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[ Nov 11, 2025 ] Pirelli arrive at Moto2 and Moto3 grand finale in Valencia News
[ Nov 11, 2025 ] Aprilia Racing heads to the grand finale in Valencia with the complete line-up News
[ Nov 11, 2025 ] Magnificent Maio Wins Opening Stage of Addax Rally News
[ Nov 11, 2025 ] Leandro Mercado Joins Yamalube YART Yamaha for 2026 News
[ Nov 11, 2025 ] Albert Arenas and Aldi Satya Mahendra to Race in WorldSSP with AS Racing and Yamaha R9 in 2026 News
[ Nov 10, 2025 ] Ducati test post News
[ Nov 10, 2025 ] Early Gift: 2026 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles & Veterans Day News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] Bulega scores first MotoGP point with the Ducati Lenovo Team News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] Marco Bezzecchi dominates and wins in Portimão News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] top five breakthrough at Portuguese MotoGP News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] Alex Márquez’s Portuguese GP spectacular win with Ducati of the Gresini Racing Team News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] Moreira wins the very fast Moto2 race and stakes a claim on the title Quiles’ success in Moto3 News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] Podium for Aprilia Racing and Marco Bezzecchi in the Portimão sprint race News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Ryder LeBlond P7 at Redmond AMA EnduroCross News
[ Nov 9, 2025 ] P2 for Acosta and 0.1 of a second from Portuguese MotoGP Sprint victory News

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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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MXGP of Trentino – Qualifying Race Results

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

• Third position for Jeremy Seewer in the Qualifying Race of the Grand Prix of Trentino • Great performance by the Aruba.it – Ducati Factory MX Team rider who achieves the best qualification of the […]

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Gardner and Aegerter push for top five finish in Assen Race 1

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Gardner and Aegerter push for top five finish in Assen Race 1 Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner delivered a strong showing in Race 1 at the iconic TT Circuit Assen, claiming valuable points for GYTR […]

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Beta USA Extends Benny Bloss Contract Thru 2026

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The Liqui Moly Beta Race Team is proud to announce the re-signing of professional motocross and supercross rider Benny Bloss, extending his contract through the 2026 season. The extension reinforces the team’s confidence in Bloss’s […]

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Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Teams Target Top Results in Trentino

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Having travelled 1,000 kilometres north of Sardinia to Pietramurata, Italy, for the fifth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP and MX2 teams are primed for the second Grand […]

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Complicated Friday for Aprilia Racing in Qatar

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

MARCO BEZZECCHI AND JORGE MARTÍN TO BATTLE IN Q1 Aprilia Racing begins the race weekend at Lusail International Circuit with Marco Bezzecchi closing out the practice session nineteenth ahead of Jorge Martín, tackling his first […]

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Stefano Manzi Continues 100% Podium Record for Yamaha R9

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Manzi Continues 100% Podium Record for Yamaha R9 with Second in Assen Race 1 Stefano Manzi continued his and the Yamaha R9’s 100% podium record in 2025 with second place in Race 1 at the […]

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Franco Morbidelli clocks quickest lap time aboard VR46 Racing Team’s Ducati machine

Apr 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

• Franco Morbidelli clocks the quickest lap time of the afternoon session aboard VR46 Racing Team’s Ducati machine, with his teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio in fourth position. Alex Márquez completes an all-Ducati top five in […]

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Öncü Obliterates Lap Record for Second Successive Pole

Apr 11, 2025 Michael Le Pard

It was a second successive pole position for Can Öncü and the Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Racing team as action got underway at Round 3 of the FIM Supersport World Championship at the legendary […]

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Nicolò Bulega leads the way on Friday at Assen. P5 for Bautista

Apr 11, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Bulega leads the way on Friday at Assen. P5 for Bautista. The Pirelli Dutch Round free practice concluded with Nicolò Bulega and Alvaro Bautista in first and fifth place, respectively, in the combined standings. After […]

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