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Bou leads favourites Spain for Trial des Nations

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Trials legend Toni Bou will lead the Spanish team this Saturday night in the Trial des Nations, in Nice, France. Bou’s Spanish team, the reigning champions, start the contest as clear favourites ahead...

Badovini in, Barrier out at BMW Italia

08 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team has taken the drastic step of replacing regular rider Sylvain Barrier with former Ducati factory competitor Ayrton Badovini, and replacing him for the rest of the WSB...

Video: 2015 BSB Donington Race 2 Highlights

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Highlights from race two at the opening round of the 2015 MCE British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.

Video: 2015 BSB Donington Race 1 Highlights

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Highlights from race one at the opening round of the 2015 MCE British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.

Easton rides through pain barrier for Donington podium

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

PBM Kawasaki rider Stuart Easton rode through the pain barrier to take the final podium position of the weekend at the MCE British Superbike season opener at Donington last weekend. The diminutive...

World Sidecars set for Donington kick off

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The World Sidecar championship will kick off this weekend at Donington Park, as the F1 outfits join the second round of the 2015 Thundersport GB series at the Leicestershire circuit. And as with last...

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki prepare for electronics shift

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

This weekend’s Aragon round of the 2015 World Superbike championship sees the deadline for teams to switch to the new lower-cost electronics package, and will force the hand of the Voltcom Crescent...

Guintoli playing catch-up at Aragon

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli says that this weekend’s third round of the World Superbike championship at northern Spain’s Aragon circuit is all about playing catch-up to his...

Rutter reunites with SMT for Supersport roads campaign

08 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michael Rutter will reunite with Robin Croft’s SMT team for the 2015 Isle of Man TT, with the Lancashire-based team preparing a Kawasaki ZX-6R package for the Midlands rider. Rutter, a former Junior...

Iannone talks about his first premier class podium

08 April 2015 by Steve English

After claiming the first premier class podium of his career Andrea Iannone spoke about what it meant for him to stand on the rostrum in Qatar alongside Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso. It must be...

Aoyama sorry for Pedrosa but looking forward to COTA

07 April 2015 by Steve English

Having been cast aside by MotoGP over the winter Hiro Aoyama became an official test rider for HRC and having sat out the Qatar Grand Prix the Japanese rider will make his return to the grid as Dani...

Ducati duo talk Texas and marquez

07 April 2015 by Steve English

Ducati’s double podium in Qatar was highly impressive. The Bologna based squad had showed impressive pace throughout the winter but being able to convert that into 36 points on race day will have...

Marquez puts Qatar behind him

07 April 2015 by Steve English

After fighting back through the field in the Qatar Grand Prix to finish fifth Marc Marquez is keen to get his season back on track in this weekend’s Grand Prix of the Americas. “I’m really looking...

Donington BSB: Byrne returns to form with race two victory

06 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has kicked off his 2015 MCE British Superbike season in style by taking the second win at Donington Park after a race long battle with Honda Racing rider Dan Linfoot. Linfoot pushed the...

Donington BSB: Ellison takes the opening win of 2015

06 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider James Ellison has taken the opening victory of the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, holding off reigning champion Shane Byrne to take the chequered flag by 0.131. Speaking...

Thompson and Kruger prepare for Penz13.com BMW debut

06 April 2015 by Stephen Davison

The BMW Motorrad Penz13.com team run by Rico Penskofer has finalized their line-up for the 2015 season, with Northern Irishman Stephen Thompson and Canadian Dan Kruger joining Michael Rutter on the...

Donington BSB: Kiyo powers to pole

05 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Buildbase BMW rider Ryuichi Kiyonari has powered himself to pole position for the first time in the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, only just edging out James Ellison and Shane Byrne. However,...

Donington BSB: Kiyo on top on day one of 2015

04 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ryuichi Kiyonari has topped the first day of the 2015 MCE British Superbike season, leading the day’s free practice sessions by only 0.01 from reigning champion Shane Byrne. However, the Buildbase BMW...

What does a rider feel with arm pump?

04 April 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa’s surgery yesterday for arm pump has once again brought the condition to the forefront of the MotoGP paddock. Arm pump is an exceptionally debilitating condition for any rider but on a...

