ROUND 6/JUNE 9, 2013
ALGARVE CIRCUIT/PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL
WORLD SUPERBIKE
P82
WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
TROUBLE ALL ARO
With the exception of Sylvain Guintoli, Portimao
means trouble to most of the top stars
BY GORDON RITCHIE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
Y
ou have to hand it to the
coolest man in the World
Superbike paddock because while those all around him
were losing their heads, Sylvain
Guintoli was keeping his fairly
and squarely away from the guillotines that claimed all his main
rivals at least once at Portimao.
With two second places, one
of them only .007 of a second
from a win in race one, Guintoli
was as composed and clinical as
James Bond on a mission as he
extended his lead in the championship to 28 points.
This year he has been off the
podiums only once, at Monza,
