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Cycle News 2025 Issue 25 June 24

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In Moto2, who else but Manu? Mr. Gonzalez was once again the man in the intermediate category, never looking like he would finish anywhere but P1 despite a spirited challenge from a rejuvenated former Moto3 champ, Albert Arenas. In Moto3, if you blinked, you'd have missed it, as the light - weight class once again proved the race of the weekend with Maximo Quiles taking a first GP win by the absolute skin of his teeth. MotoGP Sprint Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo) turned his 100th career pole into Sprint glory on Saturday, over - coming a chaotic start where teammate Francesco Bag- 63 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA 3RD/4TH MOTOGP "Today, in front of this incredible crowd, I gave it everything," Bagnaia said. "When I tried to set the pace at the front, I nearly crashed at the final corner. Unfortunately, when the front- end grip drops, I don't have enough support and I struggle more. I need to stay a few tenths behind the rider in front, then quickly close the gap and try a pass, otherwise I risk losing the front. I have to accept that this is the situation for now and keep working with the team to find a solution, while always giving it my all." 25 RAUL FERNANDEZ 8TH/7TH MOTOGP "I'm really happy!" Fernandez said. "The pace was good, but in the first lap I was 15th again—we need to find something for the start. After that, I felt that we could fight very well, and it was easy to fight with the rest of the manufacturers. After a crash on Friday, my arm felt strange and the last 10 laps today have been quite dif- ficult to manage for me. I tried to save the result, and I think without the pain I had the pace to fight with Franco MYOWNRACE ROUND 9 / JUNE 20-22, 2025 MUGELLO CIRCUIT / SCARPERIA E SAN PIERO, ITALY ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P74

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