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Volvo is now joining forces with the Swedish sports brand POC: To further improve the safety of cyclists in road traffic, the two companies are now jointly conducting crash tests with cars and bicycle helmets. This unique research project and the partnership with POC are further examples of Volvo's pioneering role in safety development: The Swedish premium car manufacturer wants to improve the safety of all road users - also through cooperation and the provision of in-house research results.
Volvo is now joining forces with the Swedish sports brand POC: To further improve the safety of cyclists in road traffic, the two companies are now jointly conducting crash tests with cars and bicycle helmets. This unique research project and the partnership with POC are further examples of Volvo's pioneering role in safety development: The Swedish premium car manufacturer wants to improve the safety of all road users - also through cooperation and the provision of in-house research results.
The 2019 MotoGP World Championship season is less than a month away and now the final test in Qatar awaits.With Marc Marquez joined by Jorge Lorenzo, 2019 is a significant year for the Repsol Honda Team and to commemorate this, the curtain is being lifted to reveal what goes on in the build up to a world championship campaign.As multiple World Champions, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo prepare for every aspect of their lives with perfect precision. From training to their testing plans, everything is laid out in perfect detail and this extends to the traditional pre-season photo shoot, the truest sign that the season is about to begin. Today we see how they both prepare for the photo shoot and approach it with their usual professionalism.Now that the pictures have been taken care of, Marc Marquez will resume pre-season testing at the Losail International Circuit, February 23 – 25. Since the Sepang Test the reigning World Champion has continued his intense physiotherapy programme to continue improving the condition of his shoulder.The Qatar Test also marks Jorge Lorenzo’s return to action, the five-time champion missing Sepang to focus on recovering from a broken scaphoid in his left wrist.
While unable to complete as many laps over the three-day test as normal, Marc Márquez and the Repsol Honda Team leave Malaysia pleased with progress made. Finally the Sepang Test has come a close, Marc Márquez completing a total of 105 laps while evaluating the various new parts for the 2019 Honda RC213V and the condition of his shoulder. With his recovery from shoulder surgery is still continuing, his running over the three days was limited but the seven-time world champion remained able to set competitive times and completed his testing programme.Starting early each day, Márquez diligently assessed the most important parts developed over the winter by Honda. Improving his overall time by half a second, Márquez finished the Sepang Test with a 1’59.170. Although he ended the test as the 11th fastest rider, Márquez and the entire Repsol Honda Team remain pleased with the progress made over the three days.Marc Márquez and the Repsol Honda Team will next be on track for the Qatar Test, February 23 – 25, where Jorge Lorenzo is scheduled to return from injury.
Several dozen gendarmes are stationed near Clairvaux Abbey, in the Aube region of north-eastern France, for the start of the Olympic torch relay test, four months before the Paris 2024 Games. IMAGES
SpaceX carries out the third test launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing Mars. Lift-off from the company's base in southeast Texas came around 8:25 am local time (1325 GMT) and was carried on a webcast viewed by more than 1.5 million people. IMAGES
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