The passion and talent of Valerio Lata have found the ideal stage: Team HRC. The 19-year-old Italian has signed a multi-year contract with the team and will be one of the standout names in the MX2 category in 2025. Riding the Honda CRF250R, Lata will have his Italian compatriot Ferruccio Zanchi as his teammate, a lineup that promises to make history in the discipline.

Lata has already proven his potential. In the 2024 season, he stood out by finishing third in the Grand Prix of Italy in Maggiora as a wildcard and fought until the end for the EMX250 European Championship title, winning several races and overall classifications. This performance reinforced the brilliant career of the young rider, which includes titles such as 2019 World Champion in the 85cc class, 2021 European Champion in the 125cc class, and two-time Italian champion.

Team HRC, which relaunched its MX2 program last year with Zanchi as the only rider, saw in Lata the opportunity to give more strength to the project. In 2024, Zanchi showed the competitiveness of the Honda CRF250R, finishing in the top 10 of the championship. Now, with two promising talents on board, the team believes it is better positioned to fight for success in the category and inspire future generations of riders to trust Honda as the path to victory.

Regarding his entry into the team, Lata does not hide his enthusiasm: ‘It is a great honour to be joining Team HRC for the 2025 season, in preparation for what will be my first full-time MX2 season. As a kid, you always know the history of the riders that rode for HRC and it is a privilege to be joining that list now. Last year, they re-started with the Honda CRF250R programme and they had some good results with Ferruccio (Zanchi), so I knew that I would have a good bike and a good setup and now I hope I can help them with even more top results. It is a very professional team who know how to win, and I can’t wait to get started’.

The year 2025 promises to be intense for Team HRC, which will line up with a robust team. In addition to Lata and Zanchi in MX2, the team will feature five-time world champion Tim Gajser and Ruben Fernandez in MXGP. All riders are already in intensive training to face a challenging calendar of 20 rounds in the FIM Motocross World Championship, which starts on March 1 in Cordoba, Argentina.

With a team full of talent and ambition, Honda is preparing to make its presence felt at the top of the classification tables and consolidate its history of success in the discipline.

O conteúdo Valerio Lata joins Team HRC in the MX2 program for 2025 aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Exactly one week ago, the MXGP and MX2 had their final round in Castilla la Mancha, where Jorge Prado confirmed the renewal of the world title in the main category, while Kay de Wolf made his debut as a winner in MX2, in a battle that was also extended until the last round.

Cózar received the MXGP elite in both classes and with suspense reigning, since in the MXGP there were still three riders (mathematically speaking) fighting for the title: Prado, Tim Gajser and Jeffrey Herlings, while in the MX2 Lucas Coenen and de Wolf were battling for the final victory.

Indeed, the decisions were made until the very end and there were many intense moments on the track, and, in the end, the celebrations:

O conteúdo Video: Best moments of MXGP and MX2 in Castilla la Mancha, which confirmed Jorge Prado and Kay de Wolf’s titles aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Kay de Wolf has been crowned the new MX2 World Champion! The Dutch rider secured the title yesterday in the final round of the championship in Castilla La Mancha, Spain. Despite a double victory from Lucas Coenen, de Wolf’s consistent performance throughout the season proved enough to clinch the championship.

The battle for the final victory was postponed to the final round of the year in Cózar, with de Wolf and Coenen being the only ones who could triumph. However, the Dutch Nestaan Husqvarna rider knew that he “just needed” to avoid crashes and score a few points to secure the world title in the category.

In race 1, Coenen did his part to keep the dream alive by winning, leaving Andrea Adamo in second and Simon Laengenfelder in third. Thibault Benistant was fourth and Ferruccio Zanchi fifth, with de Wolf finishing seventh.

In the second race, Coenen won again and de Wolf finished second, ahead of Benistant who thus secured the final podium position of the season. Adamo and Mikkel Haarup rounded out the top five.

With 36 points scored, de Wolf secured the MX2 title with a total of 959 points, 20 more than his teammate Coenen. Laengenfelder finished third with 852.

Thus, de Wolf managed to win the world championship and succeeded Adamo.

O conteúdo Kay de Wolf crowned MX2 World Champion aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Lucas Coenen was the strongest in the MXGP of Türkiye, part of the MX2 Motocross World Championship. The Belgian rider won both races on Sunday in Afyonkarahisar, which were markedly different from each other.

Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull GasGas) took the holeshot in the first race, but Lucas Coenen (Nestaan Husqvarna) overtook him on the opening lap. The battle for victory was between these two riders, who broke away from the rest of the pack. Längenfelder regained the lead mid-race, but Coenen made a decisive move late in the race, pulling ahead to win by 5.288s. Längenfelder finished second, with Liam Everts (Red Bull KTM) taking third.

In the second race, Kay de Wolf (Nestaan Husqvarna) led from the first lap after taking the holeshot. He was chased by the surprising Quentin Marc Prugnières (F&H Racing Team/Kawasaki), who eventually crashed. In the final minutes, Coenen put pressure on de Wolf, making a last-lap pass to win by 3.990s. Mikkel Haarup (Monster Energy Triumph) finished third, just ahead of Längenfelder.

With a perfect 50 points, Coenen won the MXGP of Türkiye in MX2. De Wolf and Längenfelder both scored 40 points, completing the podium. Everts finished fourth with 36 points, and Haarup rounded out the top five with 35 points.

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O conteúdo Lucas Coenen dominates MX2 in Türkiye aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Kay de Wolf won the Swiss MXGP in the MX2 Motocross World Championship this Sunday. The round in Frauenfeld had a few surprises, despite ending with a victory for the championship leader.

Thibault Benistant (Monster Energy Yamaha) made the holeshot in the first race and maintained the lead for the first seven laps, closely followed by de Wolf (Nestaan Husqvarna). When the Dutch rider made his move to take the lead, he never looked back.

As for Benistant, he eventually lost his position to other rivals, dropping to fourth at one point but managing to secure a final third-place finish. Liam Everts (Red Bull KTM) finished second, attempting to challenge de Wolf but ultimately falling short by 1.313s.

The second race saw Alberts Karlis Reisulis (Monster Energy Yamaha) as the big surprise. The Latvian rider made the holeshot and led for much of the race until he was overtaken by Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull GasGas).

The German rider held onto his lead to win the race, while Reisulis secured second place, finishing 12.029s behind… with more than three seconds over de Wolf, who was third.

In the overall classification for the Swiss MXGP, de Wolf emerged victorious with 45 points, two more than Längenfelder. Everts finished third with 38 points, Reisulis achieved the best result of his career in fourth, and Mikkel Haarup (Monster Energy Triumph) rounded out the top five.

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O conteúdo Kay de Wolf victorious at the Swiss MXGP… with a few surprises aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Lucas Coenen started strong in the MXGP of Switzerland, part of the MX2 Motocross World Championship. The rider dominated Saturday’s qualifying race in Frauenfeld.

This was a race with little to report in terms of competition for the top positions. Lucas Coenen (Nestaan Husqvarna) made the holeshot and led from the first to the last lap, always pursued by his teammate Kay de Wolf.

The Dutch rider tried to pressure the Belgian, but he suffered a hard crash – although he managed to get up quickly, keeping the second place. Lucas Coenen ended up winning with a 9.052s gap over de Wolf.

Without the pace of the top two, Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull GasGas) crossed the finish line in a lonely third place, which he took on the third lap. He was more than nine seconds behind the rival directly ahead. The Red Bull KTM duo completed the top five, with Liam Everts in fourth and Andrea Adamo in fifth.

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O conteúdo Lucas Coenen dominated the MX2 qualifying race in Switzerland aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

This Sunday, Lucas Coenen clinched victory in the MXGP of the Netherlands in the MX2 World Championship. The Belgian rider secured the overall win at the sandy Arnhem track by finishing in the top two in both races.

In the first race, Sacha Coenen (Red Bull KTM) made the holeshot but couldn’t maintain his initial momentum, and by the end of the first lap, it was Liam Everts (Red Bull KTM) leading ahead of Kay de Wolf (Nestaan Husqvarna). The Dutch rider took the lead for good on the third lap.

Everts was eventually overtaken by Lucas Coenen midway through the race. Lucas then closed in quickly on the leader, but De Wolf held on to secure the win by a narrow margin of 0.998s.

Lacking the pace of the top two, Everts finished third, more than 38 seconds behind. Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM) took fourth place, with Camden Mc Lellan (Monster Energy Triumph) rounding out the top five.

Once again, Sacha Coenen made the holeshot in the second race, but this time he managed to hold the lead for the first seven laps until his brother Lucas overtook him with 14 minutes remaining.

De Wolf had also been in the mix but suffered a crash that set him back. However, he managed to recover and was in second place behind Lucas Coenen by the tenth lap, only to suffer a second crash in the final minutes.

With no one left to challenge him, Lucas Coenen secured the race win, beating Adamo by 33.450s. Mc Lellan finished third, and despite suffering damage to his bike after the second crash, De Wolf slipped to fourth. Rick Elzinga (Monster Energy Yamaha) finished fifth, ahead of Sacha Coenen.

