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Cycle News 2025 Issue 26 July 1

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ROUND 10 / JUNE 27-29, 2025 TT CIRCUIT ASSEN / ASSEN, THE NETHERLANDS ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P82 20 FABIO QUARTARARO DNF/10TH MOTOGP Monster Energy Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo was fast in qualifying but suffered a crash in the Sprint race and an off-road excursion in the MotoGP. Some speculated he went down in the Sprint race due to run- ning a used front tire, but he rebutted that. "I don't think I crashed because I was riding with a used front tire, but of course it didn't help, either," he said Saturday. "But we had to ride with a used tire if we wanted to keep one soft, ready for tomorrow." During Sunday's GP, Quartararo was forced to run off the track to avoid a fallen rider and ended up 10th. "When Fer- min [Aldeguer] crashed in front of me, I went into the grass and lost eight or nine seconds. It was a close one." 5 JOHANN ZARCO 11TH/10TH MOTOGP Castrol Honda LCR's Johann Zarco hovered around the top 10 all week- end, finishing 11th in the Sprint race and 12th in the MotoGP. Despite not quite cracking the top 10, Zarco saw some positives, especially in the Sprint race. "I'm happy because in MYOWNRACE

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