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IN THE WIND P46 2019 MXGP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED; NETHERLANDS TO HOST 2019 MX OF NATIONS T he Dutch TT road racing circuit in The Netherlands will host the Motocross of Na- tions in 2019. The an- nouncement was made along with the provi- sional schedule of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship. The season-opening venue has yet to be an- nounced but will take place towards the end of February and will be followed by MXGP's return to Argentina. After the early fly-away trip, MXGP will re- turn to Great Britain's Matterly Basin circuit, head straight to Valken- swaard for the MXGP of the Netherlands, then continue south to the MXGP of Trentino at Pietra- murata. The teams will then prepare for the second fly-away trip with back-to-back races in the mas- sive Asian market at the MXGP of Hong Kong and the MXGP of China on Wednesday May 1. Marking its third successive year on the calendar is the MXGP of Russia at Orlyonok along the coast of the Black Sea. From Russia the champion- ship will return to the West for the MXGP of Latvia, Germany, France, and Lombardia. After nearly two months in Europe MXGP will then set sail for Indonesia's Pangkal Pinang and Semarang for the MXGP of Indo- nesia and Asia, respectively. Continuing back into Europe the series will make its way to the ever-familiar MXGP of Czech Republic in Loket and the MXGP of Belgium in Lommel before heading to the MXGP of Turkey in Afyonkarahisar. The final three rounds to complete the 20-round season will be the MXGP of Switzerland in Frauenfeld-Gachnang, the MXGP of Portugal in Agueda, and the MXGP of Italy at Imola hosting the season finale for its second year in a row. CN FIM MXGP / MX2 MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 PROVISIONAL CALENDAR DATE GRAND PRIX VENUE SUPPORT CLASSES 24 February TBA tba 10 March ARGENTINA tba 24 March GREAT BRITAIN Matterley Basin Women, EMX250 & EMX300 31 March THE NETHERLANDS Valkenswaard EMX125 & EMX250 7 April TRENTINO (I) Pietramurata Women, EMX125 21 April HONG KONG Hong Kong 1 May CHINA Shanghai 12 May RUSSIA Orlyonok EMX250 & EMX300 26 May LATVIA Kegums EMX125 & EMX 250 2 June GERMANY Teutchenthal (tbc) Women, EMX125 & EMX300 16 June FRANCE Ernée EMX125 & EMX250 23 June LOMBARDIA (I) tba Women & EMX250 7 July INDONESIA Pangkal Pinang 14 July ASIA (INDONESIA) Semarang 28 July CZECH REPUBLIC Loket Women, EMX125 & EMX300 4 August BELGIUM Lommel EMX125, EMX250 & EMX300 18 August SWITZERLAND Frauenfeld/Gachnang EMX65, EMX85 & EMX250 1 September TURKEY Afyonkarahisar Veteran & EMX300 15 September PORTUGAL Agueda Women & EMX250 22 September ITALY Imola EMX125, EMX250 & EMX300 29 September MONSTER ENERGY FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS THE NETHERLANDS, Assen The 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship schedule.