DUCATI's Troy Bayliss survived scorching heat on what he called one of the hardest days of his career to increase his lead in the World Superbike championship today.
Bayliss claimed two third placings in the San Marino round of the championship as on-track temperatures soared to 52 degrees at Italy's Misano circuit.
German Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner won the first race, half a second clear of Troy Corser's Yamaha with fellow...
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Spaniard Ruben Xaus reversed his fortunes from race one to lead teammate Max Biaggi to a one-two Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati sweep in the eighth round of the World Superbike Championship double-header at Misano Adriatico in Italy.
Ducati Xerox's Troy Bayliss was third.
It was Xaus's first...
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Carlos Checa's WSB victories at Miller Motorsports Park in the USA last weekend cemented the Spaniards place in the history books as one of the few men to win a GP and WSB race in their career.
Checa joins some of the sports all time greats with his double win to become the 13th rider in history to join the illustrious club...
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A guy in California has put his recently delivered Ducati Desmosedici RR up for auction. The bike has 100 miles on it and hasn't been dropped. If you need a 200 horsepower MotoGP replica, the Desmosedici is for you.
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KTM's RC8 Superbike may have made its first FIM Superstock 1000 appearance at Valencia last weekend, but the Austrian factory doesn't expect to join the premier WSBK class until 2010.
Here are the current standings in the World Superbike championship with both rider and manufacturer points shown. Check back after each round to see who is leading. World Superbike championship rider standings after Valencia: Troy Bayliss AUS Xerox Ducati 128Fonsi...
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World Superbike series leader, Troy Bayliss walked away from a crash onboard a Ducati Hypermotard last week. Bayliss was riding Ducati's 1100cc Supermoto for a photo shoot but didn't even get to complete a single lap before crashing out and...
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Xaus, who has spent his entire (full time) WSBK career on twin-cylinder Ducatis, adapted quickly to the new model, finishing the test joint third and just 0.2secs from the fastest time set by Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama.
"This motorcycle has a lot of potential and I think it'll suit me well," said the Spaniard who, like Biaggi, will return to Phillip Island next week for a further three days of testing. "I am happy to stay on in Australia, as we'll be able to continue to sharpen the feeling with the bike and be ready for the start of the season."...
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Team Suzuki Alstare rider Fonsi Nieto took a fifth in the first race and followed that with a superb third in race two at the second-round Phillip Island World Superbike Championship to move into second place in the championship behind Troy Bayliss (Ducati).
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Sterilgarda Go Eleven team-mates Max Biaggi and Ruben Xaus both experienced a promising debut with the new Ducati 1098, during official testing at Phillip Island.
Xaus, who has spent his entire...