December

Year: 2016

Month: December

Is Jonathan Rea your 2016 MCN Man of the Year?

31 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Each year, we award the motorcycle racer you think has most impressed with their results from across the year with the MCN Man of the Year trophy. With voting for the 2016 Man of the Year now open, we...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 1st Jonathan Rea

28 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2016 season. 1st – Jonathan Rea Best result: 1st Wins: 9 Podiums: 23 Championship...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 2nd Chaz Davies

26 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2016 season. 2nd – Chaz Davies Best result: 1st Wins: 11 Podiums: 17 Championship...

Video: Earl Hayden talks the making of the Kentucky Kid

24 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

From the small rural American town of Owensboro in Kentucky, Earl Hayden has created a legacy in motorcycle racing. All three of his sons have made successful careers in the sport, with the middle one...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 3rd Tom Sykes

23 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. 3rd – Tom Sykes Best result: 1st Wins: 5 Podiums: 20 Championship...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 4th Nicky Hayden

20 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. 4th – Nicky Hayden Best result: 1st Wins: 1 Podiums: 4 Championship...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 5th Michael van der Mark

18 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. 5th – Michael van der Mark Best result: 2nd Wins: 0 Podiums:...

WSB: Hayden admits concern over new Fireblade delay

12 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden has admitted he is concerned with how late Honda’s new Fireblade will be available to the Ten Kate Racing team ahead of next year’s World Superbike Championship. The 2006 MotoGP World...

WSB: Radical second race grid shake up introduced for 2017

05 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike bosses have announced a radical shake up to how the grid is formed for a weekend’s second Superbike race in an effort to spice the championship up. The sharp end of the grid for race...