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Cycle News 2025 Issue 11 March 18

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ROUND 2 / MARCH 14-16, 2025 TERMAS DE RIO HONDO / SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROVINCE, ARGENTINA ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P70 Ryusei Yamanaka (Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI) grabbed the holeshot, but Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo) led after lap one. David Almansa (Leopard Rac- ing) also took a turn at the front as a lead group of 11 riders broke away. With two laps to go, Matteo Bertelle (LevelUp MTA Team) held a four-tenths of a second lead, extending it slightly on the final lap. However, Piqueras closed in, making a decisive move at turn seven. Rueda fol - lowed at turn nine, but Piqueras ran wide at turn 11, allowing Moto3 Race Angel Piqueras (Frinsa – MT Helmets – MSI) clinched his first 2025 victory after a thrill- ing last-lap duel in Argentina. The 2024 Rookie of the Year muscled past Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) at the penultimate corner, while Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Rac - ing) capitalized on the battle to secure second. Dixon cruised to his first win aboard a Boscoscuro, with Gonzalez finishing 3.5 seconds behind. Canet settled for fourth, while Ramirez rounded out the top five. Darryn Binder (Ital- jet Gresini Moto2) took sixth, followed by Alex Escrig (Klint Forward Factory Team), Alonso Lopez (Team HDR Heidrun), rookie Daniel Holgado (CFMoto Inde Aspar Team) and Albert Arenas (Italjet Gresini Moto2) completing the top 10. The points have Gonzalez leading on 45 from Dixon's 34, and Canet is third with 33. Jake Dixon (96) thrust his name into the Moto2 title chase with a resounding win in Argentina.

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