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Cycle News 2024 Issue 29 July 23

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to fall at T2 with six laps to go as they both entered the tight chicane off line. In the final result, Razgatlioglu won from Petrucci by 5.740 sec- onds, with Iannone third and just 0.141 of a second from Pettruci. Bautista got up to fourth, Gar- ner was a strong fifth and top Ya- maha rider, and Bulega bottomed out his slide backward in sixth. A much better result would come for Bulega in the 10-lap sprint, but only after much dra - ma. He took the early lead from Bautista and Razgatlioglu, but behind him, there was true drama when Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Ducati) had a strange straight- line highside while braking enter - ing T1 on lap three. He flew high and hit his head and collarbone hard, fracturing the latter. gritty Petrucci, who took over the second spot. Iannone and then Gardner also passed Bulega. Alex Lowes (KRT) was next to battle with Bulega, but he was private war with Independent Yamaha rider Remy Gardener. Bautista's teammate, Nicolo Bulega, looked on for a podium, but he faded in his relative pace, being passed by the hurting but ROUND 6 / JULY 19-21, 2024 AUTODROM MOST / CZECH REPUBLIC ROAD RACE I FIM MOTUL WORLDSBK CHAMPIONSHIP P70 Always the entertainer, Razgatlioglu went with the fake-mustache look after winning race one. Nicolo Bulega enjoyed some time out in front. The Ducati rider went 6-2-2 over the weekend.

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