No picture or video will ever do the sheer speed and power of MotoGP bikes justice. If everyone in the world could witness what I got to experience in Barcelona, MotoGP would be by far the most popular motorsport in the world. Perhaps it is missing a Netflix documentary and the fabricated storylines that comes with it. As a result, […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters MotoGP world champion Pecco Bagnaia has been ran over by an opponent in a sickening first lap crash in Barcelona. Bagnaia was conscious but in visible discomfort as medics rushed to him on track. The incident came […]

Francesco Bagnaia was tense, stiff, and tight, like an old guitar string. His breathing was slow and ponderous, like every breath waded through treacle on its way out of his body. Anybody nearby could almost reach out and grab his palpable nervousness. Those feelings were clear in his performance and he was the first to admit it. Yet he did […]

British rider Sam Lowes arrived at this weekend's Moto2 race with no pants after his luggage went missing en route to Argentina. The series got underway last weekend in Portugal when Lowes finished seventh. He then faced an epic 50-hour journey to this weekend's second round in Argentina. And the 32-year-old ELF Marc VDS Racing Team rider revealed he was […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Former World Superbike champion Neil Hodgson has warned Honda that Marc Marquez could “ride over the limit and crash” if their bike is not improved. Valentino Rossi’s former arch-rival returns for a new-look MotoGP campaign at the Grande Premio De Portugal. Marquez’s relentless, brave, and at times, reckless […]

“It looks so slow on the TV” is the exhausted cliche MotoGP riders and fans have likely grown tired of hearing. But, in the same way cows appeared small when far away to Father Dougal McGuire in beloved sitcom Father Ted, it is easy to underestimate the speed riders like Marc Marquez, Fabio Quartararo, and newly crowned MotoGP champion Francesco […]

World SuperBike champion Neil Hodgson warned Francesco Bagnaia will miss out on his first MotoGP World Championship title if he ‘drives tight’. ‘Pecco’ is bidding to become the first Italian to win the prestigious motorcycling championship since Valentino Rossi himself. The Ducatti rider goes into the Valencian Grand Prix with a 23 point lead over Yamaha ace Fabio Quartararo. Bagnaia […]

MotoGP are investigating after a shocking video emerged of former British Moto3 racer Tom Booth-Amos allegedly being attacked by one of his own mechanics. The footage surfaced on Friday, but was filmed at the 2019 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix when Booth-Amos raced for the CIP Greenpower team. In the video it showed a member of Booth-Amos’ team appearing to repeatedly […]

MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo was left battered and bandaged after he crashed out of the Aragon Grand Prix on Sunday. Quartararo was hoping to stave off Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia in Spain, with the Frenchman entering the race holding a 30-point lead at the top of the world championship standings. However, the Yamaha man’s hopes were dashed as he was […]

Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Don't let go. Don't let go. Don't let go. I must have said that to myself upwards of 100 times in the minutes leading up to the point I sat on the back of the bike. At the end of the day, if I let go, there is no […]