Although the Coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to this year’s racing calendar – that doesn’t mean you can’t get your fill of top flight
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WSB: Now the Spanish and French rounds rescheduled because of Coronavirus
We’ve just been sent this from Dorna about changes to the WSB calendar because of the Coronavirus outbreak: With ongoing external factors of the coronavirus
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WSB: Now THIS has been postponed too. Round Two of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar won’t go ahead.
It’s just been announced that the Qatar round of the World Superbike Championship has been postponed. Travel restrictions to Qatar are being enforced as a
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WSB: Redding tops frantic FP2 session as 2020 kicks off. Rea sixth quickest.
The BSB Champion leads the way with 12 riders covered by just a second after Day 1 in Australia. After the first Free Practice session,
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10 things to know ahead of WSB in Australia THIS WEEKEND
Want to be more expert than the ‘experts’? S’easy – just use this crib sheet and you’re ready to go for this weekend’s opening round
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WSB: Rea edges Baz as Phillip Island Official Test ends with a flurry
The Northern Irishman fought back and heads the way, whilst the top 17 riders are covered by just 1.5 seconds The final pre-season test for
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WSB: Razgatlioglu fastest after day one at Phillip Island
Phillip Island hosted the final Official Test for World Superbike ahead of the season opener with Toprak Razgatlioglu ending the day fastest after a rain-affected second session.
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WSB: Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista launch their 2020 campaign on factory Honda Fireblades
Here’s a fine selection of images (and a video) from the Honda launch of its WSB assault on 2020. It’s very corporate, this colour scheme
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MotoGP: Kawasaki wants to put its WSB bike into MotoGP races!
Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has admitted that Kawasaki has indeed floated the idea of putting its factory World Superbike racebike up against the hand-made prototype
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WSB: Charity auction of star’s kit plus WSB experience days is on to help Aussie bush fire victims
Ahead of the 2020 season opener at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Feb 28 – Mar 1), the WSB paddock has united to stage a
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Want to see Honda’s WSB 2020 Fireblade up close? Here you go.
It’s a lovely piece of motorcycle for a Monday morning that’ll get you smiling. This is the factory Honda World Superbike Fireblade in testing garb,
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WSB: Scott Redding FASTEST at Portimao after first day of TESTING.
Scott Redding took control of the first day of testing at Portimao – ending the day at the top of the time sheets on his
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WSB: FULL calendar for 2020 race season. Laguna Seca and Buriram DROPPED.
The full race calendar for next season’s World Superbike Championship has just been released – and the big news is that the paddock won’t be
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WSB: Scott Redding FASTEST during second day of testing at Aragon.
Scott Redding clocked a best time of 1’49.929 after 60 laps at Aragon – beating his Ducati teammate Chaz Davies by just two tenths of
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WSB: Bradl pours cold water over Honda’s new ‘Superblade’ racer. “The bike is missing something…”
Oh dear, this is going to cause some worry amongst the Honda WSB riders ahead of their soon-to-begin-testing of the 2020 season – but worrying
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Oschersleben returns as WorldSBK heads back to Germany in 2020
The German round is back on the calendar and will take place at Oschersleben for the first time since 2004. From July 31st to August
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Frankie goes to Newark. Pierfrancesco Chili confirmed as GUEST OF HONOUR at the Newark Winter Classic.
Pierfrancesco ‘Frankie’ Chili has been confirmed as the Guest of Honour at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic at Newark showground, which takes
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WSB: Unbeatable Rea reignites Bautista rivalry for Race 2 victory
Rea brings 2019 to a close with a win after a race-long tussle with Bautista! The final race of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World
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WSB: Rea makes it 16 wins with Tissot Superpole Race victory
The Ulsterman put in another strong performance to overcome the opposition and retain his pole position for Race 2, where he will look for a
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WSB: Rea victorious after all-British fight for WorldSBK supremacy in Race 1
The Ulsterman’s win gave him a 15th victory of the season and Kawasaki a fifth consecutive Manufacturers’ Championship, but he had to work for it… The
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WSB: Rea romps to pole at Losail, Lowes and Cortese impress
It was a fourth pole in five rounds for five-time WorldSBK Champion Jonathan Rea, whilst the battle for third in the Championship is peppered throughout
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WSB: Chaz Davies shines under the floodlights to end Day 1 on top in Qatar
The Ducati rider led the way, while the chasing pack have work to do for Friday. The final session of the day for the WorldSBK
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WSB: Rea victorious in Race 2 in San Juan as Davies comes back strong
The battle for the win and the remaining podium places was as fierce as ever, whilst further downfield, a home-hero was right in the mix!
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WSB: Rea fights back to take Tissot Superpole Race honours in Argentina
The Champion of 2019 demonstrated his prowess in San Juan, making it a third race win at the Argentine venue from four races, whilst there
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WSB: Bautista blasts to San Juan victory in Race 1!
The Spaniard wanted to return to winning ways and battled hard to do so, whilst the left of the riders were left to pick up
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WSB: Bautista holds off van der Mark for pole in Argentina!
