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Edwards majestic in Race One flood.
Colin Edwards obliterated the rest of the World Superbike field in atrocious conditions at Phillip Island to win the first race of the day as the Castrol Honda team celebrated their first one-two result of the year and Troy Bayliss took the Championship lead.
Phillip Island wild cards announced.
Motorcycle racing's governing body, the FIM, has revealed the identity of those rider permitted to take part in this weekend's WSBK rounds and supporting races.
Edwards out of hot water.
Factory Castrol Honda World Superbike rider and defending WSBK Champion Colin Edwards has escaped possible sanctions by motorcycles governing body, the FIM, after he was misquoted in a South African newspaper in an interview that claimed he disliked the predominantly black townships in South Afri
Injured Laconi will ride at Kyalami.
Frenchman Regis Laconi will be present in South Africa for the Axo Aprilia Team next weekend despite suffering a snapped left knee ligament in a freak warm-up accident during the first round of the 2001 World Superbike Championships in Valencia a fortnight ago.
WSBK Championship Standings - After Round One
Complete Championship Standings after round one of the 2001 World Superbike Championship in Valencia, Spain. Riders standings
Pair of top tens for Corona Alstare duo.
Team Suzuki Alstare riders Pierfrancesco Chili and Stephane Chambon opened up their 2001 World Superbike accounts with two top ten finishes each.
Top six for Suzuki Supersport stars.
Team Suzuki Alstare riders Katsuaki Fujiwara and Karl Muggeridge posted top six finishes in the opening round of the 2001 Supersport World Championship at Valencia yesterday [Sunday].
'Fearless' misses out at last gasp.
Kawasaki Racing's World Supersport team continued its steady improvement with good showings in the opening round of the 2001 WSS campaign, but things could have been better for team leader Iain MacPherson.
Corser leads Aprilia 1-2 at Valencia.
Troy Corser continued to stamp his authority over the opening round of the 2001 World Superbike Championship as he cruised to the 26th WSBK pole position of his career, beating out team-mate Regis Laconi for Aprilia's first 1-2 start in the series.
WSBK Qualifying - Valencia.
Complete results from Friday's qualifying session at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia.
Corser eyes World Championship.
Aprilia factory rider Troy Corser is increasingly confident about his chances in this year's Superbike World Championship following two highly successful pre-season tests.
Bostrom leaves Valencia test fastest.
Gloomy morning weather gave way to sunshine at Valencia allowing all the top World Super bike riders a final full day of testing at Valencia.
Ben Bostrom quickest at Valencia test.
A disappointing end to an otherwise fascinating first day of testing at Valencia saw the time clock run out with all the Superbike riders long gone.
Permanent Entry lists for WSBK championships 2001.
Superbike World Championship 2001 entries:
Suzuki continue development work at Kyalami.
Four days of testing at Kyalami allowed the Team Suzuki Alstare riders, Pierfrancesco Chili and Stephane Chambon, to learn more about their GSX-R750 race bikes - with Chili lapping well inside the circuit record.
Hodgson ends test on a high.
On the fifth and final day of testing at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa, GSE Racing rider Neil Hodgson took his bright orange Ducati 996 around the 2.64-mile circuit in a staggering time of 1 minute 41.477 seconds, nearly a second under Troy Corser's Superpole record and almost two seconds u
Yamaha out/Benelli in?
Despite the decision by Yamaha to withdraw their factory team from the 2001 World Superbike Championship in order to concentrate development on their upcoming four stroke Grand Prix bike, Italian marque Benelli look set to help fill the gap and add a sixth name to the list of participating manufa
Still no deal for R&D Bieffe as Aoki goes 500.
After a season in 2000 he would very much like to forget, Haruchika Aoki is aiming to re-ignite his career with the man he teamed up with to win his two 125cc titles in 1995 and 1996 in one of the toughest 500cc fields for many years.
RBP appoints new GSE Racing press officer.
GSE Racing's PR and sponsorship agency, RBP, has announced the appointment of Kylie Maebus to the position of press officer for the team with immediate effect.
Laconi signing to signal end for Waldi?
Frenchman Regis Laconi will partner Australian Troy Corser in the factory Aprilia Axo World Superbike Team next year aboard a pair of the ever improving RSV1000 Four-stroke according to leading British Bike weekly Motorcycle News.
GSE's Christmas cracker.
GSE Racing's Neil Hodgson and James Toseland completed a successful test on their factory 996 Ducatis at Valencia over the weekend.
GSE Racing dresses for success in 2001.
GSE Racing's WSBK campaigners, Neil Hodgson and James Toseland, will both be wearing Suomy helmets and sporting completely new helmet designs and graphics next season.
Successful tests for new Alstare pair.
Team Suzuki Alstare riders Pierfrancesco Chili and Stephane Chambon have completed a profitable two-day test at Suzuka, riding the new 2001-spec GSX-R750 Suzuki.
Hodgson's efforts rewarded with Ducati gift.
As a result of his outstanding contribution to this year's British Superbike Championship, GSE Racing's Neil Hodgson was rewarded with a gift of a 996 Biposto Ducati at the recent 2000 BMP Awards Dinner in London.