December

Year: 2018

Month: December

Video: Lorenzo breaks cover in Repsol Honda colours

02 January 2019 by Simon Patterson

Video: Lorenzo breaks cover in Repsol Honda colours

With 2019 upon us and Jorge Lorenzo finally free of his Ducati contract, the five-time world champion has finally been able to break cover in his new colours. Appearing in his Repsol Honda shirt for...

Races of the Year: 1st – Dutch TT

31 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

Races of the Year: 1st – Dutch TT

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...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 1st – Marc Marquez

31 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 1st – Marc Marquez

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: 2nd – Cal Crutchlow

28 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 2nd – Cal Crutchlow

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: 3rd - Andrea Dovizioso

24 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 3rd - Andrea Dovizioso

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...