MotoGP ace Cal Crutchlow won the latest round of the Black Grace Cowley-sponsored Isle of Man Cycling League on Sunday.
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MotoGP ace Cal Crutchlow won the latest round of the Black Grace Cowley-sponsored Isle of Man Cycling League on Sunday.
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“I think it’s going to be a tough circuit for us” - Cal Crutchlow..
Factory Ducati riders Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso are predicting a tough MotoGP event at Catalunya this weekend.
Dovizioso finished seventh for the team in Barcelona year, but was over 30 seconds from victory, and describes the bike as 'a little better' than last year.
“I hope to do well at Montmelò with my Desmosedici GP14: it's a very strange track, with lots of fast corners and one long straight,” said Dovizioso. “Last year was quite bad, with ninth on the grid and seventh in the race, but it is one of my favourite tracks. The bike is a little bit better than last year, and we have to try and get the maximum as always.”
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Davide Giugliano sounds his frustration at Loris Baz too for ruining his first race as he also battles with flu and fever.
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And after a successful session on track at Sepang, @DavideGiugliano heads straight for the 'pool'! #forzaducati
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Ducati Grandstand at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be the place to be to watch the nail-biting action for the only US stop of the 2014 FIM Superbike World Championship.
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• Ducati On-track Parade Lap on Friday
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You need this. Why? How are you going to show off your beautiful Ducati if it's not parked on Ducati Island???
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Impressive performance for Davide Giugliano and the Ducati Superbike Team in Sepang Superpole
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Check it out... Sepang special helmet paint scheme. Incredible job by @robertomarchion & the Starline team. Love it!
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The Ducati Superbike Team are off to a great start to the race weekend at Sepang...
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Ducati boss Gigi Dall’Igna reckons it is essential to keep Andrea Dovizioso on a Desmosedici machine in 2015.
The Bologna factory is facing stiff competition from...
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Ducati has started working on the radical revamp of its Desmosedici machine it hopes will finally end a winless run stretching back to the end of 2010.
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However this was something that Chaz had always wanted to do but never seemed to be able to fit into his busy racing schedule.
So Chaz found time between racing and testing, teaming up with Ducati UK and booking on the Ducati Learn to Ride Programme to gain the road licence he had always wanted...
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Pretty funny...
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"I went straight up to Stefan and apologised. He was sore because he's taken two big whacks today so I was sorry for him” – Cal Crutchlow..
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It was a successful weekend for the Pramac Racing team at their home round, with Andrea Iannone and Yonny Hernandez both registering top ten results at Mugello, after Iannone had briefly led the MotoGP™ race.
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Ducati Grandstand Mugello, the Mothership of Ducati passion...
A few years back when the Indy MotoGP was first announced, I was working with another Ducati club to organize a Ducati grandstand. We had visions of 300 seats and that’s what we initially asked the speedway staff to discuss but as our confidence in the turnout grew so did the grandstand.
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Cal Crutchlow qualified a season best sixth for Ducati’s home Italian MotoGP at Mugello, aided by the debut of a revised engine.
Pramac's Andrea Iannone set a new MotoGP top speed record on Saturday morning, with Crutchlow and team-mate Andrea Dovizioso also impressed with the upgrade.
"We ran the new engine today. It's a rocket! No doubt about that,” said Crutchlow. “We're pleased to be able to take some advantage because we struggle in other areas. So to have a little bit of power to get out of trouble is good.
“The performance of the engine was supposed to make the bike a bit smoother but it doesn't seem to have done that. It seems to be very similar in that area, but in fifth and sixth gear it is going really well.
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Andrea Iannone just eclipsed the previous record for the championship (349.288km/h) which was also set at Mugello, by Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa in 2009.
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Ahead of the important Gran Premio d'Italia TIM weekend for the Ducati Team motogp.com spoke exclusively to Cal Crutchlow about his results to date with the Italian brand.
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All Roads Lead To Pikes Peak 2014, join Ducati for the “Race to the Clouds!” June 27th – June 30th, 2014
Ducati announces a special weekend in the clouds that includes VIP parties, organized rides, special grandstand and full hospitality area course side. More info HERE
This event is really something special. Plus, Guy Martin is racing this year and this smoking deal of a weekend package is the icing on the cake...
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A "Open" war is brewing between Honda and Ducati in MotoGP, with HRC angry at what it deems exploitation of rules loophole by Ducati and Yamaha
You'd have to be blind to not have seen this coming...
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Davide Giugliano's hopes of securing his first WSBK win at Donington Park come to an abrupt end - view the full crash sequence here....
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A positive race day overall for the Ducati Superbike team and riders Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano yesterday at Donington Park. Although Davide Giugliano crashed out of race 1 while fighting for the win, he closed race two in fourth place, while Chaz Davies finished both of the day’s races in fifth position.
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Following French tyre manufacturer Michelin’s official tender, Dorna is pleased to announce that Michelin is to become the Official Tyre Supplier to MotoGP™ as of the 2016 World Championship season.
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The new General Manager of Ducati Corse this year, Luigi Dall’Igna has already been able to enjoy a podium finish as well as a front row start. Following the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, the Italian spoke with motogp.com about the latest developments at Borgo Panigale, the changes with the bike and his relationship with the riders.
Quite a bit of information here. Also it's clear there are three riders for 2 positions and the media has become a willing participant in the contract battle of Andrea Iannone. (See yesterday's "little scoop" from AI's manager)
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Carlo Pernat, manager for Andrea Iannone has thrown Andrea Iannone's silly season hat into the ring with a quote given to GP-inside.com when asked "Please, Mr. Pernat, you have a small scoop for us? ".
The man, who is also the agent for Alex De Angelis, Loris Capirossi and the late Marco Simoncelli smiles, takes the time to reflect and, after a few seconds silence, replied: "You want a scoop? Andrea Iannone, 50% Ducati, Suzuki 50%."
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Looks like this season the goal is a full factory ride for 2015
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Andrea Iannone has been handed a penalty point for an incident during qualifying at Le Mans on Saturday. The Italian was deemed to have ridden dangerously after he rejoined the track at the Garage Bleu Esses almost directly beside Marc Marquez, who was on a flying lap.
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Interesting. Maybe even fair. But to me it feels like a step towards the series handing over the Rossi scepter.