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MANUEL LETTENBICHLER DOMINATES OPENING FIM HEWC ROUND AT UK’S VALLEYS HARD ENDURO

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler made the best start possible to the 2025 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship by winning the Valley’s Hard Enduro in dominant fashion. The defending world champion won the feature race […]

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Top nine for Aprilia Racing at Le Mans in a chaotic race

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

FOUR RS-GP25 BIKES IN THE POINTS: SAVADORI NINTH, BEZZECCHI FOURTEENTH. TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S, FERNÁNDEZ SEVENTH AND OGURA TENTH Aprilia Racing finished the long race on the Les Mans Bugatti Circuit with three bikes in the […]

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MXGP Spain: De Wolf Wins As Everts Shines At Lugo Mudfest

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing emerged from the mud and mayhem of Lugo, Spain, with another MX2 overall victory in hand, as Kay de Wolf delivered a champion’s ride to extend his title lead to fifteen […]

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Red Bull KTM keep up MXGP podium presence with trophies for the Coenen brothers and Adamo at Spanish Grand Prix

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The Grand Prix of Spain provided Red Bull KTM Factory Racing with another muddy episode to gather trophies in the 2025 MXGP series. Lucas Coenen finished as runner-up in Lugo, Galicia for the eighth round […]

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Billy Bolt begins FIM HEWC campaign with strong runner-up ride at Valleys Hard Enduro

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Returning to hard enduro action, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt has delivered a solid second-place result at the Valleys Hard Enduro in Wales for the opening round of the 2025 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship. […]

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Ryder LeBlond races to River Monster Hard Enduro victory

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Ryder LeBlond claimed a hard-fought victory in Round 6 of the 2025 U.S. Hard Enduro Series at the River Monster Hard Enduro event in Glen Lyn, West Virginia, this weekend, […]

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Lotte van Drunen Third in Spain as Janis Reisulis Wins Again in EMX250

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

De Baets Yamaha Supported MX Team’s Lotte van Drunen has placed third overall at round two of the 2025 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship in Lugo, Spain. The podium result and points secured ensure van […]

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Thibault Benistant Close to the Podium in Spain with Fifth Overall

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Thibault Benistant has placed fifth at the MXGP of Spain in Lugo. Fast and consistent all weekend, Benistant narrowly missed out on climbing onto the overall podium by a […]

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Crash on opening lap for Ducati Lenovo Team under pouring rain in Le Mans

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Fermín Aldeguer, third with the Ducati machine of the Gresini Racing Team, claims his maiden MotoGP Sunday race podium finish Marc Márquez and the Ducati Lenovo Team secured a second-place finish in the Michelin Grand […]

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Fourth and Fifth for Renaux and Vlaanderen at MXGP of Spain

May 12, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team’s Maxime Renaux and Calvin Vlaanderen have maintained their strong mid-season form, with Renaux finishing fourth and Vlaanderen fifth at MXGP round eight in Spain. Meanwhile, Jago Geerts, who […]

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Best MotoGP™ Sprint result of the season for Viñales after close Acosta duel at Le Mans

May 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Northern France echoed to the sounds of MotoGP engines and the vast roars of a capacity crowd at Le Mans as round six of the 2025 series got fast. Maverick Viñales added to the entertainment […]

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Difficult Saturday for Aprilia Racing in Le Mans

May 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

MARCO BEZZECCHI SEVENTEENTH AFTER AN OFF-TRACK EXCURSION, LORENZO SAVADORI EIGHTEENTH The sprint race at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit ended with Marco Bezzecchi in seventeenth place after running long on turn 8, whereas Lorenzo Savadori, […]

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MXGP of Spain Qualifying Race Lugo

May 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The FIM Motocross World Championship, for the eighth round of the season, visits Galicia and the municipal track of Lugo, a city located in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsula. The track, consisting of a […]

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Marc Márquez and the Ducati Lenovo Team dominate the Sprint in the Michelin Grand Prix of France

May 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Marc takes his sixth consecutive win in the Saturday race. He is the first rider in the Sprint era to achieve this goal Alex Márquez and Fermín Aldeguer (Gresini Racing Team) complete an all-Ducati podium […]

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Pirelli SCX record-breaking pole for Gonzalez in Moto2 and Quiles fastest in Moto3

May 10, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Gonzalez improved the all-time lap record by more than half a second, also thanks to the new supersoft rear compound; Kelso sets new Moto3™ lap benchmark · Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex), current leader of the World Championship, made […]

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