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Eugene Laverty and Leon Camier have both been passed fit to take part in the opening free practice at Imola and will be reviewed after the session before being allowed to contest the full race weekend.

Tom Sykes says his long-awaited winning return in World Superbikes last time out at Assen “was a gentle reminder that I was world champion for a reason” as he looks to use the victory to kick-start his campaign.

Chaz Davies is solely focused on extending his impressive wins streak at Imola in the World Superbike championship but is bracing for stronger competition from his rivals this weekend.

Eugene Laverty is aiming to make an early comeback from injury next weekend at Imola for Milwaukee Aprilia as he hopes to pass a fitness test on the eve of the Italian round.

Leon Haslam has been confirmed as a wildcard entry for the UK round in the World Superbike championship with Puccetti Kawasaki with a number of other British riders lined up to join him at Donington Park.

Marco Melandri feels he’s made “a big step forward” aiming to cure his Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s instability at high speeds during the private two-day World Superbike test at Brno after being plagued by the issue at recent rounds.

The World Superbike championship will continue to visit Imola until at least 2020 after a new deal was confirmed by series organisers.

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World Superbike championship organisers have confirmed none of the manufacturers will see its maximum rev limits changed for at least the next three rounds.

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Click here for full WorldSBK FP2 results from Assen Tom Sykes has slashed at the deficit to Kawasaki teammate Jonathan Rea during the second free practice at Assen to jump up to second.

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Michael van der Mark says he’s eager to shake off the disappointment of missing out on the podium at Aragon last time out by targeting the top three at his home event at Assen with Pata Yamaha.

Jake Gagne will be the sole Red Bull Honda rider at the Assen World Superbike round this weekend with Leon Camier out injured after his nasty accident in race one at Aragon.

The Pata Yamaha team remains frustrated at the existing performance gap between itself and the front-running Ducati and Kawasaki squads at the start of the 2018 World Superbike championship.

Marco Melandri felt he was powerless to stop Aruba.it Racing Ducati teammate Chaz Davies and defending World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea in the closing stages at Aragon as he settled for a podium place as his instability problems reappeared.

Jonathan Rea says extending his World Superbike championship lead at the top of the standings is worthy reward for some “fun” fights against his Ducati rivals Chaz Davies and Marco Melandri.

Tom Sykes says his Kawasaki Racing Team “never got the answer” to his cornering issues with the ZX-10RR at Aragon’s long and sweeping turns which left him powerless against his front-running rivals.

Red Bull Honda has confirmed Leon Camier avoided any serious injuries after being struck by another bike having fallen during race one at Aragon but the British rider has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

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The new Argentina round has been officially confirmed as part of the 2018 World Superbike calendar by the series organisers with the freshly-built El Villicum circuit given the green light to host its maiden event on October 12-14.

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Check out FP4 results from Aragon Jonathan Rea leads the final practice session at Aragon while Kawasaki teammate Tom Sykes suffered a fall which triggered a brief red flag in the short FP4.

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