MXGP Rumours/Silly season

Elliot
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7/17/2026 8:45pm

Looks like the Coenen boys Alpine Stars deal is done.

 

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Alpinestars has some deeeeppp pockets with the Lawrence bros, Tomac, Sexton, and the Coenen bros, they were even trying to get Deegz before he ended up signing with Fox. 

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I love astars gear but it would be nice to see a little more variety at the sharp end

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7/18/2026 3:41am Edited Date/Time 7/18/2026 3:42am

There will be a Kawi announcement on Tuesday. Ducati Wednesday.

McLellan to MXGP with Triumph next season. Lata and Renaux to replace the Coenens at de Carli.

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7/18/2026 3:46am
Snapper wrote:

There will be a Kawi announcement on Tuesday. Ducati Wednesday.

McLellan to MXGP with Triumph next season. Lata and Renaux to replace the Coenens at de Carli.

Interesting, I thought McLellan was seeing out his MX2 career on the Triumph? Who gets the 2nd seat Farres or Haarup? 

Who will replace Lata at HRC? 

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7/18/2026 3:56am
Snapper wrote:

There will be a Kawi announcement on Tuesday. Ducati Wednesday.

McLellan to MXGP with Triumph next season. Lata and Renaux to replace the Coenens at de Carli.

Farrés back to the US? Or to Yamaha with Gajser?

7/18/2026 10:46am
rsd47 wrote:

I love astars gear but it would be nice to see a little more variety at the sharp end

I completely agree, they have some good kits here and there, but some other brands are better, except the old thor lines where they copy and pasted gear color ways and patterns from one year to the next. They have improved a lot since then.

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7/18/2026 1:12pm
Snapper wrote:

There will be a Kawi announcement on Tuesday. Ducati Wednesday.

McLellan to MXGP with Triumph next season. Lata and Renaux to replace the Coenens at de Carli.

Interesting, I thought McLellan was seeing out his MX2 career on the Triumph? Who gets the 2nd seat Farres or Haarup? 

Who will replace Lata at HRC? 

Did not see that coming and dont understand it for both parties. Mclellan would be a title candidate, why not use that last year in mx2?

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Snapper wrote:

There will be a Kawi announcement on Tuesday. Ducati Wednesday.

McLellan to MXGP with Triumph next season. Lata and Renaux to replace the Coenens at de Carli.

Interesting, I thought McLellan was seeing out his MX2 career on the Triumph? Who gets the 2nd seat Farres or Haarup? 

Who will replace Lata at HRC? 

rym wrote:

Did not see that coming and dont understand it for both parties. Mclellan would be a title candidate, why not use that last year in mx2?

Triumph must be using the US teams strategy 

7/19/2026 4:39am

Lata will stay with Gariboldi Honda. 

Reisulis will ride for De Carli KTM. 

Farres possibly to KRT Kawasaki. 

Hutten Metaal will run Triumph MX2 effort next year.

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7/19/2026 10:05am

Lata will stay with Gariboldi Honda. 

Reisulis will ride for De Carli KTM. 

Farres possibly to KRT Kawasaki. 

Hutten Metaal will run Triumph MX2 effort next year.

Who runs the Triumph team currently? Where do they have the base and raceshop?

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7/19/2026 2:04pm

So  Febvre to Ducati is done , but have heard its a 1 or 2 year deal from different sources , but the most trusted one says its 2. 

 

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7/19/2026 3:23pm
ohh_454 wrote:
Alpinestars has some deeeeppp pockets with the Lawrence bros, Tomac, Sexton, and the Coenen bros, they were even trying to get Deegz before he ended up...

Alpinestars has some deeeeppp pockets with the Lawrence bros, Tomac, Sexton, and the Coenen bros, they were even trying to get Deegz before he ended up signing with Fox. 

Well they have saved a lot of money by not needing to pay Sexton bonuses 

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Lata will stay with Gariboldi Honda. 

Reisulis will ride for De Carli KTM. 

Farres possibly to KRT Kawasaki. 

Hutten Metaal will run Triumph MX2 effort next year.

Any word on Mikula?

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David934 wrote:

Now we will see, how bad or good Ducati is

Nairb#70 wrote:

Now we will see how good or bad Seewer is.

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Moment of the weekend for me was Mrs saying how much better Seewer was on the KTM, while watching Race 1, while Louis Vosters was stood next to me on the other side.   Luckily he had headphones on, and wasnt paying attention.  

 

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Lata will stay with Gariboldi Honda. 

Reisulis will ride for De Carli KTM. 

Farres possibly to KRT Kawasaki. 

Hutten Metaal will run Triumph MX2 effort next year.

David934 wrote:

Any word on Mikula?

I can see him continuing to develop that KTM as he is, or with van Venrooy.

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philG wrote:
Moment of the weekend for me was Mrs saying how much better Seewer was on the KTM, while watching Race 1, while Louis Vosters was stood...

Moment of the weekend for me was Mrs saying how much better Seewer was on the KTM, while watching Race 1, while Louis Vosters was stood next to me on the other side.   Luckily he had headphones on, and wasnt paying attention.  

 

Yeah, Seewers riding is still at top level.

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7/21/2026 5:46am
DeStouwer wrote:

Other rumours say Ducati. I hope he stays as far away as possible from that bike.

He won't go. Only two "real" options: Kawasaki or Triumph.

That didn't age well.

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7/21/2026 3:15pm
DeStouwer wrote:

That didn't age well.

Too bad it turned only into a "money thing"...

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7/22/2026 1:48am
DeStouwer wrote:

That didn't age well.

Too bad it turned only into a "money thing"...

Can't blame him at this point in his career. Could be the last opportunity.

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7/22/2026 2:03am
DeStouwer wrote:

That didn't age well.

Too bad it turned only into a "money thing"...

DeStouwer wrote:

Can't blame him at this point in his career. Could be the last opportunity.

Yeah, good for him. I think he can develop a great bike. 

7/22/2026 3:18am
Snapper wrote:

Yeah, good for him. I think he can develop a great bike. 

Huge challenge!

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The new frame seems to be much better, so with some more development and a whole offseason i think they will get it competitive for him. 

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7/22/2026 5:43am
Snapper wrote:

Yeah, good for him. I think he can develop a great bike. 

Huge challenge!

The bike is not as bad as some people make out. Same with the Kawi in the US.

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Too bad it turned only into a "money thing"...

At his age, why not. 

Ducati get a proven winner, and he gets a chance to prove his worth.  

Seewer did the same. 

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7/22/2026 5:55am
Snapper wrote:

The bike is not as bad as some people make out. Same with the Kawi in the US.

I'm not with you to put the Kawasaki and the Ducati in the same bag actually.

7/22/2026 5:56am
philG wrote:

At his age, why not. 

Ducati get a proven winner, and he gets a chance to prove his worth.  

Seewer did the same. 

And we all have seen the "result".

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