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    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad's Melandri celebrated victory at Portimão]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad added another circuit to the list of tracks it was victorious at in the FIM Superbike World Championship. The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team and factory rider, Marco Melandri (ITA), celebrated victory in the first of today´s races at Portimão (POR).
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carlos Checa claims 6th in race 2 at Portimao]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Portimao (Portugal), Sunday 9 June 2013: the sixth round of the 2013 World Superbike championship brought a solid result for Team SBK Ducati Alstare and rider Carlos Checa today at the Portimao circuit, with the Spanish rider closing race two in sixth position.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/carlos-checa-claims-6th-in-race-2-at-portimao/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Melandri and Laverty share the wins in Portimao]]></title>
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Portimao (Portugal), Sunday 9 June 2013 –  Round 6 race day at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve was a mix of great performances and big disappointments for some of the protagonists of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship. Today's winners Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) experienced some tough luck when not on top: the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/melandri-and-laverty-share-the-wins-in-portimao/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Portimao: Superpole goes to Sykes for a blink of an eye]]></title>
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Portimao (Portugal), Saturday 8 June 2013 - Under the grey skies of the Autodromo International do Algarve, the eni FIM Superbike World Championship riders tackled today the 6th Tissot-Superpole of the season.

An incredibly close battle for the top slot on the grid saw Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) scoring his 16th career pole position for just a thousandth of a second - ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/portimao-superpole-goes-to-sykes-for-a-blink-of-an-eye/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Positive Friday for BMW Motorrad in Portimao]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team finally had a Friday with weather conditions which allowed them to work properly. At the last few rounds, the teams of the FIM Superbike World Championship faced bad weather on Fridays, which lost them important time for setting up the bikes. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/positive-friday-for-bmw-motorrad-in-portimao/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team SBK Ducati Alstare makes good progress today at Portimao]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Portimao (Portugal), Friday - Team SBK Ducati Alstare’s riders, Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini, were pleased with the progress made today at the Portimao circuit in Portugal, having completed first qualifying just a few tenths of a second from the frontrunners. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/team-sbk-ducati-alstare-makes-good-progress-today-at-portimao/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FIM Superbike World Championship 2014 rules]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The FIM, Dorna &amp; MSMA are pleased to announce that a new framework for the Superbike Technical Rules has been obtained after many discussions between the parties involved. The new Superbike rules will be applied progressively, starting in 2014, in 3 stages.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rea up to speed on Day 1 in Portimao]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Portimao (Portugal) - Close competition was the key factor in today's Qualifying 1 for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship. Under dry track conditions and good temperatures throughout all 45 minutes available the top-10 riders were - in the end - all within a second of each other. 

Ulsterman Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) stormed to the top in the final stages to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/rea-up-to-speed-on-day-1-in-portimao/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad GoldBet STK eager to celebrate success in Portugal ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Munich/Milan - This weekend (7th to 9th June), the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team will be in action in the south of the Iberian peninsula. The “Autódromo Internacional do Algarve” near Portimão (POR) will host the sixth round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/bmw-motorrad-goldbet-stk-eager-to-celebrate-success-in-portugal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team SBK Ducati Alstare prepare for Portugal ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Portimão (Portugal) - Team SBK Ducati Alstare and riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini prepare to travel towards the ‘Autódromo Internacional do Algarve’ in Portimão, Portugal for the sixth round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship taking place this coming weekend.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/team-sbk-ducati-alstare-prepare-for-portugal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WSBK ready for Portimao rollercoaster]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rome (Italy) – The eni FIM Superbike World Championship heads to the magnificent shores of Algarve for Round 6, that will take place the upcoming weekend at Portimao's Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. The Portuguese track made its debut onto the WSBK scene in 2008 – not long after its completion - and it has been a permanent fixture of the calendar since then.

