So the sun has risen in the sky and we now have a beautiful sun baked track in the sunny Italian hills of Lombardia to set the stage for the MXGP of Italy this weekend. This is the first time the Ottobiano track will be used and i am super excited to see how it pans out, the track looks amazing!
So the practice sessions are under way and i am pleased to amnnonce that KTM are leading the way :) boom! haha ok ok... putting my impartial hat back on. KTM riders Cairoli and Herlings have both set some blistering times in both practice sessions, no real supprise for me as its Cairoli's home GP and Herlings loves sandy conditions. Cairoli has been very impressive though and it looks like he wants this home GP more than we realised!
As always starts are key in motocross which is possibly why Herlings has struggled to win more in his first season in the MX1 class. He has been a little bit sluggish out the gate so far and rumour is that these issues have been worked on and this did seem to be the case in russia.
As always practice times should not be taken as the whole view and we know some riders prefer to test out the track and find the lay of the land before twisting it fully open. Max Anstie though continues to make great strides in his first MX1 series though, and its exciting to see how his riding is developing. Who knows maybe the tables will be turned on Cairoli and he can push past the Italian to grab his first MX1 podium?
So now to the real business... How does the track look ahead of this weekends MXGP of Italy in Lombardia? Lets check it out and see what it looks like from Anthony Rodriguez view :)
Timetable
Sunday
| Time | Race |
|---|---|
| 07:00 | EMX125 Qualifying Group One |
| 07:45 | EMX125 Qualifying Group Two |
| 08:30 | EMX300 Time Practice |
| 09:15 | EMX250 Qualifying Group One |
| 10:00 | EMX250 Qualifying Group Two |
| 10:45 | EMX125 Last Chance Qualifier |
| 11:30 | MX2 Free Practice |
| 12:00 | MXGP Free Practice |
| 12:55 | EMX250 Last Chance Qualifier |
| 13:40 | EMX300 Moto One |
| 14:15 | MX2 Time Practice |
| 14:45 | MXGP Time Practice |
| 15:25 | EMX125 Moto One |
| 16:25 | MX2 Qualifying Race |
| 17:10 | MXGP Qualifying Race |
| 17:55 | EMX250 Moto One |
Sunday
| Time | Race |
|---|---|
| 08:45 | EMX300 Moto Two |
| 09:45 | EMX125 Moto Two |
| 10:25 | MX2 Warm Up |
| 10:45 | MXGP Warm Up |
| 11:30 | EMX250 Moto Two |
| 13:15 | MX2 Moto One |
| 14:15 | MXGP Moto One |
| 16:10 | MX2 Moto Two |
| 17:10 | MXGP Moto Two |
MXGP Standings (Top 10)
| Place | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antonio Cairoli | 381 |
| 2nd | Clement Desalle | 334 |
| 3rd | Gautier Paulin | 333 |
| 4th | Jeffrey Herlings | 291 |
| 5th | Tim Gajser | 261 |
| 6th | Jeremy Van Horebeek | 261 |
| 7th | Romain Febvre | 242 |
| 8th | Evgeny Bobryshev | 233 |
| 9th | Max Nagl | 223 |
| 10th | Arnaud Tonus | 202 |
MX2 Standings (Top 10)
| Place | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pauls Jonass | 414 |
| 2nd | Jeremy Seewer | 369 |
| 3rd | Thomas Kjer Olsen | 317 |
| 4th | Julien Lieber | 308 |
| 5th | Benoit Paturel | 294 |
| 6th | Jorge Prado | 230 |
| 7th | Thomas Covington | 225 |
| 8th | Hunter Lawrence | 199 |
| 9th | Brian Bogers | 184 |
| 10th | Brent Van Doninck | 174 |
WOWWW, that video is pretty intense! You have to be pretty fearless to ride like that! or all that adrenaline is kicking in.
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You need skill, lots of adrenaline and no fear :)
I ride a motorcycle, and used to ride my buddies 125cc dirt bike....you also need big
haha yeah they need to be pretty big :)
Great pic! All flavors accounted for and we're off to the races! Thanks as always! Awesome!
No problem @stillwater :)
Nice this post...
thank you @jondahl
Thank you vote ... very meaningful to me and I hope to vote full ... hahaha just kidding...
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Thank you :)
It has finally begun!
My man Jorge Prado with the cool name, repping his team at 6th place haha.
6th place is no joke in this league mate, would certainly make most normal riders look like kids lol.
Go Go KTM! :)
:) yes yes yes
i love bikes but due to an horrible accident now i stay away from speeding and going extreme fast, be safe guys...
I am bad enough in a car i wouldn't trust myself on a bike lol, :)bet its great to watch.
You can find out when i post the races in a day or so :D
Look forward to it,enjoy the races :)
Clement Desalle is gonna win the next race probably!
He has the ability but im not sure he can challange here.
Who do u think has ability to win this?
Go Go Tim Gajser, he is realy good driver from Slovenia :) He is having bad sesson, last year was win after win
The Honda rider certainly is world class! Lets see if he can challange Herlings and Cairoli
A tremendous challenge. Not all are able to do it, only professionals can, they do so to be a very interesting spectacle.
great to watch :)
wow this is so scary to drive this bike. Have you ever tried this bike @b0y2k
Not this bike but i ride a 350 KTM :)
Man, I missed these rounds!
videos incoming!
Intresting news
thanks man.
Okee maaaaaan
Would love to be there! I bet it's going to be awesome
track looks AMAZING its goona be an action packed one thats for sure!
meep
Great man! I hope it is an appetizer for next week's post.
Race day is tomorow so yes there is a lot more to come :)
I've been waiting... can barely wait.
waiting for your updates always
thanks @hatemmkh :)
I went to mxgp in Thailand twice :)
nice!
Nice, do you ever place bets on the motocross?
actually no i dont... i get enough enjoyment out of watching to be honest. I do bet on some other sports from time to time though.
oh ok. I just thought with the knowledge you have on motocross you might dabble ;)
Weirdly i dont even think about it :)
Go herlings.. king of sand and soon the one that rules hem all
Best sand rider i have ever seen!
Cool & tough! Nice~
great combo @billroth :)
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thanks for the follow @affltr
Cool stuff. Upvoted & Followed.
Thank you @dolte
thank you for sharing
As always my pleasure mate.
Amazin vid on this one, great blog post!
Thanks @dolte :)
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sweet! still gunning for the top 10 haha
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nice one @olly