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Aragon WorldSBK: Toprak Razgatlioglu fastest for Pata Yamaha on day-one
Toprak Razgatlioglu ended day-one of WorldSBK free practice fastest overall at MotorLand Aragon, while rookie team-mate Andrea Locatelli was 17th.

Aragon WorldSBK: ‘Special day’ for Rinaldi as he debuts with Aruba.it Ducati
Michael Rinaldi marks ‘special day’ with a sixth place finish during World Superbike free practice at MotorLand Aragon.

Aragon WorldSBK: Van Der Mark: Lost the front into turn eight, s*** to be honest
Michael Van Der Mark got life as a BMW rider off to a difficult start as he missed most of WorldSBK FP2 at Aragon due to a front end crash at turn eight.

WorldSBK Aragon, Spain - Free Practice Results (2)
Results from the second practice session at MotorLand Aragon, round 1 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship.
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Aragon WorldSBK: Redding and Rinaldi look ahead to season opener
Scott Redding looks to build on a 2020 WorldSBK season where ‘I got to know new circuits, I learned to understand the tyres’, while team-mate Michael Ruben-Rinaldi heads into his first race as a factory rider.
Aragon WorldSBK: ‘Good base setting’ for Lowes, execute ‘every weekend’ the aim
Alex Lowes ‘ready to start racing’ ahead of second World Superbike campaign with Kawasaki.

Aragon WorldSBK: Honda ‘still in the development phase’, but Bautista ‘happy’
Alvaro Bautista says physical condition has improved ahead of the 2021 WorldSBK season opener and that, ‘problems completing a full race weekend’ are not a worry.
Aragon WorldSBK: Rea ‘super-excited’ for first race, ‘strong’ at Aragon in 2020
Jonathan Rea looks ahead to the opening round of 2021 World Superbike championship at Aragon. Six-time world champion could clinch win #100.
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2021 World Superbike Championship Preview; can anyone stop Rea?
In-depth 2021 World Superbike Championship preview ahead of this weekend’s first round of the year at MotorLand Aragon.

Former WorldSBK champion Troy Bayliss fractures vertebra in bicycle crash
Former World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss has suffered a fractured C4 vertebra in a bicycle crash confirmed by the Australian.

Exclusive interview with British Superbike rider Glenn Irwin
Exclusive interview with British Superbike rider Glenn Irwin as we discuss all things testing, new parts aboard the Honda Fireblade, personal goals and having a new team-mate ahead of his second year with the Honda Racing UK team.

WorldSBK secures new long-term agreement with Eurosport
The MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship will continue to be broadcast live on Eurosport until 2025, after a new long-term contract agreement is announced.
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‘I’m aware that’ WorldSBK ‘is a great challenge’ - Cavalieri
Samuele Cavalieri will get his first full season as a WorldSBK rider underway in just over one week’s time at Aragon. Many of the circuits will be completely new to Cavalieri who's only experience of them is through the PlayStation.

WorldSBK Test: Aragon ‘not easy for R1, but feeling is good’ - Locatelli
Andrea Locatelli’s time spent at Aragon heads in the right direction after a difficult couple of WorldSBK tests there in April. Belgian rider wants to get racing and says the ‘emotion’ and ‘energy’ will push him more than in testing.

WorldSBK Aragon Test: Haslam: Consistency has improved, more areas to explore
Leon Haslam says HRC team still have ‘areas to explore’ regarding CBR1000RR-R Fireblade, but that ‘consistency’ has taken steps forward ahead of the 2021 WorldSBK campaign.

WorldSBK Aragon Test: Bautista: Compared to Barcelona, I’ve felt much better
Alvaro Bautista finishes the final pre-season test for Honda in improved condition compared to Barcelona; ‘I’ve felt much better physically, but I'm still not one hundred percent’, as WorldSBK double header approaches.
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WorldSBK Aragon Test: Folger: We still have catching up to do for the first race
Former MotoGP podium finisher Jonas Folger concludes ‘three difficult days’ of testing in Aragon ahead of his rookie WorldSBK season.

WorldSBK Navarra Test: Redding and Rinaldi get first taste of Navarra circuit
Navarra circuit ‘reminds me a lot of the BSB ones’ says Scott Redding, as the British rider and Italian team-mate Michael Ruben-Rinaldi complete their 2021 WorldSBK pre-season testing.

WorldSBK Test: Navarra ‘really bumpy, narrow, but the layout is good’ - Davies
Chaz Davies becomes one of the first to test at the new for 2021 Navarra circuit as he concludes WorldSBK pre-season testing.

WorldSBK Aragon Test: 'Smile on my face’, ready to ‘start the party' - Lowes
Alex Lowes enjoys every one of 104 laps turned around MotorLand Aragon in the final WorldSBK pre-season test of 2021.
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Toprak Razgatlioglu returns to action at final Aragon WorldSBK test
Toprak Razgatlioglu made his return to WorldSBK action this week as part of Pata Yamaha’s final pre-season test in Aragon, following a positive Covid-19 result that kept him sidelined for three weeks.

WorldSBK Test: ‘Fundamental things, different chassis set-up’ tried for Sykes
Tom Sykes and BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team bring pre-season testing to a close at MotorLand Aragon.

ServusTV to continue broadcasting WorldSBK for two more years
Austrian broadcaster ServusTV will cover the FIM Motul World Superbike championship for two more years across Austria, Germany and Switzerland after it’s confirmed extension.

WorldSBK Test: Rea finishes final Aragon pre-season test fastest for Kawasaki
Jonathan Rea wraps up his pre-season preparations for the 2021 WorldSBK season by going two tenths faster than his pole position time from 2020.
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