It used to be free, but now it’ll cost you €5.99 to watch the three-round Italian motocross championship which kicks off today in Sardinia. Go to www.offroadproracing.it for full HD throughout race day on Sunday.

From noon, all classes will be broadcast: 125, MX1, MX2 and Superfinal for the best 20 riders in the MX1 and MX2 classes. They are battling for the Prize Money of € 120,000.

The entrants include the majority of the MXGP teams, starting with Honda HRC, with World Champion Tim Gajser and his partner Evgeny Bobryshev. KTM Factory was to field all three riders: eight-time World Champion Tony Cairoli, his teammate Glenn Coldenhoff, but three-time MX2 world champion Jeffrey Herlings is out with an injured wrist. Husqvarna Factory Racing has Max Nagl, Gautier Paulin, Max Anstie;  Yamaha Factory will have Romain Febvre, and Jeremy Van Horebeek, and David Philippaerts.

In the MX2, HRC’s Michele Cervellin will have to contend with the standard bearer of the TM Factory, Samuele Bernardini. Yamaha Kemea has Brent Van Doninck and Benoit Paturel and the young Roan Van De Moosdijk in the DP19 team. KTM will field Pauls Jonass and Jorge Prado, Davy Potijes, Brian Boogers and Calvin Vlaanderen.