The 2013 World Motocross Championship and the Motocross of Nations in Germany on September 29 will be aired live on Motors TV. The 2013 season kicks off at Losail - in 2012, the opening round was held in Holland. This year the world championship heads to Qatar and Thailand for the first time.
A seventh title for Cairoli ?
In MX1,
Antonio Cairoli, who resigned with KTM through the 2016 season, got his 2012 season off to a strong start with success in the Italian championship before shifting his concentration to the world championship where he will be looking to score a seventh world title. However, he will face stiff competition from former team-mate
Clément Desalle, who was the only other rider to lead the championship last year. The Belgian rider will have countryman Kevin Strijbos as his team mate in the Suzuki outfit.
Steven Frossard is another candidate for end of season top honours. The Frenchman missed a majority of the 2012 season due to injury. Frossard’s team mate, Joel Roelants is making his debut in MX1.
Among the other potential race winners are Gautier Paulin, who won the round in Bulgaria last year and finished third overall, Evgeny Bobryshev, who will be looking to bounce back after a difficult 2012 season, Max Nagl, who returned to Honda and had a fine year after time away due to injury and best keep a close eye on Tommy Searle who joins MX1 after finishing runner-up to Jeffrey Herlings in MX2 in 2012.
Can Herlings repeat ?
In MX2,
Jeffrey Herlings is the odds on favourite to repeat his 2012 championship winning season. His main rival last year, Tommy Searle, has moved to MX1 and there are not many visible candidates to stand in his way of another world title. Perhaps the Dutchman’s team mate,
Jordi Tixier, who has made vast improvement during the off-season.
Christophe Charlier is one of the riders who could be a regular podium finisher as long as he can avoid injuries that hampered his 2012campaign. 4th in point’s last year, Jake Nicholls is another as is Max Anstie, who will also be racing in several Supercross races.
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