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Race of the Year: 3rd - BSB Silverstone Race 3

24 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

Race of the Year: 3rd - BSB Silverstone Race 3

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss their favourite races...

WSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Chaz Davies

23 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Chaz Davies

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

BSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Glenn Irwin

23 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Glenn Irwin

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Is Leon Haslam your 2018 MCN Racer of the Year?

23 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Is Leon Haslam your 2018 MCN Racer of the Year?

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 4th – Jorge Lorenzo

22 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 4th – Jorge Lorenzo

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Roads Rider of the Year: 4th: Ben & Tom Birchall

22 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

Roads Rider of the Year: 4th: Ben & Tom Birchall

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Race of the Year: 4th - Phillip Island WSB

22 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

Race of the Year: 4th - Phillip Island WSB

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss their favourite races...

WSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Alex Lowes

21 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Alex Lowes

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

BSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Bradley Ray

21 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Bradley Ray

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

BSB: 2019 Provisional entry list released

21 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB: 2019 Provisional entry list released

Bennetts British Superbike bosses have released a provisional entry list for the 2019 season, featuring 30 entries from 21 teams. The grid takes a significantly different look for 2019 with the...

Is Ana Carrasco your 2018 MCN Racer of the Year?

21 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Is Ana Carrasco your 2018 MCN Racer of the Year?

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 5th - Valentino Rossi

20 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 5th - Valentino Rossi

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Roads Rider of the Year: 5th - Conor Cummins

20 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

Roads Rider of the Year: 5th - Conor Cummins

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Races of the Year: 5th - Austrian Grand Prix

20 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Races of the Year: 5th - Austrian Grand Prix

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss what races entertained...

WSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Tom Sykes

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Tom Sykes

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Are Tom and Ben Birchall your 2018 MCN Racers of the Year?

19 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Are Tom and Ben Birchall your 2018 MCN Racers of the Year?

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

WSB: Successful test for new BMW squad in Almeria

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Successful test for new BMW squad in Almeria

The all-new BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team completed a successful shakedown test in Almeria this week with riders Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger. The duo had previously ridden the all-new BMW S1000RR...

BSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Tommy Bridewell

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Tommy Bridewell

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

WSB: Laguna returns to calendar for 2019, no Kyalami

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Laguna returns to calendar for 2019, no Kyalami

Laguna Seca has returned to the 2019 World Superbike calendar after initially being dropped for the upcoming season. Circuit bosses had been unable to agree a date with World Superbike rights’ holders...

BSB: Claudio Corti to race Team WD40 superbike in 2019

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Claudio Corti to race Team WD40 superbike in 2019

Former MotoGP rider Claudio Corti will make his Bennetts British Superbike debut next year with Team WD40. The 31-year-old made his debut on British tracks with Brent Gladwin’s effort in the...

MotoGP: Miguel Oliveira rides KTM RC16 through newly-built Austrian tunnel

18 December 2018 by MCN News

MotoGP: Miguel Oliveira rides KTM RC16 through newly-built Austrian tunnel

MotoGP newbie Miguel Oliveira blew the doors off the new 8.3km Gleinalm tunnel that connects Graz to Speilberg (where the Red Bull Ring is located) in Austria last week. The rising star was invited to...

BSB: Irwin confident after first Honda outing

17 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Irwin confident after first Honda outing

Andrew Irwin was impressed with Honda’s CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 after his first test with the Louth-based squad in Monteblanco. After impressing in his short time as a Bennetts BSB rookie with the Be...

BSB: Forés after first Honda test: 'Better than I expected!'

17 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Forés after first Honda test: 'Better than I expected!'

Former World Superbike star Xavi Forés has admitted he was surprised by Honda’s CBR1000RR in BSB-spec after getting a first taste of the machine he’ll campaign in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike...

Moto2: Team Sky unveil 2019 livery live on X Factor

14 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Moto2: Team Sky unveil 2019 livery live on X Factor

As has become an annual tradition for them, the last stop last night before the Christmas holidays for the riders of the Sky Racing Team VR46 was the X Factor final, with Luca Marini, Nicolò Bulega,...

Video: Watch BT Sport's season wrap show

13 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Video: Watch BT Sport's season wrap show

For the first time ever, BT Sport took to the air live to wrap up the 2019 season in an hour and a half long show from London’s iconic Bike Shed last Sunday. Joined by guest stars like Jorge Lorenzo,...

MotoGP: Thailand voted best race of 2018

13 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Thailand voted best race of 2018

The inaugural Thai Grand Prix at Buriram’s Chang International Circuit has been voted the best race of 2018 in its first year on the MotoGP calendar, with the paddock voting on their favourite out of...

MotoGP: Argentinian race to remain at Termas until 2021

12 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Argentinian race to remain at Termas until 2021

The Argentinian Grand Prix will remain at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in the north of the country for another three races at least, after extending a deal with MotoGP bosses Dorna to keep the race...

WSB: Three-race format confirmed for 2019

11 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

WSB: Three-race format confirmed for 2019

World Superbike bosses have confirmed a radical shift in the championship’s structure for 2019 as the series reverts to its traditional two-races-on-Sunday format, albeit with significant changes from...

MotoGP: Honda gift Pedrosa title-winning bike

11 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Honda gift Pedrosa title-winning bike

Dan Pedrosa has been given an incredible leaving present from former employers Honda, with the Japanese manufacturer handing over not only his championship-winning RS250 but also a RC213V MotoGP...

Gallery: Behind the scenes at VR46

11 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Gallery: Behind the scenes at VR46

Last week MCN became one of the first media outlets ever invited inside the hallowed doors of VR46, Valentino Rossi’s base outside his home town of Tavullia. Home not only to the warehouse and design...

Rossi takes fourth consecutive Monza Rally win

10 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Rossi takes fourth consecutive Monza Rally win

Valentino Rossi has taken his second victory in two weeks away from the MotoGP championship, after taking a clean sweep of all nine stages at the Monza Rally Show. Driving a WRC-spec Ford Fiesta in...

MotoGP: Marquez and Lorenzo undergo successful surgeries

10 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP: Marquez and Lorenzo undergo successful surgeries

Marc Marquez has undergone successful surgery on his damaged left shoulder, with MotoGP medic Doctor Xavier Mir operating to fix the injury that has plagued the world champion in the second half of...

BSB: O'Halloran: 'I clicked with the bike straight away'

09 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

BSB: O'Halloran: 'I clicked with the bike straight away'

Jason O’Halloran has said he ‘clicked straightaway’ with the McAMS Yamaha he’ll ride in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship after a shakedown test at Almeria. The Aussie’s Yamaha switch...

Dall'Igna: 'To win both WSB and BSB would be ideal!'

06 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

Dall'Igna: 'To win both WSB and BSB would be ideal!'

Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi Dall’Igna has his sights set on world domination with the all new V4 in 2019, stating the Italian firm’s goal is to win titles in both World and British Superbikes...

2018 MCN Sport Season Review on sale now!

06 December 2018 by MCN Sport

2018 MCN Sport Season Review on sale now!

The 2018 MCN Sport Season review is in shops now! The glossy 132-page magazine takes a look back at yet another brilliant year of racing, including MotoGP, World Superbikes, British Superbikes, road...

Gallery: Redding and Brookes test Panigale V4 R

30 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Gallery: Redding and Brookes test Panigale V4 R

Scott Redding and Josh Brookes got their first taste of the Ducati Panigale V4 R they will ride for the Be Wiser Ducati team in the 2019 British Superbike Championship. While the PBM squad’s BSB-spec...