Press ReleaseYZ125 Blu Cru FIM Europe Cup

Superfinale at Imola (Italy)

The weekend of 29th and30th September, the Imolacircuit hosted the 2018 FIMMotocross World Cham-pionship, the last round ofthe WMX and EMX300 Pre-sented by FMF Racing plusthe YZ125 bLU cRU Cup Su-perFinale,

Wrapping up a perfectweekend with victory inrace two, young Swiss riderKevin Brumann is the 2018YZ125 bLU cRU FIM EuropeCup SuperFinale overallwinner. Claiming the run-ner-up spot in race twoGreat Britain's Joel Rizzi secured second overall, with Denmark's Magnus Smith earningthe third spot on the final podium.

FIM Europe President Dr Wolfgang Srb with the YZ125 blU cRU Cup winner Kevin Bru-mann and Youthstream Vice President David Luongo

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Kicking off the race action at the Imola motocross circuit on Sunday, the second and lastrace of this year's SuperFinale saw YZ125-powered youngsters continue their quest for aninvitation to Yamaha's bLU cRU Masterclass. With race officials working overnight to createthe ideal track conditions, the Yamaha riders were faced with slick and challenging condi-tions on Sunday morning.With 39 young racers storming out of the starting gate aboard their GYTR-kitted Yamahamachines, it was Great Britain's Joel Rizzi who took the holeshot in the second race. Leadingthe way through the first few corners, the young Brit was then passed by Brumann right be-fore the end of the opening lap.The two youngsters Brumann and Rizzi were involved in a close battle, which lasted for anumber of laps and eventually saw the Swiss rider Brumann open a small gap at the frontof the pack. With Brumann getting the victory, Rizzi crossed the line eight seconds behindthe winner to claim the runner-up position. Third in race two was Michele Pablo D'Aniello,with the young Italian winning a three-way fight with Magnus Smith [fourth] and VincentMarti [fifth].The double race victory brought Kevin Brumann to the top step of the podium at the YZ125bLU cRU Cup SuperFinale. "It feels great to win both races," admitted the 14-year-old Swisscompetitor. "I am just so happy for this victory. We had two tough races and I did the bestI could from start to finish. Every rider had been giving their best and it really means a lotto get both moto victories during the weekend at Imola."Securing his spot at the upcoming bLU cRU Masterclass, SuperFinale podium finishers JoelRizzi and Magnus Smith have also earned an invitation to Yamaha's unique annual event.

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Following their strong per-formances at the SuperFi-nale, also selected toattend the bLU cRU Master-class are wild-card ridersLiam Hanstrom and SimonDepoers.All five of the aspiring,young talents who made thefinal selection will attendthe bLU cRU Masterclass - athree-day event supervisedby highly-acclaimed Yamahaambassadors. Yamaha's Ar-naud Tonus and Kiara Fonta-nesi have already confirmedtheir participation at the 2018 edition of the event.Designed to inspire and educate young motocross riders, the 2018 bLU cRU Masterclass willalso determine the 2018 YZ125 bLU cRU Cup winner. Automatically securing a place on theMJC Yamaha Official EMX125 Team, the winner will be able to race a GYTR-kitted YZ125 ma-chine in the 2019 EMX125 Championship.Full results on FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/641

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PRESS RELEASE nr. 268/2018 - October 2nd 2018FOR MORE INFORMATION: Fiammetta La Guidara

FIM Europe Press OfficerTel + 39 342 9231793fiammetta.laguidara@fim-europe.com

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