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Cycle News Issue 42 October 23

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MOTOGP FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 16 / OCTOBER 19-21, 2018 TWIN RING MOTEGI / MOTEGI, JAPAN P66 rin (Monster Yamaha), a second ahead of his rival for top rookie spot Franco Morbidelli (EG-VDS Honda). Morbidelli passed Brad- ley Smith (Red Bull KTM) on the last lap, but the Briton managed to stay a couple of tenths ahead of his teammate Pol Espargaro. Yamaha wildcard Katsuyuki Nakasuga preserved his record of points every time he has a race in MotoGP, the veteran seven-time national superbike champion getting clear of Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Idemitsu Honda) by two seconds at the end. The Avintia Ducati pair were Not the way Jack Miller wanted to end his race. Marquez celebrated his win with a video game, much like the old Excite Bike series of the 1980s, where he made it to Level 7 to match his world title count.

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