The title fight is on! A 75th WorldSBK win for Rea as he went head-to-head with Toprak Razgatlioglu on the final lap, whilst Bautista crashes early
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WSB: Bautista back to winning ways at Misano as Rea falters!
The Spaniard took a 14th win of the season whilst a dramatic final three laps saw surprises on the podium! After the miserable rain became a
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WSB: Rea victorious after Race 1 craziness!
The reigning WorldSBK champion celebrated a decade of winning with stunning wet weather prowess to close in on the championship lead! With the rain continuing
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WSB: Rea masters Misano ahead of Cortese, Bautista off the front row!
Rea takes his first back-to-back poles since 2017 on a day where Alvaro Bautista wasn’t able to shine! Despite morning rain, the Misano World Circuit
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WSB: TEN things to know about the MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT ahead of this weekend’s RACING.
Ahead of this weekend’s on track action at the Misano World Circuit, here’s a selection of key facts and figures to help you impress your
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WSB: Chaz Davies throws shade at Marco Melandri ahead of Misano (and why not?)
We like Chaz Davies. He’s a supremely talented racer with a good sense of humility and humour that makes him stand out in a racing
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WSB: Dramatic Race 2 at Jerez sees van der Mark win as Bautista crashes!
Michael van der Mark conquered Jerez ahead of Rea and Razgatlioglu as Bautista, Davies and Melandri all suffer crashes! In what was a thrilling Race
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WSB: Bautista makes it 12+1 at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto!
The Spaniard paid tribute to his legendary fellow countryman, whilst the rest of the field battled hard in his wake! The WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race
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WSB: Bautista takes home win in Race 1, Rea and Lowes clash!
The dominant Spaniard made it to 12 wins, whilst Alex Lowes was on the receiving end of a controversial clash with Jonathan Rea! On the
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WSB: Rea conquers Superpole in Spain, Bautista and Melandri in close company!
The Ulsterman was back on top, with less than a second covering the top ten! An entertaining 25-minute Tissot Superpole session for the MOTUL FIM
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WSB: Green is the new red at Imola!
Sykes’ demise promoted a huge battle between van der Mark and Razgatlioglu for the final podium position. The Turkish star made his move in the
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WSB: Jonathan Rea returns to the top with Race 1 win at Imola!
The reigning four-time WorldSBK champion ended Bautista’s domination for first win of 2019! It was a welcome return to the top step of the podium
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WSB: Chaz Davies sets new lap record to finish ahead of Rea and Bautista in dramatic WorldSBK encounter
The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship continued at the Imola circuit for the Pirelli Italian Round. A dramatic session which saw two red-flags within
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WSB: The reigning champion is back ahead of the opposition, whilst Bautista can only manage fourth!
Day one at the Imola circuit concluded for WorldSBK, as quick times were coming thick and fast. With the sun beating down, action unfolded and
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WSB: Laverty out of Pirelli Italian Round after FP1 crash
The Irish rider has suffered two fractured wrists and will be seen to by Dr Mir in Barcelona Team Goeleven’s Eugene Laverty has been ruled
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WSB: Reigning champion Rea topped opening session whilst Davies and Bautista chase him down!
The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship fired back into life at the famous Imola circuit, in Italy. The undulating rollercoaster-style circuit witnessed the first
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Bautista wins frantic Race 2, van der Mark and Rea collide in last lap showdown!
11 wins in a row for Bautista who continues to set new WorldSBK records, whilst van der Mark was second in front of a huge
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WSB: Bautista breaks records to make it a perfect ten at TT Circuit Assen!
The Spanish rider became the first rider in WorldSBK history to win ten races at the start of the season! Race 1 of the Motul
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WSB: Bautista bags pole position ahead of Van Der Mark and Reiterberger at Assen!
A frantic session that saw the red flag come out at the end, Bautista beat home-hero van der Mark! In cold, windy conditions the 2019
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WSB: Sykes tops day one at Assen as 12 riders covered by just 0.821s!
The BMW rider was on top, with the front five covered by 0.031s in a thrilling FP2 session! Day one at the Motul Dutch Round
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WSB: Rea back on top ahead of van der Mark after Assen FP1!
Four manufacturers at the front of the WorldSBK field with less than a second covering the top ten! The first session of the Motul Dutch
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WSB: Cloud nine for Bautista as home-hero completes special treble!