In the overall standings, Lucas Coenen emerged as the winner of the MXGP of the Netherlands in MX2 with 47 points, four more than De Wolf. Adamo completed the podium with 40 points, followed by Mc Lellan and Everts in the top five.

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O conteúdo Lucas Coenen shines in Arnhem’s sand to win the MXGP of the Netherlands in MX2 aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Glenn Coldenhoff (MXGP) and Lucas Coenen (MX2) were the winners of the qualifying races at the MXGP of the Netherlands. The round in Arnhem, held on a sandy track, was marked by Ducati’s debut in MXGP with Tony Cairoli.

In the main category, Coldenhoff (Fantic Racing) made the holeshot and led from start to finish. Jorge Prado (Red Bull GasGas) was his main pursuer for much of the race, but in the final minutes, he was overtaken by Romain Febvre (Kawasaki). The Frenchman still challenged Coldenhoff, but the Dutchman sealed the victory with a 0.970s advantage.

Prado crossed the line in fourth ahead of Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM), with Tim Gajser (Team HRC) in fifth. Cairoli debuted the new Desmo450 MX in MXGP after a few months of competition in Italy. The Italian was in the top five but ended up finishing seventh, over half a minute behind the winner.

Sacha Coenen (Red Bull KTM) made the holeshot in the MX2 qualifying race and led the first two laps before being overtaken by his brother Lucas (Nestaan Husqvarna). He went on to dominate the proceedings, winning by 21.785s ahead of Kay de Wolf (Nestaan Husqvarna).

The championship leader recovered from an incident on the first lap and reached second place on the final lap when he overtook Liam Everts (Red Bull KTM). Andrea Adamo (Red Bull KTM) was also involved in the incident with de Wolf and finished fourth, with Mikkel Haarup (Monster Energy Triumph) in fifth.

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O conteúdo Glenn Coldenhoff and Lucas Coenen won qualifying races in Arnhem; Ducati and Cairoli in the top ten aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Two races, two victories. That’s how the weekend went for Lucas Coenen in Sweden, with the Neestan Husqvarna rider managing to score maximum points in Uddevalla.

The Belgian won the first race with a lead of over 7 seconds over Mikkel Haarup (Triumph), while Simon Laengenfelder (GASGAS) secured the last podium spot, ahead of the KTM duo: Andrea Adamo was fourth and Liam Everts fifth.

In the second race, Adamo improved substantially but still didn’t have the arguments to beat Coenen, with #96 thus confirming the double victory on Swedish soil.

Laengenfelder repeated his third position and thus finished on the podium again, this time ahead of championship leader Kay de Wolf (Neestan Husqvarna), while Everts was again fifth.

In the overall standings, De Wolf remains the leader (725 points) but saw Coenen getting a bit closer, as he is second in the championship with 676 points. Laengenfelder, twice third, is also third in the championship with 653 points.

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O conteúdo Lucas Coenen scores double victory in Uddevalla and continues to fight for leadership in MX2 aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The MXGP of Sweden kicked off in Uddevalla on Saturday, part of the Motocross World Championships. In the MXGP class, Tim Gajser claimed victory in the qualification race, while Kay de Wolf triumphed in MX2.

In MXGP, Brian Bogers (Fantic) got the holeshot and led for the first three laps. However, on the fourth lap, Gajser (Team HRC) overtook him, followed by Jorge Prado (Red Bull GasGas) and Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) the next lap.

The battle for victory came down to Gajser and Prado. The Spaniard closed in during the final laps, but the Slovenian held on and crossed the finish line with a 0.902s lead. Febvre couldn’t match the pace of the top two, finishing third, with Bogers fourth and Jeremy Seewer (Kawasaki) fifth.

In MX2, Mikkel Haarup (Monster Energy Triumph) had a strong start. The Danish rider led for the first nine laps ahead of de Wolf (Nestaan Husqvarna).

However, the Dutch rider found a way to pass Haarup on the tenth lap. Haarup fought hard but ultimately de Wolf secured the win with a 0.886s margin. Lucas Coenen (Nestaan Husqvarna) was a lonely third, followed by Simon Längenfelder (Red Bull GasGas) and Liam Everts (Red Bull KTM) in the top five.

The key races of the MXGP of Sweden will take place on Sunday, with two MXGP races and two MX2 races determining the winners for each category.

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O conteúdo Tim Gajser and Kay de Wolf win qualifying races at MXGP of Sweden aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.