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Cycle News Issue 31 August 7

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MOTOGP FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 9 / AUGUST 3-5, 2018 BRNO CIRCUIT/ OSTROVAICE, CZECH REPUBLIC P68 Moto2 1. Miguel Oliveira (KTM) 2. Luca Marini (Kal) 3. Francesco Bagnaia (Kal) 4. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Kal) 5. Xavi Vierge (Kal) Moto3 1. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Hon) 2. Aron Canet (Hon) 3. Jakub Kornfeil (KTM) 4. Enea Bastianini (Hon) 5. Gabriel Rodrigo (KTM) mounted Niccolo Antonelli and impressive rookie Dennis Foggia (KTM). With Del Conca Honda's Jorge Martin missing this race (and probably also the next in Austria next week) after break- ing his arm on Friday, sixth was good enough for Bezzecchi to regain the points lead, 135 points to 130. Di Giannantonio (116) took third from Canet (112), with Bastianini next on 97. CN MotoGP 1. Andrea Dovizioso (Duc) 2. Jorge Lorenzo (Duc) 3. Marc Marquez (Hon) 4. Valentino Rossi (Yam) 5. Cal Crutchlow (Hon) nal control on the last lap, dash- ing the hopes of a first win for first-time pole-starter Jakub Ko- rnfeil (Prustel KTM), who would nonetheless celebrate becoming the first Czech national to stand on the podium at his home GP. Leopard Honda rider Enea Bastianini just missed the top three by two tenths, after a canny ride, saving his best for the final laps, coming from 12th at half distance. KTM riders Gabriel Rodrigo and Marco Bezzecchi took the next two places, all mired in the gang. Then three more KTMs— Ramirez, Oettl and Arenas. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Honda) was tenth, ahead of the similarly It was going to come eventually, but Fabio Di Giannantonio (21) made good on his speed to finally take his first Grand Prix win.

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