A major fire has destroyed the entire roster of electric bikes ahead of the MotoE World Cup — the electric spin off of MotoGP. The blaze ripped through the newly-built paddock after the first day of preseason testing in Jerez, Spain, with all the 18 bikes caught up in the damage.

MotoE executive director… 

Nicolas Goubert confirmed a prototype charging station caused the inferno that “destroyed the majority of material.” 

“Fortunately there have been no injuries,” a MotoGP statement read. The fire is thought to have broken out at 12.15am local time at the Circuito de Jerez.

MotoE confirmed the championship will still take place in 2019 but a revised calendar will be announced in due course. However, the competition will not race at the Circuito de Jerez.

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