December

Year: 2017

Month: December

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 1st - Andrea Dovizioso

02 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Race of the year: 1st - Japanese Grand Prix, Motegi

01 January 2018 by Simon Patterson

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss their favourite races...

BSB Rider of the Year: 2nd - Leon Haslam

31 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB: Gearlink Kawasaki's Norma de Bidaph has died

31 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Gearlink Kawasaki’s Norma de Bidaph has passed away after a long battle with cancer. One of the biggest characters in the BSB paddock, Norma ran the Gearlink Kawasaki Supersport teams alongside...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 2nd - Marc Marquez

31 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

WSB Rider of the Year: 2nd - Chaz Davies

30 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Roads Rider of the Year: 2nd - Ian Hutchinson

30 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Race of the Year: 2nd - North West 200 Superbike

29 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Josh Brookes

29 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 3rd - Johann Zarco

29 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Race of the year: 3rd - Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island

28 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

WSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Tom Sykes

28 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Roads Rider of the Year: 3rd - Peter Hickman

28 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Jake Dixon

27 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Moto3: Front runner Guevara announces retirement aged 22

27 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Moto3 world championship front runner Juanfran Guevara has announced his retirement from racing aged only 22 years old, walking away from racing despite being on the provisional entry list for 2018...

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 4th - Maverick Viñales

27 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Video: Marc Marquez talks 2017 highs and lows

26 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Recorded only hours after taking his sixth Grand Prix world championship title at Valencia in November, this interview with Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez is a fascinating insight into the brain of...

Race of the Year: 4th - Assen BSB Race 2

26 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

MotoGP: Aspar Ducati rebrands in honour of Angel Nieto

26 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

The Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati squad will rebrand itself for the 2018 MotoGP season in honour of deceased 13-time world champion Angel Nieto, who died earlier this year. Team boss Jorge Martinez Aspar,...

WSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Marco Melandri

26 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Roads Rider of the Year: 4th - Dean Harrison

26 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

BSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Peter Hickman

24 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Race of the Year: 5th - Misano WorldSBK

23 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

MotoGP Rider of the Year: 5th - Valentino Rossi

23 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

Jake Dixon & Danny Buchan: Head to head

22 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

If you’re on Instagram, you’ll know British Superbike race winner Jake Dixon and National Superstock 1000 Champion Danny Buchan have an unusual friendship. Dumb and dumber, the chuckle brothers,...

WSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Alex Lowes

22 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Video: How to make a Kalex Moto2 frame

22 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

German chassis manufacturers Kalex have been the dominant force in the Moto2 world championship for the last few seasons, taking almost every single victory and every championship since Marc Marquez...

Roads: Webb sticks with Penz13 BMW for 2018

21 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Former Moto3 GP racer Danny Webb will remain with Penz13 BMW for the 2018 Isle of Man TT races. Webb joined the Penz13 team back in 2016. Prior to that the young Brit established his reputation on...

Roads Rider of the Year: 5th - Glenn Irwin

21 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Roads: McLean signs for Team IMR

19 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Young gun Adam McLean will join the quinnstheprinters.com Team IMR squad for the 2018 international road races. The 21-year old will campaign a full complement of machinery for the squad, a BMW...

Most spectacular crashes of the year 2017

19 December 2017 by MCN Sport

Jonathan Rea runner-up in 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

17 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Three-time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea smashed all expectations to finish runner-up in the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Finishing only 3000 votes behind multiple athletics...

Video: Eskil Suter takes to Jerez on the MMX500

17 December 2017 by Simon Patterson

There’s few things as glorious as the sound of a 500cc two-stroke machine, even if it’s a sound that we don’t get to hear too often since the premier class made the switch to two-stroke power back at...

How to vote Jonathan Rea for 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

15 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Three-time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea will go up against sporting stars such as Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua, Chris Froome and Johanna Konta at this weekend’s BBC Sports Personality of...

BSB: OMG Racing excited to make debut with Rea

13 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Gino Rea heads to the British Superbike Championship for 2018 with an all-new team for next year, OMG Racing. Managed by former racer Paul Curran of PCR Performance, OMG Racing is owned by Chris...

Bayliss to make full-time racing comeback

13 December 2017 by Oli Rushby

Three-time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss will come out of retirement to race full-time in the Australian Superbike series in 2018. The 49-year-old will race for the factory-supported Ducati...