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  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Petrucci injured: String of bad luck continues at Most News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Top seven for Brad Binder after chaotic Catalan MotoGP News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Ducati Lenovo Team take third place in the Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalunya News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Aruba.it Racing – Ducati: Bulega takes his nineteenth successive win in WorldSBK News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Fourth place for Aprilia Racing in a chaotic race in Montmeló News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] 15 out of 15: wins and records in Most News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Gonzalez takes home the Moto2™ race and Vietti sets a new lap record News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Demanding Sunday at Most for the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Locatelli Moves Forward in Most WorldSBK Race 2 as Pata Maxus Yamaha Push on to Misano Test News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Öncü Denied Victory in Most WorldSSP Race 2 Thriller News
  • [ May 16, 2026 ] Aprilia Racing finishes a difficult sprint race in Montmeló with three RS-GP machines in the top 10 News
  • [ May 16, 2026 ] pectacular race at Most for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team News
  • [ May 16, 2026 ] Francesco Bagnaia and the Ducati Lenovo Team bounce back to sixth in Montmeló’s Sprint News
  • [ May 16, 2026 ] Fastest time and new lap record at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya News
  • [ May 16, 2026 ] Manzi Charges to Top 10 Finish in Race 1 at Most News
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Michael Le Pard (“Mr. Totalmotorcycle”) is the Founder of Total Motorcycle, the world’s largest motorcycle information site, trusted by over 430 million riders since 1999. With over 34 years of experience in motorcycles, gear and rider culture, he has built a global community dedicated to empowering and inspiring motorcyclists. Total Motorcycle remains his passion project. Combining expert research, hands‑on knowledge and a commitment to helping riders make informed decisions about bikes, gear and safety worldwide.
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Petrucci injured: String of bad luck continues at Most

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Most. BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team endured their second difficult weekend in a row in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). During the fifth round of the season at Most […]
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Top seven for Brad Binder after chaotic Catalan MotoGP

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The second of back-to-back MotoGP Grands Prix circulated the low-grip asphalt of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and after two red flags and a half distance affair, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder was the […]
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Ducati Lenovo Team take third place in the Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalunya

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Fabio Di Giannantonio is victorious with the Ducati of the VR46 Racing Team. The all-Ducati podium is completed by Fermín Aldeguer (Gresini Racing Team), second, and by Bagnaia in third  The Ducati Lenovo Team has […]
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Aruba.it Racing – Ducati: Bulega takes his nineteenth successive win in WorldSBK

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The fifth round of the 2026 WorldSBK season concludes with another triumph for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team. At the Most circuit (Czech Republic), Nicolò Bulega and Iker Lecuona were once again the standout […]
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Fourth place for Aprilia Racing in a chaotic race in Montmeló

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
MARCO BEZZECCHI FOURTH, JORGE MARTÍN DNF The weekend on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ended with a particularly tumultuous Sunday, marked by two red flags following several serious incidents. At the restart, over a distance shortened […]
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15 out of 15: wins and records in Most

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Bulega wins the Superpole Race with Pirelli standard soft SC0 and the two long races with the medium D0922 development, setting new all-time lap and race lap records. Debise scores a double in WorldSSP. · Bulega […]
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Gonzalez takes home the Moto2™ race and Vietti sets a new lap record

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The Spanish rider won the Catalan GP 15 seconds faster than last year’s race, using the SC1-SC0 soft combination. And Quiles takes his 3rd win in a row in Moto3™ · Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) won the Catalan GP, […]
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Demanding Sunday at Most for the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team endured a challenging final day at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic, with both riders fighting hard to secure valuable results in Round 5 of the FIM Superbike World […]
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Locatelli Moves Forward in Most WorldSBK Race 2 as Pata Maxus Yamaha Push on to Misano Test

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Andrea Locatelli, Xavi Vierge and Pata Maxus Yamaha closed out the Czech Round of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship at Autodrom Most today, with Locatelli’s fightback to a ninth-place finish in Race 2 providing […]
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Öncü Denied Victory in Most WorldSSP Race 2 Thriller

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Can Öncü narrowly missed out on victory in Race 2 of the FIM Supersport World Championship at Autodrom Most on Sunday, crossing the line in second place just 0.056 seconds behind the winner. Öncü (Pata […]
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Aprilia Racing finishes a difficult sprint race in Montmeló with three RS-GP machines in the top 10

May 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard
MARCO BEZZECCHI NINTH, JORGE MARTÍN CRASHES OUT. RAÚL FERNÁNDEZ FOURTH AND AI OGURA EIGHTH The sprint race on Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ended with three RS-GP machines finishing in the points. Marco Bezzecchi’s qualifiers were conditioned […]
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pectacular race at Most for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team

May 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Saturday at Most delivered plenty of thrills, with Nicolò Bulega and Iker Lecuona starring in an extraordinary Race 1. The two Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team’s riders battled it out for 20 laps, swapping the lead five times. Starting from P3, […]
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Francesco Bagnaia and the Ducati Lenovo Team bounce back to sixth in Montmeló’s Sprint

May 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Alex Márquez takes the win with the Ducati of the Gresini Racing Team. Fabio Di Giannantonio (VR46 Racing Team) is third The Ducati Lenovo Team completed the second day of action for the Monster Energy […]
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Fastest time and new lap record at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

May 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The Italian rider improved the previous all-time lap record, set in 2025, by almost half a second. Perrone (KTM) claims his first Moto3™ pole position · Celestino Vietti (Boscoscuro) will start from pole position in tomorrow’s Moto2™ race […]
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Manzi Charges to Top 10 Finish in Race 1 at Most

May 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team returned to action on Saturday at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic, with Stefano Manzi delivering another encouraging performance to secure a Top 10 finish in Race 1. After […]

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