Hodgson reveals amazing injury secret

Neil Hodgson had more than 30 painkilling injections to be able to race at the opening World Superbike round at Valencia on Sunday (March 2).

The injury was even kept secret from his Ducati team, but he confessed all to MCN after his second race win. Read his column in MCN, out today (March 5).

You can also find out how the HM Plant Ducati team of Chris Walker and James Toseland felt after sharing a third and fourth place each, and what it was like for Carl Fogarty to see the FP1 take a 12th in its first race, and a seventh in its second.

There’s also in-depth MotoGP coverage, with a detailed look at the secrets of the Yamaha M1 and Aprilia RS3 bikes. We reveal the incredible technology which could transform the 2003 race bikes, including active suspension and fly-by-wire throttles.

Plus there’s also all the news from the latest tests at Phillip Island and Estoril. Closer to home, we’ve got the news from Steve Hislop’s first test on the Yamaha R1 he’ll use to defend his British Superbikes title, and Triumph’s plans to enter the supersport fray.

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