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Laverty to replace Toseland at Yamaha
By Robin Goodwin on 10/09/2010 16:28:05
Parkalgar Honda supersport rider to move up to the World Superbike championship in 2011
."Having a teammate like Marco Melandri is great, he has a wealth of experience to learn from so I’m going to enjoy riding with him.” continued Laverty.Following Marco Melandri's departure to World Superbike with Sterilgarda Yamaha, the decision to bring
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Yamaha to pull out of WSB in 2012
By Visordown News on 01/08/2011 16:26:52
Decision to withdraw the official team follows a strategic review of marketing operations in Europe
all motorsport activities and taking into account the decline of the Powered Two Wheeler market conditions in the region.The consequent decision will see Marco Melandri, who confirmed that he would stay with Yamaha in 2012 after finding his form again
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WSB: Riders on the road to recovery
By Visordown News on 03/04/2013 11:37:50
WSB's bashed-up paddock should be fit for Aragon
AFTER a slew of injuries to top riders including Marco Melandri, Leon Haslam, Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini, it appears all riders will be fit in time for the next race at Aragon on April 14th. Currently the only question mark is over Melandri
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WSB 2011: Donington Park Race 1 Results
By Visordown News on 28/03/2011 09:48:01
Results and highlights from the first race at the returning Donington Park
1. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) Yamaha YZF R1 34'33.189 2. Jakub Smrz (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) Ducati 1098R 34'35.644 3. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) Ducati 1098R 34'39.028 4. Leon Haslam
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MotoGP Phillip Island Preview - A Southern Romance
By David Emmett on 02/10/2008 23:47:57
After taking the title from Casey Stoner at Motegi, Valentino Rossi heads to Stoner's home circuit. It's a track where Rossi dominated, but Stoner will surely be out for revenge.
for this weekend is a place somewhere in the top 10.His team mate for next year is in much the same boat. Like Loris Capirossi in 2007, Marco Melandri has had an awful time trying to tame the Ducati, and generally has failed. But unlike Capirossi, Melandri has
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Sepang MotoGP Preview - We've Been Here Before
By David Emmett on 17/10/2008 00:01:04
MotoGP heads to the torrid heat of Sepang, and the threat of biblical deluge. Will West and Vermeulen profit, and will Casey Stoner's scaphoid hang on for two more races?
likely candidates for the podium. But in 2008, for differing reasons, Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi are less likely to feature in the race for the silverware. Capirossi's success in previous years was predicated on the Italian's superb bond
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MotoGP Valencia Preview - End Of An Era
By David Emmett on 24/10/2008 00:19:59
The end of the 2008 MotoGP season beckons, but before that, there's a race to run. With little to gain, there's nothing to lose either, and only pride at stake. That is surely the best recipe for some great racing.
felt was achievable, he revealed, was to end the season beating his team mate and Marco Melandri. With West out of MotoGP and back to World Supersport for 2009, he should be able to go back to being a winner once again. We can only hope so, for fate has
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Motegi MotoGP Preview - Own The Racetrack
By David Emmett on 26/09/2008 00:03:34
After the hurricane at Indianapolis, MotoGP goes to Japan, amidst a political whirlwind. Can Rossi claim the title, and make us all forget about tires for a while?
, the last time he had a chance to wrap up a title here - in 2005 - he crashed out, spearing Marco Melandri in the leg with his footpeg, and raising further accusations that Race Direction always seemed to treat Rossi more leniently than other riders.To add
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Valencia MotoGP Race Report - The Party's Over
By David Emmett on 27/10/2008 22:03:59
The MotoGP finale at Valencia is supposed to be a celebration of racing. Instead of a celebration, we got a parade.
. But the Frenchman rejoined the race in last position, and fought his way up into the points.At first glance, Marco Melandri's 16th place finish looks like just another dire result in a terrible year aboard the factory Ducati. But Melandri was actually doing pretty
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MotoGP Misano Race Report - Fairy Tale
By David Emmett on 01/09/2008 23:33:31
After Casey Stoner's crash at Brno, would he be back, and ready to ruin Valentino Rossi's fairy tale of getting a record-equalling 68th win at the track just a stone's throw from Rossi's home?
, but there was little more he could do at Misano.The Long TailBehind Dovizioso finished another Italian. The first laps of the race looked like being another miserable trial for Marco Melandri, but as the race progressed, the factory Ducati rider started to find a
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