A special test session was organised at Magny-Cours, France, on Monday and Tuesday of this week (Augus t 24-25) ahead of September’s Bol d’Or.
Both Michelin teams - the MICHELIN Power Research Team and YART - attended the session to put the finishing touches to their preparations for the race and validate some new tyres.
“We are [...]

Following the successful run of several BMW S 1000 RRs in the Barcelona 24 Hours (a one-two finish and four bikes in the top-six in the Stocksport category), BMW France is supporting the entry of a pre-production S 1000 RR in next month’s Bol d’Or. The bike will take part in the stock class and [...]

Michelin will naturally take part in the official test days at Nevers Magny-Cours on August 24-25 as part of its build-up to the 2009 Bol d’Or, the next round of the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Matt Lagrive, the new recruit to race alongside William Costes and Josep Monge on the N°63 Honda, will be in attendance [...]

The fifth round of the 2009 Italian Speed Championship at Misano turned out to be something of a troubled race for Michelin’s two riders.
Simone Saltarelli (Team Bosseli Race) started from 23rd on the grid but fell at the first turn and promptly retired. The incident saw the red flag come out and a fresh start [...]

The SSTOCK 1000 programme today at Misano was slightly altered.
After taking part in the category’s two qualifying sessions, the SSTOCK 1000 riders contested the race which had been postponed until today following its cancellation on April 19.
Both Michelin riders got off to a strong start, with Simone Saltarelli (Team Bosseli Race) and Alessio Aldrovandi (Team [...]

Friday, 21th  August
Free practices :
09.00 – 09.30 : 125 GP
09.35 – 10.05 : SSTOCK 1000
10.10 – 10.40 : SUPERBIKE
10.45 – 11.15 : STOCK 600
11.20 – 11.50 : 600 SS
14.15 – 14.45 : 125 GP
14.50 – 15.20 : SSTOCK 1000
15.25 – 15.55 : SUPERBIKE
16.00 – 16.30 : STOCK 600
16.35 – 17.05 : 600 SS

Saturday  22th August [...]

The fifth and penultimate round of the 2009 Italian Speed Championship will take competitors to Misano on August 21-23.
Misano is situated on the Romagna Coast, which is particularly popular with holidaymakers at this time of year.
A good turnout of spectators, including tourists, is consequently expected to attend the weekend’s fixture.
“The two Michelin  riders in Superstock [...]

Gwen Giabbani is one of the three riders who make up the line-up of Yamaha Austria Racing Team (YART) which currently tops the FIM Endurance World Championship, and he has taken time to answer our questions.
It’s been a perfect year so far for YART, with a score of three wins from four races…
It hasn’t been [...]

 
Born: 07/12/79 in Lisieux (Calvados), France
Lives :Ornaisons, France
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 64kg
 
2009 Superbike World Championship with Team Honda Althea
Four-time Endurance World Champion (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) with SERT
Four-time Bol d’Or winner (2008, 2006, 2005, 2004) with SERT
Five second-place finishes in the Le Mans 24 Hours (Team Suzuki SERT + Honda France)
Two pole-positions in the 2008 [...]

 
 
Four-time Endurance World Champion Matthieu Lagrive is to contribute his experience to Michelin’s laboratory team on the forthcoming Bol d’Or (September 12-13) at Magny-Cours, France.
 
This opportunity arose following the withdrawal of the official Honda France entry which was to have seen Matthieu Lagrive compete on the N°111 bike on which he came second at Le [...]