January

Year: 2015

Month: January

2015 WSB testing updates

06 January 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

With the 2015 FIM Superbike World Championship being the first major road racing series to kick off the new season the top teams are now preparing for their last European tests before they head off to...

Pavey Dakar Diary: day 1

06 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

With not one but two Paveys in Dakar this year, as veteran campaigner Simon is joined by son Llewelyn, the pair still has a hard battle ahead of them to complete the arduous 9295km race across South...

Roczen lays out cards with opening Supercross win

06 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki rider Ken Roczen has laid out his cards for the opening race of the 2015 Supercross season, taking the victory at the world championship’s opening round at Anaheim, California’s Angels Stadium...

Cal Crutchlow: ‘I’m fast enough to be back at the front’

06 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow is confident he can recapture the form that saw him become a consistent podium threat in MotoGP when the new season gets underway in Qatar on March 29. After a difficult season with...

Dakar stage 2: Video highlights

06 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Day two of Dakar saw the riders get chucked right into the deep end with an ultra-long day in the saddle – all 518km of it! With varied terrain all day – everything from gravel to sand – it was set to...

Dakar stage 2: Navigation error costly for Sunderland

05 January 2015 by Michael Guy

After winning the opening stage of the 2015 Dakar on Sunday, Brit Sam Sunderland was brought back to earth with a bump when he got lost just before way point 12 of the second stage. Having been a...

FIM Womens’ Commission launch 2015 race camps

05 January 2015 by Michael Guy

The FIM’s Women in Motorcycling Commission have announced their fourth training camp, ahead of the biggest year yet for the program, designed to bring more women into the sport. The launch event of...

Blazusiak extends winning ways in SuperEnduro over Brit duo

05 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Taddy Blazusiak has extended his FIM SuperEnduro lead after taking his second victory from two. He finished ahead of the British duo of Manxman David Knight and extreme enduro star Johnny Walker. The...

Derek Minter passes away aged 82

05 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Derek Minter, the man famously described by Mike Hailwood as his toughest ever rival, passed away on Saturday aged 82. Minter was regarded as one of the best racers of his generation, succeeding not...

Jerry Burgess: Michelin change bigger than electronics revamp

05 January 2015 by Matthew Birt

MotoGP’s forthcoming switch to Michelin tyres could upset the established elite in the premier class. That’s the view of Valentino Rossi’s legendary ex-crew chief Jerry Burgess, who believes a new...

Former GP star Van den Goorbergh out to win Dakar unsupported

05 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

A name more familiar to tarmac racing fans than off-road is out to win the Malles Moto classification within the 2015 Dakar Rally in the shape of former MotoGP front runner Jurgen van den Goorbergh.

Dakar stage 1: Video highlights

05 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

With the opening day of Dakar testing the riders out straight away with a long 838km day in the saddle, the route also had space to give something for everyone as it ploughed through the heart of the...