VOLUME ISSUE OCTOBER , P63
BY GORDON RITCHIE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
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orldSBK will go to the very last round in Jerez to determine
the 2025 champion. And the stress of it all is showing.
There was some highly entertaining, occasionally
sketchy, but theatrically tense racing at Estoril. The top two—one
with it all to lose and one with lots of ground to make up in the
championship table—approached all three Portuguese races like
every race was the championship decider.
The on-track tension was palpable at times, especially when
other riders beyond the championship hopefuls got involved.
Off track, it was maybe even worse. In the post-race interviews,
even the most evenly mannered and intelligent riders came out with
some bizarre comments and personal gripes.
Nicolo Bulega (11)
dug deep in race
two to deny Toprak
Razgatlioglu (1) the
chance to take the title
in Estoril. The two will
battle it out in the
final at Jerez.
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