© Fiat Yamaha Team. Valentino Rossi rounded off the first day of the Grand Prix of Catalunya in positive fashion today, setting the second fastest time of the day on his penultimate lap as temperatures climbed into the thirties at Montmelo.

© GSE Racing. Gregorio Lavilla took a stylish winning double in the opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship on the Brands Hatch circuit where six months earlier a catalogue of misfortune had seen him lose the chance of retaining the title.

© Alpinestars. Specifically designed for women, Alpinestars presents the Stella Julie leather suit.

© Repsol Media Service. Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa came within 0.

© Repsol Media Service. Spaniard Dani Pedrosa came within 0.

The Repsol Honda Team began the final pre-season test at Jerez today ahead of the eagerly awaited 2007 MotoGP Championship which begins with the Grand Prix of Qatar in two weekend's time.

© Dainese. Temperatures are more and more warm and Dainese is aware of it offering you a selection of high-tech Springtime apparel with original design "suited" to all motorcycle fans who want to live the coming warmer months in the most complete comfort and safety.

© Repsol Media Service. The ninth special stage of the 29th Dakar Rally between Tichit and Néma in Mauritania has been a day of mixed fortunes for Repsol KTM Team riders.

© Rivero. The Yamaha team rounded off the year with a positive final day’s work in Jerez, before the start of the winter testing ban tomorrow.

© Repsol Media Service. Dani Pedrosa alongside Valentino Rossi were the only two riders to dip inside the 1m 40s bracket at Jerez today as the final MotoGP test of the year continued in bright sunshine.

© Waldemar Da Rin. Unseasonably cool weather and occasional showers disrupted proceedings on the opening day of the three-day MotoGP test at Jerez.

© Dainese. Based around the Neck4, a support built into the jacket collar which the technicians at D-Tec® (The Dainese Technology Center) have devised to provide motorcyclists with extra protection around the neck, the new Neck Gore Tex® jacket is the most innovative and sophisticated of Dainese’s Motorbike Collection 2007.

© KTM. German rider Bernd Hiemer will continue to compete for KTM in the Supermoto World Championship for the next two seasons.

© GSE Racing. Airwaves Ducati rider Leon Haslam has beat the rain showers to eclipse his title rival Ryuichi Kiyonari by a split second in the opening practice ahead of the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch, while current champion and series leader Gregorio Lavilla ran sixth fastest, but little more than half a second down.