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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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      <title><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad preview for Donington Park]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Munich/Milan, 20th May 2013. For the fifth round of the 2013 Superbike World Championship, the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team heads to a track which plays an important role in the history of BMW Motorrad. The British “Donington Park Circuit” is the venue not only of the first ever victory, but also the first ever one-two for the German manufacturer in the Superbike World Championship ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/bmw-motorrad-preview-for-donington-park/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Riders set for another epic battle at Donington Park]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rome (Italy) – The eni FIM Superbike World Championship gets to the heart of England for Round 5 at Donington Park. The British venue was built in the ‘30s of the last century and saw a new life in the 1970s, becoming one of the most famous tracks for motorcycle racing in the world. Donington Park hosted the first ever World Superbike Round on April 3rd 1988, with pole position scored ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/riders-set-for-another-epic-battle-at-donington-park/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ducati Alstare's Checa, Badovini and wildcard Canepa prepare for Donington]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donington (UK), Friday 17 May 2013: Team SBK Ducati Alstare in collaboration with Team Barni Racing have come to an agreement that will see Italian rider Niccolò Canepa participate as a wildcard in the Superbike category this weekend. Canepa, who is currently leading the Superstock 1000 championship with Team Barni Racing, is available to compete in the Superbike category this weekend ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/ducati-alstare-s-checa-badovini-and-wildcard-canepa-prepare-for-donington/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team is back on winning ways in Monza]]></title>
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The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team is back on winning ways. Factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) rode his BMW S 1000 RR to victory in race one today and in race two, Marco was once again one of the front runners and finished second, claiming the fastest race lap. His team-mate Chaz Davies (GBR) finished fifth in the first race, but crashed out of race two, once again, lying in fifth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/bmw-motorrad-goldbet-sbk-team-is-back-on-winning-ways-in-monza/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Badovini and Team SBK Ducati Alstare finish 9th and 11th in Monza races]]></title>
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Monza (Italy), Sunday 12 May 2013: Team SBK Ducati Alstare and Ayrton Badovini fought hard during today’s fourth round of the World Superbike Championship at the ‘Autodromo di Monza’, concluding the day’s races in ninth and eleventh position. Carlos Checa did not take part due to an ongoing shoulder injury.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/badovini-and-team-sbk-ducati-alstare-finish-9th-and-11th-in-monza-races/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Melandri and Laverty take top of podium in turns at Monza]]></title>
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Monza, Sunday 12 May 2013 – Round 4 of eni FIM Superbike World Championship drew to its highest point today with two incredible races, won by Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) respectively. Of the 47,046 overall spectators attending during the three days, the ones who went for the Sunday trip to Monza’s Autodromo Nazionale enjoyed an ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/melandri-and-laverty-take-top-of-podium-in-turns-at-monza/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sykes places his Kawasaki on Monza pole ]]></title>
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Monza (Italy), Saturday 11 May 2013 - Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) scored his 14th career Tissot-Superpole today at Monza's Autodromo Nazionale, the 3rd in a row so far in 2013. The works Kawasaki rider snatched the first grid slot from Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) thanks to a blistering fast 1'41.223 time - new best lap for the Northern Italy track.

The 27 year old ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/sykes-places-his-kawasaki-on-monza-pole/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Checa's shoulder injury forces him to forfeit the Monza weekend]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carlos ChecaPhoto by: Ducati Corse
During the last week Carlos Checa has been receiving treatment for an osseous edema to the humerus of the left shoulder. This physical problem conditioned yesterday’s sessions, wit ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/checa-s-shoulder-injury-forces-him-to-forfeit-the-monza-weekend/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 10:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pole position for BMW Motorrad GoldBet at Monza]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In tricky conditions, the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team secured provisional pole-position for its home round at Monza (ITA). The iconic “Autodromo Nazionale” hosts the fourth round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship. Factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) set the fastest time in today’s first qualifying practice on his BMW S 1000 RR. His team-mate Chaz Davies (GBR) was also on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/pole-position-for-bmw-motorrad-goldbet-at-monza/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 10:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Team SBK Ducati Alstare hard at work at Monza]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Monza (Italy), Friday 10 May 2013: The first free practice session took place earlier this morning in heavy rain. Despite the difficult conditions, Ayrton was able to make an immediate impression, recording a best lap of 2’06.1 which projected him to the front of the field in the final minutes. The Italian rider concluded the session in second position, just two tenths of a second ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/team-sbk-ducati-alstare-hard-at-work-at-monza/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 10:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Melandri flies his BMW to the top of Friday qualifying at Monza]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Monza (Italy) – Mixed weather did not prevent eni FIM Superbike World Championship riders from tackling most of today’s qualifying session on dry conditions, so they were able to get up to full speed at the super-fast Monza's Autodromo Nazionale, following the rain that hampered the first part of the day.

The delay from the original schedule, caused by the presence of oil on the track ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/melandri-flies-his-bmw-to-the-top-of-friday-qualifying-at-monza/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guintoli holds points lead heading into the Monza's Autodromo Nazionale]]></title>
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Rome (Italy), Tuesday 7 May 2013 -  The eni FIM Superbike World Championship returns to Monza’s Autodromo Nazionale for the 4th round of the season, with riders ready to take on the fastest track in the calendar. Following the two races at Assen, Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) is still the Championship leader at 111. The Frenchman, who ended his 7 podium-finish streak in race ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/guintoli-holds-points-lead-heading-into-the-monza-s-autodromo-nazionale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad dramatic and difficult Sunday at the “TT Circuit” in Assen]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team concludes a dramatic and difficult Sunday at the “TT Circuit” in Assen (NED). Factory rider Chaz Davies (GBR) finished seventh and fifth after crashing in this morning’s warm-up. His BMW S 1000 RR was so badly damaged that the team had to prepare the rolling chassis for the races. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/bmw-motorrad-dramatic-and-difficult-sunday-at-the-tt-circuit-in-assen/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Difficult races for both Team SBK Ducati Alstare riders today at the TT Circuit in Assen]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Assen (The Netherlands) -  today’s Superbike races at the TT Circuit in Assen proved challenging for Team SBK Ducati Alstare. While Carlos Checa was unable to confirm the positive results seen during the practice and qualifying sessions, Ayrton Badovini was unfortunately conditioned by physical problems resulting from yesterday’s crash.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/difficult-races-for-both-team-sbk-ducati-alstare-riders-today-at-the-tt-circuit-in-assen/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sykes and Laverty take one win each at Assen]]></title>
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Assen (The Netherlands), Sunday 28 April 2013 – The eni FIM Superbike World Championship has put in today another great show as riders from four of the five classes battled out for the best positioning in the respective races in front of an enthusiastic crowd (that reached a total of 52.000 spectators over the whole weekend). Blue skies characterised the last day on track for the joy ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/sykes-and-laverty-take-one-win-each-at-assen/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mixed emotions on Superpole in Assen for BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team experienced a Saturday with mixed emotions at Dutch “TT Circuit Assen”. Factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) finished the Superpole qualifying session, for the third round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship, in seventh place. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/mixed-emotions-on-superpole-in-assen-for-bmw-motorrad-goldbet-sbk-team/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eighth and eleventh for Team SBK Ducati Alstare in tomorrow’s races at the TT Circuit Assen]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Assen (The Netherlands): After a hard-fought Superpole, Carlos Checa qualified in eighth position with Badovini ready to line up in eleventh place for tomorrow’s races.
Carlos ChecaPhoto by: Ducati Corse 
The two r ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/eighth-and-eleventh-for-team-sbk-ducati-alstare-in-tomorrow-s-races-at-the-tt-circuit-as/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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