Cycle News

Cycle News 2026 Issue 26 June 30

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/1545630

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 74 of 135

to 185.5 points, with Guevara second on 128 and Agius third on 123. Alonso is fourth on 116 and surging to the front. Moto3 He may have claimed otherwise, but Maximo Quiles (Aspar KTM) was left spewing by the conclu- sion of the previous week's race at Brno, where he was nerfed out of the lead by compatriot Brian Uriarte (Ajo KTM). Assen was a chance to put that right and reassert some control. He did just that. Luring his rivals into a false sense of secu- rity, Quiles fought among a lead group of 12 riders for the first 10 laps, with David Almansa (In- tactGP KTM) and Hakim Danish (MSI KTM) also in contention. together through Ramshoek for the final time, with Gonzalez just clear of Alonso. Then came his mistake. A touch wide through turn 15, he then defended on the inside entering the chicane. "I was focused on overtaking him on the brakes, but suddenly Manu went right. There was no space there, so I thought, 'Let's try on the outside,' " Alonso said. Going around Gonzalez's outside slowed the pair midcorner. Agius tried to accelerate by on their inside, only to lift to avoid slam - ming into his teammate. Alonso won an all-timer by two-hundredths of a second, with Gonzalez two-tenths clear of Agius. Guevara, Ivan Ortola (MSI Kalex) and Holgado com - pleted the top six. Gonzalez increased his lead early fighting with Pramac Bos- coscuro teamsters Izan Guevara and Alberto Ferrandez plus Dani Holgado (Aspar Kalex). As IntactGP teammates Man- uel Gonzalez and Senna Agius didn't get through that group until lap 10, Alonso built up a one-sec- ond advantage. Yet come lap 13, Gonzalez was with him, with the Spaniard taking control on lap 17. It looked to be a two-way duel, only for a fastest time on lap 18 to bring Agius into the fold. The race was deliciously poised in the closing laps, but Agius soon found his front-tire pressure rocketing behind the two bikes ahead. After narrowly avoiding a three-way collision through the GT chicane on the penulti - mate lap, the three were locked ROUND 10 / JUNE 26-28, 2026 TT CIRCUIT ASSEN / ASSEN, NETHERLANDS ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P74 After playing with his food (opponents) for a while until he got bored, Maximo Quiles cleared off for another Moto3 win.

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Cycle News - Cycle News 2026 Issue 26 June 30