The track is a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/wsbk-ready-for-portimao-rollercoaster/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad celebrated its 7th podium of the season at Donington Park]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[At the fifth round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship, the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team celebrated its seventh podium position of the season. Factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) finished second in race one at British track, “Donington Park” on his BMW S 1000 RR. In race two, the Italian crossed the line in fifth place. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/bmw-motorrad-celebrated-its-7th-podium-of-the-season-at-donington-park/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ducati Alstare team after race at Donington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donington Park (UK), Sunday 26 May 2013: the fifth round of the World Superbike championship took place today at Donington Park but for Team SBK Ducati Alstare, on track with three riders this weekend, it was a somewhat difficult day; while Canepa brought his 1199 Panigale home in eighth and thirteenth place, Badovini finished race one in eleventh position and Checa, after suffering ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/ducati-alstare-team-after-race-at-donington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 14:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lowes dominates Donington with the Yamaha]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yakhnich Yamaha Motorsport rider Sam Lowes delivered a perfect performance at Donington last weekend to take his third consecutive World Supersport victory aboard the Yamaha YZF-R6. The young British rider made his intentions clear for his home race from the start of the weekend, taking his third consecutive pole of the season, his ninth career pole, with a new record - 1’30.276s - ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/lowes-dominates-donington-with-the-yamaha/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 13:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tom Sykes accomplishes total domination at Donington Park]]></title>
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The 28.546 spectators attending Round 5 had a lot to cheer on today as Great Britain had a key-role in today’s races at Donington Park. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) scored an outstanding double-win, his maiden in eni FIM Superbike World Championship, that was icing on the cake of an unbelievable performance by the home rider, who led every single session from Friday’s ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/tom-sykes-accomplishes-total-domination-at-donington-park/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 01:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW factory drivers performed well in Superpole at Donington Park]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Factory riders, Marco Melandri (ITA) and Chaz Davies (GBR) will start the fifth round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship from the second and third row. Marco finished today’s Superpole qualifying in sixth and local hero Chaz put his BMW S 1000 RR onto seventh place on the grid.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/bmw-factory-drivers-performed-well-in-superpole-at-donington-park/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 07:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ducati Alstare’s riders to line up on the third, fourth and fifth rows at Donington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donington Park (UK), Saturday 25 May 2013: a hard-fought Superpole this afternoon at Donington Park saw the Ducati Alstare men, Canepa, Checa and Badovini, qualify for tomorrow’s races in ninth, tenth and fourteenth position respectively.
 
Conditions were slightly warmer and much sunnier for second qualifying this morning, with a track temperature of 22˚C that allowed all three of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/ducati-alstare-s-riders-to-line-up-on-the-third-fourth-and-fifth-rows-at-donington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 06:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sykes clocks the new best lap at Donington Park for another Superpole]]></title>
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Donington Park (Great Britain), Saturday 25 May 2013 - The 5th Tissot-Superpole of the season got underway today at Donington Park under an unusual British sunshine and home fans were not surprised to see Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) scoring his 15th career pole position. Thanks to his 4th consecutive top slot on the grid, the Huddersfield-born rider equals Colin Edwards at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/sykes-clocks-the-new-best-lap-at-donington-park-for-another-superpole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 19:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team SBK Ducati Alstare faces difficult conditions at a wet and windy Donington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donington Park (UK), Friday 24 May 2013: In cold, wet and windy conditions, the Ducati Alstare trio, Carlos Checa, Ayrton Badovini and wildcard Niccolò Canepa, took part in today’s first practice and qualifying sessions of the fifth round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship, taking place this weekend at Donington Park. 
 
The weather, as is often the case at the English track ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/team-sbk-ducati-alstare-faces-difficult-conditions-at-a-wet-and-windy-donington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 09:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sykes pushes over the limit in Day 1 at Donington Park]]></title>
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Donington Park (Great Britain), Friday 25 May 2013 - Following the morning's wet Free Practice, Qualifying 1 for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship at Donington Park saw improving conditions, that led to a nearly full dry situation towards the end of the session. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) set a 1'30.278 lap-time to finish on top, with a big margin (1.282 seconds) over ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/sykes-pushes-over-the-limit-in-day-1-at-donington-park/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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