Aprilia drops out of Moto2 championship
Ansa (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Parent company Piaggio unhappy over having to use Honda engine
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Rossi makes the step up: 500cc title added to the list
MotoGP EN (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The third of Valentino Rossi’s nine World titles is reviewed, as motogp.com goes back to 2001 and the Italian’s first premier class crown, the last ever 500cc World Championship.
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Rossi shines at charity Motocross
Superbike News (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Valentino Rossi was, not for the first time, centre of attention last weekend as he and a host of MotoGP stars past a present headed to Cavallara for a charity motocross event. Rossi was joined by Marco Simoncelli, Mattia Pasini, Marco Melandri, Loris Capirossi, Kevin Schwantz, Raffaele De Rosa, Alex De Angelis, Michel Fabrizio, Roberto Locatelli, [...]
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Rizla Suzuki Concludes 2009 with Constructive Test
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Rizla Suzuki has concluded its final track action of 2009 with new signing Álvaro Bautista and Factory test rider Nobuatsu Aoki completing a three-day test at the Estoril circuit in Portugal. Bautista used the three days to continue his acquaintance with the Suzuki GSV-R and the performance of a MotoGP machine by completing over 200 laps of the 4,182m Portuguese track.
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Rookie Testing - Bautista Wraps Up At Estoril, Barbera To Jerez
MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The first round of extra testing for MotoGP's bumper crop of rookies has concluded, with Alvaro Bautista wrapping up a three-day test at Estoril in Portugal. The young Spaniard put in over 200 laps at the circuit, eventually lapping consistently in the 1'38.5s, according to the Suzuki press release . That pace would have put him around 12th place in the race, despite the conditions being cooler and...
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Denning focused on 2010, happy with Bautista
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Paul Denning is confident the arrival of Alvaro Bautista will be an opportunity for the team to start afresh in 2010 after a difficult podium-less season in 2009.
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Capirossi 'upset' at MotoGP test ban.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
MotoGP veteran Loris Capirossi has hit out at the increasingly stringent MotoGP testing ban, which he thinks is making it harder for Suzuki to improve its motorcycle.
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Bautista Makes Encouraging Debut at a Chilly Valencia
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Álvaro Bautista made his MotoGP entrance onboard a Rizla Suzuki GSV-R at a cool and windy Valencia in Spain this afternoon. Bautista has made the step-up from the 250cc class and performed well on his first ride on a four-stroke MotoGP machine.
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Vermeulen closes MotoGP chapter
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Chris Vermeulen turns his attentions to World Superbikes after a disappointing conclusion to his MotoGP stint.
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Chilly conditions hamper Suzuki progress
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Suzuki fail to reach the podium in MotoGP for the first time since 2004 after Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen finish outside the top ten in Spain.
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Rizla Suzuki Looking Ahead Following Valencian Adversity
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Rizla Suzuki will begin testing and preparations for the 2010 season tomorrow following a below par finish to this year’s calendar for Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen. Due to the cool weather conditions experienced here at Valencia all weekend and the disappointing qualifying from both riders yesterday, this afternoon’s race was always going to be a difficult and demanding affair....
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2009 MotoGP: Race results from Valencia
Faster and Faster (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Dani Pedrosa lead the last MotoGP race of the season, at Valencia, from start to finish and took first place, with Rossi and Lorenzo taking second and third respectively... MotoGP race results from Valencia: 1. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 46min 47.553 sec 2. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 46min 50.183 sec 3. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 46min 50.466 sec 4. Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3...
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Uphill Task for Rizla Suzuki Pair in Season Finale
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Rizla Suzuki racers Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have a tough race ahead of them tomorrow after a difficult qualifying session left the pair with a mountain to climb at Valencia.
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Suzuki sunk by cold temperatures.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Rizla Suzuki racers Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have a mountain to climb in Sunday s season-ending Valencia Grand Prix after cold and windy conditions left the pair just 13th and 18th in qualifying.
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Capirossi Ninth on Final Friday
londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Rizla Suzuki’s Loris Capirossi finished the final Friday practice of the 2009 MotoGP season in ninth position at Valencia in Spain today. Capirossi (1’34.427, 28 laps) suffered with some set-up issues in the hour-long session causing him some vibration on his Suzuki GSV-R. Loris and his crew didn’t have time to resolve the matter completely and will now look at the data overnight...
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