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Dunlop pips Seeley in opening superbike session

10 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop is on provisional pole for this year’s North West 200 Superbike races after pipping Alastair Seeley to the top spot in the closing moments of the opening qualifying session. After...

Seeley tops opening session at North West 200

10 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley got off to a strong start at this year’s North West 200, topping the opening Supersport practice by 3.8 seconds over Ian Hutchinson. The 600s left the grid for the first session of the...

'Tough to accept’ double DNF for Ducati

10 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Ducati Corse manager Gigi Dall’Igna has admitted that the weekend’s double DNF at Le Mans, after both Andrea Iannone and Dovizioso crashed out of Sunday’s race, was difficult to accept. However,...

William Dunlop splits with team on eve of NW200

10 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

William Dunlop has split with the CD Racing Yamaha squad on the eve of this year’s North West 200, parting with long-time sponsor Chris Down and his superbike and supersport machinery. Remaining muted...

Tougher race than expected for Rins in Le Mans

10 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

New Moto2 title leader Alex Rins says Sunday’s race at Le Mans was harder than he had been expecting – after a surprise appearance from a number of riders who didn’t factor in practice. Spending the...

Rossi delighted with Le Mans points

10 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi says that everything is to play for in the 23016 MotoGP world championship now, after capitalising on his oppositions misfortune at the weekend to shut down Marquez’s title lead. “I‘m...

Lampkin makes history at the SSDT

09 May 2016 by MCN News

History was made at the weekend as the 2016 Scottish Six Days Trial came to close with Dougie Lampkin sealing an unprecedented and record extending tenth win. At forty years old Lampkin is now the...

West to stand in for Barrier in Sepang

09 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Anthony West will return to the World Superbike championship this weekend as he fills in for the injured Sylvain Barrier at Pedercini Kawasaki. The Frenchman has been out of action since breaking his...

Viñales podium payback for Suzuki’s hard work

09 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Viñales’ debut podium at Le Mans at the weekend – and the Suzuki team’s first since Loris Capirossi in Brno all the way back in 2008 – is just payback to the Japanese firm for the hard work...

Another strong result on difficult weekend for Aprilia

09 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

The Gresini Aprilia squad of Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl have left Le Mans after a difficult weekend with another strong performance, making the most of the chaos in front of them to take a...

‘Almost perfect’ Le Mans for Lorenzo

09 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo says Le Mans was an ‘almost perfect’ weekend for him, capitalising on his ultra-fast pace and Marc Marquez’s crash to grasp the lead in the chase for the 2017 title for the first time...

Hillier out for success at North West 200

09 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

After taking three podiums at last year’s Isle of Man TT, James Hillier heads into the 2016 roads season brimming with confidence. The Hampshire star is keen to build on his count of two podiums at...

Hickman looks to kick-start roads campaign at North West 200

09 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

After a strong start to the 2016 British Superbike season, Peter Hickman will now turn his sights to achieving a similarly successful opening to this year’s international road racing campaign. The...

Revamped Sepang awaits World Superbike stars

09 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The Superbike World Championship heads to Sepang for the sixth round of the season this weekend, but the 3.44 mile Malaysian circuit will pose a new challenge to riders after a recent revamp. The...

McWilliams to replace injured Kneen at Mar-Train Yamaha for North West 200

08 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jeremy McWilliams is to replace Dan Kneen in the Mar-Train Yamaha squad at this year’s North West 200 next week, after the Manxman broke his arm in a mountain biking crash. McWilliams, who has two...

Lorenzo utterly dominant in Le Mans

08 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has utterly dominated the MotoGP field in Le Mans to convert his astonishing pole position into a flag-to-flag race victory: while chaos reigned behind him. Lorenzo was unstoppable from...

Rins stamps authority on French Moto2 race

08 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Alex Rins has stamped his authority on the French round of Moto2, by taking a controlling victory ahead of Simone Corsi and pole man Thomas Luthi to make the most of a bad day for his title...

Binder extends championship lead with Le Mans win

08 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Brad Binder has extended his lead in the Moto3 championship after measuring up his opponents in the closing stages of the race at Le Mans to control a four-bike battle to the flag. Binder was one of...

