https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:41:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-Simple-Professional-Name-Introduction-LinkedIn-Profile-Picture-32x32.png https://gatedrop.com 32 32 https://gatedrop.com/gallery-ducati-ready-to-take-on-mxgp-in-2026/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:01:24 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=197526 It’s a new chapter for Ducati as they enter the MXGP World Championship with Louis Vosters taking over the reigns for the 2026 season. The team have signed up Andrea Bonacorsi and Calvin Vlaanderen to team up with Jeremy Seewer. See images from their recent photoshoot courtesy of Davide Messora – Ducati Corse OffRoad.]]> https://gatedrop.com/joakin-furbetta-zanchis-mentality-impressed-me-the-most/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:51:31 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=197025 The 2026 season finally burst into life at Alghero and it didn’t take long for Ducati’s new Desmo 250cc project to make headlines, with Ferruccio Zanchi securing a podium finish during his first race on the new bike. Behind the scenes, Joakin Furbetta has been guiding the development of the bike while also working closely...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-paolo-ciabatti-talks-ducati-we-still-have-room-for-improvement/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:24:57 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=196784 Fresh from an important Supercross trip to America, Ducati Corse Off-Road General Manager Paolo Ciabatti is at the centre of one of the most ambitious new projects in modern motocross. With Ducati having recently made its highly anticipated AMA Supercross debut in the United States, while simultaneously expanding its presence across MXGP, MX2 and EMX250...]]> https://gatedrop.com/excl-alessandro-lupino-to-contest-the-mx1-italian-championship-in-2026/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:20:12 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195464 There’s another new challenge on the horizon for Alessandro Lupino in 2026. After spending the past season helping to develop the all-new Desmo Ducati 250cc machine and competing in the MX2 Italian Championship, the experienced Italian rider is set to step back up to the MX1 category next year. Lupino’s role with Ducati has been...]]> https://gatedrop.com/dylan-ferrandis-discusses-the-ducati-i-think-a-podium-is-possible/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:52:06 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195068 There are some new developments for Dylan Ferrandis in 2026. The French rider has joined the Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati Factory Racing team during the off-season. For the former US 450 MX champion, joining Ducati marks a new turning point in his career. Having had to deal with a few chassis issues on...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-beddini-racing-ducati-reveal-2026-rider-line-up/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:19:06 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=194709 Ducati’s Off-Road division doubles down – and doubles up – for the 2026 season with the debut of the Desmo250 MX in the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship and the European MX250 Championship. The Beddini Racing Ducati Corse Factory MX2 Team remains the same as in 2025, when it finished second overall in Italian MX2,...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-edvards-bidzans-makes-the-switch-to-ducati-for-2026/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:54:06 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=194545 One of Latvia’s leading and most talented next-generation motocross riders, Edvards Bidzāns, will start the 2026 season with brand-new machinery – the Ducati Desmo MX450, which debuted on the motocross market this year and has already received plenty of positive feedback from the European moto media. The collaboration is between Latvia’s official Ducati representative with...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-calvin-vlaanderen-talks-joining-ducati-and-a-new-chapter-in-mxgp/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:16:32 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=193542 After five strong seasons with Yamaha, Calvin Vlaanderen is preparing for a brand-new challenge in 2026 as he joins one of the most talked-about projects in motocross – Ducati’s official MXGP team. Vlaanderen’s signature is a good signing for Ducati and team manager Louis Vosters, who will lead the MXGP structure following years of success...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-ducati-confirm-2026-mxgp-plans/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:22:37 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=193533 The official Ducati MXGP team will be run by Louis Vosters’ Dutch squad, which will enter three Desmo450 MX factory bikes. A new chapter in Ducati’s history gets underway in its second year of participation in the FIM Motocross World Championship, as it joins forces with Louis Vosters’ team, ushering in a new era with...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-ducati-and-maddii-racing-part-ways/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:59:57 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=193320 With the Motocross of Nations, which concluded the 2025 racing season on the Ironman track in Crawfordsville, Indiana (USA) on October 4–5, the collaboration between Ducati and the Maddii Racing Team has also come to an end. Ducati and Maddii Racing Team debuted together in 2024 with the launch of the new Desmo450 MX in...]]>