#2: MXGP of Andalucía

3/14/2026 1:23am
rym wrote:

I dont see adrian petit, bradley mesters, Max Werner and Brookes listed. They dont ride the emx?

DeStouwer wrote:
It's just a provisional list of the riders/teams I could find who confirmed to compete in the championships. EMX125 is only a list of 30 riders...

It's just a provisional list of the riders/teams I could find who confirmed to compete in the championships. EMX125 is only a list of 30 riders now, but there will be much more at the starting gate (mainly Spanish riders).

Bradley Mesters didn't have a team a few weeks ago, but looks like he recently signed with Kosak KTM, so he will probably race after all. Werner just started bike practice a few weeks ago after injury, so uncertain if he will line up. Same for Brookes. Bobby Bruce will race a 450 in the British Nationals. 

Mesters isn’t going to compete and didn’t sign with Kosak. 

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3/14/2026 2:35am
rym wrote:

I dont see adrian petit, bradley mesters, Max Werner and Brookes listed. They dont ride the emx?

DeStouwer wrote:
It's just a provisional list of the riders/teams I could find who confirmed to compete in the championships. EMX125 is only a list of 30 riders...

It's just a provisional list of the riders/teams I could find who confirmed to compete in the championships. EMX125 is only a list of 30 riders now, but there will be much more at the starting gate (mainly Spanish riders).

Bradley Mesters didn't have a team a few weeks ago, but looks like he recently signed with Kosak KTM, so he will probably race after all. Werner just started bike practice a few weeks ago after injury, so uncertain if he will line up. Same for Brookes. Bobby Bruce will race a 450 in the British Nationals. 

Rocketship wrote:

Mesters isn’t going to compete and didn’t sign with Kosak. 

Okay, my bad. I thought he raced for them at Frankenbach last week.

3/14/2026 4:02am
cesar_rc4 wrote:

Curious to know what happened here. Two departured Riders...not a good sign

Bike issues, maybe...

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3/14/2026 5:58am

Dang do I wish it was this weekend. I’m excited for it with how great round1 was. Also because no SX this weekend. Here are my predictions for this race.

MXGP - 1. Herlings 2. Vialle 3. Gajser

MX2 - 1. Sacha 2. Simon 3. Everts


(Ignore my lack of spelling ability haha)

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3/14/2026 6:20am
cesar_rc4 wrote:

Curious to know what happened here. Two departured Riders...not a good sign

Bike issues, maybe...

Or maybe not to much money on the team or bike slow... Who knows but strange thing

3/14/2026 6:23am
cesar_rc4 wrote:

Or maybe not to much money on the team or bike slow... Who knows but strange thing

bike issues = "slow" bike 

😉

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3/14/2026 8:42am
cesar_rc4 wrote:

Or maybe not to much money on the team or bike slow... Who knows but strange thing

bike issues = "slow" bike 

😉

Takes allot off money and testing to get a stock CRF250 to a decent level. 

Even a guy like Lata on a Factory 250 could not jump the uphill tripple and gets passed on a straight away by a Triumpf says allot (Round 1)

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3/14/2026 12:02pm

Excited to see Levi Townley in the 125 class 

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3/14/2026 11:27pm

Excited to see Levi Townley in the 125 class 

And a couple of Aussies in 250EMX

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3/15/2026 3:20am
DeStouwer wrote:
It's just a provisional list of the riders/teams I could find who confirmed to compete in the championships. EMX125 is only a list of 30 riders...

It's just a provisional list of the riders/teams I could find who confirmed to compete in the championships. EMX125 is only a list of 30 riders now, but there will be much more at the starting gate (mainly Spanish riders).

Bradley Mesters didn't have a team a few weeks ago, but looks like he recently signed with Kosak KTM, so he will probably race after all. Werner just started bike practice a few weeks ago after injury, so uncertain if he will line up. Same for Brookes. Bobby Bruce will race a 450 in the British Nationals. 

Rocketship wrote:

Mesters isn’t going to compete and didn’t sign with Kosak. 

DeStouwer wrote:

Okay, my bad. I thought he raced for them at Frankenbach last week.

No worries, it hasn’t been announced anywhere in the press or at social media. 

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3/15/2026 3:39am Edited Date/Time 3/15/2026 3:51am

It's always good to see the Leok name in the entries.

I hope both Seb and Trav progress onwards to GP careers.

