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Hutchy makes fairytale return to TT victory
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Ian Hutchinson took a fairytale victory in the opening TT Supersport race on Monday evening when he came home 7.7 seconds clear of New Zealand’s Bruce Anstey, reversing the result of Sunday’s RST Superbike race, with Gary Johnson in third. It was Hutchinson’s ninth TT win and completed his comeback from the career threatening…
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Oh Vienna – Rhys rides into the Top 30
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Oh Vienna – Rhys rides into the Top 30. Young British motorcyclist Rhys Lawrey continues to build on his record-breaking total of capital cities visited by bike, having arrived in Vienna, his 30th in a row. The 23-year old is nearing the end of his round-the-world ride, which began over a year ago in London.…
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Alpinestars Stella S-MX 6 ladies boots review
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Alpinestars Stella S-MX 6 boots | £169.99 | www.alpinestars.com | Tested by: Carli Ann Smith I love motorcycle boots – short ones, long ones, casual ones, race ones – there are so many on the market in a variety of styles that there is something out there for everyone. The CE certified Stella S-MX…
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Alpinestars Stella GP Plus ladies leather gloves review
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Alpinestars Stella GP Plus ladies leather gloves | £129.99 | www.alpinestars.com | Tested by: Carli Ann Smith There are hundreds of gloves on the market – literally hundreds – cowhide leather, textile, deer skin, goat skin…half the battle is deciding what kind you’re after. If you’re looking for a good quality, well-fitting, stylish, race-styled glove –…
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Alpinestars Stella T-Jaws Waterproof ladies jacket review
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Alpinestars Stella T-Jaws Waterproof jacket| £189.99 | www.alpinestars.com | Tested by: Carli Ann Smith If you’re after the sports look and fit but want the waterproof benefits of a good quality, textile jacket then the Stella T-Jaws Waterproof jacket from Alpinestars is a good shout. It’s designed for a female-specific fit and goes in and out…
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The Birchall boys take the first TT 2015 sidecar win
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The Birchall boys take the first TT 2015 sidecar win. Ben and Tom Birchall took a dramatic victory in the opening Sure Sidecar race at the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races, coming home almost twenty five seconds clear of John Holden/Dan Sayle for the brother’s second TT victory. The duo won in…
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Man sentenced to 8 weeks inside for TT idiocy
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Man sentenced to 8 weeks inside for TT idiocy. Isle of Man Newspapers have reported the following after it was announced that a fan who ventured out onto closed roads had been arrested and sentenced, here’s what IOM Today wrote today: A man arrested for being on closed roads, and committing a public order…
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Paper part of driving licence now abolished… uh oh…
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Paper part of driving licence now abolished. The paper part of the driving licence will be abolished from today with an online service which shows a driver’s record, including offences and endorsements, replacing the paper counterpart,. Anyone needing to show their driving record to motorcycle hire companies will now need to view their licence information online and…
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Huge delay for today’s TT schedule
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Huge delay for today’s TT schedule. Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson was forced to announce a two hour delay to today’s schedule following a Road Traffic Collision on open roads. The incident took place at Ballacrye minutes before roads were due to close for the start of Monday’s schedule. Just after 1030 Thompson announced…
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Rea pulls away to take fourth double of the season
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Rea pulls away to take fourth double of the season. Giugliano and Haslam in the top-3 as Sykes slips down to eighth place. The conditions for the second WorldSBK race at Portimao’s Autodromo Internacional do Algarve were almost perfect as the earlier rain had disappeared. The full 20-lap encounter on a dry circuit was…
