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Valentino Rossi absence ‘strange’ for Yamaha

10 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio has admitted it is ‘strange’ to think that the Italian star is out of the 2010 MotoGP world championship title chase. Rossi is currently...

Revised schedule for Thursday’s TT races

10 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Last night the TT race office issued a third revision to today’s race programme. The statement read: The TT Race Organisation has issued a further revision to the Thursday Races schedule of practices...

IOM TT Superbike Race

09 June 2010 by ciaran broad

A few images from the IOM TT Superbike Race.

Hutchinson beats Martin Supersport thriller

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson made it two wins from two races, adding today’s opening Supersport TT race to the Superbike TT he won on Saturday. But there was no let-up in this four-lap thriller with Guy Martin on...

Hutchinson's TT treble

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson made it a TT treble when he won today’s Superstock TT race to add to the Supersport race he won this morning and the Superbike TT he took on Saturday. And, just like this morning’s...

June 7 TT Blog: Guy Martin

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Today’s post race press conference was a surreal affair. We had Michael Dunlop talking about going home because he’s let everyone down by finishing third – and second placed Guy Martin acting out a...

Yamaha ‘deflated’ after Valentino Rossi injury blow

08 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has admitted the mood in Valentino Rossi’s factory camp was deflated after the Italian broke his right leg in Mugello last weekend. Rossi will miss at least the next five races...

Valentino Rossi has second operation on broken leg

08 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi underwent a second operation on his broken right leg yesterday (Monday). The nine-times world champion had a short operation to close the wound after the Italian suffered a compound...

Garry McCoy quits FB Corse MotoGP project

08 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Garry McCoy has ended his involvement with the FB Corse MotoGP project. The Aussie, who signed a deal to develop and race the former Oral Engineering 800cc concept in late January, quit the squad by...

Valentino Rossi and the curse of the cold tyre

08 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s championship ending crash during practice for last weekend’s Italian MotoGP race once again put the issue of big high-side crashes on cold tyres into sharp focus. High-side crashes...

TT Blog: Mad sunday

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

After Saturday’s racing, the electric bikes set off on a lap of practice. There were only eight bikes (well seven because the other one was a scooter), with one team not arriving in time but given...

Pitt in, Lowry out at Motorpoint Yamaha

07 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

In a desperate bid to try and retrieve some positive results from a terrible season so far, Andrew Pitt, the two times World Supersport Champion, had been drafted into the Motopoint Yamaha team at the...

Mugello MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa celebrates 'unbelievable' win

07 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Just a few weeks after being written off as a MotoGP title no-hoper, Dani Pedrosa stormed to a commanding victory in the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello yesterday. Pedrosa produced one of his trademark...

Mugello MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo hails 'perfect' Dani Pedrosa

07 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo admitted he was well beaten by bitter Spanish rival Dani Pedrosa after a comprehensive defeat in yesterday’s Italian MotoGP race at Mugello. Lorenzo was a comfortable pre-race favourite...

Mugello MotoGP: Casey Stoner satisfied with distant fourth

07 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Casey Stoner declared himself satisfied with a distant fourth place finish as his 2010 MotoGP title challenge failed to gather serious momentum in Mugello. Stoner was never in contention for a first...

Mugello MotoGP: Emotional Andrea Dovizioso toasts third

07 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizioso could not fight back tears after he claimed an emotional maiden home MotoGP podium in Mugello yesterday. The Repsol Honda rider held third for the opening two laps before he...

Mugello MotoGP: Marco Melandri surprised with brilliant fifth

07 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Marco Melandri admitted he shocked himself after the Italian claimed his best result in MotoGP for over a year. Starting from a lowly 14th on the grid on board the San Carlo Gresini Honda, the former...

Mugello MotoGP: Randy de Puniet bemoans double mistake

07 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Randy de Puniet reckons an early and late mistake cost him the chance of a fourth place finish in yesterday’s Italian MotoGP race. The French rider lost out in a titanic battle with 2007 world...

