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WSBK Assen Superpole debrief with highlight video

14 April, 2020
The extremely variable weather at the “Cathedral” of motorcycle racing at Assen saw Tom Sykes prevail over the rest of the field with an amazing and untouchable Superpole.The Kawasaki rider who is currently third in the standings, is on form…

WSBK: Assen Paddock Girls

12 April, 2020
The third round of the World Superbike Championship that took place in Assen last weekend surely was an eventful race: downpours, crashes, bad tyre choices, unbelievable saves, red flags, outsiders taking the win and so forth. We told you about…

Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 gets a warning

12 April, 2020
There’s a hush, hush rumor going around regarding Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 which he used at Assen and wasn’t exactly Superbike kosher.Apparently during one of the usual technical sporting checks they found that the fuel injection pump on the reigning…

WSBK: Broc Parkes set to return for Assen (w/video)

8 April, 2020
Echo CRS team’s regular rider Broc Parkes is set to return to racing after missing the first three rounds of the World Superbike Championship due to a long convalescence after breaking his right tibia in a pre-season motocross training accident.…

WSBK Assen round quotes and race highlight videos

7 April, 2020
Round three of the World Superbike championship is now more or less tucked away, and Max Biaggi despite a tough and opaque weekend came away from Assen with the lead in the standings and ahead of Carlos Checa by just…

Tom Sykes rockets to Superpole at Assen

6 April, 2020
Today’s World Superbike’s Superpole at Assen was declared wet, even if the track was more dry than damp with just a few spots of water crossing the tarmac making it tricky riding for everyone, especially in the first half of…

Kawasaki to field only Tom Sykes at Assen

31 March, 2020
According to the Italian and Spanish press, Kawasaki has decided not to replace seriously injured Joan Lascorz in the third round of the World Superbike season at Assen and will be fielding only Tom Sykes.Sykes just completed at two day…

WSBK Assen: video highlights and rider quotes

31 March, 2020
While yesterday’s World Superbike races at Assen were more than exciting to watch, especially Jonathan Rea’s will to win in race 1 in front of the his team’s home crowd and Carlos Checa pass on Max Biaggi in the penultimate…

WSBK Assen: Jonathan Rea goes full tilt in race 1

28 March, 2020
If anyone wanted to win in today’s WSBK first race of round three that was Jonathan Rea. The Castrol Honda rider was racing in front of fans and on his team’s home circuit at Assen and took his third consecutive…

World Superbike riders preview upcoming Assen round

27 March, 2020
The third round of the World Superbike championship will be kicking off this weekend at the historic TT Circuit Van Drenthe at Assen.Carlos Checa currently leads in the points standings and he’ll be looking to repeat his Imola double victory…

Chris Vermeulen Talks About Assen Superpole

27 March, 2020
Chris Vermeulen, despite suffering pain and lack of strength due to his recent right knee injury, made it into Superpole by qualifying 19th. A crash in the first Superpole session left him on the same position on tomorrow’s grid, but…

Barry Veneman to sub for James Toseland at Assen

25 March, 2020
39 year old Dutch rider Barry Veneman has been chosen to replace injured James Toseland in BMW Italia at the upcoming World Superbike round at Assen in two week’s time.Veneman has considerable experience on the BMW S1000RR having been the…

WSBK Assen: Jonathan Rea pips Smrz in QP2

24 March, 2020
The second qualifying Superbike practice saw Jakub Smrz continue to dominate in the 45 minute session only to have Jonathan Rea snatch the first spot from him with a last lap lunge and break the Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati rider’s…

Video: Jonathan Rea's save in Race 1 at Assen

24 March, 2020
Jonathan Rea had a couple of rough moments in Race 1 at Assen, before the skies decided to start dumping rain causing it be red flagged (but only after Melandri, Smrz and Hopkins went flying out at the De Bult…

Riders preview the World Superbike round at Assen

21 March, 2020
The third round of the World Superbike championship kicks off again, three weeks after Donington Park round and this time the round is being hosted at the legendary TT Assen circuit, and it will be every rider to himself and…

WSBK Assen Superpole quotes

21 March, 2020
Three Superpoles in three rounds is a perfect record for Carlos Checa, but it all came down to the tires for the other riders. Times were so close in the second stint that the majority of the riders had to…

Guided Tour of Chris Vermeulen's Motorhome

19 March, 2020
Chris Vermeulen has finally returned to racing in this weekend’s World Superbike round at Assen,after missing the last two rounds due to the serious knee injury he picked up during his highspeed crash at Phillip Island.The Australian gives us a…

Superbikers on Solex Mopeds

18 March, 2020
Several top World Superbike riders took a break from their usual race routine in Assen today as they got to grips with Solex mopeds.Noriyuki Haga, Ben Spies, Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus together with Dutch World Supersport riders Barry Veneman…

WSBK: Assen Round Gets Green Light

17 March, 2020
With Eyjafjallajökull volcano wrecking havoc in air travel across Europe and many racing fans disapponted with MotoGP’s postponement of the Motegi races, many were left wondering if the World Superbike round at Assen could face the same fate. Fortunately the…