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Eugene Laverty takes victory in race 2 at P.I

2 April, 2020
Phillip Island has officially become an Aprilia stronghold. After a 1-2-3 podium in race 1 with a victory by Sylvain Guintoli, race 2 saw team mate Eugene Laverty take the win - his second with the Italian manufacturer. Completing the…

Tom Sykes breaks record to take Monza Superpole

2 April, 2020
Monza’s Superpole was about taking advantage of tows and slipstreams, but Tom Sykes didn’t need to use any of these tatics with his Kawasaki ZX-10R as he scored his third consecutive Superpole of the season.Eugene Laverty was the first rider…

WSBK Monza: Eugene Laverty does the double, Biaggi punished

1 April, 2020
WSBK Race 2 at Monza will mostly be remembered for Eugene Laverty’s double win after two incredible charges up the field to beat Marco Melandri at the last corner, but also for Max Biaggi’s ride-through punishment while dominating the race…

Marco Melandri wins three-way final lap thriller at Monza

1 April, 2020
Only in World Superbikes can you find a three way battle on the final lap without knowing who will take the victory.Today’s race 1 at Monza, offered an incredbile and superb example of very tight exciting motorcycle race that saw…

Yamaha SBK concludes two days of testing at Aragon

31 March, 2020
As we were sort of busy following MotoGP this weekend we almost forgot that the Yamaha World Superbike team tested for two days at the Aragon circuit on Thursday and Friday.Marco Melandri and Eugene Laverty who won both races at…

Eugene Laverty fastest in final free practice at Monza

27 March, 2020
The final free practice at Monza finally saw a completely dry track which allowed the riders to work on setup after all the previous sessions that were either wet or very damp.With a dry track Eugene Laverty was the fastest…

Marco Melandri debuts on the Yamaha R1

26 March, 2020
Marco Melandri is now officially an ex-MotoGP rider and couldn’t get away fast enough from the paddock that left him, can we say bitter? The Italian is debuting at the Valencia race track (where his former team was yesterday with…

Eugene Laverty sets new pace in FP2 at Silverstone

26 March, 2020
A little rain that started at end of the Superstock 600 qualifying session seemed like it would hamper World Superbikes second free practice, but it did not cause any problems as everyone headed out on slicks as the clouds opened…

Eugene Laverty gets his own iPhone app

26 March, 2020
World Superbike Yamaha rider Eugene Laverty just got the one-upmanship against MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo on the social networks.Lorenzo, known as an avid social media fan, even just to say good morning or good night in three or four languages, will…

Eugene Laverty regains top position in FP2 at Aragon

24 March, 2020
The second World Superbike free practice at the Motorland Aragon saw Eugene Laverty regain the top of the timesheets with a blistering lap of 1’57″409, that lowered Tom Sykes QP2 time by more three tenths of a second in preparation…

Aprilia riders Laverty and Guintoli talk about Jerez test

23 March, 2020
Aprilia Racing Team concluded testing yesterday at the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera (where the squad also officially displayed ther 2013 livery that you can check out in the gallery), the last ones before leaving for Australia for…

Tom Sykes blazes into pole position at Assen

21 March, 2020
Tom Sykes decimated the field in today’s Superpole at Assen. The Kawasaki rider who lead all the timesheets so far this Dutch weekend except for QP2 that went to Davide Giugliano, posted a stunning 1.35.0143 in SP3 that was virtually…

Aprilia launches new website for 2013 SBK team presentation

20 March, 2020
Thursday February 7th at 11:30 am (CET), at the Spazio Broletto (Piaggio Group’s show room) in Milan, Aprilia will be officially presenting their 2013 World Superbike team, with Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli and taking the wraps off the livery…

2013 Moscow: Davide Giugliano takes maiden pole position

19 March, 2020
After two damp sessions, this afternoon’s World Superbike session at the Moscow Raceway was fortunately dry so the riders could use their slick tires and not the hated intermediate ones.Tom Sykes seemed to be on his way on taking his…

WSBK: Eugene Laverty joins Marco Melandri in Yamaha Sterilgarda

17 March, 2020
World Superbike factory team Yamaha Sterilgarda has finalized their 2011 line-up after signing up World Supersport rider Eugene Laverty. The 24 year old Irishman who was last year’s WSS runner-up, will be joining Marco Melandri in the completely renewed team.…

Eugene Laverty: Now the bike is more suited to me

17 March, 2020
With Max Biaggi no longer in the picture, Eugene Laverty has become the main man in Aprilia and he will be leading the development of the RSV4 in World Superbikes. The Northern Irishman has a completely different and more aggressive…