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Razgatlioglu takes first Aragon WorldSBK podium; ‘R1 is better than before’
Toprak Razgatlioglu leaves WorldSBK Aragon round fourth in the championship heading into Estoril - a circuit ‘I love’, and one where he took two wins from three in 2020.

Rinaldi: I had one of the worst races of my career
Michael Rinaldi reflects on a WorldSBK Aragon round that yields just nine points compared to his three podiums in 2020.

Rea ‘just happy to finish’ after contact with Gerloff
Jonathan Rea leaves WorldSBK Aragon with two wins and a second place, even after the Kawasaki rider had to use his motocross skills to stay aboard the Ninja ZR-10RR in race two.

Scott Redding: I took a gamble and it paid off for a win
Scott Redding’s slick tyre gamble in race two at MotorLand Aragon pays off with his first WorldSBK win of 2021.

Gearing issues cost Alvaro Bautista possible Aragon podium
Alvaro Bautista’s charge for a first WorldSBK podium of 2021 was halted with three laps to go of race one, as ‘gearing issues’, resulted in the Spaniard losing the rear at turn two.

Gerloff: I don’t want to be ninth, will be stronger on Sunday
Garrett Gerloff struggled during the opening WorldSBK race of 2021 after an initial start that saw him up to fourth place; 'difficult for me to ride consistently, track lost some grip', in hotter conditions said the American.

Alex Lowes takes first WorldSBK podium of 2021 with second at Aragon
Alex Lowes took his first podium of the 2021 WorldSBK season by finishing runner-up to Jonathan Rea in the first of three races this weekend.

Jonathan Rea takes 100th career WorldSBK win in race one at Aragon
Six-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea takes a dominant win at MotorLand Aragon to bring up win #100.

WorldSBK Aragon, Spain - Free Practice Results (3)
Results from the third practice session at MotorLand Aragon, round 1 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship.

Davies ‘very close’, working on the ‘details’ ahead of opening race
Chaz Davies finishes Friday’s WorldSBK free practice second overall and as the leading Ducati ahead of today’s first race of 2021.

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

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

Van Der Mark: Lost the front going into turn eight, bit 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.

Redding and Rinaldi look ahead to WorldSBK 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.
‘Good base setting’ for Lowes, focused on execution ‘every weekend’
Alex Lowes ‘ready to start racing’ ahead of second World Superbike campaign with Kawasaki.

Honda ‘still in the development phase’, but Bautista ‘happy’ with progress
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.
Rea ‘super-excited’ for first race, ‘we were strong’ at Aragon last year
Jonathan Rea looks ahead to the opening round of 2021 World Superbike championship at Aragon. Six-time world champion could clinch win #100.

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.

Troy Bayliss suffers fractured 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.
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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.

‘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.
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Aragon ‘not easy for Yamaha, but feeling of my R1 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.