In a press conference today, FIM President Vito Ippolito, Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo, Motoclub Angerien President Jean-Marie Boissonnot and FIM/CMS President Dr. Wolfgang Srb confirmed that Saint Jean D‰ÛªAngely, France, will be the venue for the 2011 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations.
Having hosted a French Grand Prix this year and several other times in the past, Saint Jean D‰ÛªAngely has been a classic in the FIM Motocross World Championship and it has always hosted massive crowds from all over the world.
France itself has also been a country which has contributed notoriously in the growth of the sport, regularly hosting Grand Prix events as well as Motocross of Nations ‰ÛÒ the last one in St. Jean was in 2000.
The plans for 2011 will see Saint Jean D‰ÛªAngely first host a French MX1/MX2 Grand Prix to fine tune their facilities, and then guarantee an outstanding MXoN later in the year.
FIM President Vito Ippolito said, ‰ÛÏWe would like to announce the next FIM Motocross of Nations that will take place in St. Jean d‰ÛªAngely, France, and here we have the event‰Ûªs Organizer Jean Marie Boissonnot. We all look forward to this event as another great success for the sport.‰Û
