NOVEMBER 1 - 6 2021 CONTENTS 11.1.2021 •BILLY
BOLT IS CROWNED 2021 FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPION
11.02.2021 •TONI •FIM
BOU KICKS OFF A REDUCED X-TRIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANDORRA
MXGP/MX2 MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – ENTRY LIST
•REPSOL
HONDA TEAM PREPARE FOR PENULTIMATE PUSH IN PORTIMAO
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11.03.2021 •SUZUKI
PREPARES FOR PENULTIMATE RACE IN PORTIMAO
•ACEM
STATISTICAL RELEASE – REGISTRATIONS OF MOTORCYCLES IN LARGEST EUROPEAN MARKETS CONTINUE INCREASING IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS 2021, EXCEEDING PREPANDEMIC LEVELS
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HONDA TEAM PREPARE FOR PENULTIMATE PUSH IN PORTIMAO
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ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP READY FOR ACTION IN ALGARVE
11.04.2021 •FOUR
MOTOS TO DECIDE 2021 MXGP CHAMPIONSHIP, WITH HRC GAJSER ONE POINT BEHIND
•SANDERS HEADS BACK •BIKES AND BREAKFAST •SUBJECT:
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11.05.2021 •FABIO
QUARTARARO IS TOP MAN ON ALGARVE GP FRIDAY
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CONTINUES FINE FORM ON FRIDAY, BRADL CLOSES IN
START FOR SUZUKI’S RIDERS ON DAY 1 IN ALGARVE
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MXGP/MX2 MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRY LIST – MANTOVA (ITA), 10 NOVEMBER
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ENERGY YAMAHA MOTOGP TEAMMATES TO START ALGARVE GP FROM THIRD
row start for ever-improving Espargaro
MIR GRABS FIRST EVER MotoGP FRONT ROW IN PORTUGAL
Bou opens the X-Trial season with a stunning win in Andorra
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Toni Bou kicks off a reduced X-Trial World Championship in Andorra The FIM X-Trial World Championship will get underway this Saturday, 6 November in Andorra and is set to finish later in the same month with the legendary Barcelona Indoor Trial at the Palau Sant Jordi. Toni Bou will be gunning for a thirtieth world title. Next Saturday in Andorra Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou will begin the shortest ever championship in trial history, with just two points-paying rounds. The world pandemic caused by COVID has already forced the suspension of part of the calendar planned for 2020 and, due to restrictions still imposed by certain countries the 2021 championship start has had to wait until practically the end of the season. Twenty months have gone by after the last indoor race. Just two events remain that are scheduled to determine the 2021 champion: Andorra and Barcelona. Toni Bou is poised once again to battle for the world championship crown which could net a fifteenth X-Trial title, potentially taking his overall championship title tally to thirty. The Andorra X-Trial, which will be held at the Poliesportiu d’Andorra, Andorra la Vella, gets underway at 18:00 on Saturday, 6 November. X-Trial World Championship 2021 Race City and Date X-Trial Andorra Andorra la Vella 6 November 2021 X-Trial Barcelona Barcelona 21 November 2021
Toni Bou “It’s a pity to have to compete in a world championship with only two trials. We know that the situation with Covid hasn’t left many possibilities and that’s what we are faced with. There is no other option, but to complete the season with just two trials is a bit unfair. We are preparing to the maximum and we are going to fight for it 100%. Normally, and because of the way the classification system works, X-Trial is a competition with a lot of luck involved, and in that respect, this one won’t be much different. We will fight hard but our goal remains the same.” FULL STORY HERE
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FOUR MOTOS DECIDE 2021 MXGP CHAMPIONSHIP HRC & GAJSER ONE POINT BEHIND HERE
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ACEM STATISTICAL RELEASE: Registrations of motorcycles in largest European markets continue increasing in the first nine months 2021, exceeding pre-pandemic levels
In the first nine months of 2021, motorcycle registrations in five of the largest European markets (i.e. France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) rose by 10.6% compared to the same period of 2020, totalling 792,819 units. As expected, due to the different impact of COVID-19 disruptions in Spring 2020, almost all the main national markets registered volume gains in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, with Italy showing the biggest increase (+27.9%). UK, Spain and France also performed well, seeing a 13.5%, 8.7% and 8.5% increase, respectively, while in Germany new registrations decreased slightly (-4.9%). The moped segment remained overall steady in the six European moped markets covered (i.e. Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) compared to last year’s figures, reaching a total of 206,751 units in the first nine months of 2021 (-0,2% compared to the same period in 2020). For a better comparison, considering pre-pandemic registration data, nine months into 2021 the European motorcycle market is showing signs of growth (792,819 units for January-September 2021 against 732,594 units for January-September 2019, representing a 8.2% increase). The moped market follows a similar trend: over the same period of time, with 206,751 units registered, representing a 6.8% increase on a year-on-year basis. QUOTE Commenting on the current situation of the sector, Antonio Perlot, ACEM Secretary General, said: “In aggregate, the registration figures for the first nine months of 2021 confirm market recovery after the impact of COVID-19 in the first months of last year, which had overall put the sector under unprecedented stress. More importantly, the latest data confirms that powered two-wheeler markets in Europe have globally surpassed pre-Covid-19 figures, with significant increases for motorcycles and for mopeds.” “These interim 2021 results could have been even more positive, if it weren’t for the global semiconductor shortage affecting the automotive sector, and indirectly causing logistical delays for some motorcycle manufacturer’s production”. “The last quarter figures will tell us if these trends are confirmed, but altogether, the numbers confirm that powered two-wheelers remain an attractive and convenient solution for mobility and leisure activities.” More information and statistical data here $35 PER MONTH YOUR BUSINESS CARD OR SAME SIZE AD IN OUR WEEKLY DIGEST ADVERTISE SALES, SERVICE, PARTS, EVENTS, ALL THINGS MOTORCYCLE LET PEOPLE KNOW ALL AD SPOTS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. 3 1/2”W X 2” TALL OR 340 X 195 PIXELS LARGER SIZES AVAILABLE WWW.MOTORCYCLETIMES.COM
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ESPARGARO CONTINUES FINE FORM, BRADL CLOSES IN HERE
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