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Le Mans MotoGP: Marco Simoncelli ‘I just need to finish’

14 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Italian Marco Simoncelli came within 0.059s of claiming a stunning maiden MotoGP pole position in Le Mans today. The San Carlo Gresini rider produced a brilliant final lap of 1.33.212 to come...

Le Mans MotoGP: Stefan Bradl takes fourth consecutive Moto2 pole

14 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) took his fourth consecutive Moto2 pole this season in qualifying at Le Mans. Swiss rider Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) took second place in the final...

Le Mans MotoGP: Stoner takes pole position

14 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team) continued his run of consistently fast laps at Le Mans to take pole position in qualifying, finishing the session 0.059s ahead of Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda...

Le Mans MotoGP: Terol secures 125GP pole

14 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Nicolas Terol (Bankia Aspar Team) continued his dominance in qualifying to secure his third pole position of the season at Le Mans. The championship leader will start ahead of team mate Hector Faubel,...

Le Mans MotoGP: Stoner continues to lead in FP3

14 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) maintained his lead at Le Mans this morning, setting the fastest time in his final lap of the last practice session. The Australian led a Honda top four, pushing Marco...

Le Mans MotoGP: Valentino Rossi bemoans slow pace

13 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

A new chassis failed to move Valentino Rossi closer to the top of the timesheets in Le Mans today as the factory Ducati rider ended the opening day of practice in a disappointing ninth position. Using...

Le Mans MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo urges Yamaha improvement

13 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has repeated his demands for Yamaha to improve its factory YZR-M1 after he was powerless to stop Honda dominating the opening day of practice in Le Mans today. The Spaniard, who is...

Le Mans MotoGP: Casey Stoner shocked at Yamaha slump

13 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner admitted he was shocked to see Yamaha struggle so much on the opening day of practice for the French MotoGP race in Le Mans. The Aussie led a Honda domination of today’s sessions with HRC...

Le Mans MotoGP: Braking error costs Cal Crutchlow top ten

13 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

A braking mistake in the final stages of this afternoon’s second MotoGP session at the Le Mans circuit cost Cal Crutchlow his chance of a top ten finish on the opening day of practice for the French...

Colin Edwards’ crew chief to face ‘involuntary manslaughter’ charge

13 May 2011 by MCN Sports desk

Colin Edwards’ Tech 3 Yamaha crew chief Guy Coulon has been released pending further enquiries after being accused of accidentally killing a motorcyclist in France. The chief technician for Tech 3’s...

Hill tops Croft BSB practice

13 May 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Tommy Hill ignored the pain from his injured shoulder to post the fastest time in free practice today at Croft in preparation for Sunday’s third rounds of the MCE British Superbike championship. The...

Le Mans MotoGP: Stoner maintains pace in FP2

13 May 2011 by Tom Cambio

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner maintained the pace he set in this morning’s practice session to finish the second free practice session fastest at Le Mans, setting a 1m 33.782s lap. Stoner was 0.404s...

Laverty and Melandri get Aragon test underway

13 May 2011 by Michael Guy

The factory Yamaha World Superbike team of Marco Melandri and Eugene Laverty will begin their second day of testing at the Aragon Motorland circuit today. The two riders completed a successful day of...

Casey Stoner denies blocking Valentino Rossi in Estoril test

12 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner has denied accusations from Valentino Rossi that he deliberately blocked the factory Ducati rider during the recent MotoGP test at the Estoril circuit. Rossi has been quoted in the...

Le Mans MotoGP: Valentino Rossi pushes Ducati for more upgrades

12 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi has urged Ducati to make further improvements to its factory GP11 machine after the Italian was boosted by a positive recent test session in Estoril. The nine-times world champion...

Le Mans MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa expects tough weekend

12 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa has conceded he faces another physically gruelling weekend in Le Mans as he battles back to full fitness after recent surgery on his right shoulder. Pedrosa produced a startling display...

Checa back to his best at Misano test

12 May 2011 by Michael Guy

Carlos Checa shrugged of what was a difficult weekend at Monza where by finishing the two day test at Misano fastest to reassert his previous dominance back on the championship. The Althea Ducati...

Dani Pedrosa eager to assess new Honda 1000cc bike

12 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa is hoping that Honda’s new 1000cc MotoGP contender will be fast straight out of the crate as he prepares for his debut on the 2012 machine in Jerez next week. The triple world champion,...

Biaggi leads the way at Misano test

11 May 2011 by Michael Guy

Max Biaggi reacted to his extreme disappointment of missing out on victory at Monza on Sunday by dominating the opening day of testing at Misano yesterday. The reigning World Superbike champion...

Hutchinson ruled out of 2011 TT

11 May 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Ian Hutchinson has finally been forced to admit defeat in his brave battle to be fit for the 2011 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy. The Yamaha rider, who won a historic five TT Races in...

Cal Crutchlow to assess arm recovery after Le Mans

10 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow will wait until the short break after this weekend’s French MotoGP clash in Le Mans to assess the recovery of his right arm after recent surgery. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider had...

Casey Stoner excited by Honda 1000cc debut

10 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner says he’s keen to gauge the performance of Honda’s new 1000cc prototype MotoGP bike he will debut in Jerez after this weekend’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans. The Aussie will complete a...

Marco Simoncelli believes maiden MotoGP podium is close

10 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Marco Simoncelli believes his maiden MotoGP podium and victory is getting ever closer as he looks to bounce back to form in Le Mans this weekend. The Italian is looking to end a disastrous recent run...

Randy de Puniet hopeful on home race fitness

09 May 2011 by Matthew Birt

Randy de Puniet is facing a race against time to be fully fit for his crucial home race in Le Mans this weekend. The Pramac Ducati underwent further medical checks on his left knee last Thursday to...

Reed wins battle, Villopoto wins the war at Vegas Supercross shootout

09 May 2011 by Paul Harris

How often in sport does the big showdown not live up to the hype? I’d say most of the time – the big fight that goes to a listless decision, the big match that plays out a 0-0 draw, another American des Nations win. Motocross is not immune, but the Las Vegas finale of the 2011 AMA Supercross season is the exception that proves the rule – it was a belter. Three men – Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed and...

Then there were three… Villopoto wins again with one round left

09 May 2011 by Paul Harris

There were four men in contention for the 2011 supercross championship heading into this weekend, just two main events left in the long seventeen-race season. All four gated well, occupying the top four places within a couple of laps – the battle for the title was on… James Stewart led from the off, ahead of Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey, after the two Ryans relegated Justin Brayton to...