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  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] First test of the 2026 season for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team at Jerez de la Frontera News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] 2026 WorldSBK: First test of the year for Danilo Petrucci and Miguel Oliveira News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] Liqui Moly Beta Factory Racing withdraws from 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] MOTOREX becomes official partner of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in MotoGP News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] Weather Interrupts Jerez Test for GYTR GRT Yamaha News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] Aprilia Tuareg Racing kicks off the 2026 season: starting with the Africa Eco Race News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] DeMartile Grabs Second Place in the NGPC Opener News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] Oldenburg Suffers Concussion & Broken Arm in Qualifying News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] A century of passion and two Champions ready to write new pages of history: with Campioni in Pista, Ducati kicks off the 2026 MotoGP season in Madonna di Campiglio News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] Paulin Joins Botturi in the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team for Africa Eco Race News
  • [ Jan 23, 2026 ] HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAGGER WORLD CUP CONFIRMS MORE TEAMS, REVEALS WEEKEND FORMAT, AND OPENS TICKET SALES News
  • [ Jan 21, 2026 ] DUNLOP NAMED OFFICIAL TIRE SUPPLIER FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAGGER WORLD CUP News
  • [ Jan 19, 2026 ] 2026 Harley-Davidson Liberty Editions: 250 years of USA Freedom! 2026 Motorcycle Models
  • [ Jan 19, 2026 ] Campioni in Pista 2026: in Madonna di Campiglio News
  • [ Jan 19, 2026 ] Podium finish for Mateo Oliveira at NGPC season-opener in Delano News
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First test of the 2026 season for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team at Jerez de la Frontera

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  Nicolò Bulega tops the timesheets on Day 2, Iker Lecuona in sixth place, six-tenths behind. The weather is once again inclement, significantly impacting the first tests of the 2026 WorldSBK season. Rain fell incessantly on the […]
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2026 WorldSBK: First test of the year for Danilo Petrucci and Miguel Oliveira

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Jerez de la Frontera. The new chapter of BMW Motorrad Motorsport in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is gaining momentum: this week, the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team completed its first laps of the year […]
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Liqui Moly Beta Factory Racing withdraws from 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Liqui Moly Beta Factory Racing to Focus on Full 2026 Pro Motocross Campaign Following Supercross Injuries Liqui Moly Beta Factory Racing announces today that the team will withdraw from the remainder of the 2026 Monster […]
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MOTOREX becomes official partner of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing in MotoGP

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Swiss expertise meets Austrian racing excellence: from the 2026 season onwards, MOTOREX and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will enter a multi-year partnership in MotoGP. Under the agreement, MOTOREX will contribute its know-how in the […]
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Weather Interrupts Jerez Test for GYTR GRT Yamaha

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team returned to action at the Circuito de Jerez–Ángel Nieto in Spain for a two-day private test on 21–22 January, as Stefano Manzi and Remy Gardner completed valuable mileage ahead […]
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Aprilia Tuareg Racing kicks off the 2026 season: starting with the Africa Eco Race

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  AFTER A STREAK OF SUCCESSES IN THE ITALIAN MOTORALLY, TUAREG RACING SETS ITS SIGHTS ON EUROPE BY PARTECIPATING IN THE TOUT TERRAIN RALLY CUP THE GOAL IS TO CONFIRM ONCE AGAIN ITS STATUS AS […]
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DeMartile Grabs Second Place in the NGPC Opener

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Liqui Moly Beta’s Dare DeMartile kicked off the 2026 AMA National Grand Prix Championship (NGPC) Series with a strong performance, finishing a narrow second at the SoCal Motorcycle Club’s American Grand Prix. DeMartile showcased incredible […]
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Oldenburg Suffers Concussion & Broken Arm in Qualifying

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The 2026 season has gotten off to a challenging start for the Liqui Moly Beta Supercross team. At the second round of the season, Beta Factory rider Mitchell Oldenburg went down hard in the second […]
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A century of passion and two Champions ready to write new pages of history: with Campioni in Pista, Ducati kicks off the 2026 MotoGP season in Madonna di Campiglio

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  Two Champions and a new season to face together: Marc Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia lead the 2026 Ducati Lenovo Team, unveiled in Madonna di Campiglio The Desmosedici GP 2026 wear the new Rosso Centenario […]
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Paulin Joins Botturi in the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team for Africa Eco Race

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Yamaha Motor Europe is proud to announce that motocross legend Gautier Paulin will join Alessandro Botturi in the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team, in partnership with Riders for Health (powered by Two Wheels for Life), to […]
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAGGER WORLD CUP CONFIRMS MORE TEAMS, REVEALS WEEKEND FORMAT, AND OPENS TICKET SALES

Jan 23, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  MILWAUKEE (January 22, 2026) – Harley-Davidson, in partnership with MotoGP™, today announced a series of key milestones for the inaugural season of the Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup, as the provisional grid expands, the official […]
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DUNLOP NAMED OFFICIAL TIRE SUPPLIER FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAGGER WORLD CUP

Jan 21, 2026 Michael Le Pard
New Twelve-Race International Series Kicks Off March 27-29 at Circuit of the Americas MILWAUKEE (January 20, 2026) – Harley-Davidson and Dunlop today announced that Dunlop will be the official tire supplier for the 2026 Harley-Davidson […]
2026 Harley-Davidson Liberty Editions: 250 years of USA Freedom!
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2026 Harley-Davidson Liberty Editions: 250 years of USA Freedom!

Jan 19, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Two hundred and fifty years of American freedom isn’t just a celebration, it’s a full‑body surge of pride, grit, and unbreakable spirit that hits you like the roar of a 2026 Harley-Davidson Liberty Edition V‑twin […]
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Campioni in Pista 2026: in Madonna di Campiglio

Jan 19, 2026 Michael Le Pard
To celebrate Ducati’s centenary anniversary, matt Rosso Centenario and white stripes on the Desmosedici GP bikes with which Marc Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia will face the 2026 MotoGP season A record-breaking Team ready to chase […]
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Podium finish for Mateo Oliveira at NGPC season-opener in Delano

Jan 19, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mateo Oliveira delivered a solid Pro Class podium finish at the season-opening National Grand Prix Championship (NGPC) round in Delano, California, on Sunday, earning third position to commence his 2026 campaign.   […]

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