Luthi takes pole as Lowes left struggling

07 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Thomas Luthi has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Moto2 race at Le Mans by a whisker, topping the time sheets by 0.056 from Alex Rins. The German will now start tomrorow’s race as clear favourite,...

Lorenzo smashes circuit record to take pole at Le Mans

07 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has set the fastest ever two-wheeled lap of Le Mans en route to not only taking pole position for tomorrow’s French Grand Prix, but also to completely dominate the rest of the field by...

Late lap hands Antonelli pole

07 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

A lap right at the end of today’s Moto3 qualifying session has handed Niccolo Antonelli pole position for tomorrow’s French Grand Prix, bumping winner last time out Brad Binder back to second. Aron...

Spanish media confirm Pedrosa to Yamaha?

07 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Spanish newspaper El País have confirmed MCN’s story from earlier this week that Dani Pedrosa will make a shock switch to the Movistar Yamaha squad for the 2017 MotoGP season. Spain’s biggest daily...

Home favourite Zarco tops day one

06 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Reigning Moto2 world champion Johann Zarco has topped the opening day of practice for his home round of the middleweight class, coming out 0.065 ahead of Thomas Luthi at the end of the first day of...

Richard Cooper: 'We made it happen when it counts!'

06 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Richard Cooper took a stunning debut victory in tricky conditions at the weekend’s MCE British Superbike round at Oulton Park. Taking a risk with a slick rear tyre in wet but rapidly drying conditions...

Lorenzo dominates opening day in Le Mans

06 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jorge Lorenzo has dominated the opening day of action at Le Mans, taking the top spot by 0.2 from Andrea Iannone in the day’s final session, as well as becoming the only man to dip into the 1:33...

TT 2016: TV Guide

06 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

ITV have released the TV schedule for this year’s Isle of Man TT races, featuring 15 hour-long programmes including a week’s worth of preview shows. Kicking off with ‘Hutchy: Miracle Man’ – the story...

Binder and Fenati deny homeboy Danilo

06 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

KTM riders Brad Binder and Romano Fenati have denied local Jules Danilo the chance to top the opening day of action at Le Mans, after setting fast laps at the end of the days second session to demote...

Tough weekend for van der Mark at Imola

06 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark suffered a tough weekend at the fifth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship at Imola. The 23-year-old struggled to change direction on his CBR1000RR Fireblade at the...

Marquez: Honda negotiations 'going the right way'

06 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has admitted that not only is his plan to remain with the Repsol Honda squad for 2017, but that he believes that he is now close to putting pen to paper with the Japanese manufacturer...

Passenger Hawes impressed with Walker sidecar debut

06 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The man brave enough to partner Chris Walker in the 2016 British Sidecar championship has praised his new team-mate after achieving a sixth-place finish at Oulton Park this weekend. Making his debut...

Video: Part one of ‘Valentino Rossi: The Doctor Series’ released

06 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Monster Energy have released part one of their new five-part online series on Valentino Rossi. The new series is set to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the story of the nine-time world champion...

Farquhar to ride Tyco BMW at North West 200

05 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryan Farquhar has secured a last minute deal to line-up alongside Ian Hutchinson in the Tyco BMW squad at next week’s North West 200. The veteran roads star had originally signed up to race the Isle...

Zarco to ride Suzuka 8 Hour – as route to Suzuki MotoGP seat?

05 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto2 world champion Johann Zarco will ride at the Suzuka 8 Hour race this year for Suzuki, as he attempts to set himself up for a factory MotoGP ride with the firm for 2017. He admitted in the press...

Rossi concurs with Pedrosa switch rumours

05 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Valentino Rossi has concurred with MCN’s story that he could be joined by Dani Pedrosa next season at the Movistar Yamaha team, after admitting today that he believes that the Spaniard could well be...

Folger signs up with Monster Tech 3 Yamaha for 2017

05 May 2016 by Simon Patterson

Moto2 front-runner Jonas Folger will step up to the MotoGP championship for 2017, as he joins satellite team Monster Tech 3 Yamaha to replace the departing Bradley Smith. And, with the speculated-at...

Get ready for Silverstone

05 May 2016 by MCN News

Grab an earlybird offer for the British Grand Prix – fast! With four rounds of the 2016 MotoGP season already behind us, the focus will soon swing to one of the best rounds on the calendar – when...

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