https://gatedrop.com Get the jump on Motocross news Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +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/injury-update-rick-elzinga-doing-everything-to-be-back-for-mxgp-opener/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:59:59 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=196363 Beta have now confirmed that Rick Elzinga picked up a knee injury and as a result won’t be contesting any pre-season races – he is trying everything to be back for the first round of the MXGP World Championship which heads to Argentina. His team mates, Jago Geerts, Brando Rispoli and Alexis Fueri will be...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-elio-marchetti-our-goal-is-to-try-and-get-closer-to-the-top-five-in-the-mxgp/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:26:08 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=195638 With a fresh rider line-up and growing ambitions, Beta is gearing up for an important 2026 MXGP campaign. Team manager Elio Marchetti now has two proven names under the awning in Jago Geerts and Rick Elzinga, both former factory Yamaha riders who bring experience, speed, and excitement to the Beta project. As Beta continues to...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-rick-elzinga-talks-signing-with-beta-moving-up-to-mxgp-and-more/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:35:43 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=192828 Rick Elzinga is gearing up for the next big step in his career: the MXGP class in 2026. After a standout 2024 season filled with moto and GP podiums, and multiple top-five finishes, Elzinga faced a much tougher 2025 campaign. Injuries, setbacks, and technical struggles tested him both physically and mentally, but the Dutch talent...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-rick-elzinga-signs-with-beta-to-take-on-mxgp-in-2026/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:09:50 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=192780 The first rider in the new MX Beta rider line-up for the 2026 season has been unveiled. Dutchman Rick Elzinga will take to the track in the 2026 MXGP Motocross World Championship with the Beta RX450 of Team Beta MRT Racing: an agreement has been reached between Team Beta and the 22-year-old rider born in...]]> https://gatedrop.com/official-yamaha-racing-part-ways-with-rick-elzinga/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:10:36 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=192158 Yamaha Motor Europe extends its heartfelt appreciation to Rick Elzinga as his journey with the Yamaha family concludes following the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship season. With his contract reaching its natural end, the 23-year-old Dutch talent will now shift his focus to new opportunities in the premier class, MXGP. Elzinga’s progression up the Yamaha...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-rick-elzinga-out-of-the-french-gp/ Sat, 24 May 2025 18:05:30 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=184241 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 rider Rick Elzinga has suffered a setback at the French Grand Prix, sustaining a broken clavicle during Saturday’s Qualifying race in Ernée. The Dutch talent, who was running strongly inside the top five at the time, will now miss round nine of the FIM Motocross World Championship as he begins...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-rick-elzinga-working-with-alessio-chiodi-in-2025/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:17:41 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=178210 Rick Elzinga hasn’t had the ideal preparation heading into the 2025 season as he broke his elbow which means he is going into Argentina with limited bike time. The Dutch talent has made one big change over the off-season as he’s decided to hire Alessio Chiodi as his coach. Chiodi who is a three time...]]> https://gatedrop.com/injury-update-rick-elzinga-not-100-prepared-for-season-opener-in-argentina/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:22:40 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=176956 Coming into the 2024 season, Rick Elzinga didn’t have much time on the bike as he broke his back coming into the first round. It has now been revealed that Elzinga has picked up another off-season injury a year later. This time he has broken his elbow which has seen him off the bike for...]]> https://gatedrop.com/confirmed-rick-elzinga-and-cas-valk-sign-up-for-2025-dutch-masters-of-motocross/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 09:08:08 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=175434 Last year, it all came down to the final race in Markelo to determine who would claim the Dutch Masters title in the MX2 class. Would it be Rick Elzinga, or would Cas Valk capture the title for the first time in the MX2 category? In the end, it was Elzinga who secured the title,...]]> https://gatedrop.com/interview-rick-elzinga-talks-about-his-belief-improving-being-a-full-factory-yamaha-rider-and-more/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:37:05 +0000 https://gatedrop.com/?p=163202 There is no doubt about it, Rick Elzinga continues to improve during his time racing the MX2 World Championship. The Dutch talent is growing and is now starting to believe that he belongs at the front of the MX2 World Championship. In moto one, he was battling with Kay de Wolf for the win but...]]>