2012

HRH The Princess Royal addressed members of the global health community at a special event hosted by Riders for Health on Thursday 29th November.The Princess spoke to High Commissioners, non-government organisations, funders, development agencies and members of the press about a vital but neglected aspect of development – the management of vehicles for the delivery of health care in remote areas o...

Just three days before the start of the 2012-2013 FIM World SuperEnduro Championship, we bring you a brief interview with new title challenger: Sherco rider Christophe BRUAND (F).Christophe BRUAND, you come from Motorcycle Trials, so not many people know too much about you in the world of Enduro... Please introduce yourself! Christophe BRUAND: "I am 29 years old and I started in Trials at th...

Husaberg is pleased to announce to have signed the agreement with the Extreme Enduro rider Graham Jarvis as a factory rider for Extreme Enduro races. Graham has established himself as one of the top riders in Extreme Enduro in the past seasons and won most of the toughest races this year, where only a couple of riders managed to reach the finish line.The experienced British will compete for Husabe...

More than five hundred guests packed into the prestigious ‘Salle des Etoiles’ room of the Sporting Monte-Carlo to enjoy a very special evening that rewarded the exploits of the World's best motorcycle riders. Broadcast live on TV in several different countries a host of motorcycling legends were on hand to present the 2012 FIM World Champions with their respective awards, whilst also being honoure...

Sporting Monte-Carlo, Monaco - The stars of World motorcycling were out in force as they made their way along the red carpet on route to the FIM Gala Ceremony that will celebrate the many FIM World Champions over the next few hours. Motorcycling's most famous female TV presenter Suzi Perry will act as the master of ceremonies as the current crop of FIM World Champions take to the stage to collect ...

A head of the third edition of the FIM Gala, the many different FIM World Champions gathered for a very special and unique press conference. The press conference was opened with a speech from the FIM President Vito Ippolito, who welcomed the riders and expressed his delight at sharing this rare opportunity of having such a variety of motorcycle champions all in one place. The diverse nature of the...

The Ducati Team’s scheduled three-day off-season test at the Spanish Jerez circuit certainly wasn’t without its hurdles, but the team took them in stride and heads into MotoGP’s winter test ban with information that will be helpful as engineers do their development work on the 2013 Desmosedici. Sunny-but-cold conditions marked the first two days, allowing Nicky Hayden to complete a full testing ...

Christmas day 2012 will hold an important appointment for new Monster Energy Yamaha factory motocross racer Joel Roelants. The Belgian will throw his leg over a warm YZ450FM for the first time after making excellent progress in the wake of his recent hip operation. December 25th is the day that the 23 year old has marked as a Christmas present to himself after all the hard work and application tow...

Preparations are now well underway for the third edition of the glittering FIM Gala Ceremony, which will take place in the motorsport Mecca of Monte-Carlo this coming Sunday - 2nd December 2012 - when the two-wheel community will gather once again to celebrate and applaud the achievements of motorcycling’s finest and fastest riders, in this World famous setting. All of this season’s wide array of ...

We last talked to David KNIGHTon the evening before the EWC Finale in France… he was disappointed at the end of a difficult season... but as usual, he hadn’t given in!  The famous Isle of Man giant already had a new project in his mind, with long-time friend and multiple Enduro World Champion Paul EDMONDSON!Less than a month later, David KNIGHTannounced via his own Twitter account that he wou...