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@denkmit

Lives in a van and chases motorbikes around the world for fun and beer money. Freelance MotoGP journalist. Opinionated. https://linktr.ee/denkmit

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Oh Iโ€™m watching Kayla!

10.03.2026 19:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Daytona injuries put Todd at risk of missing Isle of Man TT Davey Todd is at risk of missing this yearโ€™s Isle of Man TT races after sustaining a fractured leg at last weekendโ€™s Daytona 200

Big TT news: Davey Todd might be in doubt for 2026, after sustaining a broken femur at the Daytona 200 www.the-race.com/tt/daytona-i...

10.03.2026 17:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If other travel businesses ran the way rental agencies run, no one would ever be able to make a flight or board a train. Total fucking chaos, every single time.

10.03.2026 10:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why go home when you can justโ€ฆ go to other places! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ๏ธโค๏ธ

10.03.2026 05:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally back in Europe after a rather monumental trip, and unfortunately Vietnam may have completely broken South East Asia for me because Iโ€™m absolutely in love with the place. Have a feeling Iโ€™ll be back soonโ€ฆ

10.03.2026 05:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does anyone else end up on random side quests a kilometre from North Korea, getting signed into a controlled zone by a heavily armed solider, to look into the worldโ€™s most isolated dictatorship? Or is that just me?

09.03.2026 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Back to reality

08.03.2026 17:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And a single match decider will never give the drama and spectacle of a condensed round robin full of amazing underdog performances

08.03.2026 10:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

American has done little for Ukraine recently anyway. Europe is taking up the slack now. Not a single US donation this year, yet theyโ€™ve still come demanding drone interceptors

08.03.2026 10:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sometimes, I scroll through social media before bed, and it makes me exceptionally proud to be on the right side of history and supporting Ukraine as much as I can ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ #SlavaUkraini

07.03.2026 20:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s no better tournament in all of sport than the Six Nations ๐Ÿ˜

07.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WHAT. IS. HAPPENING???? #SCOvsFRA

07.03.2026 15:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Moto2 forced to revise standings after scoring error Motorcycle racingโ€™s governing body the FIM has admitted that a scoring โ€˜errorโ€™ occurred following Sundayโ€™s twice red-flagged opening Moto2 race of the 2026 season at the Thai Grand Prix

Rather remarkably, the FIM donโ€™t know their own rule book - and as we thought at the time, Sundayโ€™s Moto2 race should never have been awarded full points ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ www.the-race.com/motogp/moto2...

06.03.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

COTAโ€™s crowd numbers are so low that theyโ€™re the only track on the calendar not to publish them ๐Ÿ˜‚

05.03.2026 17:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ten days of track runs done at Chang, and half marathon training going well! If you feel like chucking a donation my wayโ€ฆ www.paypal.com/pools/c/9mys...

04.03.2026 08:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feel like I say this at least once every season, butโ€ฆ a circuit that cannot a) organise, b) fund, or c) sell out a race in a regular season is not likely to be considered to host a replacement race

04.03.2026 07:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There won't be a second US round while the first one doesn't come close to selling out

04.03.2026 04:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course

04.03.2026 01:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Russian tanker reportedly on fire in Mediterranean Sea, media reports A Russian-flagged liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, has reportedly caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea, multiple media outlets reported on March 3.

Ukraine has already made sure thatโ€™s not the case ๐Ÿ˜ kyivindependent.com/russian-tank...

04.03.2026 01:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The first round of WEC, at Lusail on 28 March, has been postponed. MotoGP is set to head to Qatar two weeks later. Letโ€™s seeโ€ฆ

03.03.2026 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Apparently thereโ€™s a rumour doing the rounds that Termas di Rio Hondo is bidding to replace Lusail should the Qatar race not happen. I would be STUNNED if it happens. Short term organisation aside, teams just donโ€™t have it built into budgets to go back to Argentina this year.

03.03.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€ชThereโ€™s live music at the bar, weโ€™re chilling out, AND ITโ€™S STILL GOINGโ€ฌ

03.03.2026 11:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s the plan

03.03.2026 08:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just got to my hostel in Vietnam and THERE IS NO ESCAPE

03.03.2026 04:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Was supposed to leave here on one of those birds 12 hours ago ๐Ÿ˜‚

03.03.2026 00:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Operation Long Way Home underway!

03.03.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love emergency travel planning! Bangkok-Da Nang tomorrow, a few days with friends, then Da Nang-Seoul-Helsinki-Milan, an event in Italy, then home ๐Ÿ˜‚

02.03.2026 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here we goโ€ฆ

02.03.2026 03:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm running the Kyiv Half Marathon! After multiple successful trips to Ukraine delivering medical aid and evacuation vehicles, I'm putting some more blood, sweat, and tears into the next one by also running the Ukraine Unbroken Kyiv Half...

Itโ€™s my birthday today ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ So go on, chuck a bit of money into my half marathon fundraiser! paypal.com/pools/c/9mysqLjzq6

01.03.2026 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Marc says his problem was his own fault. That he jumps the kerb at T4, did it a hundred times through the test and practice, but today got unlucky and destroyed the rim

01.03.2026 10:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0