W orld S u p erbik e Champions h ip
R o u n d 5 : Monze . Italy
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By GORDON RITCHIE
P HOTO S By G O LD & G OOSE
MONZA, ITALY, MAY 13
a r l F o g a r ty i s no t a n ex-ri der
k now n for h is generosity to h is
fell ow riders, but at Monza we saw a
r a r e ou tb r e a k o f p r a i se , di re ct ed
to w ard t he very man who re placed
h i m on the facto ry Duc a t i team T r o y B a y li ss. "Troy is o bvi ous ly a
very good ri der but he has an incredible determ in at ion to win . That is not
v e ry c o m mon . I'm glad he was n ' t
a round when I was rac ing i n t h e
champions hi p ." Praise indeed from a
rid er who onc e ca lled his pe t pigs and
co ck roaches afte r his rivals.
A superb d isp lay of nak ed aggressi o n an d c o ntro l at the li m it nett ed
Bay li ss a bra c e of race v ic t o r ies at
Monza , with th e A ustra lian Infostrad a
Ducat i ride r tak in g his first wi ns of the
2001 season and his firs t ever World
Su perb ik e doubl e. Add these to hi s
Superpole wi n , and it was weekend of
perfection for him .
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with Neil Hodgson, Ruben Xaus and Troy
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