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Coming off its first season of competition in the 2021 British Supersport Championship , the Triumph Street Triple RS won on its American race debut - winning no less than the Daytona 200 . The winning motorcycle was ridden by defending champion Brandon Paasch , who used his experience gained in the 2021 season with the Triumph Street Triple RS and his past success at the 200 to make the most of the 765 triple ' s power around Daytona ' s banking - taking the win by 0.007 of a second . Teammate Danny Eslick took 6th .
The electric bicycle represented more than half of the total Dutch bicycle market for the first time last year ( Pedelecs / E-assist models ). Although sales of e-bikes decreased by -12.5 % to 478,000 units in 2021 , the market share of e-bikes increased to 51.8 % of sales . More than three quarters ( 76 %) of the turnover from bicycle sales in the Netherlands is now accounted for by the electric bicycle - with an average price in 2021 of almost € 2,400 (+ 6 %).
It will soon be a decade since BMW flipped Husqvarna Motorcycles to KTM owner PIERER Mobility AG in 2013 , BMW itself only acquiring ' Husky ' from MV Agusta in 2008 ( it had initially been bought by Cagiva in 1987 ). But after three owners in not much more than five years , Husqvarna has entered its most successful era in nearly 120 years of motorcycle production - selling 60,801 units in 2021 .
Is the Gilera name about to become the latest ' legacy ' brand to make a return to the streets ? Piaggio partner Zongshen has an Aprilia-derived 896 cc 90- degree V-twin ' on the bench ' that is slated to be used in the Zongshen RA9 . Presently used in the Aprilia Shiver naked bike , a recent V-twin patent filing for a version of the engine was made with Gilera branding - as pimped at the 2021 CIMA expo .
The much rumoured 1,082 cc parallel-twin powered Honda Hawk11 finally got a showing in March on home ground at the Osaka Motorcycle Show , for an initial home market only launch . It is a Roadster meets retro superbike styled ' parts bin ' bike based on the Africa Twin chassis with components from the NT1100 tourer .
Galfer to " own the tracks " in 2022
Leveraging its 70 years of experience , Spanish brake components specialist Galfer is aiming to " go all out in this , our 70th anniversary year - we are increasing the number of riders and teams using Galfer brake discs , pads and lines across the world ' s most important motorbike disciplines in the 2022 season , both on and off-road ". " We are focusing on racing as never before ," says Galfer Director General Umberto Milesi . " We have several new additions with the Snipers Team in Moto3 , Sherco CH Racing Enduro team and the Dynavolt-Triumph Supersport team all worthy of a special mention . " On the track , Galfer will have up to 12 riders in the Moto3 class , two riders in Moto2 , eight riders in WSBK Supersport 600 and two riders in Supersport 300 . " Some of the standout names include Dennis Foggia ( Leopard Racing ), Andrea Migno ( Snipers Team ), Lorenzo Baldassarri ( Evan Bros Team ) and Stefano Manzi ( Dynavolt-Triumph ). They will all be fighting for world titles during the 2022 season with help from the advanced technology of our new award-winning Floatech discs and Galfer racing brake pads ." Galfer will be very well represented in the EnduroGP discipline with up to 21 riders competing in the World Championship , including some of the strongest and most successful international riders in the discipline .
These include Beta Factory Team riders Steve Holcombe and Brad Freeman , who have won the most recent world championships , as well as the TM Boano with Cavallo , Ruprecht , Pavoni and Philippaerts and a new addition , the Sherco CH Racing team with Antoine Magain , Hamish Macdonald , Daniel McCanney and Zach Pichon . Galfer also provides components for the Fantic d ' Arpa Team and the KTM WP Eric Augé team bikes . In Motocross , Galfer continues as MXGP sponsor for the second consecutive year and competes in the MXGP 2022 World Championship with 12 different teams and up to 35 riders - including the Beta SDM Corse Team ( Jeremy Van Horebeek and Alessandro Lupino ), the Honda 114 Motorsport Team ( Rubén Fernández and Hakon Fredriksen ), the SM Action GasGas Team ( Alberto Forato and Andrea Adamo ), Diga Procross KTM Team ( Thomas Kjer Olsen and Liam Everts ) and the MRT Racing Team KTM ( Michele Cervellin and Valerio Lata ). The brand will also support several riders and teams in the AMA SuperCross Championship , including Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing with Malcolm Stewart and Dean Wilson . Last but by no means least , in Trials , Toni Bou and his Montesa- Honda will once again be leading the Galfer riders - as he aims to win his 31st consecutive world title - alongside Bou ' s new teammate Gabriel Marcelli . Other teams who will also be using Galfer products include GasGas , Beta , Vertigo , Scorpa and Sherco . The 2021 season ended with 12 world titles for Galfer supported teams and riders .\ www . galfer . es
Umberto Milesi appointed Vice President of ANESDOR
Galfer Director General and founder ' s son Umberto Milesi has been appointed to represent the component and accessory market in Spain as a vice president on the board of Spanish twowheels sector industry association ANESDOR . His appointment was unanimously ratified by the General Assembly of the association , and he replaces María Ángeles Juan of J . Juan Brake Systems . Milesi has been leading Galfer Industries since 2008 . Previously , he was the commercial director of IGSA and worked at the European Commission . For ANESDOR , Secretary General Jose María Riaño said : " Industrias Galfer is a leading company in the manufacture of friction materials and components for braking systems for the motorcycle
sector . Since its foundation , the company has been at the forefront of innovation , quality and organisation and racing is in its DNA - its factory is adjacent to the Montmeló circuit in Granollers , Barcelona ." Umberto is quoted as saying : " The
components and accessories industry is a very important part of the motorcycle and light vehicle sector . As a representative of these companies on the ANESDOR Board of Directors , my job will be to enhance their voice in the sector ."
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