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IN
THE
WIND
GOING
SOCIAL:
ROSSI FOURTH!
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ccording to the Hookit Athlete
Index, Valentino Rossi ranked
fourth in social media in the month
of June. The top three: skateboard
legend Tony Hawk (2.8 million), rally
driver Ken Block (2.4 million), and
skateboarder/TV star Rob Dyrdek
(1.9 million). Rossi ranked fourth with
1.6 million.
CRUTCHLOW: NOW WHERE?
hither Cal Crutchlow? The
burning question continued to smolder at the German
Grand Prix at the Sachsenring,
with the rider tight-lipped and everyone waiting to see what would
happen next.
With Pol Espargaro signed
up to join the satellite Monster
Tech 3 Yamaha team next year
and Bradley Smith already under contract, Yamaha has too
many riders – but the strength
of Crutchlow's performances
makes the thought of losing him
very unappealing.
Tech 3 team chief Herve Poncharal said: "Cal is the fastest
rider available for contract next
year. All three factories in MotoGP are involved in talking to
him. Inside Yamaha there is a lot
of head scratching because they
understand his value not only on
the track but also off it, because
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The more you
spray, the
more they pay:
Where will Cal
Crutchlow end
up in 2014?
he is very popular. Nothing is
over yet."
Unless some solution can be
found, his most likely destination
remains Ducati.
Michael Scott
