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Dakar legend Cyril Despres leaves KTM

Michael Guy, 13 March 2013 11:38

Five time Dakar winner Cyril Despres has left KTM; the manufacturer he has ridden for the last 12 years. During his time with the Austrian company he has enjoyed unprecedented success having finished on the Dakar podium a total of ten times. Despres said: "I have spent a large part of my career to date with KTM, so as you ...

Dakar Stage 8: Casteau takes overall lead as Pain gets lost. Despres back in contention

Michael Guy, 13 January 2013 12:00

The overall standings of the 2013 Dakar were thrown on their head after complicated stage eight saw the majority of the top men get dramatically lost causing them to lose huge amounts of time during the day. Yamaha Racing France rider Olivier Pain was the big loser of the day, having ridden a faultless Dakar the Frenchman slumped to 78th ...

Dakar Stage 3: Lopez bounces back to take stage win, Despres secures overall lead

Michael Guy, 07 January 2013 16:29

Francisco Lopez bounced back after his disastrous day two to win stage three today which saw the Dakar leave Pisco and arrive in Nazca. The Chilean rider had the advantage of starting a long way behind his main rivals on the road giving him riders to chase through the technical sand and dune stage. Second on the stage was Speedbrain ...

Dakar stage 1: Brits deliver on potential in opening stage of 2013 Dakar

Michael Guy, 06 January 2013 03:05

Sherco rider James West ended the opening day of the 2013 Dakar as the highest placed Brit finishing the day 38th fastest. The Dubai based rider was just 1m 08s behind pace setter Francisco Lopez and is well placed for tomorrow’s significantly longer stage two. Irishman Stan Watt finished in 44th place onboard his Front row Crescent KTM and was ...

Dakar Blog – The calm before the storm

Michael Guy, 04 January 2013 09:22

Well it’s started, I arrived in Lima, Peru late last night 17 hours after leaving London Heathrow. The 40 minute taxi journey from the airport to my hotel was an experience in itself, lots of close shaves, constant horn bibbing, but no accidents and not a hint of road rage, which was refreshing. There wasn’t much conversation going on with ...

Video: Making Dakar with Simon Pavey

MCN, 03 December 2012 11:41

Welsh-based Dakar racer Simon Pavey and his Delta Kunststoffe Husqvarna team are the feature of a new mini-series documentary shot by Simon's son Llewelyn Sullivan-Pavey, tracking the team's preparations for next month's mega-enduro race. The series is available free to view online. Check the first episode below, focusing on the team's planning for the 2013 Dakar which kicks off in ...

Million Dollar Motocross

Adam Wheeler, 22 October 2012 17:38

Honda rider Justin Barcia aced the second running of the 'Monster Million' - the world’s richest race – at the weekend. The Monster Energy Cup, otherwise known as the ‘Monster Million’ for the massive payday promised to the rider able to win all three races on the night ran at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Honda’s Justin Barcia buried ...

David Aldana to race in Oxford shorttrack

MCN Sport desk, 02 March 2011 16:45

David Aldana, one of the legends from the greatest motorcycle film 'On Any Sunday', has confirmed he will race in UK again. Aldana is well-known from road racing in the UK with his skeleton leathers and the big 'A' on his helmet as his trade mark. He will ride at the first round of the Grand National UK Flatttrack Championship, ...

Shorttrack UK on TV

MCN Sportsdesk, 15 February 2011 16:31

British flattrack racing comes to Motors TV in February with full coverage of one of Shorttrack UK’s most prestigious events, the Indoor Shorttrack Championship. The year’s races from Braintree’s Towerlands Park was a star-studded affair including champions at British and World level, as international cross-discipline stars went head-to-head. Three- time World Speedway Champion Jason Crump, and Jacopo Monti, the five-time ...

Dakar final result – Coma secures third Dakar win – KTM take historic ten consecutive victories

Michael Guy, 16 January 2011 08:54

Spaniard Marc Coma became the worthy victor of the 2011 Dakar after wrapping up the prestigious race with a fifth place finish of the final stage. The factory KTM rider secured five stage victories over the last two weeks and now has three Dakar titles to his name. Coma finished the race 15m 04s ahead of long time rival Cyril ...