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Gardner Storms to Podium with Superb Race 2 in Assen

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Remy Gardner delivered a fantastic podium finish in the final feature race of the weekend at the iconic TT Circuit Assen, claiming third place in Round 3 of the FIM World Superbike Championship. The day […]

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Canet and Piqueras shine under the starry sky of Qatar in very fast races

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The two Spanish riders won respectively in Moto2™ and Moto3™ making the most of the Pirelli tyres; in Moto2™ the race was 15 seconds faster than last year · Spaniard Aron Canet (Kalex) won the Moto2™ race of the Qatar Grand […]

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Öncü and Manzi take R9 to 1-2 finish in Assen Race 2

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Can Öncü returned to the top step of the podium with an emotional victory at the TT Circuit Assen on Sunday, coming out on top of a last-lap battle with Yamaha rival Stefano Manzi to […]

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MXGP Trentino: De Wolf Extends Championship Lead as Everts Battles Setbacks

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Round five of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship took Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing to the spectacular Crossodromo Ciclamino in Pietramurata, where the team rode out highs and lows – mirroring the dramatic backdrop of […]

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Race Win and Third Overall for Benistant at MXGP of Trentino

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Thibault Benistant has picked up his second overall podium result of the season, claiming third at the fifth round of the series in Pietramurata, Italy. A fall in Race […]

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Top four in Trentino MXGP for Coenen as Adamo celebrates MX2 victory

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The Grand Prix of Trentino was the second successive Italian date for MXGP and the fifth round of 20 in the 2025. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing moved to the picturesque hardpack of Pietramurata close […]

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Renaux Digs Deep for Sixth at MXGP Round Five

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team’s Maxime Renaux has just missed out on a top-five finish with sixth overall at the MXGP of Trentino. Despite racing while injured, Renaux delivered a creditable 4-7 result to […]

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MXGP of Trentino Results

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

• Seewer, excellent sixth in race one, returns to the top 10 of the World Championship • Cairoli in the points in both motos, after a fantastic start from the last gate The MXGP of […]

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Brilliant first MotoGP showing by Viñales at Qatar Grand Prix

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The MotoGP Red Bull KTM crews ended their important overseas development stage of 2025 with a season-best performance as Maverick Viñales led, fought for the win and passed the checkered flag as runner-up at the […]

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One-two at Lusail with Marc Márquez the race winner and Francesco Bagnaia second

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Four wins out of four races so far this year for the Ducati Lenovo Team Franco Morbidelli is third with the Ducati of the VR46 Racing Team to complete an all-Ducati podium. Fermín Aldeguer and […]

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Locatelli and Pata Maxus Yamaha Win in Assen!

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Locatelli and Pata Maxus Yamaha Win in Assen! Andrea Locatelli stormed to his first-ever WorldSBK race win for Pata Maxus Yamaha in Race 2 at the TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands, today. The sensational […]

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Aprilia Racing finishes the Qatar race in the top nine

Apr 13, 2025 Michael Le Pard

MARCO BEZZECCHI NINTH IN THE RACE, JORGE MARTÍN CRASHES OUT AND SUFFERED A CHEST TRAUMA Aprilia Racing closed out the race weekend at Lusail International Circuit with a solid performance by Marco Bezzecchi, who took […]

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Bulega wins Race1 with Pirelli’s new supersoft rear tyre

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Bulega wins Race1 at Assen using the new development rear in E0126 specification, as did almost all the riders at the start; Bendsneyder wins the WorldSSP · A winning debut for the new Pirelli E0126 rear tyre […]

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Perfect race for Bulega who dominates Assen Saturday

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Nicolò Bulega dominates Race 1 of the Pirelli Dutch Round, finishing under the chequered flag with an advantage of almost eight seconds over Locatelli (Yamaha). The Italian rider immediately took the lead at the first […]

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Gonzalez and Yamanaka in pole position under the floodlights of Lusail

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

In Moto2™, the Spaniard also sets the new all-time lap record, improving the previous record by almost half a second · In Moto2™ the fastest qualifying rider was the Spaniard Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) who, with a time of 1’56.301, took pole […]

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