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2020 European Championships Calendars Updates Due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the FIM Europe regrets to inform that some scheduled races of the European Championships will be postponed or cancelled. As the global outbreak of coronavirus continues to develop, the European governments are communicating provisions in order to face the emergency. The aim of the FIM Europe is to run with all the races programmed, but also to postpone other events if that becomes necessary. Daily updates will be published on the website in the sport and events section (click here to go directly to the 2020 calendars). In a difficult moment like this we ask everybody for a great sense of responsibility. FIM Europe's priority is the total protection of the riders, organizers, public and all the staff involved in the events.

EMX 250 European Championship: Bastian Boegh Damm leaves Valkenswaard with the red plate The opening round of the European Championship EMX250 was raced in Valkenswaard with Bastian Boegh Damm leaving the Dutch round as the championship leader. In race one, it was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory rider Kay De Wolf who grabbed the holeshot, closely followed by Bastian Boegh Damm of W-Z Racing, but was quickly pushed down to third by Gianluca Facchetti, rider for Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing. Meanwhile Jorgen-Matthias Talviku was in around fourth place. Facchetti tried to muscle his way into the lead in the early stages but Boegh Damm was not going to let that happen. The next lap saw Facchetti fall from third to sixth, but then two laps later was able to make up for lost time, passing KTM Liamski’s Liam Everts. The Italian followed Isak Gifting towards the leaders, as they caught the back of Talviku who was in second. On lap nine, Gifting was able to make a move on Talviku for second, with Kay

2020 Motocross European Championships Calendar Update - Trentino Postponed The FIM Europe and Infront Moto Racing regrets to inform that due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the MXGP of Trentino, Italy, scheduled together with the EMX250 and EMX 2T on 4th-5th April, has been postponed to 18th-19th July. Considering the very difficult situation in Italy with regards to the coronavirus and the fact that the Italian government has forbidden the organisation of public events in Italy until the 3rd April including the difficulties of travelling in the northern regions of the country, the 2020 MXGP of Trentino in Italy will be postponed. The aim of FIM Europe, FIM and Infront Moto Racing is to make the FIM Motocross World Championships and FIM-E Motocross European Championships run with all the events programmed. The rest of the calendars up to now stay unchanged while the development of the situation in every country

European Races of the weekend 07-08/03/2020

The FIM Europe 2020 Yearbook is online The FIM Europe is glad to inform that the new issue of the FIM Europe Yearbook is now online and it can be downloaded for free here or in the reserved area of the official website. In the table of contents, the welcome from the FIM Europe President Mr Martin de Graaff, the story, the organization and the structure of FIM Europe, as well as info about International and National Organizations, Federations and Regional Associations, the 2019 sporting results, the roll of honour of European Championships and Cups. Furthermore, information about the communication, website, press card, Road Safety Conference, Moto Tour Assistant Training Course, FIM Europe Congress and Motorcycle friendly Hotels. The Yearbook also contains a preview on the 2020 sporting season and the official calendars.

EMX 125 2T European Championship: Liam Everts victorious in Great Britain First seasonal round for the EMX 125 2T European Championship at Matterley Basin in Great Britain. In the opening race on Saturday, Liam Everts got off to a flying start, followed by Kjell Verbruggen and Maxime Grau. By lap two Verbruggen was in second, as Grau went missing, dropping down to 13thposition. By lap 4, Verbruggen was coming under fire from W-Z Racing rider Rasmus Pedersen and a crash saw the Dutch rider drop down to 35th. Pedersen then moved to third as Kevin Brumann of iXS MXGP Team passed for second place. Finding good rhythm around the British circuit, Everts was able to pull away from Brumann, finishing the race with an impressive 24.122 second lead! Pedersen finished 3rd, while Cato Nickel and Meico Vettikplaced 4th and 5th. Local riders, Joel Rizzi of PAR Homes RFX Husqvarna and Eddie Jay Wade of Hitachi fueled by Milwaukee made the British proud with a 9th and a 10th place finish. In race 2, it was Brumann

FIM Europe ready to start R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup season with young riders With the off-season over and the final preparations done, early the time will come for the brand-new Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup. It’s a collaboration between Yamaha, FIM Europe and Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) supported by JiR (Japan Italy Racing), open to riders aged between 12 and 15 years as the ideal first step for young riders with world championship aspirations. Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup promoter, Mr Gianluca Montiron, is well-known in the motorsport as team manager in MotoGP and Moto2. Why a European Championship? “Each rider has the ambition to reach the World Championship. The Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM European Cup wants to be an exclusive opportunity to acquire experience in the Superbike World Championship through the bLU cRU program which is Yamaha's approach to new racing generation on

European Races of the weekend 29/02-01/03/2020

2021 TT Rally application forms FIM Europe and TT Rally promoter are yet scheduling the 2021 season of the European TT Rally Cup. The Federations interested to give their application must: - send to FIM Europe the official application form (office@fim-europe.com) - send to the promoter the official application form (link below) The deadline is on June 12th. FIM Europe and TT Rally promoter will carefully assess each request, as each Federation must meet pre-determined requirements. DOWNLOAD FIM EUROPE APPLICATION FORM CLICK HERE TO FILL THE PROMOTER APPLICATION FORM

General Assembly AAMU in Prague From left to right: FIM Europe President Mr Martin de Graaff, AAMU General Secretary Mr Christian Farinelli, AAMU President Mr Robert Zikovic, AAMU Deputy President Mr Jakub Smrz, ACCR President Mr Jan Sovicek On Friday 07th the ACCR organized an extra ordinary General Assembly in the federations head quarter in Prague as from December last year the Alpe Adria Motorcycle Union (AAMU) was without President and with a lot of future problems for this important Regional Association for FIM Europe. The host of this meeting, ACCR President Mr Jan Sovicek, welcomed the invited member federations and guests, proposing the Assembly to ask FIM Europe President Mr Martin de Graaff to chair the meeting until the election of the new president. During the meeting the situation from December until today was evaluated, with the general remark that we can learn from the past, but mainly to