Mugello MotoGP: Nicky Hayden accepts blame for crash

07 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden refused to blame an on-going front-end issue for Ducati’s new GP10 contender after his promising start to 2010 came to an abrupt end in Mugello. Hayden got a shocking start from the...

Our Thoughts

07 June 2010 by david whiteley

MCN news is the only way an every day bloke can get a mesage to my hero Valentino Rossi. I was so upset when I so valentino crash so like most fans who will never meet him I send my love and best wishes to him get well soon the legend

Ian Lougher coming over Rhen Cullen

06 June 2010 by ron strathdee

Ian Lougher coming over Rhen Cullen in Superbike TT and taking his time getting the front back down.

Last Lap Shoot out

06 June 2010 by ron strathdee

Last lap dash at Saturday’s Superbike TT. Three abreast coming over Rhen Cullen are Keith Amor, Cameron Donald and Michael Dunlop.

Mugello MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa eases to dominant win

06 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa made the ninth win of his MotoGP career look easy as the Spaniard cruised to a start-to-finish success in Mugello this afternoon. Pedrosa is never more of a dangerous threat than when he...

Mugello MotoGP: Andrea Iannone cruises to Moto2 win

06 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Italian Andrea Iannone romped to his first Moto2 victory in easy fashion in front of a massive home crowd at Mugello this afternoon. Iannone led from start to finish having started from pole position...

I broke my leg the same day as Valentino Rossi

06 June 2010 by TOBYREEVES

MY NAME IS RUBAN REEVES I AM THREE YEARS OLD AND I BROKE MY LEG THE SAME DAY AS VALENTINO ROSSI.

Mugello MotoGP: Bradley Smith fourth in 125GP thriller

06 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith missed his first podium finish of 2010 by just 0.045s today in a classic Italian 125GP at Mugello. Bidding for a second straight win at the spectacular Italian venue, the Oxfordshire...

Hutchinson takes TT Superbike race

06 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson won today’s TT Superbike race on a Padggets Hondas. The six-lap race was delayed by three and half hours by swirling mist but once it got underway it was a typical six-lap TT race,...

Mugello MotoGP: Nicky Hayden talks Valentino Rossi crash

05 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Nicky Hayden has talked about the moment he witnessed Valentino Rossi’s 2010 world title hopes vanish in Mugello today. The American was in pursuit of the 31-year-old’s Fiat Yamaha in this morning’s...

Mugello MotoGP: Valentino Rossi surgery a success

05 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Surgery to repair Valentino Rossi’s compound break of his right tibia has been a success in Italy this afternoon. Rossi suffered the injury when he lost control of his factory Yamaha YZR-M1 during the...

Mugello MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo 'sad' at Valentino Rossi injury

05 June 2010 by Mattew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has spoken of his sadness at main title rival and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi suffering a broken right leg in practice for the Italian MotoGP today. Rossi’s title hopes...

Mugello MotoGP: Casey Stoner writes off victory hopes

05 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Former world champion Casey Stoner admitted he has little chance of fighting for the victory in tomorrow’s Italian MotoGP race at Mugello. The Australian will start the 23-lap clash from the front row...

Rossi (the Bear) Recuperating

05 June 2010 by Algwyn Myring

Valentino Rossi recovering from broken leg accident.

Mugello MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa happy with second pole position

05 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Dani Pedrosa declared himself satisfied after the Spaniard claimed his second pole position in the last three MotoGP races at a subdued Mugello today. With reigning world champion and home favourite...

Mugello MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa snatches late pole

05 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa snatched a last gasp pole position in front of Valentino Rossi’s shell-shocked home fans at the Mugello circuit. Pedrosa claimed his second pole position in the opening...

Mugello MotoGP: Valentino Rossi undergoes surgery on broken leg

05 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi is undergoing an operation on the right leg he broke in a huge practice crash at the Mugello circuit earlier today. The reigning world champion had further checks on his damaged leg at...

Mugello MotoGP: Bradley Smith secures 125GP front row

05 June 2010 by Matthew Birt

Bradley Smith will start from the front row of a 125GP race for the first time in 2010 having ended a sun-drenched Mugello qualifying session in third place. The British rider comfortably beat his...

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