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Cycle News 2022 Issue 23 June 7

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BY NEIL MORRISON PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE D o weekends come any sweeter? It was hard to envision a better one for Monster Energy Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo. The reigning World Champion put pen to paper to stay with the team for 2023 and 2024, before crushing the op- position in a performance that left no one in doubt as to who is the fastest rider in the world at this moment. Not only that; the challenge of the Frenchman's main rivals disintegrated under the stifling Catalan sun. First Francesco Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati) was taken down by a wayward Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) at the very first turn in a spill that also claimed Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki). Enea Bastianini (Gresini Ducati) then crashed out of a second race in succession. And last but not least Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Rac- ing) produced a piece of self-sabotage that verged on comedic. ROUND 9 / JUNE 3-5, 2022 CIRCUIT OF BARCELONA / CATALUNYA, SPAIN P80 MOTOGP I MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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