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BSB: Mossey: 'It's nice to be back on track with our competitors'

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Luke Mossey got off to a strong start at this week’s MCE British Superbike Cartagena Pro-Test to set the second quickest time on the opening day behind McAMS Yamaha’s James Ellison. Mossey, who is...

MotoGP: Barbera in surgery for broken collarbone

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Avintia Ducati rider Hector Barbera is set to undergo surgery for a broken collarbone, after crashing at Valencia yesterday during a training session. The damage sustained to his left collarbone means...

BSB: Mackenzie 'loving every second' of Bennetts Suzuki debut

02 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

National Superstock 1000 Champion Taylor Mackenzie says he ‘loved every second’ of his debut ride on the Bennetts Suzuki superbike at Cartagena yesterday. The 24-year-old got his first run out on the...

MotoGP: Rookie Folger stuns with fast pace

02 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales wasn’t the only Yamaha rider to come away from last week’s Phillip Island MotoGP test having impressed, with rookie sensation Jonas Folger stunning by finishing fourth overall, only...

BSB: Haslam happy but 'still work to do' after day one in Cartagena

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam was pleased with the progress made by his JG Speedfit Kawasaki team on the opening day of MCE British Superbike testing at Cartagena. The 2016 runner-up set the fourth-quickest time of the...

BSB: Fastest Ellison surprised by day one pace

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

James Ellison has admitted he is surprised by his day one pace on the McAMS Yamaha at this week’s Cartagena MCE British Superbike test. While there is no official timing, Ellison is reported to have...

BSB: Ellison quickest as testing gets underway in Cartagena

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

The first major test of the 2017 MCE British Superbike season got underway at Cartagena today with many teams enjoying their first runs out in Spanish sunshine. While there is no official timing at...

BSB: Giugliano: 'Riding without electronics is fun!'

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

Tyco BMW new boy Davide Giugliano has said he’s enjoying his first experience of a bike without electronics in almost a decade as he makes his debut with the Northern Irish team in Cartagena. The...

Gallery: John McPhee's British Talent Team Honda

01 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the 2017 Moto3 season now well underway after the completion of the first series of Spanish testing last week, Czech Grand Prix winner John McPhee headed back to London to launch the new British...

WSB: Brookes happy with 12th after technical setbacks

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

2015 MCE British Superbike Champion Josh Brookes overcame a plethora of technical difficulties to walk away with a rewarding 12th place finish in this weekend’s opening round of the 2017 Superbike...

Gallery: Davide Giugliano makes Tyco BMW debut at Cartagena

01 March 2017 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike new boy Davide Giugliano got his first taste of the Tyco BMW S1000RR he’ll race in the upcoming season today at Cartagena. The former World Superbike star is testing alongside...

MotoGP: Lorenzo not ready to race

01 March 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that he’s still far away from being ready to win races on the Ducati GP17 machine, after a difficult test for the Spaniard at one of the tracks most unsuited to the red...

MotoGP: Redding and Petrucci show off new Pramac Ducati

28 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Pramac Ducati duo of Scott Redding and Danilo Petrucci have pulled the covers off their new 2017 liveries in a launch in Naples’ imposing Castel dell’Ovo, showing off a largely-unchanged livery on...

WSB: Melandri thrilled to mix it up in Australia

28 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri was thrilled to walk away from Phillip Island this weekend having returned to the podium for the first time since he left the Superbike World Championship at the end of the 2014...

WSB: Camier impresses with fifth in Phillip Island

28 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier impressed in this weekend’s opening round of the 2017 Superbike World Championsip with a stunning fifth place in Saturday’s opening race. The MV Agusta rider was severely hampered by a...

Live: With John McPhee and the British Talent Cup Honda

28 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

We’re in London today for the launch of John McPhee’s new British Talent Team and the British Talent Cup that’ll develop young talent to hopefully join him in the future in the Moto3 world...

Moto3: McPhee unveils British Talent Team Honda

28 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

2016 Czech Grand Prix winner John McPhee has pulled the covers off the factory Honda Moto3 machine that he’ll compete in the 2017 championship on, revealing the new British Talent Team bike at an...

Roads: Michael Dunlop teams up with Carl Cox for 2017

28 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Isle of Man TT star Michael Dunlop will receive backing from internationally renowned DJ Carl Cox for the 2017 road racing season. Carl Cox Motorsport will personally support the 13-time TT winner...

