World Superbike News

Last weekend saw the first round of the World Superbike Championship of 2010 take place at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia.
Leon Haslam claimed his first ever win in race one at the opening round after crossing the line in a photo finish alongside Italian rider Michel Fabrizio.  Noriyuki Haga followed the pair to take [...]

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It has been a long wait since Ben Spies beat off the challenge of Nori Haga to win the 2009 World Superbike Championship, but the 2010 season kicks off this weekend at Australia’s Phillip Island with a new field packed with aspiring British talent.
The seven-strong British challenge will be fronted by two-time former champion James [...]

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Many of the top World Superbike riders will begin testing today in a two-day test session at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, Spain.
Max Biaggi and Leon Camier will be on track to test the Aprilia Racing team bikes along with the teams test rider Alex Hofmann.
The Moto2 and the World Supersport series are also [...]

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The 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies, claimed seventh place yesterday at the MotoGP of Valencia after qualifying in ninth position on his MotoGP debut for Yamaha.
Riding the Sterilgarda backed M1, Spies confidence grew as the race progressed and made some great passes on Marco Melandri, Randy de Puniet, Mika Kallio and Alex de Angelis [...]

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MotoGP rider James Toseland and World Supersport rider Cal Crutchlow, will both be riding for the Yamaha World Superbike team in the 2010 Championship.
With Ben Spies confirming his seat in MotoGP on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team today, Toseland will be taking his place as he returns to the World Superbike series.
Toseland said;
“I’m looking [...]

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