With the majority of the field setting strong lap times early on in the session, there was plenty of surprises right through the WorldSBK grid!
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WSB: Leon Haslam out of Kawasaki factory team
Haslam has scored six podiums in 2019’s WSB championship and is sixth in the standings, but it’s not enough for him to hold onto his Kawasaki factory seat.
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WSB: Rea wins to clinch fifth WorldSBK title at Magny-Cours!
A five-star performance as Rea holds off van der Mark to become the first five-time WorldSBK champion! A five-star performance as Rea holds off van
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WSB: Two in a row: Razgatlioglu reigns again in Tissot Superpole Race!
Turkish rider storms to second successive victory as Rea sets up first title chance in Race 2 Yesterday’s comeback was impressive as Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish
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WSB: Razgatlioglu takes historic win in 800th WorldSBK Race!
First Turkish winner in WorldSBK history as Razgatlioglu charges from 16th on the grid to deny Rea on the last lap The Pirelli French Round produced
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WSB: Rea grabs Magny-Cours pole, all five manufacturers in top ten!
The world champion prevails in a rain-hit Tissot Superpole with Bautista back on the fifth row The weather continued to wreak havoc at the Pirelli
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WSB: Rea survives huge scare to lead FP2, van der Mark top overall
Heavy rain almost catches Rea out as the FP1 benchmark remains unbeaten at Magny-Cours The inclement weather continued to wreak havoc with the WorldSBK class
Read moreWSB: Van der Mark edges out Haslam in wet FP1, both title contenders crash
Drying conditions lead to a late shuffle at the top of the order, with a surprising top six featuring home-hero Loris Baz and Honda’s Alessandro
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WSB: French round coming up this weekend at Magny Cours – here’s 10 the top stats you need to know
1. Magny Cours Race 1 will see 2019 becoming the first WorldSBK season in history with 29 WorldSBK races in a season. So far, the record
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PATENTS confirm Honda’s next generation CBR1000RR is coming for 2020. And it’ll have active WINGS.
We first brought you the news of Honda’s Superblade a week ago – but in case you missed it with everything happening over the last
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WSB: Bautista beats Rea in final lap showdown at Portimao!
A thrilling climax to the final WorldSBK action of the weekend saw the two championship protagonists give it their all! A thrilling Race 2 at
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WSB: Rea prevails for Tissot Superpole Race win as Bautista battles back
The two main championship protagonists will start on the front row, making for a tantalising Race 2 after an action-packed Tissot Superpole Race! The 2019
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WSB: Reigning champion Rea WINS Race One at Portimao.
Jonathan Rea just claimed his eighth consecutive win at Portimao in Race One of this weekend’s World Superbike round. With the race getting underway, it
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WSB: Here’s the FULL SCHEDULE for Portimao this weekend.
The World Superbike circus heads to Portimao this weekend – and with free practice already underway, here’s the full schedule to help you keep across
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VIDEO: Check this out! Suzuki’s SECOND All-Star 125 RACE. BSB, WSB riders messing about on Suzuki GSX-S125s at Bruntingthorpe.
Suzuki has just released a brilliant video of its second annual Suzuki All-Star 125 race, which saw a gaggle of top level racers compete for
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WSB: It’s official. Scott Redding WILL replace Alvaro Bautista at Ducati for 2020.
We’ve been hearing rumours for a few weeks – but it’s now official. Scott Redding is heading to World Superbikes for 2020, joining the ARUBA.IT
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WSB: The top quotes from Laguna Seca
After plenty of drama on track at Laguna Seca, what did the leading protagonists say after the racing had finished and the dust had settled?
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WSB: Dominant Davies takes emotional first win of 2019!
Davies put in a staggering performance, setting his own pace to answer his critics with an emphatic win, whilst Jonathan Rea extends his points lead!
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WSB: A script Hollywood couldn’t write: Rea victorious as Bautista crashes!
A hectic opening race at the Geico U.S. Round saw Jonathan Rea take an eighth win of the season to extend his lead, although there
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WSB: Tight Tissot Superpole sees Rea on pole, Ducati challenge strengthens!
A dramatic Tissot Superpole session was one of the most important of the season, with Rea, Davies and Bautista set to scrap in Race 1!
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WSB: Marco Melandri has announced his racing retirement
Former 250cc World Champion, WSB and MotoGP runner-up and 22-time WSB race winner, has confirmed that the 2019 Superbike World Championship will be his last.
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WSB: FULL schedule for this weekend’s ACTION at Laguna Seca.
This weekend World Superbikes heads to Donington Park – and ahead of the action kicking off, here’s a look at the practice, qualifying and race
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WSB: Rea overcomes charging Toprak for first triple treat of 2019!
Jonathan Rea made it three wins at Donington Park, putting on a spectacular show in front of a large, supportive British crowd! In the final
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WSB: Rea wins dramatic red-flagged Tissot Superpole Race!
It was another home win for Rea, who prevailed as winner after a red-flag for a multiple rider incident curtailed the Tissot Superpole Race! It
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