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Cycle News Issue 44 November 6

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P128 CN III IN THE PADDOCK BY MICHAEL SCOTT W ho deserves what in racing? Some an- swers are obvious. Marc Marquez deserves all the support and success he enjoys. Valentino Rossi deserves all the adulation. World champions of every hue deserve to make enough money to retire comfort- ably. And every one of them, every rider fast enough to even qualify for a GP, deserves the fullest respect. What Cal Crutchlow didn't deserve was such bad ankle injuries in the Australian GP that he will almost certainly lose out on his excellent fifth overall in the championship, and also the position of top Independent Team rider. Nor does he deserve the painful surgery and lengthy rehabilitation that will follow. And you could say the same thing about pretty much any rider who gets hurt while racing. Though to be honest there are some who often seem to be looking for trouble. But deserving has nothing to do with it. What does determine one's WHEN BLIND LUCK CATCHES YOUR EYE…

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