The Desafío Ruta 40 today put the competitors through one of the hardest ever stages in its history as it crossed the Fiambalá Desert. Riders had to tackle a highly demanding 320-kilometre special stage filled with tricky navigation and challenging off-piste racing. Paulo Gonçalves, who opened the track today, lies… read more.
A bittersweet first stage of the Desafío Ruta 40 for Monster Energy Honda Team. Kevin Benavides, one of the hot favourites for an overall win, was forced to retire after taking a heavy fall. Nevertheless, the winning laurels went to team-mate Paulo Gonçalves, riding the longest stage of Ruta 40.… read more.
Calvin Vlaanderen’s race-day performance at Sevlievo was cut short by a crash he suffered on the third lap of the first moto, when the 22-year-old from Cape Town fell off his Honda CRF250RW while trying to avoid Ben Watson who tumbled in front of him. Despite making his way back… read more.
Unfortunately, yesterday’s weather-related decision to move today’s MotoGP race start forward to 11:30 a.m. local time proved ineffective when a steady, heavy rain began falling on the Silverstone Circuit this morning. With track conditions deemed unsafe due to drainage issues, and with the rain itself failing to let off, the… read more.
Team HRC’s Tim Gajser has claimed his sixth podium of the year today by finishing the MXGP of Bulgaria in second place overall after a second and a third in the two races contested today at Sevlievo. This fine result allowed him to return to fourth place in the championship… read more.