Those Racing Motorcycles Don’t Ride Themselves Over To World Championships By Themselves
There is a lot of focus given to motorcycle racing competitions and team bikes but it is very rarely that we get to hear the process of getting these motorcycles to the racing venues and consequently, in the hands of the riders.
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AirBridgeCargo is a Russian cargo airline that operates services on routes between Russia, Asia, Europe, and North America. Its most recent delivery was for the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship with 66 motorcycles just in time for the first round.
The motorcycles were fastened securely onto pallets for loading by ABC’S Load Master dedicated to Race Operations. For offloading, specific preparations were made to ensure it went as quickly and efficiently as possible upon arrival in Melbourne where racing teams journeyed to the Phillip Islang GP Circuit for their final race.
“Transportation of bikes is a multi-tiered logistics process which requires strict orchestration of procedures, alignment of loading/offloading by qualified staff, and monitoring of the entire transportation process with available shipment records on hand at all times and strict delivery time compliance to meet the customers’ expectations and racing schedule,” said Eric Lamare, AirBridgeCargo’s Country Manager for France, Spain and Portugal.
Spain Airfreight Manager at Universal Global Logistics S.A.U., Alberto Lopez Azagra, said that it was easy to work with ABC as we share the same values and common goals”.
“Operations such as this need to be supported by a professional team and thorough processes that guarantee success for the customer. We are sure that ABC will become one of the main partners of our Sports & Events division,” he added.
ABC has been involved in past motorcycle transportations for motorcycle racing championships as in 2016, it moved the superbike racing teams from Bangkok to Barcelona, from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, and from Malaysia to the UK’s East Midland Airport. It carried about 480 tonnes of cargo. It is no wonder that they were once again chosen to deliver racing bikes as they proven their logistics expertise before.