Frenchman Cyril Despres steered his Peugeot to victory on the second day of the Dakar Rally on Sunday, speeding across 267km in 2hrs 56min 51sec on the dunes of Ica along the coastal roads around Pisco in Peru.
His win puts him top of the overall standings, 27sec ahead of his teammate and defending champion Stephane Peterhansel, with South Africa'sRead more
Motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi completed two practice sessions on Friday for the Aragon Grand Prix, a mere 21 days after surgery on a double leg fracture and claimed he felt comfortable being back in business.
The 38-year-old Italian was back on his Yamaha in half the forecast time normally needed to recover from such an operation.
The nine-time world champion,Read more
Spain's Maverick Vinales on a Yamaha won a dramatic season-opening Qatar MotoGP on Sunday, finally beating off Andrea Dovizioso after the pair swapped the lead several times over the final seven laps.
The 22-year-old Vinales, who took all the headlines in pre-season testing as well as practice in Qatar, shrugged off a poor start from pole position under the desertRead more
Maverick Vinales confirmed his status as early favourite for the new world MotoGP championship by dominating night-time practice at Qatar on his Yamaha.
The Spaniard was fastest in Qatar where the season starts on March 26 just as he had been in previous test sessions in Barcelona, Sepang and Phillip Island in Australia.
On Sunday, Vinales clocked 1:54.330, beating theRead more