They'd be at least the 3rd generation of Leoks in GPs, perhaps, even,  the 4th?

Jake Cannon and Liam Owens having full seasons in Europe, nowadays? Not sure if either have got through a year there without injury. Good on them, hope they progress as well to full GP status.

Young Levi Towney - hey, even though he's a Dastardly Kiwi, I'll be cheering him on. Hope he stays healthy, I think he got hurt a bit last season. 

That EMX (250 especially) exists, well, I like it. Potential for more riders to ( hopefully) earn some sort a living in the sport - as I would assume many will be very committed to one, or more, National series that their sponsors / teams / supporters have them signed for. Hey - if a fair few of them are faster than some MX2 regulars - well, that's the way it always is, in many sports, of any sort. People of high talent, not able to get backing for the World Championships, or, not wanting  to blow all their money and time on it. 

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3/15/2026 4:30am

I am waiting and really thinking Lucas willbe battling Herlings this race, Febvre always there and Gajser will step up for sure(just bad weekend ), to me Tom have best shot for title with his consistency and speed. I am Herlings fan,but I have noticed when I watch Jeffrey,I am just thinkthinking,no crash no crash,because his consistency is what it is...

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3/16/2026 2:44am

Timetable and entries are updated.

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3/16/2026 3:01am Edited Date/Time 3/16/2026 3:04am
DeStouwer wrote:

Timetable and entries are updated.

Still no Jamie Keith in EMX 250, he won his first 250 British Championship moto yesterday. But at least Ben Watson is entered now.

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3/16/2026 3:32am

Forecast not looking good now.

Rain on all weekend🥲

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3/16/2026 5:44am
cesar_rc4 wrote:

Forecast not looking good now.

Rain on all weekend🥲

It’s still almost a week out. Maybe maybe not who knows. 

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3/16/2026 11:06am
mxxxeR1 wrote:

20 men in the mx2 will probably be the new normal but i think it's  ridiculous

There is 30 riders in the MX2

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3/16/2026 11:23am

One things for sure, the MXGP class is stacked, to get in the top 20 is no joke. Is Ben Watson racing this round on the Triumph? If so I wonder how he’ll do compared to where he was at on the Beta. 

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3/16/2026 11:42am

Was really hoping to see Petit race the YZ250 again. 

He's on the list. 

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3/16/2026 1:02pm
mxxxeR1 wrote:

20 men in the mx2 will probably be the new normal but i think it's  ridiculous

EuroGuy39 wrote:

There is 30 riders in the MX2

That list has been updated , initially there were only 20 on it  

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3/16/2026 1:21pm

I see that both Kay De Wolff and Isak Gifting are on the entrylist for this GP. Is Kay back on the bike yet? I doubt Gifting will be there, rumours of him done surgery on his shoulder. If true he’ll be out for a couple of months.

3/17/2026 12:21pm

Was really hoping to see Petit race the YZ250 again. 

DeStouwer wrote:

He's on the list. 

Finally, yes. Good news!

3/17/2026 12:59pm
Rickard21 wrote:
I see that both Kay De Wolff and Isak Gifting are on the entrylist for this GP. Is Kay back on the bike yet? I doubt...

I see that both Kay De Wolff and Isak Gifting are on the entrylist for this GP. Is Kay back on the bike yet? I doubt Gifting will be there, rumours of him done surgery on his shoulder. If true he’ll be out for a couple of months.

De Wolf is in.

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3/18/2026 1:41am

Mannini found a place with FlyOver Competition Triumph, but it is not clear if he will participate this weekend.

Elias Escandell is still recovering from a cruciate ligament and meniscus injury he sustained in December and will have to miss Andalusia (and probably the next races as well).

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3/18/2026 3:01am

Thats tough for Escandell, missed most of last season and '26 is his 3rd year in emx250. 

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3/18/2026 3:55pm

Rumuor saus Isak Gifting had surgery on his shoulder and might be out for several months. 

3/18/2026 9:19pm
themrtoad wrote:

Rumuor saus Isak Gifting had surgery on his shoulder and might be out for several months. 

Yes, that has been confirmed this week. Out for at least 2,5 months to begin with.

3/18/2026 11:49pm
themrtoad wrote:

Rumuor saus Isak Gifting had surgery on his shoulder and might be out for several months. 

Paturel is actually free. And he's training on a Yamaha.

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3/19/2026 2:47am

Bonacorsi and Zanchi are out for this weekend.

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