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Brian Moreau Strubhart Perfect racing conditions at Crossodromo des Lajes today for the fourth and final round of the EMX85 and EMX65 European Motocross Championships of the South-West Zone. EMX85 ccFirst race of the EMX85 saw a beautiful battle for the first position, two French riders being the main focus of the race: Brian Moreau Strubhart (Kawasaki) and Thibault Benistant (Husqvarna). At first it was the Husqvarna rider who took the leadership of the race but he was not able to hold on Strubhart who made the pass and went on to win the race. Italian Kevin Cristino on KTM finished in third place.The second race of the EMX85 was run under the same script, with Strubhart and Benistant struggling for the first two positions, while Tom Guyon on TM managed to scrape a third place for a full French podium in the second race and on the overall.In the

The start of EMX65 On the beautiful track of Globare, near the city of Krusevac in Serbia, the last round of SE zone European Motocross Championship in classes EMX65 and 85 was held this weekend.   EMX65ccIn qualifying race a great battle was held among three riders: Dimitar Grozdanov, Marius Popovici and Antonis Sagmalis. Grozdanov was leading almost all race when his engine broke.  Qualifying winner was Popovici from Romania in front of Greek Sagmalis and home rider Krsmanovic.In the first race Antonis Sagmalis, second in the championship, won the first heat in front of Bulgarian Dimitar Grozdanov and Marius Popovici.In the second heat we saw a jump start of Dimitar Grozdanov, winner of the first heat. Battle for first place was held between Marius Popovici and Antonis Sagmalis. At the end Marius Popovici managed to overtake Sagmalis and win second heat in front of Sagmalis and Grozdanov.Overall winner of

The city of Brovst, in Denmark, hosted the European Individual Speedway Under 21 SF3. The Danish rider Anders Thomsen won in front of his compatriot Mikkel Brondum Andersen, while Victor Palovaara, from Sweden, finished the race on the third step of the podium. Behind them, Nikolai Busk Jakobsen and Jesper Scharff, from Denmark, too.

The Entry List of the European Open 65 cc Motocross Championship has been released.

Around the table, from the left Mr Silvio Manicardi, FIM Europe Vice President and Mr John Chatterton Ross, Director Public Affairs for FIM Europe, Dolf Willigers, FEMA Secretary General, Jesper Christensen, Director of FIM Public Affairs Commission and Hansen Morten, Secretary General of Norsk Motorcykkel Union FIM Europe Vice President Silvio Manicardi hosted two days of talks with representatives of the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) in the FIM Europe office of Rome. "Our organisations are active on behalf of motorcycling with the authorities in Brussels”, commented Mr Silvio Manicardi. “It is important that those who do this work know the reality of motorcycling in the South. Too often I think decision makers don't really get the full picture. In Italy alone we have one quarter of all the riders in the EU and Norway and Switzerland. - Eight million. In the greater Rome area there are seven hundred thousand PTWs in use". For Dolf

FIM Europe is saddened to report the loss of Mr Dragan Stankovic, who died yesterday morning.The funeral will be held in Belgrade on Thursday, 25th of June, Central Cemetery (str. Zaplanjska) at 12:30. Born in 1957 in Belgrade, Dragan Stankovic had been in FIM Europe Road Commission for the latest 5 years, was President of Moto Association of Serbia from 2008 to 2015 and from this year he was Selector for Road Racing in MSS. He had started competitions in the Road Racing in 1972 and continued to race up to 2007 in all categories of Road Racing. Mr Stankovic was a multiple champion of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, participated in the World Championship, European Championship and Regional Championship, and had the FIM license since 1978.He was member of the Board of Directors of AMSJ, AMSSCG and SAMS and President of the Board of Motor Sport, up to the formation of Moto

Malta is going to host the 2015 FIM Europe Congress and Road Safety Conference, which will be held from July 2nd to Saturday 4th July in the Grand Hotel Excelsior. The meeting is to host FIM-Europe delegates from 47 European Federations to discuss and approve decisions regarding FIM Europe management and 360° issues in the field of Motorcycling: from Sport to Safety, to Touring. The program of the Congress foresees the meeting of the Sporting Council and of the Non-Sporting Council on Thursday, of the Management Council and of the Secretaries General on Friday, and again the Sporting and Non-Sporting Council meeting on Saturday, followed by the Management Council and by the General Assembly, with the Official Dinner to conclude the Congress. In particular for Safety, on July 3rd, the 9th edition of the Road Safety Conference will be held too, which traditionally takes place yearly during the FIM Europe Congress.FIM Europe comments that since its

Filip Salac, winner of Race1 The city of Grobnik hosted the third round of the European Superstock 250 Championship, with races both on Saturday and on Sunday. The Hungarian Mate Laczko was the fastest in qualifying practices and he gained the pole position. In the first race, held on Saturday, the winner was however Filip Salac, from Czech Republic, who finished in front of poleman Mate Laczko and of Czech Petr Svoboda, third. Italian Manuel Torrini was fourth, while Oliver Konig (CZE) and Roman ml Kucera (SVK) did not finish race one. Oliver Konig, winner of Race2 On Sunday the race was a real fight among the young riders of this new Continental series: the poleman Mate Laczko managed to win the race in front of Oliver Konig and of the winner of race1 Filip Salač. At the chequered flag, fourth position for Manuel Torrini (ITA) before Petr Svoboda (CZE). After the

TEUTSCHENTHAL (Germany) -  Temperatures were almost perfect here at the classic Talkessel circuit, where round five of the European Championship EMX250 took place. To the delight of the German crowd that flooded the awesome venue here in Teutschenthal, Rockstar Energy Suzuki Europe’s Brian Hsu stood on the podium for the first time in his career while Apico Husqvarna’s Steven Clarke, the defending EMX250 champion, also hit a career milestone with his first ever overall victory.A few spanners were thrown in the works today with the drop of the gate. Turn one was chaotic with a bunch of riders going down in a heap, two of which are some of the hottest championship contenders Mafi Yamaha MX Team’s Alvin Ostlund and HONDA JTech’s Nick Kouwenberg. One quarter of a lap later, yesterday’s race winner Kemea Yamaha Yamalube’s Damon Graulus stalled his bike in an awkward place and was planted by another

  The start of Moto2 The FIM CEV Repsol riders have been cheered on this weekend by 24,000 fans who came to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Under a scorching sun, Edgar Pons (SPA-Kalex) and Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) have added one more victory to their roster in the Moto2 European Championship and in the Superbike European Championship. Edgar Pons (SPA-Kalex) took a resounding victory in the Moto2 European Championship race and is proving unstoppable this season. Lapping a good way behind Pons, came a competitive chasing group with no clear leader. At the start of the race, Alan Techer (FRA-Tech 3) looked impressive, coming through from sixth place on the grid to trail the leading rider while fighting a continuous battle with Luca Marini (ITA-Kalex). They were joined by Steven Odeendal (RSA-Kalex), after he had gradually recovered from running wide at the very first corner, and Xavi Vierge (SPA-Tech 3), who