Phase One Endurance
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Phase One Endurance is a motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

 endurance team, currently competing in the FIM Endurance World Championship
Endurance World Championship
Endurance World Championship is the premier worldwide endurance motorcycle racing championship. The championship season consists of a series of races held on permanent racing facilities. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for teams and one for...

. They were formed in 1985 by Russell Benney and Martin Prout. They have won the Endurance World Championship
Endurance World Championship
Endurance World Championship is the premier worldwide endurance motorcycle racing championship. The championship season consists of a series of races held on permanent racing facilities. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for teams and one for...

 title in 1993, 2000 and 2003.

2008 season

Phase One Endurance secured a 10th place in their class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans (motorcycle race)
The 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1978 on the Bugatti Circuit Le Mans, Sarthe, France...

 race after a lot of turmoil and 2 crashes during the night. From starting in 15th they worked their way up through the field to 3rd before riders James Haydon and James McBride both crashed during the night. After losing a lot of time the team managed to get back up to 10th place in their class again before the end.

After a poor start to the season due to crashes, Phase One Endurance achieved 4th place in both the Oschersleben 8hr race and the Bol D'or 24hr race to come 8th overall.. At the last race of the year in Qatar they were fighting for the lead, with rider Glen Richards on board, when a crash forced a long push-in from Glen Richards which pushed them down to dead last. They eventually finished this race 9th in their class.

2009 season

Phase One are using 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1
Yamaha YZF-R1
The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...

s ridden by Pedro Vallcanaras, Damian Cudlin
Damian Cudlin
Damian Shane Cudlin is a professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Endurance FIM World Championship and the IDM German Superbike championship...

 and Alex Cudlin.

External links

phaseone.co.uk Official website
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