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Scott Redding targets more wins after Le Mans triumph

20 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding is hoping his priceless maiden victory in yesterday’s French Moto2 race in Le Mans will inspire him to more success in the 2013 world championship. Winless since his historic victory in...

Le Mans MotoGP: Pedrosa takes wet win, Cal second!

19 May 2013 by Simon Patterson

Dani Pedrosa took his second win of 2013 in wet conditions at Le Mans, ahead of Cal Crutchlow taking his best ever MotoGP finish and rookie Marc Marquez, as mechanical problems relegated Jorge Lorenzo to 7th. Andrea Dovisioso was the surprise leader off the line, making the most of his unexpected front row start to lead from Lorenzo and Pedrosa, before he passed his fellow spaniard to take second...

Le Mans Moto2: Redding takes first win!

19 May 2013 by Simon Patterson

Scott Redding finally broke his duck to take victory in his first Moto2 race at Le Mans today, 20 years to the day since Alan Carter’s win in the same class at the French track. Takaai Nakagami took an early lead after a brilliant start from pole, but soon lost the lead to Pol Espagaro. However, he couldn’t get away from the Japanese racer, who soon retook the lead as Esteve Rabat joined the...

Woffinden ends British speedway drought

19 May 2013 by Tony Hoare

British rider Tai Woffinden took his country’s first speedway Grand Prix win in six years in Prague last night. The 22-year-old from Scunthorpe was the second highest scorer in the qualifying heats...

Le Mans Moto3: Vinales takes commanding win with return to old form

19 May 2013 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Vinales showed his old form today at Le Mans, taking a mid distance lead then making fast lap after fast lap to break his opposition and win easily over Alex Rins and Luis Salom. A good start from the second row allowed Luis Salom and Alex Rins to move forwards to battle with the leaders early on. Johann Folger was initially able to lead, before pole man Vinales took over, leaving Folger...

NW200: Racing abandoned in heavy rain

18 May 2013

For the second time in three years, Saturday’s race action at the International North West 200 fell victim to the weather as torrential rain led to just two laps of racing being completed. The rain...

Le Mans MotoGP: Marquez takes pole as Dovi storms to front row

18 May 2013 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez stormed to his second pole position of his career, in only his fourth MotoGP race, ahead of Spanish championship rival Jorge Lorenzo. Marquez just pipped the reigning world champion,...

NW200: Dunlop takes victory in shortened Supersport race

18 May 2013 by Phil Wain

Michael Dunlop took victory in Saturday’s North West 200 Supersport race although heavy rain meant conditions were treacherous and the result declared at the end of the second lap after four riders...

Le Mans Moto3: Vinales continues form to take pole

18 May 2013 by Simon Patterson

Maverick Vinales has continued the run of form that saw him take hisfirst win of the season at Jerez two weeks ago to finish qualifying top of the time sheets at Le Mans. Blitzing the fastest time...

Scott Redding dominates Le Mans practice

17 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

British rider Scott Redding’s stunning start to the 2013 world championship campaign continued in Le Mans today when the Marc VDS Racing rider dominated the opening day of Moto2 practice. Redding had...

Dani Pedrosa takes charge in Le Mans practice

17 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Boosted by his first win of 2013 in Jerez earlier this month, Dani Pedrosa continued his impressive run of form in France today to top the opening day of practice at the historic Le Mans track. A best lap of 1.34.035 put the Repsol Honda rider just 0.134s clear of world championship leader and teammate Marc Marquez in cool but dry conditions ahead of the fourth round of the 2013 campaign. Pedrosa...

NW200: Seeley dominates opening night with two wins

16 May 2013 by Stephen Davison

Alastair Seeley dominated the opening evening of racing at the Vauxhall International North West 200 with victories in both the Ballymoney Borough Council Supersport and Live Wire AV Solutions...

Jorge Lorenzo: “I still believe the action in Jerez was too hard”

16 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Time to reflect and analyse his last ditch defeat to Marc Marquez in the recent Spanish MotoGP race has not altered Jorge Lorenzo’s judgement that the last corner move by the Repsol Honda rider...

Why Marc Marquez wasn’t punished in Jerez

16 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

The controversy surrounding Marc Marquez’s last gasp overtake on Jorge Lorenzo in Jerez earlier this month rumbled on in Le Mans today. In the pre-event press conference for this weekend’s French...

NW200: Seeley in second group start

16 May 2013 by Stephen Davison

A steward’s meeting at the Vauxhall International North West 200 has decided that Alastair Seeley will start on the 4th row of Group B in the Supersport races and on the 2nd row of Group B in the...

NW200: Dunlop fastest again in wet Thursday practice

16 May 2013 by Stephen Davison

Michael Dunlop continued to dominate the 2013 Vauxhall International North West 200 practice today with fastest times in every category except the Supertwins during a very wet session this...

