Fa§t. Ragazza
Rookie 600cc Superstock rider, 20-year-old Italian Alessia
Polita will start in her first race at the World Superbike event
in Valencia, Spain. She will be competing aboard a Suzuki
GSX-R600 for Team Celani Suzuki Italia. Here, she is pictured
with the entire Superbike and Supersport field.
Sudden's
Success
America's Sam Ermolenko (left) battles
with England's Kelvin Tatum (center) and
Czechoslovakia's Roman Matousek during the 1988 World Championship
Speedway Final at Vojens, Denmark.
Ermolenko finished third in the World
Final twice, in 1985 and 1987, before
becoming only the third American ever
to win the World Speedway Championship, in 1993.
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WEb INSiYE
Cyclenews.com reader poll question of the week
Of these 125cc regional supercross round winners, who do you think will
win the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West 125cc Shootout at the THQ AMA
Supercross Series finale in Las Vegas?
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Online poll results from last week
After two races each so far this season in both World Superbike and MotoGP,
which series do you think is more competitive?
A. World Superbike 495
A. Josh Hansen
B. Grant Langston
C. Billy Laninovich
D. Davi Millsaps
E. Nathan Ramsey
F. Ivan Tedesco
G. It will be someone else
(22.65%)
B. MotoGP
(77.35%)
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