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Video: Training through the winter with MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaró
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Aleix Espargaró tells Motociclismo how a MotoGP rider prepares through the winter for the upcoming season. Long gone are the days where top level racers can go for a few beers on a Saturday night, and come away with a win on the Sunday. Modern racing combines talent, luck, contacts and opportunities – with a…
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Ben Spies injured while Enduro training in Texas
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Ben Spies won’t be making his 2018 Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series debut next month, after suffering a number of injuries, including several broken bones and a collapsed lung while riding off-road in Texas last week. Spies said: “I sunk into the face of a jump and knew right away I was hosed,” Spies…
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Movistar Yamaha unveils its new MotoGP livery for 2018
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Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales were on hand to unveil the new Yamaha Factory Racing YZF-M1’s for 2018. The focus of the 2018 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team Presentation event was to celebrate the start of the new Championship season. Masters of Ceremonies, Izaskun Ruiz and Dylan Gray, presented the launch and welcomed new Yamaha Motor…
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MotoGP boss Ezpeleta praises Valentino Rossi
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According to Carmelo Ezpeleta, he and Valentino have something in common – they’re both passionate about what they do. In an interview with Motociclismo.es, Carmelo Ezpeleta said: “Valentino has played a vital role in the development of the Championship. He’s been here longer than anyone. I always say that the most important thing is that…
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Agostini: “I think Márquez will be able to match or exceed my record of titles”
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Legendary racer Giacomo Agostini has revealed that he reckons Marc Márquez is capable of winning the MotoGP championship again and again, eventually knocking him off the title top spot. Agostini currently holds the record for the highest number of Grand Prix victories (123 in total) and the highest number of world titles (he’s won 15).…
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Video: Best Bikes of the Dakar 2018
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Held each year since 1978, the Dakar Rally is an event like no other. With sections containing treacherous rocks, vast open deserts and hundreds upon hundreds of kilometres of untamed wilderness, the Dakar Rally pushes the best drivers and riders to their limits as they use everything from nimble motorcycles to big rig trucks to…
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Which motorcycle legend would you like to enter Motor Sport Hall of Fame in 2018?
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Twelve of the greatest names in motorcycle history have been shortlisted for the Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards in 2018 – and you’ve got until April to cast your vote! The 2018 nominees are: • Mike Hailwood MBE: few could forget the victorious late-1970s TT return of ‘Mike the Bike’, a fabulous encore for…
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Norton Featherbed 750 Road Racer goes under the hammer
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Get your hands on a unique piece of British/American motorcycle history at Bonhams Las Vegas Auction on the 25th of January. This Norton Featherbed 750 Road Racer was built by California Norton dealer Sonny Angel for racing duties in the USA. The racer special fitted a 1962 650 Norton parallel twin powerplant (rebored to 750cc,…
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Video: Harley-Davidson Snow Hill Climb at X Games 2018
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Harley-Davidson’s Snow Hill Climb is set to debut at X Games Aspen 2018 – sitting alongside skiing, snowboarding and other action-sports. Riders will line up side-by-side atop modified high-torque twin-cylinder Harley’s with an extended swingarm and wider frame for a head-to-head race. The first racer to ride the length of the SuperPipe and clear the…
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Video: Taking on the Dakar with Toby Price
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Toby Price is an Australian motorcycle racer best known for his victory in the 2016 Dakar Rally. He won stages 2,5,6,8, and 9, and finished an astonishing 40 minutes ahead of his nearest rival. ‘Paying the Price’ follows Toby’s emotional journey from country kid to becoming Australia’s first ever winner of The Dakar Rally. A year…
