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WSB: Bautista flying on the Ducati in Australia while the Brits get down to business
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Spaniard smashes the times again, Tom Sykes second quickest despite shoulder injury, Alex Lowes has a big crash and Haslam beats Rea to third fastest time. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stormed to the top of the timesheets again today (Tuesday) at Phillip Island with a best lap of 1’30.303 – a massive 0.440 seconds…
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WSB: Bautista dominates day one in Australia. Lowes second, Rea third
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Four different bikes take four top spots in thrilling opener at Phillip Island After three weeks of rest the World Superbike circus is back in action at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit for the final pre-season test before the racing action kicks off. Amidst chilly temperatures and winds, Ducati’s debutant Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)…
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Rubén Xaus has STILL got it. Backing it in on Ducati’s Hypermotard 950 – ONE HANDED.
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Rubén Xaus has been out on the launch of the new Ducati Hypermotard 950 – and he’s proved he’s still got the goods, replicating his iconic one-handed slide from the Hypermotard 1100 launch 12 years ago. Back in 2007, Rubén Xaus showed the world just what he could do on two wheels, by sliding a…
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WSB: Rea tops final day of pre-season testing at Portimao. Lowes second. Bautista third.
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Reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea continued his strong pre-season form yesterday, coming out on top during the final day of pre-season testing at the Autodromo do Algarve in Portimao – ahead of 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in Australia next month. Despite suffering a small crash during the minutes of the test, Northern…
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WSB: Jonathan Rea sets the pace at Portimao.
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Jonathan Rea has taken the top spot during the first day of testing at Portimao, keeping up his impressive pre-season pace from Jerez last week. 14 WorldSBK and 10 WordSSP riders are at the Autodromo do Algarve Portimao for the final European winter test ahead of the 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in…
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WSB: Alex Lowes fastest at Jerez test
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Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider led day one of testing at Jerez with Jonathan Rea close behind. Making their final preparations ahead of the 2019 season opener, 16 WorldSBK and 12 WorldSSP riders were out on track yesterday at the Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto for the opening day of testing at the Andalusian circuit. Despite…
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WSB: World Superbikes DATES confirmed for 2019. Here’s the FULL schedule.
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The dates have been set for next year’s World Superbike Championship – and we don’t have that long to wait before the action starts, with the race season kicking off at Philip Island in Australia on February 24. HERE’S THE FULL CALENDAR: February 24 – Philip Island (Australia) March 17 – Buriram (Thailand) April 7…
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From now on, it’s DOCTOR Jonathan Rea!
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Four time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster. Good on him. Rea wrote on Twitter: “Very proud to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Ulster University for outstanding contribution to sport.”
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Oh MAAAN! Foggy Petronas FP1 superbikes going up for sale!
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https://youtu.be/vO9Xizrlm_s OK, so we’re excited by this because we can remember when the race versions of the Petronas superbikes made it into WSB. We can also remember when the motorcycle world lost its mind for a bit because there were going to be a load of road-going versions of the rasping racer going on sale.…
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Lewis Hamilton CRASHES Yamaha YZF-R1 at Jerez. Don’t worry though. He’s fine.
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Reigning-Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton took part in a World Superbike test at Jerez this weekend with Alex Lowes and Michael Van der Mark. During the test he had a small spill on the Yamaha R1 he was riding – but thankfully, the British multiple-time F1 champion escaped uninjured. Sick couple of days in Jerez…
