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ARLINGTON 450SX PODIUM FOR ELI TOMAC AND RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

ARLINGTON, Tex. – Eli Tomac and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team claimed a well-earned second-place finish at Arlington’s seventh round of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championship, recording his fifth podium of the season tonight […]

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2026 Beddini Racing Ducati Corse Factory MX2 Team livery revealed

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

As the MXGP of Argentina approaches, marking the first start of the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship, the time has come to unveil the livery of the new Desmo250 MX machines that will be fielded […]

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Bulega wins the first WorldSBK race of the year

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati rider took home the Australian Round relying on the D0922 specification already available last year, with the new E0829 option, adopted by half the riders on the grid, proving to be very successful […]

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Saturday at Phillip Island was full of excitement for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Saturday at Phillip Island was full of excitement for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team with Nicolò Bulega‘s victory and Iker Lecuona‘s sixth place. The Italian rider first clinched his tenth Superbike pole position and then secured a victory that marks Ducati‘s 450th win […]

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Billy Bolt maintains unstoppable form at SuperEnduro round five

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt delivered another dominant performance at round five of the 2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia, securing the overall victory with a perfect scorecard. Racing his FE 350 to […]

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LETTENBICHLER BACK IN ACTION WITH SIXTH OVERALL AT SUPERENDURO ROUND FIVE

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler returned to action at round five of the 2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship in Serbia, delivering a consistent performance to claim sixth overall in the Prestige class. Competing aboard his […]

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Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Daxton Bennick claims podium finish at 250SX East season-opener

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing recruit Daxton Bennick delivered an impressive podium finish on debut with the team at tonight’s 250SX East season-opener in Arlington, landing a convincing third-place result in what was Round 7 […]

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Bulega wins in Australia with Pirelli slick and rain tyres

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati rider takes home Race1 and the Superpole Race with dry tyres and Race2 with DIABLO Rain tyres. While Arenas wins the WorldSSP Race2 betting on slick tyres · The 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship season, which […]

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Spectacular 2026 WorldSBK season opener in Australia

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Phillip Island. The debut was a success: At the season opener of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) in Phillip Island, Australia, Miguel Oliveira (POR) and Danilo Petrucci (ITA) contested their first race weekend […]

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2026 Race Mode activated for Red Bull KTM after final MotoGP test in Thailand

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Pedro Acosta was the fastest KTM RC16 rider on the time sheets after the second and final pre-season MotoGP test today. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing representative was 6th and just 0.3 from the […]

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Winter is over for the Ducati Lenovo Team

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The 2026 pre-season is officially closed in Thailand with Marc Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia positive after the two days of session. The curtain falls on the 2026 pre-season, with Marc Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia among […]

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Locatelli’s Fifth-Place Charge Provides Some Light in Wet Race 2 during Challenging Weekend for Pata Maxus Yamaha

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Locatelli came through from 15th on the grid to a fighting fifth-place finish in Race 2 at Phillip Island, concluding Round 1 of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship in Australia, today. The strong […]

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Dream 1-2 for Albert Arenas, Aldi Mahendra and AS BLU CRU Racing at Phillip Island

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

A stroke of genius from the AS BLU CRU Racing Team saw the new-look outfit taking a stunning 1-2 finish in challenging conditions in the second FIM Supersport World Championship race of 2026 at […]

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Gardner and Manzi Salvage Points on Final Day at Phillip Island

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team duo of Remy Gardner and Stefano Manzi secured points on the final day of action at the iconic Phillip Island Circuit, Australia, finishing 14th and 15th respectively in Race […]

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Promising Start for Vierge Ends Prematurely at Phillip Island

Feb 22, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Xavi Vierge led the charge for Pata Maxus Yamaha on the first race day of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship, until an unexpected high-side ended his potential for a top-eight finish at Phillip Island […]

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