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Cycle News 2024 Issue 38 September 24

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ROUND 14 / SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2024 MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI / SAN MARINO ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P84 36 JOAN MIR 21ST/11TH MOTOGP "A really good race, the first time I could push and ride and enjoy being on the bike," Joan Mir said. "I made a good start, but then Raul was quite optimistic into the opening corners, so I went wide and dropped down to last. Then I got my head down and started to overtake, especially in the second half of the race, and I was very pleased with my performance. Not just the overtaking, but also the lap times, which were the same as those guys in the top 10. Eleventh is a good result from where we are com- ing from, and it's really good to see improvements over the weekend." 1 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA 1ST/DNF MOTOGP "Today simply went the way it did," Francesco Bagnaia said. "I was already having some issues with the front locking since the start of the race, so even when the rear tire started to perform with 15 laps in and set the fastest lap of the race two times in a row, I still tried to be as careful as possible, especially under braking. Then, I lost the front as I MYOWNRACE

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