MotoGP: Rossi struggling after difficult test

28 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

While things might have been good on the Viñales side of the Movistar Yamaha garage at last week’s Phillip Island test, it was decidedly less so on his teammate’s half, with Valentino Rossi struggling...

WSB: Jonathan Rea's Phillip Island column

28 February 2017 by Jonathan Rea

With the first round of the 2017 World Superbike championship done and dusted – and with a double victory under his belt for defending world champion Jonathan Rea – MCN are delighted to have signed up...

Moto3: British Talent Team set for London launch

27 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

John McPhee’s new British Talent Team will be launched tomorrow in London, with the Czech Grand Prix winner joined by Dorna talent and development boss Alberto Puig and the project’s new talent scout...

WSB: 'New approach' boosts Lowes in Phillip Island

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes impressed at Phillip Island this weekend as he shot to the front to challenge for the podium on the Yamaha YZF-R1. The former British Champion walked away from the Australian circuit with...

WSB: Tyre life hampers Red Bull Honda at Phillip Island

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Issues with tyre conservation led to a frustrating weekend at Phillip Island for the Red Bull Honda duo, who left the Australian circuit with just seven points between them. Having struggled with the...

WSB: Davies: 'The glass is half full' after Phillip Island seconds

27 February 2017 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies left Phillip Island happy with his consistent points haul despite narrowly missing out on two race victories to rival Jonathan Rea. Davies pushed the double World Champion in both of the...

Video: On track at Jerez with Repsol Honda

27 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

With last week’s last-minute test at Jerez for the Repsol Honda duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa an unofficial one (and therefore free of MotoGP’s usual restrictions on filming), the team’s title...

MotoGP: Crutchlow pleased with Phillip Island race pace

27 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Cal Crutchlow has come away from the three days of testing pleased with the pace he’s able to set on the LCR Honda despite losing the time to set a fast lap on the final day of testing and to improve...

Roads: Dunlop to ride McAdoo Kawasaki supertwin

26 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop has announced that he’ll return to the supertwin class in the 2017 season, once again signing up to ride for road racing veterans McAdoo Kawasaki on their Gortreagh Printing backed...

WSB: Rea relishes in perfect start to 2017

26 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea is relishing a perfect start to his 2017 World Superbike season, after doubling up to win both races of the series’ opening round in Phillip Island. Extending his total race wins in the...

WSB: Rea doubles up for win number 40

26 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

The first race to be held under the new grid rules, where the top three from race one start race two from the third row, had little effect on the winning machine that is Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing...

WSS: Rolfo from Mahias by only 0.001

26 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

An unbelievable 10-lap WorldSSP race, which saw the expected order change lap by lap, finished in controversial style at Phillip Island. It came down to a fight between eventual winner Roberto Rolfo...

MotoGP: Marquez shoulder dislocation at Jerez ‘nothing serious’

25 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has shrugged off a dislocated shoulder at today’s private Jerez test for the Repsol Honda team as ‘nothing serious,’ after once again popping out the joint that he’s repeatedly dislocated...

WSB: Rea wins fabulous season opener

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

In the Aussie sunshine the top World Superbike riders proved that things may not be taken for granted in 2017 after all, as at one time 14 leading riders contested the win in the first 22-lap race of...

WSS: Jacobsen scores first MV Superpole win

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

American Patrick Jacobsen (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) secured his first pole position start in his first MV Agusta WorldSSP race meeting with a 1’33.128 lap that put him 0.102 seconds ahead of second...

WSB: Rea and company smash best lap records in Superpole

25 February 2017 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) set a new track best of 1’29.573 to take his ninth career Superpole win at the opening round of the year in Australia. All top four riders on the grid, Rea, Tom...

Live: Ask the Eurosport team about WSB

24 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

With the first round of World Superbikes kicking off tonight in Phillip Island, the Eurosport team of James Whitham, Greg Haines and Charlie Hiscott are taking your questions live on Facebook right...

MotoGP: Tension building between Viñales and Marquez

24 February 2017 by Simon Patterson

Tensions are already starting to build between 2017 MotoGP championship favourite Maverick Viñales and reigning champion Marc Marquez ahead of the start of the season next month, brought to a head...

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