Metcher, Rivas and McFadden miss out on opening round

04 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

PR Racing Kawasaki rider Jed Metcher and the MQ Motorsport duo of Dani Rivas and David McFadden will all sit out the opening rounds of the MCE British Superbike Championship this weekend after visa...

Pedrosa undergoes surgery

03 April 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa has undergone surgery this morning in Spain for his ongoing arm pump problems with the Spaniard now set to face at least two races on the sideline with Hiroshi Aoyama replacing him at...

Full round-up from Qatar

03 April 2015 by Steve English

Qatar was the season opener that had it all; a typically action packed Moto3 race, a race that seemingly nobody wanted to win in Moto2 and an incredibly exciting MotoGP. You couldn’t have written a...

Laverty looking towards Texas after electronics woes

03 April 2015 by Steve English

Eugene Laverty was left curing his luck at Qatar but the Irishman is looking forward to next weekend’s Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas. Making his premier class debut Laverty’s pace in practice...

BSB weekend coverage guide

03 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

This weekend sees the MCE British Superbike Championship return to track, with it’s traditional Easter Bank Holiday race this year switching from Brands Hatch to Donington Park. And even if you can’t...

Top speed woes slows Davies in Thailand

02 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Chaz Davies says that a lack of top speed on his Aruba.it Ducati – combined with three straights at Thailand’s new Chang International Circuit – were the causes of many of his woes at last weekend’s...

Coma from Sunderland as Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge comes to early end

02 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Six-time Cross-Country Rallies World Champion Marc Coma has got his 2015 season off to a flying start, taking the win in the sands of Abu Dhabi by nearly twelve minutes form Red Bull KTM teammate Sam...

Pedrosa to undergo surgery tomorrow, Aoyama to stand in

02 April 2015 by Steve English

Dani Pedrosa has confirmed that he will undergo surgery for the arm pump issues that left him struggling in Qatar. The Spaniard, who has already had surgery twice on his right forearm, will go under...

Gowland to take season-long sabbatical for rehab

02 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

British Supersport title favourite Graeme Gowland is to sit out the 2015 season as he continues to rehabilitate the leg he badly broke last month in a testing crash at Spain’s Guadix circuit. Coming...

Thailand ‘should have been two podiums’ for Lowes

02 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki rider Alex Lowes says he should have been on the podium in both races in the second round of the World Superbike championship last weekend at Thailand’s Chang International...

Strong Honda debut for Crutchlow

01 April 2015 by Steve English

Cal Crutchlow finished the Qatar Grand Prix where he aimed to as the leading satellite rider. A qualifying crash left him down the grid in 12th and it meant that salvaging seventh place at the flag...

Redding: We need to find our own with the bike

01 April 2015 by Steve English

Scott Redding had a torrid time in Qatar with the Marc VDS rider struggling throughout the weekend with his corner entry speed. Redding eventually finished 13th and to be just 1.5s ahead of Hector...

Smith pleased with Qatar outcome

01 April 2015 by Steve English

Bradley Smith had a strong first race of the season with the Tech3 Yamaha rider finishing eighth in Qatar and just behind Cal Crutchlow in the fight for top satellite rider honours. After the race it...

Dean Harrison unveils 2015 Martrain Yamahas

01 April 2015 by Stephen Davison

Martrain Racing have just put the finishing touches to a third successful pre-season test in preparation for the 2015 road racing season as they spearhead Yamaha UK’s International road racing...

Farquhar back on a big bike

01 April 2015 by Stephen Davison

Ryan Farquhar has had his first outing on the SGS/KMR ZX10R Kawasaki that he will ride in his return to premier class racing in 2015. The 39 year old, who has won more road races than any other Irish...

Ducati now limited to 22 litres of fuel

01 April 2015 by Steve English

Ducati’s strong start to 201t has seen the Italian manufacturer lose the first of their Factory Option concessions with the red machines now limited to 22 litres of fuel via the regulations. The...

Coghlan the only Brit in FIM Superstock Cups

01 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Scottish rider Kev Coghlan is the only British rider set to line up on the grid for both the Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 FIM Cup championships this season. The twenty six year old will ride for...

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