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Cycle News 2019 Issue 37 September 17

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MOTOGP FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 15 / SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2019 MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI / RIMINI, SAN MARINO P72 almost side by side. Pole qualifier Alex de Angelis crashed out of both races, while opening-round winner Niki Tuuli was helicop- tered to hospital with a broken femur and wrist after being involved in a three-bike tangle on Saturday. Bradley Smith and Mattia Casadei were unhurt. Kenny Foray and Eric Granado also crashed out of that race. On Sun- day Sete Gibernau also tumbled. With a double-header at Valencia closing the series, the FIM Cup points have Ferrari (72) the new leader ahead of Garzo (53), Smith (48), Mike Di Meglio (47) and Xavier Simeon (45). CN MotoGP 1. Marc Marquez (Hon) 2. Fabio Quartararo (Yam) 3. Maverick Vinales (Yam) 4. Valentino Rossi (Yam) 5. Franco Morbidelli (Yam) Moto2 1. Augusto Fernandez (Kal) 2. Fabio Di Giannantonio (SU) 3. Alex Marquez (Kal) 4. Tom Luthi (Kal) 5. Sam Lowes (Kal) Moto3 1. Tatsuki Suzuki (Hon) 2. John McPhee (Hon) 3. Tony Arbolino (Hon) 4. Jaume Masia (KTM) 5. Dennis Fogia (KTM) Dalla Porta now has 179 points to Canet with 157; then Tony Arbolino 149, Marcos Ramirez 123 and Niccolo Antonelli (who crashed out) at 118. MotoE Two races for the whistling new FIM Cup series, but just one winner, with Gresini rider Matteo Ferrari inching Saturday's first race, then running away with the second. The first day's close racing, the top three over the line inside six tenths, was for second place on Sunday, with Tech 3's Hector Garzo second on both occasions. Saturday's third podium finisher Xavier Simeon (Avintia) crashed out on only the second corner on Sunday, leaving the battle to Mattia Casadei (Onget- ta), Niccolo Canepa (LCR), and Maria Herrera (OpenBank Angel Nieto). They finished in that order amazing," he said. "We didn't fin- ish so many races this year." Le Mans winner John McPhee (Petronas Honda) came through the remains of a big lead gang at the end for a fine second, finish- ing inches ahead of 2019 double winner Tony Arbolino (Snipers Honda). It was a race of great attrition and many crashes with 31 start- ers and only 16 finishers. A big loser was title contender Aron Canet (Sterilgarda KTM), with the leaders early on only to retire with a misfire on lap four. He pitted twice and tried to restart, but eventually had to give up. Jaume Masia (KTM) led three laps, but was just out of touch in fourth, while championship leader Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Honda) was fifth over the line, but dropped to eighth because of a late track-limits transgression. Matteo Ferrari took two entertaining wins in MotoE.

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