Montsegur, a towering promontory in the foothills of the Pyrenees, comes into view at the exit of a sweeping turn in the road. The ruins at the very top are barely visible, but gradually take form as I get closer. From below, it is easy to see why this fortress kept an army of crusaders at bay: a solitary trail – narrow, steep and rocky – winds upward to the summit. A half hour after leaving my riding gear on the BMW 1200GS and out of breath from the climb, I reach the entrance of the castle, which now looms large against the sky.
Inside, a semi-circle of visitors is listening with rapt attention to a lone voice. The guide’s sonorous French and waving hands tell  … More
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Obviously, there has been a lot of talk during the past week about San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart, and it hasn’t much involved his racing. He was arrested last week for “impersonating a police officer” because he used some police-like lights in his pickup truck reportedly to ask someone to slow down on the freeway in Florida. We talked to him mostly about his racing, and how this incident affected his racing this week in Dallas, where he finished fourth, because until this legal issue is finished, one way or the other, he’s unable to comment on the incident itself.Â
Motocross.com: All right, James, to say you’ve had a rough few weeks is putting it pretty mildly for you. What’s this like from your perspective?  … More
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Jorge Lorenzo took a home victory in the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix at a damp Jerez, but only after Valentino Rossi had taken Casey Stoner out in a collision as they fought for second place, and Marco Simoncelli had crashed out of the lead.
Yamaha was set for a 1-2 until  … Details
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ARLINGTON, Texas (April 2, 2011) – A massive crowd of 51,509 fans filled Cowboys Stadium on Saturday night for the 13th stop of the 17-race Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. Continuing his successful rookie season, American Honda’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., grabbed his third win of the season with a wire-to-wire victory. One week after claiming his second career win in Toronto, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson, of Menifee, Calif., went back-to-back in the Supercross Lites class.
As the Supercross class headed into the first turn of its 20-lap main event, it was … Details
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