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Cycle News 2026 Issue 09 February 3 v2

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VOLUME ISSUE MARCH , P121 over in AFT Singles and Produc- tion Twins duty. Now Cose is set to return to Mission AFT SuperT- wins action in 2026 on a Parker Racing Team Yamaha MT-07. Meanwhile, with James Ott still on the mend after getting hurt at the tail end of his break- out, double-podium rookie cam- paign, G&G Racing Yamaha has signed Canadian Hunter Bauer to step up to the premier-class ranks in his place for 2026. KICKER AFT SINGLES As with Daniels in the premier class, Estenson Racing Yamaha also entered the 2025 AFT Singles season with the odds- (Right) Tom Drane dominated the Single class last year and is favored to take the title again. (Bottom) Three-time Singles champ Kody Kopp is back, only he'll be competing in the SuperTwins class now. Lewis has spun Renshaw's lack of SuperTwins experience as a plus; in his eyes, it provides the experienced rider coach with a blank slate with which to meld to the Royal Enfield rather than wasting time erasing habits learned on other equipment. On the opposite end of the ex - perience spectrum is the Califor- nia Kid, Chad Cose. Cose focused his professional efforts on the premier class from 2009-18, at last earning his maiden pro po - dium in the final full SuperTwins season. Since then, he's made himself a winner multiple times

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