Michael Laverty hoping Jerez tweaks carry over to Le Mans

16 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Michael Laverty is hoping some major set-up tweaks to his British-built PBM chassis will help him fight for a second successive top 15 finish this season in this weekend’s French MotoGP round at the...

Video: Metzeler Tyres interview Guy Martin and Josh Brookes

15 May 2013 by MCN

Metzeler Tyres recently caught up with Tyco Suzuki racers Guy Martin and Josh Brookes prior to the start of their 2013 road racing campaign. Hear what they had to say here.

NW200: Michael Dunlop dominates opening practice

14 May 2013 by Stephen Davison

Michael Dunlop continued his meteoric start to the 2013 season by setting the fastest time in the Superbike class during the opening practice for the Vauxhall International North West 200 today. The...

Monza WSB: Championship Dashboard

14 May 2013 by MCN

Four rounds done in the World Superbike championship, and things are starting to heat up, with Sykes and melandri finding their form at Monza to challenge the Aprilia domination. Here’s how it stands...

Valentino Rossi still not comfortable on YZR-M1

14 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi is still not 100% comfortable and confident on Yamaha’s factory YZR-M1 after an up and down return to the Japanese factory in 2013. The Italian made a fairytale return to Yamaha in...

HM Plant and Padgett's Honda merge for 2013 NW200 and TT

14 May 2013 by Stephen Davison

Two of the most iconic race teams- and colour schemes- in British bike racing have merged at this year’s Vauxhall International North West 200. HM Plant Honda has joined forces with Clive Padgett’s...

John McGuinness: 20 years at the North West 200

14 May 2013 by Stephen Davison

Honda TT Legends rider John McGuinness first raced at the North West 200 20 years ago. In that time he has only missed two meetings- in 2001 when the Foot and Mouth epidemic led to the race being...

Yamaha boss calls on Race Direction to hold Marquez talks

14 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Massimo Meregalli believes MotoGP’s Race Direction should speak to world championship leader Marc Marquez about his riding tactics following the recent controversial Jerez race. But...

BT Sport wins MotoGP from the BBC: What do you think?

14 May 2013 by MCN

BT has signed a five-year deal to exclusively show MotoGP live in the UK from 2014. How will this affect you?

Monza WSB: Laverty battles to race two victory

12 May 2013 by Liam Marsden

Factory Aprilia rider Eugene Laverty prevailed in the second race at Monza today to take his sixth World Superbike victory and third of the season. It was another race long battle between Laverty,...

Monza WSB: Melandri takes race one win

12 May 2013 by Liam Marsden

GoldBet BMW rider Marco Melandri took his first race win of the season in the first race at Monza after a race long battle with Tom Sykes, Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli. Melandri was third at...

Monza WSS: Lowes piles in to take pole

11 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Racing Yamaha) left it to the very last minute to take pole in the Supersport World Championship class at Monza, although not reaching the previous best lap, set in 2010 by Eugene...

Monza WSB: Sykes grabs pole

11 May 2013 by Liam Marsden

Motocard Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s WSB races from pole position after setting the fastest time ever around the Monza circuit with a best lap of 1:41.223. Current championship...

Monza WSB: Melandri leads the pack into superpole

11 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) used his Friday lap time to enter Superpole as fastest rider after combined qualifying. Heavy overnight thunderstorms ensured that track conditions did not...

Monza WSB: Melandri tops Friday qualifying

10 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) bounced back from the relative depression of Assen to an impressive fastest time in the Friday qualifying session at Monza. It was called a wet session but...

Yamaha reveal details of YZR-M1 lease plan

10 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha has exclusively revealed to MCN more details of its plan to lease a YZR-M1 engine package for the 2014 MotoGP world championship. In Texas last month, the Japanese factory confirmed its plan to...

Monza WSS: Coghlan fastest in first practice

10 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Kevin Coghlan (DMC-Lorenzini Kawasaki) made the best of tricky damp track conditions at the fast Monza circuit to lead the field in the first timed Supersport World Championship qualifying session...

BBC and British Eurosport react to BT Sport’s MotoGP deal

09 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

The BBC and British Eurosport have given their reaction to the confirmation today that BT Sport has successfully bid for the exclusive UK TV rights for MotoGP from 2014 onwards. BT Sport’s new...

BT Sport announces five-year UK TV deal for MotoGP

09 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

BT has signed a five-year deal to show MotoGP exclusively live in the UK from the 2014 world championship campaign onwards. The deal, which MCN revealed would be confirmed today from last weekend’s...

Exclusive Q and A: Ben Spies injury latest

09 May 2013 by Matthew Birt

Ben Spies has admitted rushing his return from a serious right shoulder injury after the Ignite Ducati rider missed last weekend’s Jerez race and will also be missing for the forthcoming French round...

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