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Cycle News Issue 48 December 4

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MOTOGP JEREZ POST SEASON TEST NOVEMBER 27-28, 2018 JEREZ / JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN P40 two, and he pronounced himself happy at a track that doesn't suit him, and on worn tires. "I think this is the bike to win the title." Rossi, placed 11th—though only six tenths down—was less confident. "We have a lot of work to do in all areas if we want to be com- petitive with Honda and Ducati, and also Suzuki," he said. Morbidelli has liked the Yama- ha from the start, rewarding his smooth style much better than the 2018 Honda he raced this Honda immediately gave Jorge Lorenzo the bodywork changes that took 18 months to implement on his old Ducati. Old and new: 2019 rookie Joan Mir sweeps underneath Valentino Rossi. Here's a fun fact: the year Mir was born (1997), Rossi was 125cc World Champion!

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