider had to experience more difficulties when he headed to The Netherlands seven days later. With the severe weather conditions and the cold temperatures at the TT Circuit Assen, Smith had a tough weekend, and after having qualified sixteenth on the grid, he crashed out in the race while he was fighting for points. Cheered by the Italian fans, Smith scored points in Imola finishing

Individual Speedway Euro Championship: Mikkel Michelsen is the new champion Final 4 for the Individual Speedway Euro Championship on 28th September in Chorzow, Poland. Home hero Paweł Przedpełski impressed the crowd with a phenomenal start, which gave him three heat wins. Grigorii Laguta started this meeting from “zero”, but three heat wins let the Russian rider go through to the race-off, where he was third. In case of Mikkel Michelsen's win in the final, title would be decided in an additional heat: that’s exactly what happened. Michelsen came as first, having Madsen and Przedpełski behind his back. Next to an additional heat for gold, fans witnessed another one for bronze, where Kacper Woryna faced Leon Madsen. In the main heat of the night we had the battle for the gold: Michelsen vs Laguta. First lap belonged to the Russian, but a mistake on the second corner was quickly used by

European Under21 Team Speedway Championship - Final: Poland wins the title After the cancellation of the meeting in Macon on 20th July, the European Under21 Team Speedway Championship Final meeting was race on 28th September in Lamothe Landerron, France. Polish U21 team have confirmed their role as favorites wining the team title at the end of an amazing fight up to the last heat. In fact after the last programmed heat Polish and Danish team were equal on points: an additional heat was needed and Jakub Miskowiak from Poland was better than Danish rider Jonas Seifer-Salk. The final classification: 1. Poland 2. Denmark 3. Sweden