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Cycle News 2024 Issue 27 July 9

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ROUND 9 / JULY 5-7, 2024 SACHSENRING / SAXONY, GERMANY ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P86 23 ENEA BASTIANINI 4TH/4TH MOTOGP "I did a good start but then I inad- vertently touched the device and therefore lowered the bike; I then rode the first corners with the locked rear, which cost me some time," Bastianini said after the Sunday GP. "I tried to make my way back towards the front and managed to do so; then when I got close to Marc [Marquez], a good battle began. Today, he had the better of me, as he pulled away and quickly overtook Franco [Morbidelli]. I, on the other hand, took a bit longer in doing the same, and that's where I lost the opportunity to battle for the podium. Still, it was another great race." 21 FRANCO MORBIDELLI 5TH/5TH MOTOGP "I had a great day, especially in the first half of the race, and then I lost some performance," Franco Mor- bidelli said. "Probably, I was a bit aggressive on the tires and couldn't hang on until the end, but I had a lot of fun with some overtaking in the beginning and the feeling that I could get there. So that's positive for us as a team and also for me as a rider. I'm MYOWNRACE (Above) Jorge Martin massacres a possible 30-point lead with a blunder he'll rue for years to come. (Below) Once Bagnaia was clear of Martin, it was plain sailing.

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