Records shattered as a ninth straight win for Bautista delivers Ducati 350th WorldSBK win! The final WorldSBK race of the weekend continued to provide action
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WSB: Superpole – Alvaro Bautista unstoppable as Rea and Lowes continue to scrap behind
Bautista makes is eight straight wins in his Rookie WorldSBK season with another stunning display! The Tissot Superpole Race for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World
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WSB: Seventh heaven for Bautista as battle rages in his wake
Dominant home-hero makes more history to become the first Spanish winner at the MotorLand Aragon circuit! An action-packed opening WorldSBK encounter saw Alvaro Bautista take
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WSB: Bautista on pole at home with just a second covering the top ten!
Championship leader becomes first Spaniard in WorldSBK history to take pole position at home! The first European Tissot Superpole session of the 2019 MOTUL FIM
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WSB: Bautista beats Lowes to top opening MotorLand Aragon session!
Alvaro Bautista has thrown down a massive gauntlet at the MotorLand Aragon circuit, whilst second to eleventh positions are covered by just one second! The
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WSB: Here’s the stats going into Aragon (round 3) this weekend
Want to be a WSB professional? Fancy knowing more than the experts? S’easy! Just use our handy crib-sheet to be the font of all WSB
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WSB: Bautista makes it SIX wins in Buriram Race 2!
The Spaniard put in a stunning performance to take another emphatic victory, at a circuit where Jonathan Rea has been so dominant In what has
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WSB: Bautista battles to win in Buriram after on-track clash with Rea!
The gloves have finally come off as Alvaro Bautista and Jonathan Rea ignite their rivalry in the high temperatures of Thailand The opening race of
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WSB: Bautista blitzes Buriram lap record in stunning pole position!
Fantastic Tissot Superpole sees five riders under the existing lap record, even though Bautista romped to pole position! The Pirelli Thai Round Tissot Superpole session
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WSB: Bautista remains on top in FP2, Cortese surprises in third!
The Rookies were out in force at the Chang International Circuit, with Sandro Cortese being the revelation of the day! MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship
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WSB: Bautista beats Rea in FP1 after heated opening session in Buriram
Bautista and Rea swapped places continuously in the latter stages of the session, whilst Yamaha are also in the mix. The first session of the
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Max Biaggi accused of TAX EVASION. Could face YEAR in PRISON.
Max Biaggi has been accused of evading 18 million euros in tax between 2011 and 2012 – and according to the prosecution, he could face
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WSB: Sensational Spaniard checks-out of Australia with 13 point championship lead!
The final race of the Yamaha Finance Australian Round in the opening meeting of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship went the way of
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WSB: Spanish Rookie Alvaro Bautista dominates from lap one to take first WorldSBK win, whilst Rea and Melandri join him on the podium.
The opening race of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship was a classic and went the way of Rookie, Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing –
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WSB: Tomorrow (Thursday) will see emergency meeting over tyre longevity in Australia. Tyres changes during the race could be mandatory, again.
Nothing official on this so far but we’re getting chatter from the paddock that a meeting has been called for tomorrow between riders, Pirelli and
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WSB: Bautista flying on the Ducati in Australia while the Brits get down to business
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
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WSB: Bautista dominates day one in Australia. Lowes second, Rea third
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
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Rubén Xaus has STILL got it. Backing it in on Ducati’s Hypermotard 950 – ONE HANDED.
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
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WSB: Jonathan Rea sets the pace at Portimao.
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.
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WSB: Alex Lowes fastest at Jerez test
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
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WSB: World Superbikes DATES confirmed for 2019. Here’s the FULL schedule.
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
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Oh MAAAN! Foggy Petronas FP1 superbikes going up for sale!
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
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Is this the most beautiful Ducati of all time? Yeah… probably… it’s awesome…
OK, so hats off to the consistently excellent Asphalt & Rubber site in the US of A for posting these photos from Ducati of the
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MOTOGP: Jorge Lorenzo tries out Foggy’s bike
So what do you do when you’ve got a couple of minutes spare at a motorcycle show (and fancy finding out how much your knackered
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VIDEO: EICMA 2018 – WALKAROUND of the NEW Ducati Panigale V4R.
Our Mikko’s out in Milan at EICMA 2018, and he’s just fired over this quick walkaround of one of the most gorgeous bikes of the
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EICMA 2018: Ducati’s Panigale V4R breaks cover in Milan. 234hp @ 15,500rpm. Wow.
Well, this might just about be the most nuts motorcycle at the EICMA show this year. Ducati has just shown it’s V4R Panigale as part
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WSB: WorldSBK race two cancelled in Qatar
Track conditions curtail competition in final round of the season. Following a severe rain and sand storm on Saturday morning in Qatar, it has been
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WSB: Jonathan Rea inches closer to points record with fantastic Race 1 win
2018 champion triumphs over teammate Tom Sykes in penultimate race of 2018 Seventeen down, one to go. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) has won
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