Motocross and Supercross Academies in Bellpuig and Sevlievo

PLEVEN, 22 July 2007 – Responding to the massive development of the sports of Motocross and SuperMoto, that Youthstream manages at World Championship level, two new Academies for upcoming talents will be founded in Bellpuig, Spain, and Sevlievo, Bulgaria.

Yesterday at the FIM SuperMoto Grand Prix of Bulgaria, the agreement was reached in a meeting; the participants were: Dr. Wolfgang Srb, FIM/CMS President; Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream President; Vincenzo Mazzi, UEM President; Wolfgang Glas, UEM Vice-President; Bogdan Nikolov, BMF President; Yordan Stoykov, Major of Sevlievo; Yovko Yovkov, Deputy of the Bulgaria Parliament; Josep Pont Sans, Deputy of the Catalan Parliament and President of Circuit de Motocròs de Catalunya; Ramon Jounou Baldrich, Major of Bellpuig; Ramon Marquez Saez, Director of Circuit de Motocròs de Catalunya; Jordi Roquer Dorca, Marketing Director of Circuit de Motocròs de Catalunya; Alessandro Sambuco, Academy Expert.

The participants after the meeting: (standing up, from left to right) Wolfgang Glas, Ramon Marquez, Alessandro Sambuco, Giuseppe Luongo, Vincenzo Mazzi, Bogdan Nikolov, Wolfgang Srb, Yordan Stoykov, Yovko Yovkov; (front row, from left to right) Ramon Jounou, Josep Pont, Jordi Roquer.

Both Academies will be permanent structures, and the program will include accommodation, training and schooling.

The Academies, which will be the first centres of this kind in the World, will be open not only to riders, but also to team members (mechanics), with the goal of shaping up new highly motivated and professional squads.

The initiative is supported by Youthstream and UEM-Union Européenne de Motocyclisme, with the help of the Bulgarian Motorcycle Federation and the town of Sevlievo for Sevlievo, and the help of the Catalan Government and the town of Bellpuig for Bellpuig.

The members of the Academies will be able to improve their skills with all the necessary support, and will be able to attend school at the same time. Thanks to this initiative, the riders will be able to practice all year long under the guide of highly professional trainers.

The Academies will work on many different aspects, such as diet, physical training, psychology, riding and bike technique, and more.

Youthstream is the company that manages the exclusive television, marketing and promotional world wide rights of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the FIM Motocross of Nations, the FIM SuperMoto World Championship, the FIM SuperMoto of Nations, the FIM Snowcross World Championship, the UEM Motocross European Championship and the UEM SuperMoto European Championship.
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