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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It has been confirmed that the Stiggy Honda team will not be taking part in the 2010 season in either the World Superbike  or the World Supersport series due to financial difficulties.
An official team statement read;
‘The Stiggy Racing Honda team has over its five years of participation been very successful, but nevertheless found itself put [...]

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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 Suzuki Alstare team have confirmed that Sylvain Guintoli will be making an early World Superbike debut at the seasons finale at Portimao alongside Leon Haslam.
Guintoli has spent the season riding for the British Superbike team Worx Crescent Suzuki as their sole rider until he was injured in the accident with Josh Brookes at the [...]

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