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Cycle News 2026 Issue 13 March 31

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ROUND 3 / MARCH 27-29, 2026 CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS / AUSTIN, TEXAS MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P100 MotoGP Sprint (Top 10) 1. Jorge Martin (Apr) 20:19.546 2. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) +0.755 3. Enea Bastianini (KTM) +3.199 4. Alex Marquez (Duc) +3.638 5. Luca Marini (Hon) +5.521 6. Ai Ogura (Apr) +7.183 7. Raul Fernandez (Apr) +8.634 8. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +10.484 9. Johann Zarco (Hon) +10.574 10. Fermin Aldeguer (Duc) +12.860 Sunday MotoGP (Top 10) 1. Marco Bezzecchi (Apr) 40:50.653 2. Jorge Martin (Apr) +2.036 3. Pedro Acosta (KTM) +4.497 4. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Duc) +6.972 5. Marc Marquez (Duc) +8.100 6. Enea Bastianini (KTM) +8.243 7. Alex Marquez (Duc) +11.253 8. Raul Fernandez (Apr) +13.129 9. Luca Marini (Hon) +14.471 10. Francesco Bagnaia (Duc) +14.544 Garcia (Rossi Motorsports) impressing in fifth from 11th on the grid. Race two followed a similar pattern, with Matsudaira emerg- ing victorious after defending multiple last-lap challenges to take the win by less than a quar- ter of a second. Gouker finished second after briefly leading on the final lap, while Drane im- proved to third. Paige crossed the line fourth after a late battle, with Garcia repeating his fifth- place finish. Matsudaira and Gouker lead the points on 45 apiece, with Drane third on 29. CN ered two tightly contested races alongside the MotoGP weekend. Race one saw polesitter Nathan Gouker (Quarterley Racing) claim victory after an intense battle at the front. De- spite briefly dropping to fourth after a moment on lap three, Gouker regrouped, rejoined the lead group, and controlled the closing laps to win by just 0.183 of a second. Kensei Matsudaira (Team Roberts) finished sec- ond after running consistently near the front, while Jake Paige (Team Hammer) secured third and set a new lap record with a 2:26.213. Sam Drane (Yamaha bLU cRU Estenson Racing) narrowly missed the podium in fourth, with local rider Rossi Kensei Matsudaira (74) won the second MotoAmerica Talent Cup race.

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