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This weekend the second round of the EMX ITP Quad Championship was held at Vellahn, in Germany, in front of around 3000 spectators. There were 15 riders taking part to the event, representing 9 countries. On Saturday it was cloudy, with about 18 degrees. On Sunday morning it rained heavily, which made the track very soft. The weather was bad all day long. In both races there was the same podium - the winner was Kevin Saar from Estonia in front of Janis Tanhuanppa from Finland and third was Roman Gwiazda from Poland. Kevin Saar won also the overall in front of Tanhuanppa and Gwiazda. The next round will be in Latvia, on 12-13th August.

The track of Macon, in France, hosted the U21 Speedway Individual Championship. It offered spectacular racing. The track was in very good conditions, and provided the riders a perfect stage, with around 2000 spectators, in a fine, sunny day. The riders really fought hard to reach the top 5 to qualify for the final. The winner of the event was Polish rider Dominik Kubera who dropped only 1 point in his second race to his rival who finished second in the overall, Robert Lambert for Great Britain. There was a run-off to solve the third position: 3 riders finished with 11 points. The surprise of the night Daniel Bewley, from Great Britain, won the run-off after a really hard fight with Rafal Karczmarz, from Poland, who finished fourth in the overall. The last rider in the run-off was Davis Kurmis, Latvia, who will be ready for the final on home

Renzo Ferreira from Brasil won race1 in European Stocksport 300 at Slovakiaring, in Slovakia. At the beginning of the race it was a pack of five riders and in lap 3 there was a contact between Daniel Blin and Peter Kacaba on the start/finish straight. Kacaba crashed and the race for him was over. Daniel Blin and Renzo Ferreira switched their positions during the race and the final fight was up the last lap when Ferreira overtook Blin, but Daniel Blin was the fastest at last corner and he crossed finish line in front of Ferreira. Immediately after the race direction decided to disqualify Daniel Blin for dangerous riding, so at the end Renzo Ferreira is the winner of the race in front of Vojtech Schwarz and Taric Van Der Merwe.

This weekend the EMX 125, 250 and 300 championships are being held at Ottobiano, in Italy. In day1, the first race of each class was held. In EMX125 Mikkel Haarup from Denmark won in front of Italian Gianluca Facchetti, both on Husqvarna. Third position for Isak Gifting, from Sweden, on KTM. EMX 125 - Photo ©Youthstreamn In EMX250 home rider Morgan Lesiardo on Kawasaki was the winner ahead of his compatriot Nicholas Lapucci on KTM. Third step of the podium for Simone Furlotti, from Italy, too. In EMX 300 James Dunn on KTM won in front of Brad Anderson, on KTM, too, both from Great Britain. Third position for Dutch Mike Kras, on the Orange brand bike, too. Tomorrow Race2 for the three classes will be held, again in the context of MXGP.

In the weekend from Saturday 24th  to Sunday 25th June, the follow­ing European races will be held: 24 June -  European Under 21 Individual Speedway at Macon/France 24-25 June - Road Racing Hill Climb at Poggio Vallefredda/Italy 24-25 June - European Superstock 300 at Slovakiaring/Slovakia 24-25 June - EMX 125, 250 and 300 at Ottobiano/Italy 24-25 June - EMX 65-85 North East Zone & Open at Kovel/Ukraine 24-25 June - Extreme Enduro Cup at Predeal/Roumania 24-25 June - EMX ITP Quad at Vellhan/Germany EMX 250 - Photo ©Youthstream

The circuit of Sachsenring, in Germany, hosted the third of five rounds of the International Classic Gran Prix. The event saw 27 participants who rode in front of around 25.000 spectators. For the organisers this event was “a last chance” to check all the things and staff before the MotoGP, which will be held here in two weeks. The weather changed various times: on Thursday it was about 30°C, but during the night there was a storm which destroyed some tents in paddock and overturned some bikes. On Friday it was cold and windy but ICGP riders were lucky – the rain arrived always after their track sessions. On Saturday the weather was still cold and cloudy. In second qualifying  tractice Werner Reuberger, the fastest in YC250, had a crash and he was not fit to start to the main race. In 350 cc race Mike Edwards (GB) was the

This weekend the circuit of Barcelona (Spain) hosted the European Moto2, Talent Cup and Kawasaki Z Cup. Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) won both Moto2™ races. Iker García (Reale Avintia Academy) won the European Talent Cup event and Joan Sardanyons took the honours in the European Kawasaki Z Cup. In Moto2™, Ricky Cardus (Team Stylobike, photo1) earned a double after winning both races of the day. In the first race, Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS) made a good start but the Team Stylobike rider passed him in the early corners and as the laps went by kept on lengthening his lead. Behind him came Eric Granado (Promoracing) and Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS), who began to pay the price of not being more careful with his tires in the first few laps. Granado left him behind to finish second, though he never looked like getting close to the race leader. Steven Odendaal

Sunday afternoon’s action at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” concluded with two Italians doing battle for victory to the last corner of the Superstock 1000 European Championship race and ultimately it was Marco Faccani (Althea BMW Racing Team) who just beat Michael Rinaldi (Ducati Aruba.it Racing - Junior Team) to the line. Maximillian Scheib (Aprilia Nuova M2 Racing) joined the leading two on the podium. The race was restarted after a red flag in the initial running, with crashes for Federico Sandi (BMW Berclaz Racing Team) and Eric Vionnet (BMW Motors Vionnet) at turn 4 leaving debris on track. The race recommenced with 5 laps to be contested and Faccani rode brilliantly on his BMW in the final stages to outwit Ducati-equipped Rinaldi over the last few corners and beat his compatriot to the line by +0.362, for his first win in the class. Scheib on Aprilia also performed well and

In hot and sunny conditions the first Grand Prix of the FIM SuperMoto World Championship started in Albaida, Spain. Spectators were already early present alongside the beautiful race track to enjoy the races. For the new S4 class it was the second Round of the 2017 European Championship. Spanish rider Sergio Munoz won both races in Albaida in front of Jorge Climent and Anthony Ford-Dunn. After the technical control in race two, the Spanish rider was put back five positions due to a technical issue with his bike, making him sixth in race two. British rider Anthony Ford-Dunn won the second race of the season with a third and second place in the races. Jorge Climent in second place and Sergio Munoz completed the podium of the S4 class in Albaida. Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/376

This weekend sees the third round of the FIM CEV Repsol at the Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya. Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) in Moto2™, Manuel González (Halcourier Racing) in the European Talent Cup and Joan Sardanyons in the European Kawasaki Z Cup will head the starting grids of their respective categories after earning the poles on a day marked by high temperatures. In Moto2™, Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike, photo 1) debuted as poleman on his return to the Moto2™ European Championship, after leading the two qualifying sessions and setting the best time of 1:50.190. Héctor Garzó (Team Wumi CNS) showed his current good form by taking second position on the grid, as in the first meeting in Albacete, while Dimas Ekky (Astra Honda Racing Team) completes the front row. In Superstock 600 Luc Mamet (Team Stratos) was the quickest in the category with a time of 1:59.572. Manuel González (Halcourier Racing, photo