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Max Biaggi dominates Race 2 at Misano

7 April, 2020
Max Biaggi has further lengthened his lead in the World Superbike standings as he took a dominating and comfortable win in Race 2 at Misano.The Aprilia rider had another excellent start and coming from 10th on the grid was up…

Tom Sykes wins truncated Race 2 at Monza

7 April, 2020
This weekend’s World Superbike round at Monza will probably go down in history and it won’t be for the 25th anniversary of the series, but rather to the capricious weather and the tires.After race 1 was finally cancelled for safety…

Ducati Sterilgarda team changes name

7 April, 2020
Marco Borciano’s team for 2009 in the World Superbike Championship will change names to become “Team Sterilgarda”.The partnership with “Go Eleven” expired and the team wants to thank the company for the partnership during the last season.The Italian team with…

WSBK Brno: Jonathan Rea Dominates in Race 1

7 April, 2020
Jonathan Rea made a strong comeback overcoming his recent problems to win his third World Superbike race of the season in a dominating fashion in the first race at Brno. The Honda Ten Kate rider grabbed the lead with an…

Tom Sykes rockets to Superpole at Assen

6 April, 2020
Today’s World Superbike’s Superpole at Assen was declared wet, even if the track was more dry than damp with just a few spots of water crossing the tarmac making it tricky riding for everyone, especially in the first half of…

Chaz Davies wins redflagged race 2 at Nurburgring

6 April, 2020
Chaz Davies took his third victory of the 2013 World Superbike championship in a exciting race 2 at Nurburgring (where Davies took his first every SBK win) that like race 1 was red flagged with just two laps remaining in…

Bombshell! Ducati to drop out of World Superbikes!

6 April, 2020
According GPone.com at 3 pm today, Ducati will be dropping one of the biggest bomshells to hit the racing world since Kawasaki’s MotoGP pull-out.According the the authoritive Italian website, Ducati has decided to officially pull out of the World Superbike…

The girls from Nurburgring

6 April, 2020
Here’s a look at those dentist girls again, this time from the Nurburgring WSBK round. Like the MotoGP girls better? If you want to compare, check out the Mugello girls, the Sachsenring chicks or the American babes from Laguna Seca.Paddock…

Niccolò Canepa fractures right leg to undergo surgery

6 April, 2020
Niccolò Canepa will be forced to miss this weekend’s Nurburgring round - and probably the rest of the season - after suffering a big crash during the second free practice. The Red Devils Roma rider who was already suffering from…

WSBK: Kawasaki and BMW Italia to test at Motorland Aragon

6 April, 2020
Kawasaki Paul Bird Motorsport and BMW Motorrad Italia will be holding a two day private test at the Spanish circuit of Motorland Aragon tomorrow and Friday.This new test, ahead of the second round of the WSBK season at Donington Park,…

Maxime Berger loses his wheel in Race 1 (w/video)

6 April, 2020
With Marco Melandri taking his first exciting World Superbike win in race 1 at Donington Park, many may have overlooked the incredible thing that happened to Superbike newbie Maxime Berger, the rear rim shattered and the whole wheel fell off!…

World Superbike Monza Race 1 cancelled for safety reasons

6 April, 2020
World Superbike Race started dry however the Monza circuit presented several treacherous wet patches due to the shade of the trees, but everyone started on slick tires.Tom Sykes was in the lead on the third lap, when it started to…

Leon Haslam, body painting and Silverstone

6 April, 2020
Ahead of this weekend’s World Superbike round at Silverstone, BMW rider Leon Haslam underwent this gruelling (you try to stand still and on your feet for three long hours) body painting session to promote his home race (dad Ron also…

Tom Sykes takes over on day 2 at Phillip Island

6 April, 2020
Tom Sykes shone during last week’s private testing at Phillip Island and during yesterday’s day 1 ended up seventh and almost a second adrift, instead the Kawasaki rider heading the timesheets today taking over the top spot from Carlos Checa.Posting…

Sylvain Guintoli and Chaz Davies crash sequence at Imola

6 April, 2020
Race 1 at Imola was marred by this particular accident on lap 2. Sylvain Guintoli who was highly tipped to take at least podium this past World Superbike weekend, instead ended up tangling with Leon Haslam at the Tamburello, the…