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Haga completes Kyalami double.
A week after being struck by an errant bird at Monza, Noriyuki Haga clinched a double victory in round six of the World Superbike Championship at Kyalami, fending off Xerox Ducati team-mate Michel Fabrizio on the final lap to ensure that he leaves South Africa as he arrived - the only Kyalami win
Haga wins race one at Kyalami
Noriyuki Haga claimed victory in the opening race of the Kyalami WSBK weekend, fending off Ducati team-mate Michel Fabrizio and Yamaha polesitter Ben Spies to the line.
Race results (1) - Phillip Island
Full race results (1) from the opening round of the World Superbike Championship in Phillip Island, Australia.
Troy Bayliss hurt cycliing in Monte Carlo.
Bayliss is hugely keen on cycling and is well known for doing many miles on his pushbike to train and keep fit in and around Monte Carlo where he lives.
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Fabrizio defies pain for first podium.
Italian Michel Fabrizio won his first podium in race one for Xerox Ducati despite a big start-line collision that ripped off his boot.
Phillip Island - race result (1).
1. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 1098 F08 22 laps 2. Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF-R1 +04.221secs 3. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati 1098 F08 +04.738secs
Startline crash halts first WSBK event.
Superbike race action at Phillip Island was halted almost as soon as it had started after a startline accident involving Xerox Ducati's Michel Fabrizio. The sudden appearance of the red flags then created another incident at Lukey Heights that decimated the Honda contingent.